Plan is to meet up at the Airport Pub (& Hotel) located on Ringway Rd for spotting and downing some local brew.
Either walk from T3 or take the bus to get there, if not arriving by individual transport (car, bike, tank, ...).
Any venue for Saturday evening is still to be decided.
I'll copy the most recent list into reply #1.
-HT
Carpe diem ! Life is too short to waste your time ! Keep in mind, that today is the first day of the rest of your life !
PlymSpotter From Spain, joined Jun 2004, 11119 posts, RR: 63 Reply 3, posted (2 years 3 weeks 2 hours ago) and read 3265 times:
Thanks, this reminded me to get a flight booked. Saturday flights have gone this year, so I'm coming up on the Friday before - it still beats 6 hours on the train. Will be stopping in the Airport Pub/Hotel I expect, but I've yet to confirm that. Probably departing from LPL to AMS on Sanday morning/afternoon as I need to take a FB segment to keep my miles current.
HT From Germany, joined May 2005, 6471 posts, RR: 27 Reply 4, posted (2 years 1 week 5 days 20 hours ago) and read 3128 times:
My Employer is expecting company-internal 8-day inspection, scheduled to end Thursday prior to the meeting at MAN. This somehow puts my booked flights (departing for GLA on Wednesday evening, and intensive flying to the Outer Hebrides on Thursday) at question. Will have to re-negotiate with my boss to let me go on vacation as planned.
So far I am keeping my flights & hotel reservations.
-HT
Carpe diem ! Life is too short to waste your time ! Keep in mind, that today is the first day of the rest of your life !
poz2brs From UK - England, joined Mar 2010, 227 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (2 years 1 week 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 3052 times:
I too will be attending. Not staying the night because I need to be in Bristol early the next morning. My friend J-L (many of you know him I'm told?) will be flying in with me.
sunshine79 From UK - England, joined Jan 2006, 1758 posts, RR: 34 Reply 7, posted (2 years 1 week 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 3048 times:
I was just going to attend on the Saturday but seen as though I'm doing a bit of overtime over the next few weeks I will be there on the Sunday too. Bev, I will share with you if that's ok
airtrainer From Belgium, joined Aug 2003, 1519 posts, RR: 13 Reply 10, posted (2 years 4 days 15 hours ago) and read 2929 times:
Will not be able to come this year. I may have more chance for next year as my 2012 work schedule look more promissing from now...
Have a lot of fun in MAN !
nighthawk From UK - Scotland, joined Sep 2001, 4988 posts, RR: 38 Reply 11, posted (2 years 3 days 18 hours ago) and read 2892 times:
For those booking hotels for the Manchester meet, Hilton currently have a 40% off sale... the Hilton Deansgate is showing as £95 a night, while the airport Hilton is just £60 a night.... i'm not sure when the sale ends...
26 sunshine79: Whoops, just realised I've put my arrival time down but not my name _____Attending_____ sunshine79 BMIFlyer danfearn77 PlymSpotter HT Birdwatching ide
27 poz2brs: Need to update our hotel arrangements. _____Attending_____ sunshine79 BMIFlyer danfearn77 PlymSpotter HT Birdwatching idealstandard + 1 or 2 NoelG Nde
28 mhodgson: I'll put myself down as the roster fairy has been very good to me. I live just round the corner from the airport, which makes life easy! _____Attendin
30 HT: Housekeeping; last maintenance of Hotel-list was in complete ... _____Attending_____ sunshine79 BMIFlyer danfearn77 PlymSpotter HT Birdwatching NoelG
31 dyflyer: Unfortunately i am not able to make it this year. Just got a new job, and asking for a day (or two) of so soon does not seem like a good idea. It's a
32 HT: All the best at your new job, Rune ! Surely there will be more options for a meeting upcoming. __________ I just realized that we had one arrival inf
33 airtrainer: Thanks. Too difficult to be off from work on that week-end, so I didn't look for airfares. Err, I actually did, even without any expectation Have a w
34 ZakHH: I'm attending. Arriving on 02.07. / 0740 on Eurowings / LH3436 from HAM, leaving on 03.07. / 1925 on LH3439 to HAM. Not decided yet whether I'll stay
37 gkirk: I should be arriving at roughly 1127 on a First TPE train from Preston. Leaving at about 530pm, on train to Carlisle via Preston, so just a day visit
38 nighthawk: why not stay saturday night and come out in Manchester with us? Ill be driving down, so can give you a lift back on the Sunday...
39 gkirk: Have plans on the sunday...If you're driving down, then I'll hitch a lift down though
41 ZakHH: The Airport Hotel didn't have any rooms available, so I booked the Bewley's now. I also set up a Facebook event, to help coordinating the local meetin
42 HT: Sounds like we will have quite a group then ... Meet you all on Saturday. -HT
43 PlymSpotter: Now the Hellenic fiasco has deflated itself for (at least) another week, I can confirm that I won't be heading to Gatwick Saturday evening. Stopping i
45 nighthawk: Sterling effort adding me to the list, but you missed a few vital details _____Attending_____ sunshine79 BMIFlyer danfearn77 PlymSpotter HT Birdwatchi
46 idealstandard: Nice to see you back on ANET H Owarth!!
48 airtrainer: Weather forecast seem to be good for saturday at least, have a wonderful time guys !
49 MYT332: Yes I know as I coudn't be arsed! I thought Kirkie was running off back to Scotland on Saturday night though? Why thank you toilet man. After a perso
50 airtrainer: Google said sunny and up to 20°C a few hours ago, gotta love the internet
52 sunshine79: What does everyone want to do on Saturday night?
53 MYT332: I was talking with somebody about that last night. Last year we all went out for an Indian and then split up. Some went off in to the city for a few
54 ZakHH: Dinner was good last year, I'd be in favor of doing that again. Whether in the same restaurant, or another one, I'd leave to the locals to decide. Th
55 HT: I finally arrived at Manchester and have checked in into the Radisson Blu (at the airport) - about 2.5 hours later than expected ... : An Loganair SF-
56 ZakHH: Safely back home in HAM - it was an awesome weekend, great to meet everyone! A trip report will follow, including details on how to block an A380 with
57 HT: Good to hear ! I am just back from a quick train ride to downtown Manchester and back. This is after having flown the BN-2A Mk III Trislander earlier
58 MYT332: That was really good to watch! Some of the quotes the crowds were coming out with about how small your PA-28 was compared to the A380 were really fun
59 HT: Finally home after two (almost) fully booked KL-flights, hardly to be called "fun" - especially after having experienced again that flying can be some
60 idealstandard: Was good to see everyone this weekend and look forward to seeing a few pictures.
64 HT: So, you'd better mark the first weekend next July in your calender then, although I expect discussion in due time whether to define "30-JUN/01-JUL-20
65 nighthawk: Mmm interesting... I guess we have a year to argue about it though. Personally i'd say the Saturday is the main meet day, and therefore 7th would be
66 gkirk: Yup, and next year I'll bring a hat and some sun tan lotion
67 nighthawk: But that would mean that your experience has taught you something...
68 PlymSpotter: Thanks to everyone for a great weekend; fantastic weather and company. I've just got back and will now work on trying to get my pics onto a computer s
70 PlymSpotter: 'O' dear Actually that reminds me of a company called "Count on Me" which I did some temping for whilst at Uni. My crappy uniform was not only bright
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