High-winged twin-engine 'Survey' aircraft?

[mattviatura]

Hello

Have been buzzed all morning by a small white aircraft. It was too bright to see the registration but I caught the word SURVEY under a wing.

Anyone know who it is and what it was surveying, quite close to Manchester Airport?

[Eric Mc]

Number of engines?

Propellor driven or jet?

Low tail or high tail?

[mattviatura]

Two props, not sure of tail.

It was quite small but I'm no expert at spotting types.

[Eric Mc]

Lots of small twin engined aircarft around. However, I see a company called Ravenair operate a high winged twin engined aircraft called a Partenavia Victor as a survey aircraft in the North West.

[mattviatura]

That could've been the type but the registration doesn't ring a bell.

As I said it was too bright to see properly but I think it was something like G-BDID. That could be completely wrong though.

Wonder what it was surveying - just being nosey really (me, that is).

[Eric Mc]

G-BDID was a Chipmunk - written off in 1988
G-BOIO is a Cessna 152
G-BDIO was a Scottish Aviation Bulldog
G-BOID is an Bellanca 7ECA

All are/were single engined light aircraft.

[mrloudly]

Eric Mc said:

Lots of small twin engined aircarft around. However, I see a company called Ravenair operate a high winged twin engined aircraft called a Partenavia Victor as a survey aircraft in the North West.

"Partialaviator" LOL 2nd engine takes you to the scene of the accident. Flew G-MOET from Coventry to Jersey, pretty cool on the radio ;-)

I see one of these flying about quite often

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Dornier/Dornier-128...

Guess it's a possibility...

[OneDs]

It i'll be Ordnance Survey doing aerial work their air photography people are based normally in Blackpool.

They are a Cessna 404 called G-TASK and a Cessna 402 called G-NOSE

http://blog.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/tag/aircraft/

Although not high winged, and they go where it's clearest irrespective of what the blog says, is it a clear day with you today?

Edited by OneDs on Tuesday 14th August 15:29

[phil-sti]

Manchester police force have a highwing twin engine plane i believe.

[telecat]

Islander?

[mattviatura]

Definitely not the GMP Islander and definitely high-winged.

I've cocked up with the registration, couldn't see properly because of glare but it was low enough to read and it definitely had the word SURVEY on the underside of a wing.

Eric's picture is the closest in size and layout.

[Turbodiesel1690]

Twin Otter perhaps

[mrloudly]

Turbodiesel1690 said:

Twin Otter perhaps

Mate used to fly them for the British Antarctic Survey mob. Has the best photo album ever!!

[simonej]

Rockwell AC690?

[mrloudly]

simonej said:

Rockwell AC690?

That'll be one of these then ;-)




Just about to turn base for 03 at Sywell :-))

[simonej]

Aha, not many Commander pilots around these days! Only got about 50 hrs in them myself but they're nice aircraft. Is that a private aircraft of yours or commercial?

[mattviatura]

Aargh this thread didn't go as planned. I wanted to know what it was up to not what it was.

Never mind, the sneaky Islander is up now.

[simonej]

mattviatura said:

Aargh this thread didn't go as planned. I wanted to know what it was up to not what it was.

Never mind, the sneaky Islander is up now.

Oh, well I can tell you some of the things we got up to when I was flying survey, if that helps?

[mrloudly]

simonej said:

Aha, not many Commander pilots around these days! Only got about 50 hrs in them myself but they're nice aircraft. Is that a private aircraft of yours or commercial?

Very private, as most aircraft like that are ;-)

[MarkK]

Eric Mc said:

G-BDID was a Chipmunk - written off in 1988
G-BOIO is a Cessna 152
G-BDIO was a Scottish Aviation Bulldog
G-BOID is an Bellanca 7ECA

All are/were single engined light aircraft.

I used to fly G-BOIO from Carlisle during my RAF Flying Scholarship if memory serves me correctly!

Not sure why I'm sharing that really...