A380spotter:
Heathrow, Terminal 5: Gate A20 for the 'SHT2A' (BA1382) LHR-MAN.
A380spotter:
[06:30] ..boarding via Gate A20.
A380spotter:
[06:33] ..'November Juliett' my first A320neo flight.
A380spotter:
[06:33] ..boarding the Shuttle to Manchester.
A380spotter:
[06:33] ..onboard TTNJ.
A380spotter:
[06:37] ..boarding.
A380spotter:
A320neo: Forward Overwing Exit (D2)
A380spotter:
[07:12] ..pushback and engine start.
A380spotter:
[07:13] ..A320neo sharklet.
A380spotter:
[07:19] ..taxi-out for 27R via 'Taxiway A', passing T5B.
A380spotter:
[07:19] ..taxi-out for 27R via 'Taxiway A', passing T5C.
A380spotter:
[07:23] .. sister ship TTNA under tow to T5.
A380spotter:
[07:26] ..a sprightly departure off 27R.
A380spotter:
[07:27] + 00' 01" ..climbing through 2,800 feet.
A380spotter:
[07:29] + 00' 03" ..above the cloud base at 4,600 feet.
A380spotter:
[07:45] + 00' 19" ..initial descent, passing 13,200 feet.
A380spotter:
[07:54] + 00' 28" .. ..slats 22° over the Peak District.
A380spotter:
[07:55] + 00' 29" ..turning finals over Glossop, High Peak.
A380spotter:
[07:56] + 00' 30" ..passing the Audenshaw Reservoirs.
A380spotter:
[07:56] + 00' 30" ..Manchester to the north as we approach Stockport.
A380spotter:
[07:58] + 00' 32" ..on the glide path for runway 23R.
A380spotter:
[07:59] + 00' 33" ..short finals, crossing the A555.
A380spotter:
[08:01] ..arrival: braking on runway 23R.
A380spotter:
[08:06] ..disembarkation.
A380spotter:
MAN: Terminal 3, Pier A: Stand 142
A380spotter:
'Tango November Juliett'