RRR488 Gatwick 3rd June 2020

[johnwickenden]

Not particularly exciting in the scheme of things (and the first dull day in ages didn't help matters) but Grizzly ZM400 - call sign RRR488 - made 4 approaches to Londons favourite airport this morning, before shooting more approaches at Southend and, finally, at Norwich, before returning to Brize.

ZM400-Atlas - LGW-030620 by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr

ZM400-Atlas - LGW-030620-1 by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr

I moved about 1/2 mile closer to the threshold and 200 metres closer to the centre line for the next approach, so there is slightly more "underneath" angle.....

ZM400-Atlas-LGW-030620-4 by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr

ZM400-Atlas-LGW-030620-5 by Jon Wickenden, on Flickr

[paddyboy]

Hi Jon

Nicely caught, despite the (lack of) light

He flew low right over our house on the way to NWI

Thanks for posting

Paddyboy

[Sparts99]

I was at the M In Laws house in Orpington yesterday, he flew over en route Gatwick to Southend, very nice to see at lowish (spamcan) level.

[Imac]

Nice catch Jon despite the change to conditions. Looking at adsb recently the 400s have been around the majority of civvy airports over the lockdown. Thanks for posting

[a321]

Nice catch. I watched it fly past my house in Horsham, very rare occurrence