Airliner Convention Frankfurt/Main

[Super-Conny]

just to inform ..
maybe some have a chance to visit ..
Airliner Convention Frankfurt

location :
FRA-Schwanheim (aroound 4km north of the Airport)
Saarbrücker Str.4 Turnhallen (sports hall)

Saturday 9.00 am until around 6.00 pm
Sunday 9.00 am until ca. 1.00 pm ..... some guys move already earlier
as sunday a bit less visitors ...

From Airport use S-Bahn line no. 8 direction Main Station...
but leave the train at Niederrad-Bürostadt (2nd stop) ..
move by tram to the end point Schwanheim ..
around 80 meters diagonal oposite the station :Turnhallen Schwanheim

see you :wink:

[CO777]

I will arrive between 9 and 10 am.

[TriStarCollector]

I will arrive between 9 and 10 am.
I will arrive no later than 9 am! Got a table last-minute!

[Super-Conny]

last minute ...:smile:

an ex-colleauge from KLM has also got a last minute table...

:thinking::thinking: ... maybe the convention lost interests :crying:

[CO777]

I will arrive no later than 9 am! Got a table last-minute!

And don't forget the Herpa Magic, Etihad T7! :wink:

[B777Neuss]

What can I expect?

[CO777]

Almost all things that come with an airline logo. :bigsmile:

timetables, sickness bags, books, postcards, many many models,....

[maximilian]

I'm going to arrive around 11a.m. as usually.
But who knows what Deutsche Bahn will do? :wondering:

[B777Neuss]

Also english books? Than I will try and connect it with a visit to Sinsheim/Speyer.

[CO777]

Also english books? Than I will try and connect it with a visit to Sinsheim/Speyer.

...and of course english books! More than enough.

[TriStarCollector]

an ex-colleauge from KLM has also got a last minute table...

:thinking::thinking: ... maybe the convention lost interests :crying:
Well, problem at Schwanheim Convention is that stupid table reservation system. People have to be there in the morning THIS year if they want to reserve a table for NEXT year! If you are not there, you poor fool, all tables for next year's November show are gone!!!

Considering the fact that many, many collectors of the November show are coming from other European countries - and even from overseas - it is quite hard to determine if you can confirm your reservation or not 12 months in advance. Can you keep your appointment calendar clear for that day? Can you afford the flight? To my mind, it isn't surprising that several reservations are cancelled - especially in these days!

They should reconsider their reservation policy (as well as the location)... but I am sure they will not. :thinking:

[Super-Conny]

agree,
but never back to the Airport ! :yawn: Parking exorbitant expensive, ways
to any place terrible long .... (if you want to fill two tables )

better a crazy hall at Schwanheim :wink:

[B777Neuss]

Ok, I think I will be there saturday at 9am.
How many exhibitors are there approximately?

[Super-Conny]

I guess 50 until 60 .....:thinking:

[Super-Conny]

thank you guys :smile:
a plesant day and evening with all of you
cheers

hope you all well back home

[CO777]

It was a very nice day! But where is our group picture?

@Daniel & Michael: The website we talked about is http://rzjets.net

Much better than airfleets.net!
You get almost every plane there, Convair, DC8, 707, .....

[Super-Conny]

Slowly folks :smile:

much more to do today :wink:

but now: see my albums :cool:

[maximilian]

OK, I finally checked your albums - very nice pics of good old times! :smile:

Whenever I take a look at "our" new photo, I start getting thirsty... :rofl:

[Super-Conny]

I guess Tony is also cheking his refrigerator :bigsmile:
(if he has looked into my album) well Michael ?

@Daniel & Michael: The website we talked about is http://rzjets.net (http://rzjets.net/)Ahem ... at Lufthansa to see only 4x L1649A under Constellation ..
and 2 Convair only ....


a bit poor ....:surprised:
or do I dont find it... ?

[CO777]

Ahem ... at Lufthansa to see only 4x L1649A under Constellation ..
and 2 Convair only ....

Thats correct. But you can register at that website and enter the missing planes by yourself. :bigsmile:

Here are some pictures. Weather was not the best. :sadsmile:

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[Super-Conny]

now the summer date 2010

Convention FRA-Schwanheim :

July 17th (Saturday) 09:00 - 17:00

[maximilian]

Interesting... I thought I had seen a message at the last convention saying the next date will be July 10th? It doesn't matter to me, because I've got time on both Saturdays, but Frank said he would be busy on the 10th, so maybe it's a new chance for him?

[Super-Conny]

have 1st hand info just 10 minutes ago from the organizer :wink:

....
maybe Michael rolls his eyes now ..:thinking:

he is allways "en route" at that time I guess ...

Malle ? Fiji ? Hong Kong ? Inverness? :rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[MBB600]

"he is allways "en route" at that time I guess ..."

No problem with this July Saturday (but only in the afternoon) as i'am back from Corse by end of June :smile:

C U there friends and "au revoir"

Michael

[maximilian]

Sorry, it was my fault. I checked my calendar at home and the 17th is correct! Anyway, I'm looking forward to it! :smile:

[franskaviony]

Thats good news especially as I thought it is the 10th (where I would have been somewhere between Honningsvaag and Bologna).

Looking forward to the 17th.

Should someone need a ride from Cologne into Frankfurt give me a shout!

Frank

[Super-Conny]

are you also read "FD" ? Flughafendiorama ...
Guess their may some "Jecken" of CGN who also like to visit the FRA Connvention :cool: FD = "the Herpa-Gang" -:rofl:

[Super-Conny]

see you tomorrow . ...:wink:

with me :
Schabak´s 600,
Gemini,Aero Classics 400
Inflight,W M,AV200,Hobby Master,Gemini,First Choice and Hogan 200

(and all pre-ordered stacks )

[franskaviony]

Looking forward to tomorrow.

Too bad Klümpser is not going to join in.

I have to be back in Mainz around 18:00h but should be there around 10 - 11 h.

Regards

Frank

[CO777]

Was a nice day with you guys! Weather was almost perfect.

BTW. the Aerofan MD87 EC-KSF flys for Air Baltic at the moment. The plane came from Riga.

[Super-Conny]

btw....
the summer convention was the boringst ever had ...:thinking:
less visitiors never seen ...
and customers ( not the well known clients from this forum,
all meeted and served :wink: )

guess mid of july is too late .. ( already holiday season) .
But this year during the WC south africa also not earlier possible :cool:

[TriStarCollector]

Was a nice day with you guys! Weather was almost perfect.

BTW. the Aerofan MD87 EC-KSF flys for Air Baltic at the moment. The plane came from Riga.
Dito. Next time I'll bring my new 70-300mm with me.. :wink:

[maximilian]

Aerofan? :cool: Maybe founded to serve soccer fans? Anyway, that's why the scheduled Baltic 737 never arrived. Interestingly, they currently seem to wet-lease every plane they can get (Fokkers of Blueline, Carpatair and Trade Air/Sunadria have already been to HAM this year).

After you guys went home, I moved between the two runways to get better light conditions. I caught some highlights in a fairly short time including Air China Cargo, Condor's Willi with winglets, an unknown A300 freighter and a Korean 777 (all approaching 25L, while the boring LH inbounds used the other runway :bigsmile:). Sunday was nice in the beginning with the flights from the US, but they soon switched to 07-direction, so I spotted some longhaul departures and went back to Frankfurt City early. Pics will follow.

[CO777]

Already some days ago but here are a couple of pictures. As already said, it was an uneventful day. Maybe Maxi made some more interesting shots for us?!

http://www.julian-mittnacht.de/wings900/july10/380.jpg

http://www.julian-mittnacht.de/wings900/july10/3800.jpg

http://www.julian-mittnacht.de/wings900/july10/anadolu.jpg

http://www.julian-mittnacht.de/wings900/july10/cathay.jpg

http://www.julian-mittnacht.de/wings900/july10/donavia.jpg

http://www.julian-mittnacht.de/wings900/july10/fan.jpg

http://www.julian-mittnacht.de/wings900/july10/lh50.jpg

http://www.julian-mittnacht.de/wings900/july10/line.jpg

http://www.julian-mittnacht.de/wings900/july10/logic.jpg

http://www.julian-mittnacht.de/wings900/july10/peanuts.jpg

http://www.julian-mittnacht.de/wings900/july10/ramp.jpg

http://www.julian-mittnacht.de/wings900/july10/uastar.jpg

http://www.julian-mittnacht.de/wings900/july10/vlm.jpg

[maximilian]

I'll keep my promise. Very late, but here we go:
-B-2458, 747-400F of Air China Cargo
-B-LIF(?), 747-400F of Cathay Pacific (the white plane followed the silver plane showed by Julian)
-D-ABON, 757-330(winglets) of Condor
-D-AILU, A319-114 of Lufthansa, with the updated "Lu"-scheme
-A300B freighter of Solinair (never heard of that airline before).

[Super-Conny]

attn all who able to reach Frankfurt fast ... (and with low costs :smile: )

Airliner Convention Frankfurt-Schwanheim
Saarbrücker Str. 4
Saturday/Sunday 6.7.th november

hope to see you :wink:

and in between time enough for new spotting at the airport
(if no rain ...:thinking: )

cheers
Wilfried

[Super-Conny]

attn all who able to reach Frankfurt fast ... (and with low costs :smile: )

Airliner Convention Frankfurt-Schwanheim, summer 2011
Saarbrücker Str. 4

Saturday July 2nd

[Speedbird]

Shame that the way from Hamburg is always so long...I wonder if I could sell the big chunk still left of the collection...

:wondering: Its always the big decision....selling or spending ?! One can hardly buy everywhere if you have a stand and sell, right ? How do you do it ?
Have you experienced losses, eg noticed that things had been stolen ?
I had that unpleasant experience in Hamburg....

Last time I went was 2008, we got up at 3am in the morning and took the car and same evening way back. Completely worn out after that....very exhausting. :sleepy:

And I got the comment from my girlfriend: "I never imagined that there are so many more crazy people like you!" How nice :rofl:

[Super-Conny]

if you like to sell and looking also for some how to buy ..
in general all table users will take a look to your table when you ask for a little assistance...
general I can say nobody steal ..
one exception in my 20 years of Schwanheim ...
a unknown visiting women ( I believe ) took the "chance" to "pickup"
a scale 500 model ... thats it ...

Therefore the last 4 years I´m allways accompanied by my son .
(to have a chance to went out and smoke :wink: from time to time)

...
traveling ... if you only like to visit Schwanheim for searching and looking
take the 29Euro ticket ( 90days before) of Deutsche Bahn
like maximilian do :wink: (cheeper than car fuel and less time consumption HAM-FRA vv.)

and the summer event is not so much long ( time) and full
as the november date ...
in november 2011 meanwhile hard to get a table
(allways booked already all tables at nov 2010 ! )

[maximilian]

traveling ... if you only like to visit Schwanheim for searching and looking
take the 29Euro ticket ( 90days before) of Deutsche Bahn
like maximilian do :wink: (cheeper than car fuel and less time consumption HAM-FRA vv.)
Correct, I'll show up again of course! :bigsmile: Maybe I'll stay for two days again, like last summer.

But before that, there will be some weeks of holiday in Japan (March).