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Photo of the Day 19th December 2025.

G-RIDB, Bell 429, National Grid, on final approach to Manchester Barton, 19th May 2016.
This is used for inspecting powerlines, and requires some pretty fancy flying, keeping far enough away to be safe but close enough to spot any potential problems.

#Manchester #Barton #EGCB #Bell #B429 #NationalGrid
#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

aboveFRL Dec 3

#PlaneAlert ICAO: #4079B4 Tail: #GRIDC Flt: #GRIDC
Owner: #NationalGridElectricityTransmission
Aircraft: #Bell 429 GlobalRanger
2025-12-03 17:07:32 CET
#B429 #Overload #PowelineInspection #WichitaLineman https://tinyurl.com/y9bmeuzm
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=4079B4&zoom=7&lat=52.037487&lon=-1.102635&timestamp=1764778052&showTrace=2025-12-03

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aboveFRL Dec 3

#PlaneAlert ICAO: #A51F10 Tail: #N429WP Flt: #N429WP
Owner: #SaltRiverProject
Aircraft: #Bell 429 GlobalRanger
2025-12-03 16:10:27 CET
#B429 #Overload #Choppa #WichitaLineman https://www.srpnet.com/about/about-srp
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=A51F10&zoom=7&lat=33.499832&lon=-111.786606&timestamp=1764774627&showTrace=2025-12-03

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About Salt River Project | SRP

SRP is a community-based, not-for-profit organization providing affordable water and power to more than 2 million people in central Arizona. Read more here.

aboveFRL Nov 30, 2025

#PlaneAlert ICAO: #505E8D Tail: #OMATM Flt: #K03
Owner: #AirTransportEurope
Aircraft: #Bell 429 GlobalRanger
2025-11-30 15:07:05 CET
#B429 #AirAmbo #MedicalEvac #SavingLives https://www.ate.sk/en/
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=505E8D&zoom=7&lat=48.725739&lon=21.235586&timestamp=1764511625&showTrace=2025-11-30

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AIR - TRANSPORT EUROPE, spol. s r.o. | ate.sk

Spoločnosť AIR - TRANSPORT EUROPE vykonáva vrtuľníkovú záchrannú službu v popradskom regióne a hlavne vo Vysokých Tatrách. Špeciálne letecké práce (ťažba dreva, vápnenie lesov, stavebno-montážne práce a letecké poľnohospodárske práce).

aboveFRL Nov 30, 2025

#PlaneAlert ICAO: #505E8D Tail: #OMATM Flt: #K03
Owner: #AirTransportEurope
Aircraft: #Bell 429 GlobalRanger
2025-11-30 15:04:27 CET
#B429 #AirAmbo #MedicalEvac #SavingLives https://www.ate.sk/en/
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=505E8D&zoom=7&lat=48.771469&lon=21.155090&timestamp=1764511467&showTrace=2025-11-30