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Michael Hanks

@michael.flying

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✈ |Daily Aviation Posts
👨‍✈️ |PPL Pilot
🛫 |Plane Spotter
👨‍🔧 |Volunteer at South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum
👨‍💻 |Design Engineer

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Mexico 🇲🇽 National Guard 🫡 727-200. Built in 1981, #XCOPF 👨🏼‍✈️ is still going strong today🔥
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🌏 2024-04-10 ⏱️ 6:09pm
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#Boeing727 #B722 #MMMX

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The world could do with a little colour right now ☀️. #A6EEU launches from #MelbourneAirport’s runway 16 the other night 🔥
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🌏 2026-04-03 ⏱️ 10:24pm
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#MelbourneAustralia #EmiratesA380
#QuadJet

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Certainly the best conditions I’ve seen #A6GGP 🇦🇪 in ☀️. Any danger they paint this thing? 🤣
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🌏 2025-12-05 ⏱️ 5:52pm
🌏 2025-12-03 ⏱️ 5:12pm
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#MelbourneAirport
#DubaiAirWing

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A handful of retro liveries from around the world 🌍
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🌏 2018-2025
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#PlaneSpotting #PlaneSpotter #PlaneSpotters #Spotting #Aviation #AvGeek
#RetroLivery #SpecialLivery

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Ol’ blue nuts FINALLY shows up at Tulla! 🇦🇺. #A7BED 🇶🇦 buggering off home as #QR905 past #MelbourneAirport’s T4 late last night 🌙
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🌏 2025-10-18 ⏱️ 11:43pm
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#PlaneSpotting #PlaneSpotter #PlaneSpotters #Spotting #Aviation #AvGeek
#YMML #OTHH #SpecialLivery #SoccerIsBoring #UEFAyawn

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@flyedelweiss flight 2 heavy ZRH-LAS A350-941 HB-IHC 🇨🇭🇨🇭🇨🇭 #flughafenzürich #zurichaviation #lasvegasaviation #switzerlandaviation #nevadaaviation #planespotting #planespotter #planespotters #lasspotting #lasspotters #lasspotter #aviationphotographer #aviationphotography #aviationgeek #aviationnerd #avgeek #avnerd #euaviation #europeaviation #aviation4u

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Are you an earlies or lates kinda person?

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One of the three main reasons I flew all the way to Wisconsin #CGTFF 🔥. Incredible to see an active SP in 2025 🥰
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🌏 2025-07-20 ⏱️ 5:03pm
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#PlaneSpotting #PlaneSpotter #PlaneSpotters #Spotting #Aviation #AvGeek
#NikonZ8 #Nikon100400 #NikonMirrorless
#Osh25
#B74SP #Boeing747SP #QuadJet
#JT9D #PrattWhitney #PrattAndWhitney #DependableEngines #Oshkosh

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#N782SP ⭐️. A 56 year old Douglas DC-8-72 😍.
Oshkosh you kick ass 🔥
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🌏 2025-20-07 ⏱️ 10:20am
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#PlaneSpotting #PlaneSpotter #PlaneSpotters #Spotting #Aviation #AvGeek
#NikonZ8 #Nikon100400 #NikonMirrorless
#Osh25

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@macmoe19 @glitterglamgore @bombardier_jets @vegasplaneslive as a dog dad this plane holds a special place in my heart ❤️ 🥰😍🐶🐾 #bombardier #bombardierchallenger #bombardierchallenger650 #bizjet #bizjets #bizjetlovers #bizjetlover #lasspotters #lasspotter #lasspotting #planespotting #planespotters #planespotter #harryreidinternationalairport #klas #whitechapel #deathcore #metalhead #aviationphotography #aviationphotographer #aviationgeek #aviationgeeks #aviationnerd #aviationspotting #aviationaddict

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#VisitMalaysia2026 🇲🇾 is a campaign launched by the Malaysian government to drive tourism 🏝️.
4 aircraft have been given special liveries, with Malaysian Airlines #9MMTJ ✈️ being the sole wide body. Do you know the other 3?
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🌏 2025-03-13 ⏱️ 8:36pm
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#PlaneSpotting #PlaneSpotter #PlaneSpotters #Spotting #Aviation #AvGeek
#SpecialLivery #CapitalAirlines #MelbourneAustralia #MelbourneAirport
#NikonZ8 #NikonMirrorless

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