Hot Lips at Manchester!!

Yes at last the Virgin 747 is now a 400!!! She is fairly new, first airborne May 2001. Reg G-VLIP called Hot Lips!

We got up early, walked 20 minutes through some very muddy fields to a little known plane spotters area VERY close to runwy 24L and here are the photo's......oh and she was 50 minutes late so we were very cold and a touch wet by the time we took these photo's.........




http://www.orlando-guide.info/forums/Data/Mach 2/200551141719_Onthewaytothehold.jpg
On way to the holding point for runway 24L



http://www.orlando-guide.info/forums/Data/Mach 2/200551141823_Virgin.jpg
Waiting for take off




http://www.orlando-guide.info/forums/Data/Mach 2/200551142432_HotLips.jpg
Close up!



http://www.orlando-guide.info/forums/Data/Mach 2/200551142519_Takeoff.jpg
Take off, Orlando here I come..............

[E. Cosgrove]

Great shots Julie.
Thats real dedication for you:D

[moodyvilla]

Fantastic pictures Mach 2, good to see Manchester is being served appropriately[msnsmile2]

[caroline]

Julie, you really should get out more[msnwink]

[LiesaAnna]

well done Julie!!![clap]

Have a look here......

http://homepage.mac.com/chris.reynolds/chris.reynolds/iMovieTheater14.html

not very clear as the weather was not good this morning[msnwink]

Got some more photos that we took this morning, it was nice and sunny today so I will upload them as soon as hubby makes them the correct size, took lots of other airlines that lots of you use to fly over to the US[msnwink]

Updated video of Hot Lips taking off today in the sunshine............

http://homepage.mac.com/chris.reynolds/chris.reynolds/iMovieTheater15.html


[msnsmile2]

[trevlad]

lucy how can i find out what plane we will fly on from heathrow to miami. virgin 1130hrs fri 27th may. i was meaning about the new video film system and that? think it is vs5 or 6

[floridadreamvilla.co.uk]

Looks good Julie. You can certainly see the difference in climb angles when compared to the old -200 series that were used on the route!
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Mach 2
Updated video of Hot Lips taking off today in the sunshine............

http://homepage.mac.com/chris.reynolds/chris.reynolds/iMovieTheater15.html


[msnsmile2]
[/quote]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by floridadreamvilla.co.uk
Looks good Julie. You can certainly see the difference in climb angles when compared to the old -200 series that were used on the route!
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Mach 2
Updated video of Hot Lips taking off today in the sunshine............

http://homepage.mac.com/chris.reynolds/chris.reynolds/iMovieTheater15.html


[msnsmile2]
[/quote]
[/quote]

I know she did not seem to use as much runway as old Honey Pie and Island Lady - rumour has it they are off to Russia![msnsmile2]

What do you think................



http://www.orlando-guide.info/forums/Data/Mach 2/200552181554_Orlandovillasvirgin.jpg

My husband loves playing around with photoshop [msnwink]

[Magical Dreams]

Fantastic!!

Both great video's!

We got stopped in Gatwick for taking photo's of the plane by security!
[msnscared]

[ORLANDO_MAGIC]

Great video and love the new name on the plane,though im sure it would cost a few grand to have it there for real:D

[Jules]

Looks good Lucy. We can't wait to fly on her in November. We will see her several times before then as one of the flight paths goes right over our house!

For eveyones info.............

The regular LGW planes, which will rotate up to MAN are:

VLIP Hotlips (Nova)
VROM Barberella (Nova)
VROY Pretty Woman (Nova)
VROS English Rose (Nova)
VGAL Jersey Girl (Nova)
VAST Ladybird (Odyssey)
VTOP Virginia Plain (Odyssey)

brackets are the entertainment systems on board.

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by trevlad
lucy how can i find out what plane we will fly on from heathrow to miami. virgin 1130hrs fri 27th may. i was meaning about the new video film system and that? think it is vs5 or 6
[/quote]

Found it trev its a 747-400

16Apr - 20Aug 744[msnwink]

Can't find out what EFE is though sorry[msnsad]

Heres some more............



http://www.orlando-guide.info/forums/Data/Mach 2/200552204855_AA757.jpg

Boston



http://www.orlando-guide.info/forums/Data/Mach 2/200552204932_AA767.jpg



http://www.orlando-guide.info/forums/Data/Mach 2/20055220507_BANewYork.jpg

New York



http://www.orlando-guide.info/forums/Data/Mach 2/200552205041_bmiWash.jpg

Chicago



http://www.orlando-guide.info/forums/Data/Mach 2/200552205115_MyT.jpg

Orlando

[LiesaAnna]

julie so clever!!! thanks for all the effort you have put into showing these video clips to us!!! felt so exciting!!!! and to have the sound up!!!!!!:D

[E. Cosgrove]

Brilliant Julie[clap][clap][clap][clap][clap]<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Mach 2
What do you think................



http://www.orlando-guide.info/forums/Data/Mach 2/200552181554_Orlandovillasvirgin.jpg

My husband loves playing around with photoshop [msnwink]
[/quote]

[CarolAnn]

I love that pic!! Julie, can I send your hubby a picture of me now please?
I need to be taller, slimmer,younger, and on holiday in Florida with David Beckham(BTW Happy Birthday for yesterday David) :D

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by CarolAnn
I love that pic!! Julie, can I send your hubby a picture of me now please?
I need to be taller, slimmer,younger, and on holiday in Florida with David Beckham(BTW Happy Birthday for yesterday David) :D
[/quote]

Send it to me!! He loves all that playing around we could post you as before and after LOL![msnwink]

[bluebirds]

Which website do i use to find out what my plane will be when we fly out to Orlando. We are flying on 21st May 2005.Flight number v027. Fly back on the 4th June Flight Number V028. Thought it would be nice for the very excited boys to find out. Hope you can help.:D

[floridadreamvilla.co.uk]

VS027 is always a B747-400 - like the one in the picture at Manchester.

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by bluebirds
Which website do i use to find out what my plane will be when we fly out to Orlando. We are flying on 21st May 2005.Flight number v027. Fly back on the 4th June Flight Number V028. Thought it would be nice for the very excited boys to find out. Hope you can help.:D
[/quote]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by bluebirds
Which website do i use to find out what my plane will be when we fly out to Orlando. We are flying on 21st May 2005.Flight number v027. Fly back on the 4th June Flight Number V028. Thought it would be nice for the very excited boys to find out. Hope you can help.:D
[/quote]

It will be one of these like John said the same as the one in the photo but they rotate them............

VLIP Hotlips (Nova)
VROM Barberella (Nova)
VROY Pretty Woman (Nova)
VROS English Rose (Nova)
VGAL Jersey Girl (Nova)
VAST Ladybird (Odyssey)
VTOP Virginia Plain (Odyssey)

Hope this helps??

Just an up date todays Virgin flight from Manchester was 'Virginia Plain' G-VTOP



http://www.orlando-guide.info/forums/Data/Mach 2/2005515173317_760638.jpg

Todays flight from Manchester is.

G-VGAL Jersey Girl (Nova inflight entertainment)



[msnsmile2][msnsmile2][msnsmile2]

[LiesaAnna]

Julie! your a nut!![msnwink]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by LiesaAnna
Julie! your a nut!![msnwink]
[/quote]

I know I was driving through the airport on my way back from school/starbucks run and there she was close to the perimeter road, I even took a photo with my mobile but need hubby to put it on my computer[msnscared][msnwink]

[floridadreamvilla.co.uk]

We're flying on it tomorrow. Not knowing a thing about in-flight entertainment, does the Nova system mean it will be good?

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Mach 2
Todays flight from Manchester is.

G-VGAL Jersey Girl (Nova inflight entertainment)



[msnsmile2][msnsmile2][msnsmile2]
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John it will be better than old Honey Pie and island Lady they had Odessey........

NOVA
During the summer of 2001 Virgin took delivery of five 747-400 aircraft (the cancelled Alitalia order), these were fitted with an Inflight Entertainment system new to Virgin Atlantic supplied by Thales. The new product, called 'Nova' has 8 channels of seat back entertainment consisting of:
Movie channels
2 kids channels (featuring a combination of movies and tv programming)
1 TV channel which works on a cycle basis showing a selection of current TV programming
14 audio channels ranging from soul to Classical music
Moving Skymap display which plots the aircraft's flight path
Bulkhead Telephone
The Nova system is on a selection of LGW 747-400. As these aircraft have Suite fit-outs, they get "Super Nova" (an enhanced version of Nova, but it still ain't V:Port).
Registration Aircraft Name
G-VGAL 747-443 Jersey Girl
G-VLIP 747-443 Hot Lips
G-VROM 747-443 Barbarella
G-VROS 747-443 English Rose
G-VROY 747-443 Pretty Woman

Hope this helps?[msnsmile]

[Cruella DeVilla]

Oh my Julie, I never saw you as a plane spotter! Saying that I like to guees what airlines they are when you see the tails in the sky...oh I must get out more. You have a background in the airline industry what's my excuse![msneek]

[floridadreamvilla.co.uk]

Thanks Lucy. As long as it has the moving map then I'll be happy [msnsmile]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Cruella DeVilla
Oh my Julie, I never saw you as a plane spotter! Saying that I like to guees what airlines they are when you see the tails in the sky...oh I must get out more. You have a background in the airline industry what's my excuse![msneek]
[/quote]

20 years as BA cabin crew how could I not be[msnwink]

[Cruella DeVilla]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by floridadreamvilla.co.uk
Thanks Lucy. As long as it has the moving map then I'll be happy [msnsmile]
[/quote]

I like the moving map too. Last trip the system rebooted itself mid flight and apparently it only took us 4 hours to get home. Scarey thought computers rebooting mid flight[laugh][laugh][laugh]

[LiesaAnna]

i watch the moving map!!! how sad! i watch that more then the movie channels!

[floridadreamvilla.co.uk]

LOL - the Manchester Virgin moving map never worked on the old B747-200's so I'm looking forward to knowing roughly what I am looking at out of the window as I've got to know the many river inlets etc etc of the US east coast but never been able to place a lot of them.

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Cruella DeVilla
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by floridadreamvilla.co.uk
Thanks Lucy. As long as it has the moving map then I'll be happy [msnsmile]
[/quote]

I like the moving map too. Last trip the system rebooted itself mid flight and apparently it only took us 4 hours to get home. Scarey thought computers rebooting mid flight[laugh][laugh][laugh]
[/quote]

It worked last year John on Island Lady[msnwink]

Hope you have a great time - say Hi to New York for me as you fly down the seaboard[msnsmile2]

[floridadreamvilla.co.uk]

You must have been lucky - it's never worked for us at all - got as far as it working while we were taxying out at Manchester then it stopped and never re-started.

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Mach 2
It worked last year John on Island Lady[msnwink]

Hope you have a great time - say Hi to New York for me as you fly down the seaboard[msnsmile2]
[/quote]

[domster]

That is the sort of advertising we are after for the site...

Nice pictures.

Do you mean this one Dom..????

http://www.orlando-guide.info/forums/Data/mach 2/200552181554_Orlandovillasvirgin.jpg

John,

They have changed runways and are taking off on 06L so you will go over my house! I will give you a wave!![msnwink]

[floridadreamvilla.co.uk]

LOL - we're on the other side of the plane so will not see you (unless they move us when we drop the bags off) [msnwink].

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Mach 2
John,

They have changed runways and are taking off on 06L so you will go over my house! I will give you a wave!![msnwink]
[/quote]

[blott]

Let's hope you have better flights than the last couple! [msnwink]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by blott
Let's hope you have better flights than the last couple! [msnwink]
[/quote]

They havent gone yet and as they were parked on a remote stand its not a great start having to be bused to the aircraft[msnscared]

Saw them go over at 11.04!![msnsmile2]

[LiesaAnna]

so the boss has left the building?[msnwink]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by LiesaAnna
so the boss has left the building?[msnwink]
[/quote]

According to the flight tracker he has landed already so that was a quick crossing[msnsmile2]

[Susan J]

Is it cheaper to go from a remote stand or something? That happened to us going from MAN last year, with the wet lease atlanta plane - I thought that they were driving us to FL by the time we reached the plane!! Not so good when you are paying for 1st class either, like the boss probably is :D

[floridadreamvilla.co.uk]

Just arrived at the 7 bed so only checking in quickly before we out to tea as we are really hungry.

We asked at the gate about the remote stand and apparently they have to do it twice a week due to stand shortages :(

That was a good fight time over John, how was the flight??

[floridadreamvilla.co.uk]

Not bad at all thanks Lucy. 8 hours, 10 minutes in total which was good. We got nice direct routing to finals into MCO which saved a bit of time too [msnsmile]


<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Mach 2
That was a good fight time over John, how was the flight??
[/quote]

This weeks aircraft from Manchester has been G-VROM Barberella (Nova)

NOVA Inflight entertainment.
During the summer of 2001 Virgin took delivery of five 747-400 aircraft (the cancelled Alitalia order), these were fitted with an Inflight Entertainment system new to Virgin Atlantic supplied by Thales. The new product, called 'Nova' has 8 channels of seat back entertainment consisting of:
Movie channels
2 kids channels (featuring a combination of movies and tv programming)
1 TV channel which works on a cycle basis showing a selection of current TV programming
14 audio channels ranging from soul to Classical music
Moving Skymap display which plots the aircraft's flight path
Bulkhead Telephone
The Nova system is on a selection of LGW 747-400. As these aircraft have Suite fit-outs, they get "Super Nova" (an enhanced version of Nova, but it still ain't V:Port).
Registration Aircraft Name
G-VGAL 747-443 Jersey Girl
G-VLIP 747-443 Hot Lips
G-VROM 747-443 Barbarella
G-VROS 747-443 English Rose
G-VROY 747-443 Pretty Woman

[msnwink]

[Aiminghigh]

Nice one Julie.[msnwink]

The earlier links to video do not now work however this one does............

http://homepage.mac.com/chris.reynolds/chris.reynolds/iMovieTheater16.html

G-VGAL Jersey Girl on take off from Manchester![msnwink][msnwink][msnwink]