Antonov An-38 being held on the brakes as the pilot winds up the engines.

Ilyushin Il-114 of Viborg Airlines takes off on a scheduled flight.
Note the waters of the Black Sea in the background.

Replica Polikarpov I-15bis ready to take off for his routine. The authentic wartime
camouflage spoiled only by the 'Rusavia' sponsor's titles and the civil
registration FLA RF02089.

I-15bis taxying back in - helped by the ground crew as the pilot has
no differential braking to steer with!

Antonov An-24 support aircraft of the Ukrainian engine manufacturer, Motor Sich.

Another support aircraft - this time a Yak-40 from Beriev.

Military An-26.

SM-92 Finist fitted with a turboprop engine, wingtip tanks and large wheels.

Antonov An-74 in military colours on the main ramp at Gelendzhik airport.
The flying boat base is down in the bay - just below the An-74's nose.

Visiting Mi-8 helicopter.

Kamov Ka-27PS up at the main airport.

Ka-27PS from Sevastapol on SAR duty. Sasha the pilot, let me sit in it ....

Your's truly in the Helix.

Krasnodar Airport

A thunderstorm had just passed through - so I tried to capture the rainbow
for some 'artistic' shots.

Another Mi-8 of Komiavia.

View along the rain-soaked ramp with a lineup of Kuban Airline's Yak-42's.

Smart looking Yak-40 on the ramp at Krasnodar.

Another Yak-40 - this one wearing 'Iyuzhni Express' titles.

Kuban Airlines Yak-42 of the type in which we were going to fly back to
Moscow in a short while.

Tu-154B-2 of Aeroflot - Don.

Kuban Airlines An-24.

Another Kuban An-24.

Dilapidated Ilyushin Il-14.

Mil Mi-8 in the same colours as the Komiavia example but with 'PANH' titles.

Currently the world's largest helicopter - the mighty Mil Mi-26.

Resident An-2 - note the fittings under the fuselage for crop-dusting work.