Contrail Spotting May 2011

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Contrail Spotting May 2011

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Still very hazy today. DLH400 D-AIMD A380 heading to JFK
Taken with a Canon 100-400 & 2X Kenko converter
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hi there

A few from last weekend

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TXC3519 B-757 G-JMAB 34000FT Heading 282* on UL46 AYT-BFS Sunset

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GOTO FMS REG:164409 Boeing E6A Mercury US Navy 26000FT Heading 360* on UY250 Sunset

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Cityjet Avro Heading North on UL613 Sunset

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SIA26 9V-SPQ B-744 34000FT Heading 282* on UL46 SIN-FRA-JFK Sunrise

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KLM 643 PH-BFI B-744 34000FT Heading 287* UL46 AMS-JFK (5:35PM With Barlow)

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leedseagle wrote:GOTO FMS REG:164409 Boeing E6A Mercury US Navy 26000FT Heading 360* on UY250 Sunset
Nice capture, I eyeballed the same plane when it passed over my way. It was doing laps over the british isles for about 3 days stopping at Mildenhall each night. Unfortunately for me the sky was hazy so there was no point in a photo.

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Hello,

2 photos from different days.

28/4/2011:

AAL172 JFK-BRU
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Today:
The weather was showery and there were quite a lot of gaps of clear blue sky in the clouds. It gave quite a nice effect because the light was reflecting off the clouds and back onto the belly of the aircraft. :)

BAW2153 LGW-BGI
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contrailwatcherUK wrote:The weather was showery and there were quite a lot of gaps of clear blue sky in the clouds. It gave quite a nice effect because the light was reflecting off the clouds and back onto the belly of the aircraft. :)
I find these conditions are the best for photography especially for those aircraft inbound to LHR and are at about 8000ft, like you say the sky is usually really clear and the aircraft are lit up underneath by the white clouds.

Ian

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Spotting over Romania

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Hi!

Today: SKY over the Moon
(UL619, Boeing 737-49R,Sky Airlines)

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Clean sky.

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Vlad wrote:Hi!

Today: SKY over the Moon
(UL619, Boeing 737-49R,Sky Airlines)
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Wow, fantastic shot Vlad, well done :P

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my favorite kind of shot,great!

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Thank you!

Today, on the Romanian sky, UM747, Emirates, Boeing 777-31H, A6-EMQ

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Hi
Only 1 picture today which i took last Sunday(15 may).Sun was getting high so not great picture.

JET 2 HOLIDAY BOEING 757 in new Colours GOING EAST ON AIRWAY UL607
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All the best to you all,
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DC10MD11 wrote:JET 2 HOLIDAY BOEING 757 in new Colours GOING EAST ON AIRWAY UL607
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Nice pic! is that their new livery? looks a lot better than the old one!


Two photos taken from this morning:

DLH465 MCO-FRA FL370 UN20
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KLM735 AMS-CUR FL320 UN20
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Hi,
some photos of 19th May, great military day! :)
Boeing 777 (Emirates) - contrail makes the shadow
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Boeing C17 Globemaster III (Royal Air Force) and Lockheed TriStar (Royal Air Force) -> great view
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I knew a long time what is this plane. On zoom on the camera I saw American star on this plane. According to the appearance I knew it is Boeing 707 and I searching on Google...
It is .... Northrop Grumman E-8 Joint STARS (USAF)
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and cross Airbus A320 (Austrian Arrows)
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Hello,

Weather today was windy with showers, had to battle with the telescope against the strong gusts of wind.


SLM993 PZ-TCP FL320 AMS-PBM UN20.
I finally caught this one with the sun shining on it (usually it routes perfectly along the airway and becomes backlit from the sun). It was actually raining when I took the second shot, a short shower passed when the aircraft was directly overhead. :roll:
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CLX855 TF-NAC FL330 ORD-LUX UM140.
Special "national" livery operating for cargolux airlines.
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That's all for now ;)

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Hi to you all,
Enclosed a few photos from the April archives.------With the Heat haze at this time of year very few photos being taken.Here in the UK we had a bank holiday today and the weather was cloud and rain :( :( :( .


BMI AIRBUS A320 GOING EAST ON AIRWAY UL9
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KOREAN AIR CARGO GOING EAST ON AIRWAY UL607
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CYPRUS AIRWAYS AIRBUS A320 GOING EAST ON AIRWAY UL607
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KLM BOEING 747 GOING WEST ON AIRWAY UL607
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EVERGREEN BOEING 747-200 GOING EAST OVER MY HOME ON AIRWAY UL9,
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All the best to you all
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Hi to you all,
Still working on photos from may as i have a bit of a back log.


LUFTHANSA AIRBUS A340 GOING EAST ON AIRWAY UL607.
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LUFTHANSA BOEING 747 ALSO GOING EAST ON AIRWAY UL9.
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AIR BERLIN AIRBUS A330 GOING EAST ON AIRWAY UL607
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SINGAPORE A/Ls BOEING 747 ROUTING EAST--JFK-FRA-SIN ON AIRWAY UL607.
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USAF KC-135 ROUTING NORTH TO SOUTH(RARE TO SEE WHERE I LIVE)
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UNITED BOEING 767 ROUTING NORTHWEST FOR THE USA.
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HOPE YOU LIKE.

All the best
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Hi
A few more from the may back log------Have lost the flight details due to the time span.
HOPE you like!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

KUWAIT A/Ws BOEING 777 GOING EAST ON AIRWAY UL9
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AEROSVIT UKRAINIAN A/Ls BOEING 767 ALSO GOING EAST ON UL9
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THOMAS COOK AIRBUS A320 GOING EAST ON UL607
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LUFTHANSA/STAR ALLIANCE AIRBUS A340 GOING EAST ON UL607 MANY KMs AWAY.
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AMERICAN A/Ls BOEING 767 DECENDING FOR BRUSSELS ON AIRWAY UL9.
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DELTA A/Ls BOEING 767 GOING EAST ON UL607
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DELTA A/Ls BOEING 767 GOING EAST ON UL9
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BH AIR AIRBUS A320 GOING EAST ON AIRWAY UL9.
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OUT OF GATWICK--ONE OF THE BEST LOOKING 757s AROUND.
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MANY KMs AWAY, SWISS AIRBUS A340 GOING NORTHWEST ON AIRWAY UL613
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AIR TRANSAT AIRBUS A310 GOING NORTHWEST ON AIRWAY UL15.
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VP-BAT BOEING 747SP GOING EAST ON UL9
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BIZ
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JET AIRWAYS AIRBUS A330 OUT OF BRUSSELS GOING NORTHWEST ---UL9.
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ARKEFLY BOEING 767 GOING NORTHWEST ON UL9.
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THATS IT FOR NOW.

JUNE NOT LOOKING TO GOOD FOR PICTURES DUE TO THE HIGH SUN AND HAZE :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: .

All the best
:D :D DC10MD11 :D :D

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Plane Flying in The Sky Of Rhodes 5-2011


3 Planes Flying In The Sky Of Rhodes 5-2011
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