Contrail spotting January 2012

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Re: Contrail spotting January 2012

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HI,
A few more photos which i took on Saturday 14/1/12.

Hope you like???????????.



ATLASAIR BOEING 747 N409MC ROUTING EAST AS GTI8196----DOVER AFB--HAHN---------37.000FT.
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AIR FRANCE B777 ROUTING NORTHWEST-(TAKEN AT DISTANCE)
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THOMSON BOEING 757 ROUTING EAST ON UL9.
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LUFTHANSA BOEING 747 ROUTING WEST(TAKEN AT DISTANCE).
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BH-AIR AIRBUS A320 LZ-BHC ROUTING EAST ON AIRWAY UL9
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ARKEFLY BOEING 767 PH-OYI ROUTING WEST AS TFL367---AMS--CUR----36.000FT.
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LUFTHANSA BOEING 747 D-ABVT ROUTING EAST AS DLH499 -------MEX--FRA 38.000FT.
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TURKISH BOEING 737 ROUTING EAST ON AIRWAY UL607.
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AIR TRANSAT AIRBUS A330 ROUTING NORTHWEST IN THE NEW COLOURS OR IS THIS THE 1ST NEW COLS????????????????????????????/.
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FLYBE?????????????????????.
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EASYJET AIRBUS A320 G-EZFC ROUTING EAST AS EZY6287 BRISTOL--SALZBURG---39.000FT
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EURO-LOT ATR ROUTING EAST.
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TRANSAERO BOEING 777 EI-UNS ROUTING WEST AS TSO573------MOSCOW--PUNTA CANA-----34.000FT.
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LUFTHANSA MD-11 D-ALCN ROUTING EAST AS GEC8207-----ATLANTA--FRA-----37.000FT.
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FEDEX MD-11 N584FE ROUTING EAST AS FDX5714-----DOVER AFB---COLOGNE----37,000FT.
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THOMSON BOEING 757 ROUTING EAST ON AIRWAY UL607
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Thats all for now.

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Re: Contrail spotting January 2012

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a few more from me taken yesterday and late this afternoon,any advice comments welcome, enjoy!!
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not too great this one as it was lunchtime and the sun was right on it
not too great this one as it was lunchtime and the sun was right on it
taken today at around 16.15 i should of used iso 400
taken today at around 16.15 i should of used iso 400
klm 777
klm 777
klm 777
klm 777
lufthansa cargo md11 taken at around 16.25 in low light
lufthansa cargo md11 taken at around 16.25 in low light
same plane in low light should of used iso 400, i will know for next time
same plane in low light should of used iso 400, i will know for next time
and another this time its been cropped
and another this time its been cropped
beluga, caught this by accident as i was following a BA777 when i noticed this one routing south-north
beluga, caught this by accident as i was following a BA777 when i noticed this one routing south-north
my best catch of the day, singapore cargo
my best catch of the day, singapore cargo
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Re: Contrail spotting January 2012

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i must add that PH-KCG was a MD11not a 777 as i wrote, also when i was capturing the beluga there was alot of high cloud behind it.
i didnt bother with descriptions for the british airways pics as i thought they were pretty self explanatory.

also all the larger photos have been cropped which is why they appear larger, ive been using a program called irfan view which seems to work well.
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Re: Contrail spotting January 2012

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Love that Beluga cropped shot. Very nice thanks for sharing

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Re: Contrail spotting January 2012

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HI
3 more photos which i took Sunday-15/01/12----Had BLUE SKY with a white tint.

C/C WELCOME.



AIR FRANCE BOEING 747-400 F-GITI ROUTING NORTHWEST AS AFR690 AT 32.000ft-----CDG-- :arrow: ---MIAMI.
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LUFTHANSA AIRBUS A340 D-AIHE ROUTING EAST ON AIRWAY UL9 AS DLH543 AT 39.000FT.-------BOGOTA :arrow: FRANKFURT.
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Will have more photos soon,


All the best

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Re: Contrail spotting January 2012

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Hi,

Photos from Sunday 15/1/12.


KAL251 JFK-BRU FL390 HL7601
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VKG5827 OSL-TFS FL320 OY-VKA
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BAW2037 LGW-MCO FL290 G-VIIP
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Evergreen Cargo 747 (no flight details)
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BAW60T LGW-TPA FL290 G-VIIM
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More to follow.... still editing pics from monday.

Nice pictures from everyone! really like the Balkan Holidays A320 from DC10MD11, and congrats on capturing the Beluga simon :shock:

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Re: Contrail spotting January 2012

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Pics from monday 16/1/12.

Location: nr CPT VOR. Weather ok, clear for most of the day but some fog lingered. There were too many trails in the sky to count! :cool:
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QTR928 YUL-DOH FL350 A7-BAA
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RYR1652 EMA-DNR FL310 EI-DYW
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THY12 JFK-IST FL370 TC-JJM
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AN124 UR82007
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AFR2478 CDG-DUB FL320 EI-RJB
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AAL65 ZRH-JFK FL340 N378AN
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TSC613 CDG-YUL FL300 C-GTSX
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DAL8963 FL320 N667US
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SIA21 FL350 EWR-SIN 9V-SGC
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AFR690 FL340 CDG-MIA F-GITD
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EIN681 FL360 GVA-DUB EI-DEB
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DLH978 FL350 FRA-DUB D-AISK
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DAL241 FL360 FCO-ATL N861NW
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BER7341 POP-MUC FL370 D-ALPC
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SWR61 ZRH-MIA FL340 HB-JMO
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MSR985 CAI-JFK FL340 SU-GDP
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FDX5038 EWR-CGN FL310 N583FE
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KAL9560 YWG-BRU FL350 HL7602
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AFR346 CDG-YUL FL380 F-HPJD
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All the best,
James

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Re: Contrail spotting January 2012

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Even though its a little bit late, a happy new year to all of you and thanks for the great pictures from January :D .
There were some interesting visitors like the A9C-KB from Gulf Air and my first 747-8s G-GSSE and G-GSSF, both on the same day, but due to the clouds and haze most pictures were terrible :( .
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With its typical contrails, an Il-76 caught in a blue hole between the clouds.
With its typical contrails, an Il-76 caught in a blue hole between the clouds.
Viewing this aircraft passing by I thought it was a World Airways MD11, which can be seen frequently; how nice it was actually one of the two KDC-10 from the Netherlands.
Viewing this aircraft passing by I thought it was a World Airways MD11, which can be seen frequently; how nice it was actually one of the two KDC-10 from the Netherlands.
From Qatar A340 A7-AGD.
From Qatar A340 A7-AGD.
Ex-Lufthansa now Luftwaffe 16+02 Airbus 340..
Ex-Lufthansa now Luftwaffe 16+02 Airbus 340..
Rarely seen contrailing and of course not on flightradar, this is one of OLTs Saab 2000.
Rarely seen contrailing and of course not on flightradar, this is one of OLTs Saab 2000.

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Re: Contrail spotting January 2012

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Hi,

2 photos from today. Quite a cloudy day, but there were gaps in the cloud where photos could be made.

KLM761 AMS-CUR FL320 PH-KCE
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SOO1610 ETAR-KWRI FL300 N761SA
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Regards,
James.

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Re: Contrail spotting January 2012

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Hi
Only 2 photos this time taken friday p.m after work--------------Only had the scope out for about 15mins before the aircraft come across :( :( :( so not very sharp :( :( :( .

NO flight details.



BAF AIRBUS A330 DESCENDING ON AIRWAY UL607
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AIR CANADA BOEING 777 ROUTING NORTHWEST OUT OF CDG.
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All the best
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Re: Contrail spotting January 2012

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Hi
A bit of a backlog which i took on the 15th Jan ------Had blue sky with some milk added in.




LUFTHANSA BOEING 747-400 ROUTING EAST ON AIRWAY UL607.
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SWISS AIRBUS A320 HB-IJR ROUTING EAST AS SWR95E AT 39.000FT.
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KLM MD-11 PH-KCF ROUTING WEST AS KLM713----AMS/ZANDERIJ 30,000FT.
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LUFTHANSA BOEING 747 D-ABVB ROUTING EAST AS DLH499 ROUTING MEXICO CITY/FRA AT 37.000FT.
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LUFTHANSA AIRBUS A340-600 D-AIHE ROUTING EAST AS DLH543----ROUTING BOGOTA/FRA AT 39.000FT.
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AER LINGUS AIRBUS A320 EI-DLV ROUTING BACK TO DUBLIN.
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SINGAPORE CARGO BOEING 747 ROUTING TO BRUSSELS---TAKEN INTO THE SUN--
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USAF GULF-STREAM G-5 ROUTING WEST
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AIR FRANCE BOEING 747 F-GITI ROUTING WEST AS AFR690-----CDG--MIA AT 30.000FT
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AIR TRANSAT AIRBUS A330 C-GCTS ROUTING WEST AS TSC611----CDG-YUL 36.000FT.
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UNITED BOEING 757 N17139 ROUTING WEST-----CDG-NEWARK-----34.000FT.
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AIR FRANCE BOEING 777 F-GZNG ROUTING WEST AS AFR650 CDG--CANCUN 32.000FT.
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AIR FRANCE BOEING 747 F-GISD ROUTING WEST AS AFR3532 CDG-HAV 32.000FT.
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DELTA A/Ls BOEING 747 N667US ROUTING EAST AS DAL8961 TAKEN INTO THE SUN
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RJA AIRBUS A340 JY-AIA ROUTING EAST AS RJA264-----ORD/AMM---37.000FT.
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TURKISH AIRBUS A340 TC-JDK ROUTING EAST AS THY6---ORD-IST---37.000FT.
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SOUTHERN AIR BOEING 747 ROUTING EAST(NOT ON FLIGHT24)
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LUFTHANSA AIRBUS A340-300 D-AIGW ROUTING EAST AS DLH405---JFK-FRA---37.000FT.
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ROYAL AIRFORCE C-17 ROUTING EAST.
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UNITED BOEING 777 N786UA ROUTING IAD--FRA AS UAL916----39.000FT.
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AIR FRANCE BOEING 747 F-GITI ROUTING WEST AS AFR690-----CDG--MIA.
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Thats it for now untill the sun comes out.

All the best
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Re: Contrail spotting January 2012

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hi there

Great shots of the Southern Air's James and DC10, also nice to see Delta B747 and RJA A340

All the best
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Re: Contrail spotting January 2012

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Hi
A bit late.----Photos taken on the 21 Jan at last light--------Thanks for looking :D :D :D :D .




SURINAM AIRWAYS AIRBUS A340 PZ-TCP ROUTING WEST OUT OF AMS
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RYANAIR BOEING 737 ROUTING NORTHWEST BACK TO DUBLIN
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All the best
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