Contrail spotting February 2012

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Contrail spotting February 2012

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Thanks for all the contributions last month.

A new month has started, so again opportunities to share your (pictorial) sightings of February 2012.
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Re: Contrail spotting February 2012

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Hi
1st Post for FEB---------Had blue sky with milk+ it was -1c and still had DISTORTION :x :x :x :x :x :x .FOUND IT VERY HARD TO GET FOCUS TODAY--May be the MILK in the SKY.




LUFTHANSA AIRBUS A340 ROUTING SFO-MUC ON AIRWAY UL607.
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MNG CARGO AIRBUS A300 ROUTING EAST ON AIRWAY UL9(COMES OVER MOST DAYS)
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DUBAI AIR WING BOEING 747-400 A6-COM ROUTING NORTHWEST(WENT OVER THE POND)
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:D :D :D NEOS BOEING 767 I-NDMJ ROUTING WEST AS NOS530 AT 32.000FT. :D :D :D DOES ANY ONE KNOW THE ROUTE THIS AIRCRAFT TOOK??????
LOOKS LIKE IT COME UP FROM ITALY!!!!!!!!!!!AND WENT SOUTHWEST TOWARDS CONTRAILWATCHER UK LAND.MOST AIRCRAFT ROUTING THIS WAY GO TO CENTRAL/SOUTH AMERICA...........HOPE SOME ONE CAN HELP???????????????.
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SINGAPORE AIRLINES CARGO BOEING 747F ROUTING TO BRUSSELS ON AIRWAY UL607.
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I also took the Belgium Air force AIRBUS A330 CS-TQP (ALL WHITE ) ROUTING ON AIRWAY UL607 GOING EAST--BRUSSELS????) BUT THE PICTURES ARE FULL OF DISTORTION . :x :x :x :x


Thats it for now.

All the best
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Re: Contrail spotting February 2012

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NOS 530 MXP-BRU-PTP ;)
Nice pics :)

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Mathieu wrote:NOS 530 MXP-BRU-PTP ;)
Nice pics :)

Many thanks for your help :D :D :D :D :D

All the best to you.

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Just one from me
N776UA UAL917 heading West
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Hello guys,
My name is Mateusz & it's my first post on this forum. Now I live in Kraków and I use telescope Celestron 6" SC + EOS 450D to RNAV spotting.

1st February 2012
LOT, LOT536, SP-LDI, EMB170, BUD-WAW, FL320, KELEL-WAW, G15:17 - Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity livery (OrkiestroLOT)
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Hi,

13th September 2011
Emirates, UAE59, A6-ERH, A345, DXB-HAM, FL400, DIBED-SUI, G12:28
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Arkia, AIZ326, 4X-BAU, B753, WAW-TLV, FL330, UL621 SE, G13:54
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Turkish, THY1752, TC-JPU, A320, OSL-IST, FL370, PENOR-DIBED, G14:00
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Turkish, THY1800, TC-JFT, B738, GOT-IST, FL370, SUROD-DIBED, G15:51
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Turkish, THY1784, TC-JGP, B738, CPH-IST, FL390, KOLOB-BURAN-DIBED, G15:52
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Pegasus, PGT832, TC-AAO, B738, CPH-SAW, FL310, KOLOB-BURAN-DIBED, G16:04
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Emirates, UAE60, A6-ERH, A345, HAM-DXB, FL390, SUI-DIBED, G16:48
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Novair, NVR435, SE-RDP, A321, GOT-AYT, FL350, PIVET-GRU-DIBED, G16:57
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Emirates, UAE56, A6-EKX, A332, DUS-DXB, FL390, DIDUM-DIBED, G17:20
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KLM, KLM1386, PH-BXY, B738, KBP-AMS, FL380, OSMAT-DESEN, G17:22
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Thomas Cook, VKG203, OY-VKT, A321, GOT-AYT, FL330, PIVET-DIBED, G17:37
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Norwegian, NAX2932, LN-DYU, B738, RYG-AYT, FL370, SUROD-DIBED, G17:37 - Jorn Utzon livery
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Cheers from cold and frosty Poland
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vader wrote:Cheers from cold and frosty Poland
... but ideal conditions to make nice pics!
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sn26567 wrote:... but ideal conditions to make nice pics!
Probably yes, but these pictures are from last year (from my 'archives'). I wrote 13th september 2011 ;)
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Hi
Only one picture today-----Sky had a lot of milk in it today so not the best + it was cold -2c going down to -10c tonight.



:D :D :D :D THIS IS MY 1st sighting OF THIS AIRCRAFT TODAY--IT WAS A LONG WAY OFF :cry: :cry:SO NOT THE BEST OF PICTURES :( :( .

ATLASAIR BOEING 747-409 N780BA DREAMLIFTER ROUTING WEST AS GTI4231 AT 34.000FT.
GROTTAGLIE-----CHARLESTON-----
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Will have more soon.

All the best
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Haven't bothered with the scope today as it looks quite hazy and it is too cold, but I did catch these 3
UAL951 N777UA B772 BRU-ORD FL320
DLH428 D-AIGN A343 MUC-CLT FL340
and I believe the other is a Flybe Embraer

Ian
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Ian, brilliant photos mate! very busy airspace you got there 8-)

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Hi
This is a follow on from my last post-------------Thanks for looking----c/c welcome





EMIRATES BOEING 777 OVER HEAD GOING EAST OUT OF BIRMINGHAM
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CITYJET AERO 146 HEADING TO DUBLIN
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RYANAIR BOEING 737 ALSO TO DUBLIN.
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KLM MD-11 HEADING WEST MANY KMs AWAY.
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AER LINGUS AIRBUS A321 HEADING WEST
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LUFTHANSA AIRBUS A330 ALSO HEADING WEST.
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DELTA A/Ls BOEING 767 HEADING EAST ON AIRWAY UL607
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Thanks for looking

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Just one from late this afternoon
SQC7334 9V-SFP FL360 heading West
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Hi
All pictures below taken on the 11 feb---i had haze for most of the day so lost a few pictures :( :( :( .

THANKS for looking---c/c welcome



DELTA A/Ls AIRBUS A330 OUT OF CDG ROUTING NORTHWEST.
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AIR FRANCE BOEING 747 F-GITE ROUTING NORTHWEST AS AFR438----CDG-MEX AT 32.000FT.
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KLM MD-11 PH-KCG AS KLM723 ROUTING AMS--HAV--32.000FT.
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FOKKER F-27 N19XG OF 19th HOLE CORP ROUTING EAST ON ITS WAY TO A CONGOLESE CUSTOMER(not the best photo)
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JET 2 BOEING 757 ROUTING NORTHWEST TO LEEDS.
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KLM MD-11 ROUTING WEST ON AIRWAY UL607.
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THOMSON.COM BOEING 757 G-OOBH ROUTING NORTHWEST.
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KALITTA AIR BOEING 747 N793CK ROUTING EAST AS CKS209 AT 28.000FT,
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TURKISH BOEING 737 TC-JFC ROUTING BHX--IST AT 37.000FT
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AIR FRANCE BOEING 777 F-GSPY ROUTING NORTHWEST AS AFR682---CDG--ATL AT 32.000FT.
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DELTA A/Ls BOEING 767 ROUTING NORTHWEST.
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AIR FRANCE BOEING 777 ROUTING WEST AS AFR636---CDG/IAH AT 34.000FT.
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KAL BOEING 747 HL7499 ROUTING EAST AS KAL255 28.000FT.
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UNITED A/Ls BOEING 777 GOING EAST AS UAL906 ORD-MUC 37.000FT.
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RYANAIR BOEING 737 ROUTING EAST,
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LUFTHANSA BOEING 747 D-ABTL ROUTING EAST AS DLH465-----ORLANDO/FRA 39.000FT.
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US AIRWAYS AIRBUS A330 N271AY ROUTING EAST AS AWE704 CHARLOTTE--FRA, 37.000FT.
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JETAIRFLY BOEING 767 00-TUC ROUTING EAST JAF502 CANCUN/LIBERIA----BRU. 28.000FT
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AIRBUS A318 OF MIDDLE EAST AIR - HZ-RCA-ROUTING EAST AT 37.000FT.
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SINGAPORE A/Ls AIRBUS A380 9V-SKK ROUTING EAST AS SIA25---JFK-FRA-SIN----AT 40.000FT.
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UNITED A/Ls BOEING 747 N127UA ROUTING EAST AS UAL900---SFO--FRA-----------39.000FT.
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SWISS AIRBUS A340 ROUTING WEST.
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Thats all for now.

All the best
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Hi,

25/2/12

TSC523 LGW-YYZ FL280 C-GGTS
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BAW2037 LGW-MCO FL270 G-VIIO
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TSO573 DME-PUJ FL340 EI-UNS (highlight of the day :D)
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KLM641 AMS-JFK FL320 PH-BQK
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KLM31 AMS-YYZ FL320 PH-BFD
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BOX413 ORD-FRA FL370 D-AALG
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SOO275 CVG-BAH FL350 N774SA
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thanks, James

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As the weather wasn´t that good here the last weeks, there were few occasions to take photos and many results were poor. Real highlights were few, so here´s some more or less standard traffic. :roll:
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Malaysian Airlines Boeing 747 9M-MPN.
Malaysian Airlines Boeing 747 9M-MPN.
Airbus A340 A7-AGD from Quatar Airways.
Airbus A340 A7-AGD from Quatar Airways.
Contact Air D-AFKB Fokker 100 in Star Alliance colours.
Contact Air D-AFKB Fokker 100 in Star Alliance colours.
Haven´t had the Lufthansa D-AICG in Star Alliance colours before; the long route LHs don´t come often here.
Haven´t had the Lufthansa D-AICG in Star Alliance colours before; the long route LHs don´t come often here.

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hi there

Nice sharp pictures CWUK best ive seen for a long time. uk weather conditions have been pretty poor this winter, I think we've been spoilt the last two previous years weatherwise 8-)

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Hi
Taken on the 17th feb,----Highlight of the day was the spicejet which was many KMs away :( :( :( .


SINGAPORE A/Ls BOEING 777 TURNING LEFT ON TO AIRWAY UL607-OUT OF MANCHESTER .
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CONDOR BOEING 757-300 ROUTING WEST---.
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RAF C-17 ROUTING EAST ON UL9
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DELTA A/Ls BOEING 747-400 ROUTING EAST TO TLV.
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:D :D :D SPICEJET BOEING 737-800 VT-SGX ROUTING BFI-YQX-SNN-ESB-DEL AT 39.000ft.
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AIR FRANCE AIRBUS A330 F-GZCI ROUTING NORTHWEST
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Thats all for now,

:D :D DC10MD11 :D :D

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Hi
A few more which i took in Feb around about the 19th.



ATLASAIR BOEING 747 HEADING EAST.
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KLM MD-11 PH-KCA ROUTING WEST.
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KLM BOEING 777 ROUTING WEST TO LIM.
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AEROMEXICO BOEING 767 XA-AMX ROUTING NORTHWEST--- CDG--MEX.
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DELTA A/Ls BOEING 767 ALSO ROUTING NORTHWEST(WAS NOT ON RADAR?????????)
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Thats all for now.

:D :D DC10MD11 :D :D

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