Contrail spotting October 2007
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Contrail spotting October 2007
If weather permits, new opportunities to report your (pictorial) sightings.
Weather seems finally brightening up. On October 5, the first nice gaps of this month.
I was very happy to see once more a Jumbo of JAL, even a special one.
UZ703 @ 1547LT: Japan Airlines B747-400 JA8915 cruising at 36000 ft enroute Tokyo-Paris as JAL405
Furthermore the one below seems more like a postcard .
UL608 @ 1624LT: Lufthansa Airbus A340-600 D-AIHM cruising at 34000 ft enroute Munich-JFK as DLH410
And finally another "heavy" on UZ703 @ 1813LT: Korean Air B747-400 HL7461 cruising at 38000 ft enroute Seoul-Paris as KAL901
I was very happy to see once more a Jumbo of JAL, even a special one.
UZ703 @ 1547LT: Japan Airlines B747-400 JA8915 cruising at 36000 ft enroute Tokyo-Paris as JAL405
Furthermore the one below seems more like a postcard .
UL608 @ 1624LT: Lufthansa Airbus A340-600 D-AIHM cruising at 34000 ft enroute Munich-JFK as DLH410
And finally another "heavy" on UZ703 @ 1813LT: Korean Air B747-400 HL7461 cruising at 38000 ft enroute Seoul-Paris as KAL901
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Hello,
Seen above Ghent between 09.30-11.00:
- Singapore Airlines B777 Heading UK
- SriLankan A340 4R-ADC to LHR
- XL Airways B737 winglets heading UK
- Lufthansa CRJ,A320,A340 D-AIHL heading USA
- Jet Airways B777 VT-JED took-off at BRU as 9W 228 to Newark.
- Ryanair B737-800
- Turkish Airlines A321 TC-JRF
- Continental B777 N77006 took-off at BRU as CO 061 to Newark.
Greetings,
Kristof
Seen above Ghent between 09.30-11.00:
- Singapore Airlines B777 Heading UK
- SriLankan A340 4R-ADC to LHR
- XL Airways B737 winglets heading UK
- Lufthansa CRJ,A320,A340 D-AIHL heading USA
- Jet Airways B777 VT-JED took-off at BRU as 9W 228 to Newark.
- Ryanair B737-800
- Turkish Airlines A321 TC-JRF
- Continental B777 N77006 took-off at BRU as CO 061 to Newark.
Greetings,
Kristof
Past weekend nice conditions to shoot some pics.
October 6
UL608 @ 1652LT. Royal Air Force Globemaster ZZ171 at 34000 ft heading for Brize Norton as RRR6623
UL608 @ 1746LT. Thomas Cook Airlines Uk B757-200 G-FCLB cruising at 36000 ft enroute Paphos-Manchester as TCX347K
UL608 @ 1823LT. British Airways B747-400 G-BNLS cruising at 38000 ft enroute Singapore-Heathrow as BAW012
UL608 @ 1828LT. Etihad Airways A340-500 A6-EHB cruising at 40000 ft enroute Abu Dhabi-Heathrow as ETD017
October 7
UL608 @ 1243LT. Austrian B767-300 OE-LAT cruising at 30000 ft enroute Vienna-Toronto as AUA71
October 6
UL608 @ 1652LT. Royal Air Force Globemaster ZZ171 at 34000 ft heading for Brize Norton as RRR6623
UL608 @ 1746LT. Thomas Cook Airlines Uk B757-200 G-FCLB cruising at 36000 ft enroute Paphos-Manchester as TCX347K
UL608 @ 1823LT. British Airways B747-400 G-BNLS cruising at 38000 ft enroute Singapore-Heathrow as BAW012
UL608 @ 1828LT. Etihad Airways A340-500 A6-EHB cruising at 40000 ft enroute Abu Dhabi-Heathrow as ETD017
October 7
UL608 @ 1243LT. Austrian B767-300 OE-LAT cruising at 30000 ft enroute Vienna-Toronto as AUA71
- contrailwatcherUK
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Hello,
Seen today (14/10) above Ghent:
- British Airways A319 G-EUOC DUS-LHR, B777 G-YMMD MAA-LHR
- Continental B777 N78001 BRU-EWR
- Lufthansa A320 D-AIPW,D-AIQM, B737,A330 D-AIKI MUC-IAD,A340 D-AIGR MUC-YUL
- Ryanair B737-800
- American Airlines B767 N377AN BRU-JFK
- Aer Lingus A320 EI-DEI BRU-DUB
- Easy Jet A319
- Delta Airlines B767 BRU-JFK
- Gemini Air Cargo DC10-30F heading USA
- Privatair B737-800
- Emirates B777 DXB-LHR
- Austrian B777
- Kuwait Airways A340 KWI-LHR
Greetings,
Kristof
Seen today (14/10) above Ghent:
- British Airways A319 G-EUOC DUS-LHR, B777 G-YMMD MAA-LHR
- Continental B777 N78001 BRU-EWR
- Lufthansa A320 D-AIPW,D-AIQM, B737,A330 D-AIKI MUC-IAD,A340 D-AIGR MUC-YUL
- Ryanair B737-800
- American Airlines B767 N377AN BRU-JFK
- Aer Lingus A320 EI-DEI BRU-DUB
- Easy Jet A319
- Delta Airlines B767 BRU-JFK
- Gemini Air Cargo DC10-30F heading USA
- Privatair B737-800
- Emirates B777 DXB-LHR
- Austrian B777
- Kuwait Airways A340 KWI-LHR
Greetings,
Kristof
Again some great shots James, KLM's are pinsharp, well done.
Past weekend again nice conditions to shoot dot pictures, unfortunately no time as on duty.
Therefore, when the night did fall I put the scope outside. Why? Because the ISS is crossing almost the zenith every evening.
Picture, taken on October 14 around 2030LT, is a composition of 4 separate onces taken with my scope at 1200 mm, iso 1200, shutter speed 1/400 sec. From left to right, up to down, events of 1.5 minutes. The oranje objects are the solar panels.
Want to see it by yourself: for Brussels here some info.
To pinpoint your location use this link.
Good luck.
Past weekend again nice conditions to shoot dot pictures, unfortunately no time as on duty.
Therefore, when the night did fall I put the scope outside. Why? Because the ISS is crossing almost the zenith every evening.
Picture, taken on October 14 around 2030LT, is a composition of 4 separate onces taken with my scope at 1200 mm, iso 1200, shutter speed 1/400 sec. From left to right, up to down, events of 1.5 minutes. The oranje objects are the solar panels.
Want to see it by yourself: for Brussels here some info.
To pinpoint your location use this link.
Good luck.
Hello,
Seen between 16.30-18.20 above Ghent:
- British Airways A319
- Lufthansa A340,A330 MUC-IAD,B747,Avro
- Ryanair B737-800
- Air France B777 heading East NEVER SAW THIS BIRD ABOVE MY HOUSE !!! :)
- BMI ERJ G-RJXK "star alliance" BRU-EMA
- Brussels Airlines Avro BRU-LGW
- Kuwait Airways A340 KWI-LHR
- ThomsonFLY B757 PFO-BRS
Greetings,
Kristof
Seen between 16.30-18.20 above Ghent:
- British Airways A319
- Lufthansa A340,A330 MUC-IAD,B747,Avro
- Ryanair B737-800
- Air France B777 heading East NEVER SAW THIS BIRD ABOVE MY HOUSE !!! :)
- BMI ERJ G-RJXK "star alliance" BRU-EMA
- Brussels Airlines Avro BRU-LGW
- Kuwait Airways A340 KWI-LHR
- ThomsonFLY B757 PFO-BRS
Greetings,
Kristof
The white Jumbo is definite 4X-ICM. That Sunday this airframe was operating as ICL982, a flight normally connected EBLG-KJFK, however is was logged as climbing in Belgian airspace at 0320 UTC. Perhaps it made a stopover somewhere else in Europe?contrailwatcherUK wrote:Atlas Air?
A few pics of last days, all UL608.
October 15
1258LT. Emirates B777-300 A6-ECB at 36000 ft enroute Dubai-Birmingham as UAE039.
1351LT. CSA B737-400 OK-FGS at 34000 ft enroute Prague-Heathrow as CSA8LP.
October 16
1321LT. Air India B777-200 VT-AIR at 38000 ft enroute Amritsar-Birmingham as AIC187.
1334LT. Malev B767-200 HA-LHB at 36000 ft enroute Budapest-JFK as MAH90.
1454LT. Dubai Air Wing B747-200F A6-GDP at 40000 ft enroute Dubai-Stansted as DUB008.
1506LT. Atlas Air B747-200F N517MC at 32000 ft enroute Budapest-San Antonio (via Gander) as GTI5444.
1532LT. Air Berlin B737-700 D-ABBW at 30000 ft enroute Düsseldorf-Stansted as BER805M.
1549LT. Turkish Airlines A340-300 TC-JDJ at 34000 ft enroute Istanbul-JFK as THY1.
1741LT. Malev B767-300 HA-LHC at 34000 ft enroute Budapest-Toronto as MAH94
October 17
1812LT. Etihad Airlines A340-500 A6-EHA at 40000 ft enroute Abu Dhabi-Heathrow as ETD017
1817LT. British Airways B737-400 G-DOCS at 36000 ft enroute Thessaloniki-Gatwick as BAW2643
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Hello,
On Friday, I took a trip to the CPT (compton) VOR, which is one of the busiest airspaces in the whole of the UK, intersecting many airways including UL9 and UL607. Unfortunately I didnt have any flight tracking equipment so I dont have any flight numbers.
RJA heading west (to USA)
SVA heading southeast
XLA heading south
SWR heading west
DLH458 heading west
?
?
OE-GSR
G-CEJP heading south
DLH heading west
JET 2
A lot of Aer Lingus, mostly heading west
TOM heading south
some other pictures:
I hope you enjoyed my photos
Regards,
CwUK
On Friday, I took a trip to the CPT (compton) VOR, which is one of the busiest airspaces in the whole of the UK, intersecting many airways including UL9 and UL607. Unfortunately I didnt have any flight tracking equipment so I dont have any flight numbers.
RJA heading west (to USA)
SVA heading southeast
XLA heading south
SWR heading west
DLH458 heading west
?
?
OE-GSR
G-CEJP heading south
DLH heading west
JET 2
A lot of Aer Lingus, mostly heading west
TOM heading south
some other pictures:
I hope you enjoyed my photos
Regards,
CwUK
Hello,
@ contrailwatcher NICE pictures !!!
21/10/07
Seen above Ghent between 10.00-11.30:
- British Airways B737
- Lufthansa A320, A321 D-AIRM
- Turkish Airlines A330 TC-JNE IST-LHR
- World Cargo DC10F
- Delta Airlines B767 BRU-ATL
- MEA- Middle East Airlines A330 F-OMEC BEY-LHR
- Continental B757
- Tarom A310 YR-LCA OTP-LHR
Greetings,
Kristof
@ contrailwatcher NICE pictures !!!
21/10/07
Seen above Ghent between 10.00-11.30:
- British Airways B737
- Lufthansa A320, A321 D-AIRM
- Turkish Airlines A330 TC-JNE IST-LHR
- World Cargo DC10F
- Delta Airlines B767 BRU-ATL
- MEA- Middle East Airlines A330 F-OMEC BEY-LHR
- Continental B757
- Tarom A310 YR-LCA OTP-LHR
Greetings,
Kristof