Contrail spotting October 2009

[Skystef]

A new month has arrived, so again new opportunities to share your (pictorial) sightings.

[leedseagle]

Luftansa A340 heading west


Ryanair heading north



Air Fance heading north


Unknown Airline heading north Anyone know livery?

All the best

[Benighted]

Last one looks like German Wings - Airbus 319

[TunikaJonas]

Hi

I'm from germany and I really love contrail spotting!!
But I'm only 18 and at the very beginning of my spotting "career", so I have some questions:
1. I have an older telescope, Vixen R114S with 900mm, is this enough for good pictures?
2. Where can I find maps with the routes over southern germany (I didn't find anything with google)?

Can anybody help me?
btw very good pictures from all of you!

thanks

joni

[leedseagle]

The pick from Saturday 10th oct over leeds weather was crisp and sky was crystal clear prerfect conditions these are my best pictures so far in my opinion


Air Canada Heading north


American Airlines heading north


Air France A330-203 F-GZCJ heading north from CDG (finally a reg )



Ryanair heading north


Air France 747 heading north been after this monster for ages flys over about 10.30 am but usually by then its hazed over

All the best
leedseagle

[Skystef]

Hi

I'm from germany and I really love contrail spotting!!
But I'm only 18 and at the very beginning of my spotting "career", so I have some questions:
1. I have an older telescope, Vixen R114S with 900mm, is this enough for good pictures?
2. Where can I find maps with the routes over southern germany (I didn't find anything with google)?

Can anybody help me?
btw very good pictures from all of you!

thanks

joni

Hi & welcome.
No experience with this scoop. 900 mm in combi with 114 mm diameter gives an F ratio of almost 8, this should be enough to gain high shutter speeds during the day, perhaps a bit problematic during the twilight hours.
The magnification seems also enough, at least to start with, afterwards perhaps a converter 1,5x or so could also do some wonders.

Concerning the enroute high altitude maps: presumable nothing free to found on the net, however have some maps, including those over S-Germany. If interested, could give it a scan, gimme a mail via my web.


Here one of last week, little before sunset on UL608: 9K-ADE

[tangolima]

Hello,

Seen above Ghent from 10.00-11.00:

Brussels Airlines Avro OO-DJK BRU-MAN
Croatia Airlines A319 9A-CTI ZAG-LHR on FL300 -> COSTA
Croatia Airlines A320 9A-CTM "Star Alliance" DBV-DUB -> DENUT
Norwegian B737 LN-NOH OSL-NCE
Lufthansa A320 D-AIQK FL380
Aer Lingus A320 EI-DVG BRU-DUB
Turkish Airlines A340 TC-JIH IST-LHR FL380
Eurocypria B737-800 5B-DBZ LCA-BHX FL360 -> DENUT First time i see this airline above my house.
Jet Airways A330 VT-JWM BRU-EWR
Jet Airways A330 VT-JWL BRU-JFK
Iran Air A300 EP-IBD IKA-LHR FL360
BMI ERJ LHR-BRU
American Airlines B757 N174AA BRU-JFK
Wizzair A320 LZ-WZB SOF-LTN
World Cargo MD11F N383WA NBO-OST
Ryanair B737-8AS

Greetings,
Kristof

[tommy_ES.com]

Hi

My photos

A6-EBZ EK40 UL986
http://images.extremespotting.com/PHOTOS/542/M

VH-OQA QF32 UL984
http://images.extremespotting.com/PHOTOS/566/M

9V-SKG SQ318 UL984
http://images.extremespotting.com/PHOTOS/429/M

Best Regards
Tom

[DC10MD11]

Hi
At long last some photos!!!!!.the hard-drive on my computer had to be replaced as well as the mother board which had to come from france--this took 4 weeks to get repaired.
the photos below are taker on the 8 OCTOBER.
All taker on airways UL607,UL9,UT420,UM733


LUFTHANSA BOEING 747 GOING EAST ON AIRWAY UL607

ASTRAEUS BOEING 757 GOING EAST ON AIRWAY UL9

UNITED BOEING 777 GOING EAST ON AIRWAY UL607

AIR CANADA BOEING 767 GOING EAST ON AIRWAY UL607

EMIRATES BOEING 777 GOING EAST ON AIRWAY UL607

BIZJET GOING WEST ON AIRWAY UT420

ARKEFLY BOEING 767 GOING WEST ON AIRWAY UL15

BIZJET GOING WEST ON AIRWAY UT420

LUFTHANSA AIRBUS A330 GOING EAST ON AIRWAY UL9

LUFTHANSA RJ GOING EAST ON AIRWAY UL9

KLM BOEING 747 GOING WEST ON AIRWAY UL9

UNITED BOEING 767 GOING WEST ON AIRWAY UT420

RYANAIR BOEING 737 GOING EAST ON AIRWAY UL9

GERMANWINGS AIRBUS GOING EAST ON AIRWAY UL607

SWISS AIRBUS A330 GOING WEST ON AIRWAY UT420

THOMSON.COM BOEING 757 GOING NORTHWEST ON AIRWAY UL15


CARGOLUX BOEING 747 CARGO GOING EAST ON AIRWAY UL9.

Will have some more soon

All the best to you all

DC10MD11

[DC10MD11]

Hi
The photos below are taken on the 10th october-----hope you like.
Was a good day for taking photos.


ETIHAD AIRBUS A340 IN F1 COLOURS GOING EAST ON AIRWAY UL607

JET AIRWAYS AIRBUS A330 GOING WEST ON AIRWAY UL15

NORTHWEST BOEING 747-200 GOING EAST ON AIRWAY UL9

ASIANA CARGO BOEING 747 GOING EAST,DECENDING FOR BELGIUM

AIR BERLIN AIRBUS A330 GOING WEST ON AIRWAY UL15.

All the best to you all

DC10MD11

[DC10MD11]

Hi
A few more photos from the 18th october-----------was a good day for taking photos with nice blue sky--------had a few more middle-east airlines over today on con-trail as well as 3 EUROCYPRIA Boeing 737s.----A VERY GOOD DAY.
PHOTOS TAKEN ON AIRWAYS UL607,UL9,UL15,UT420,UM733.

EUROCYPRIA BOEING 737 GOING EAST

QATAR A/Ws BOEING 777 GOING EAST(1 OF 3 TODAY)

KLM MD-11 GOING WEST

EMIRATES BOEING 777 GOING EAST(1 OF 3 TODAY)

THOMSON.COM BOEING 767 GOING EAST

KALITTA BOEING 747 DECENDING INTO BELGIUM

AIR CANADA BOEING 767 GOING EAST

UNITED BOEING 777 IN OLD COLOURS GOING EAST

UNITED BOEING 777 IN NEW COLOURS GOING EAST


LUFTHANSA AIRBUS A340 GOING EAST(2 OF 5 TODAY)

QATAR BOEING 777 GOING EAST

ETIHAD BOEING 777 GOING EAST

ETIHAD AIRBUS A340 GOING EAST

EMIRATES BOEING 777 GOING EAST

TURKISK AIRBUS A340 GOING EAST

BMI STAR ALLIANCE AIRBUS OUT OF LHR GOING EAST



HAD 3 EUROCYPRIC BOEING 737s WITH IN 1 HOUR GOING EAST.

SWISS AIRBUS A330 GOING WEST

AIR TRANSAT AIRBUS A310 GOING NORTHWEST

DHL AIRBUS A300 GOING EAST.


A GREAT DAY FOR TAKING PHOTOS HOPE YOU LIKE PHOTOS????????????????

All the best to you all
DC10MD11

[DC10MD11]

Hi
A few photos from the 25th october---sky was hazy.----------------All aircraft going east on airways UL607 and UL9.


ATLAS AIR BOEING 747-200---IS THIS A PAX AIRCRAFT?????????????????

LUFTHANSA AIRBUS A330

ABX AIR BOEING 767 DECENDING FOR BELGIUM

SINGAPORE A/Ls BOEING 747-400

NORTH AMERICAN BOEING 767(A BIT OF HAZY IN THE PHOTO)

NATIONAL A/Ls DC-8-71(STAR OF THE DAY)

HOPE YOU LIKE-----------THATS IT FOR NOW--WAITING FOR THE SUN!!!!!!RAINING HERE IN THE SOUTHEAST OF ENGLAND.

ALL THE BEST
DC10MD11

[Skystef]

Nice bulk of pics DC10MD11, overhere in October hardly a day with descent sunshine, but thats part of the game.

Hi
A few photos from the 25th october---sky was hazy.----------------All aircraft going east on airways UL607 and UL9.


ATLAS AIR BOEING 747-200---IS THIS A PAX AIRCRAFT?????????????????

All frames of Atlas are freighters, some of them converted from pax a/c, but with windows left.