Contrail Spotting March 2011

[DC10MD11]

Contrail spotting March 2011

[DC10MD11]

Hi
The sky was like milk today as you will see from the picture below-------Only had time to take the ATLAS AIR.
Have got the next day off work so more pictures if the SUN comes out and the sky is blue(unlike today).


ATLAS AIR -- BOEING 747-200F -- N517MC -- ROUTING EAST AS GTI8350 TO HAHN,GERMANY ON AIRWAY UL607----FROM CHARLESTON,USA--10,560m.



ALL THE BEST
DC10MD11

[contrailwatcherUK]

1 photo from today, something which is not common over the UK as it usually routes much farther north:

AFL315 SVO-JFK

[Kysky]

Hi,
whole March in Czech Republic was sunny until now Some photos is here
5th March
Boeing C-17 Globemaster and Boeing B737-700 (Air Berlin) Reg: D-AGEL

Airbus A330-243 (Gulf Air - F1) Reg: A9C-KB

Airbus A380-861 (Emirates) Reg: A6-EDI

Boeing C-17 Globemaster

Boeing 747 (Kalitta Air)


7th March
Airbus A380-861 (Emirates) Reg: A6-EDF

Airbus A380-841 (Singapore Airlines) Reg: 9V-SKA

Airbus A330-343X (Etihad Airways) Reg: A6-AFA -> new paint

Boeing 747-409BDSF (ACB - Air Cargo Berlin)

[DC10MD11]

Hi
A few pictures which i took 3rd March-------sky was hazy .




U S AIRFORCE C-17 GOING WEST ON AIRWAY UL607---RARE TO SEE --US AIR FORCE-- AIRCRAFT WERE I LIVE.



CANADA AIR FORCE CHALLENGER CC-144B 144615 OUT OF SHANNON GOING EAST ON UL607 AT 37.000FT.



OMNI AIR DC-10-30 N720AX GOING EAST ON UL607 AS CMB362----31.000FT.


ARKEAIR BOEING 767 GOING WEST ON UL9.------NOT ON RADAR??????????????????????



CITYJET/AIR FRANCE RJ85 EI-RJX ROUTING NORTHWEST AS WX5014 CDG---DUB 32.000FT.




THATS ALL FOR NOW.
DC10MD11

[contrailwatcherUK]

On my way home from work this evening I noticed the sky was littered with contrails so i rushed home to try and get some photos in before the sun dissapeared.
Managed to capture this one, a British Airways 777:

[Kysky]

Wow, sometimes I will want can photo with dampness show

[Bert_C]

Hi,

this is my first post on this forum, but i've been following the Contrail Spotting section for a while now.
My camera setup is a Canon Eos 500D + Canon EF 100-400 L IS + Canon 2x Extender.
The results are not as good as with a scope, but i'm pleased with them
My location is Zonhoven, just north of Hasselt, in Belgium.

Here are some from March:

A6-EDG Emirates Airbus A380-861 (sorry for the heat waves)


A6-EDG Emirates Airbus A380-861


A6-EHA Etihad Airbus A340-541


A7-BAQ Qatar Boeing 777-3DZ/ER


A9C-KE Gulf Air Airbus A330-243


G-VFIT Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340-642


G-STBC British Airways Boeing 777-36N/ER


OO-SSR Brussels Airlines Airbus A319-112 losing altitude for Brussels Airport


Greets,

Bert

[DC10MD11]

Hi
A few photos which i took last week(7th march) after work.Hope you like.


EL AL CARGO BOEING 747-400F 4X-ELF GOING EAST ON AIRWAY UL607 AS ELY842 AT 30.000ft.



RYANAIR BOEING 737-800 EI-DPP GOING EAST ON AIRWAY UL9 AS RYR21WH BHX--KRAKOW AT 37.000ft.


THATS ALL FOR NOW
DC10MD11

[DC10MD11]

Hi,
This is a follow on from the post ABOVE




US AIR BOEING 767 GOING NORTHWEST ON AIIRWAY UM733.



DELTA A/Ls BOEING 767 GOING WEST ON AIRWAY UL15



SWISS AIRBUS A320 HB-IJD HEADING NORTHWEST.



LUFTHANSA BOEING 747-400 GOING EAST ON UL607



ATLASAIR BOEING 747-200 N517MC ALSO GOING EAST ON UL607 AS GTI8350 TO HAHN.



DELTA A/Ls BOEING 747-400 N673US GOING EAST ON AIRWAY UL9 AS DAL268--- MIA via JFK TO TEL AVIV.



LUFTHANSA BOEING 747-400 GOING EAST INTO THE SUN.



RYANAIR BOEING 737-800 GOING EAST ON UL9.



DORNIER 328-300 D-BGAS OF DC AVIATION GOING EAST ON UL9.



TRANSAERO BOEING 777 EI-UNU GOING WEST ON AIRWAY UL607---FLIGHT No=000000000(NO OTHER DETAILS???).SORRY ABOUT THE HAZE .



MONARCH A/Ls AIRBUS A300 GOING EAST ON AIRWAY UL607.



THATS IT FOR NOW.
DC10MD11

[Ian K]

These are some from this afternoon

DLH464 D-ABVA FRA-MCO FL340


MPH0055 PH-MCR AMS-MIA FL280



DAL73 N171DZ "Habitat for Humanity " livery FL340


Inbound to LHR at FL80
G-WWBM


Ian

[Kysky]

Hi,
11th March
Lockheed C-5 Galaxy (USAF) 12th March 2011 Time: 11:10

Boeing KC135 Stratotanker (USAF)

Airbus A330-303X (Qatar Airways) Reg: A7-AEA

Boeing 747-400 (ATLAS AIR) Reg: N540MC

Boeing 747-412FSCD (Singapore Airlines) Reg: 9V-SFO

Boeing 747-4B5F (Korean Air Cargo) Reg: HL7600


13th March - some planes flew below clouds
Fokker 100 (Austrian Arrows - Star Alliance) - 7 510m

Boeing 747-428BCF (National Airlines) Reg: TF-NAD - 10 052m

[DC10MD11]

Hi to you all,
A few more pictures which i took on the 19th march.Had blue sky but still hazy and due to the HEAT lost a few pictures.


CARGOLUX BOEING 747-400F LX-TCV GOING EAST AS CLX659 AT 35.000ft ON AIRWAY UL9.(into the sun )



ULS CARGO AIRBUS A300 GOING EAST AT 28.000ft ON AIRWAY UL607(MAY BE ROYAL AIR FORCE CHARTER???)



DELTA A/Ls BOEING 767 GOING NORTHWEST ON AIRWAY UM733(NOT ON RADAR)



SOUTHERN AIR/AIR MOBILITY BOEING 747-200 N815SA DESENDING FOR BELGIUM AS SOO2100.



BMI BABY BOEING 737 G-TOYH ROUTING NORTHWEST AT 26.000ft ON AIRWAY UM733 FOR EAST MIDLANDS



CESSNA 560 CITATION ROUTING TO DOVER AT AROUND 4.00pm(any one for the reg??????)




ARKEFLY BOEING 767-300 PH-OYI GOING EAST ON AIRWAY UL607 AT 37.000ft ROUTING LIBERIA,DANIEL ODUBER QUINES(LIR),COSTA RICA TO DUSSELDORF,GERMANY.


ARKEFLY BOEING 767 GOING WEST ON AIRWAY UL607.


THATS ALL FOR NOW.

ALL THE BEST.
DC10MD11

[Kysky]

Hi,
some photos with very fine weather
Airbus A340-313X (China Airlines) Reg: B-18803

Boeing C-17 Globemaster (USAF)

Lockheed C-5 Galaxy (USAF) - 21st March, time 15:52

[DC10MD11]

Hi
A few more photos which i took today after work with the tete vue powermate x2.(only the top 2)
Had to use 400 iso to get the light as my scope is in the shade all the time.



BOMBARDIER CL-600 CHALLENGER 605 VQ-BDG OF ORASCOM AVIATION ROUTING NORTHWEST AT 24.000ft.



FIRST CHOICE BOEING 757 GOING EAST ON AIRWAY UL607



OK---IS NOT A CONTRAIL BUT THIS COME OVER MY HOME AT ABOUT 6.000ft and i could not resist to click the camera.
taken without BARLOW.



THATS ALL FOR NOW.

All the best to you all,
DC10MD11

[leedseagle]

hi there

nice shots with the new Powermate let us know how you find it compared to Revelation ED 2X

All the best
Leedseagle

p.s. My new Blog http://contrailspotting.wordpress.com/

[DC10MD11]

Hi
A few more pictures which i took after work today----SKY was like milk today .Here in the southeast of england we have not had a day free of haze for weeks(god bless PHOTOSHOP).



ATLAS AIR BOEING 747-200 GOING EAST ON AIRWAY UL9(no details--not on radar.


RYANAIR BOEING 737-800 GOING EAST ON AIRWAY UL607.



MY 1st LUFTHANSA AIRBUS A380 D-AIMA GOING WEST ROUTING FRA--- -JFK AS DLH404 ON AIRWAY UL610 WHICH IS MANY KMs AWAY FROM MY HOME-----MAY BE ROUTING A BIT MORE SOUTH TODAY.



Thats all for now.

All the best to you all.
DC10MD11

[contrailwatcherUK]

Hi,

One photo from monday during sunset. Not much contrail action here in the south-west lately. Yes the sky has been very hazy here too in the last few weeks. I'm no weatherman but I think its because of the prevailing wind coming from the East. We need some fresh Atlantic air to clear the atmosphere

SLM993



LeedsEagle, I read your blog, some good tips on there about seeing conditions. I will bear these in mind! Thanks.

[Bert_C]

MY 1st LUFTHANSA AIRBUS A380 D-AIMA GOING WEST ROUTING FRA--- -JFK AS DLH404 ON AIRWAY UL610 WHICH IS MANY KMs AWAY FROM MY HOME-----MAY BE ROUTING A BIT MORE SOUTH TODAY.

I saw her too when she passed over my house in Belgium that day.
It is the first time ever i've seen a Lufthansa A380 overhead.

D-AIMA Lufthansa Airbus A380-841


D-AIMA Lufthansa Airbus A380-841


A few others from March:

A4O-DB Oman Air Airbus A330-343X


VT-JEG Jet Airways Boeing 777-35R/ER


A6-EHH Etihad Airbus A340-642X


Greets,

Bert

[Ian K]

The Lufthansa A380 is popular at the moment
Here is D-AIMC DLH404 FRA-JFK late this afternoon.