After a long time of inactivity, I finally got the chance to go spotting again. Following weather predictions, Dusseldorf came out as the best option. We left at 02:30 to get there by 06:00. Weather was slightly cloudy at first, but cleared up completely afterwards. I selected 40 of my shots to share with you all. Hope you like them !
06:00 - 12:00
Approach runway 05R
Around 12:00, operations changed to runways 23, with landing and departure on 23L, so we moved to the observation deck. Unfortunately some clouds had also found their way to Düsseldorf
Is this the first European 737 with scimitar winglets 
Operations changed back to runways 05, just in time for this one
As of 16:00, you start to look into the sun from the observation deck and at that time aircraft started landing on 05L.
So we picked up our gear, headed back for the car and started looking for a spot to see the arrivals on 05L. And some time later, we found it ...
Our luck again ! All aircraft were landing on 05L. Where does the Emirates land ? 05R of course... Happy I still managed to snap this shot in-between some trees.
We had agreed to head back home once the Emirates 777 had landed, but one of our German colleagues stopped us saying the next one would be something special.
Only seconds after it had passed us, the cloud disappeared behind the clouds of the approaching thunderstorm. Although I don't have any pictures, I can tell you the ride home was an adventure on its own as we drove right through the massive storm that was between Maastricht and Düsseldorf.
All in all an excellent day at DUS !
Hope you enjoyed the shots,
AC.be
