Some photos from today,including one I wanted to photograph for so long..an Air Tahiti a340 (THT7 see above post),finally came our way westbound, a prize catch.. for me anyway.
I will keep adding more to this post as they come out of the edit.
First up American Airlines and one of their A330s in the new colour scheme.
11.00am N280AY A330 AA705 FRA-CLT FL340
American Airlines N280AY by
Mike (Radiostationx), on Flickr
Next Air France with one of their Boeing 777s on route to Vancouver
11.27am Air France F-GSPP B777 CDG-YVR FL320
Air France Boeing 777 F-GSPP by
Mike (Radiostationx), on Flickr
Next up , a huge Luffty A340, this -600 variant almost looks too long to fly but its proven popular with Lufthansa and Virgin Atlantic crews and their passengers. At launch I remember it being the longest passenger aircraft in the world.
Quick note on the photo..Not such a good frame this time, a touch of camera shake.Nose blurry,tail okay, left wing okay, right wing blurry.. this is such a large aircraft, and it passed real close.When they pass close you have to pan the scope real fast. The depth of field is so narrow at this magnification some components are slightly out of focus. Never mind, more practice reqd.
11.50am D-AIHA DLH444 FRA-ATL FL340
Lufthansa Airbus D-AIHA by
Mike (Radiostationx), on Flickr
Next, another very close pass, this time the photo a little better note the sharpness at the nose..im happy with this qulaity but things fall off at the tail & logo..it is a frustratingly difficult method of photography but difficult is good for the mind ..so they say !
11.52am United U773UA B777 UAL988 FRA-IAD FL320
United Airlines U773UA by
Mike (Radiostationx), on Flickr
Next up , a BA 777 with one engine seemingly working harder than the other..but then again the triple 7 has more than enough power in reserve from those huge motors to "easy on a littl"
while cruisin over to las vegas.
12.00pm BA2277 G-VITT LGW-LAS FL340
ritish Airways G-VIIT by
Mike (Radiostationx), on Flickr
Nearly a hour went by with no heavies passing but just short of 1 oclock , a BA 744 in a One World Outfit made an appearance on route from LHR to Denver.
12.52pm G-CIVL B747 BA219 LHR-DEN FL320
British Airways Boeing 747 G-CIVL by
Mike (Radiostationx), on Flickr
Next in the transatlantic queue was another American Airlines Airbus A330, this one on route to Philly.
A close pass, but a much better photo this time.
13.12PM N288AY A330 AA701 FRA-PHL FL320
American Airlines N288AY by
Mike (Radiostationx), on Flickr
Next up at 13.40pm a surprise visitor...Not on fr24,
A USAF Globemaster C-17 95-0107 based at Charleston AFB passing through calling "Reach 150" @ FL340.
USAF C-17 95-0107 by
Mike (Radiostationx), on Flickr
14.03pm Air Canada A333 C-GHKW AC875 FRA-YUL FL340
Air Canada C-GHKW by
Mike (Radiostationx), on Flickr
Next, my catch of the day..
What an aircraft.. a great spotters xmas gift !
11.42am Air Tahiti A340 F-OJGF THT7 CDG-LAX
Air Tahiti Nui F-OJGF by
Mike (Radiostationx), on Flickr
About 18 miles away,a bit hazy.. but worth a crop me thinks
Air Tahiti F-OJGF by
Mike (Radiostationx), on Flickr
while cruisin over to las vegas.
This is very unusual for AL, their fleet is normally impecable..A Hint of a New livery scheme perhaps or a part out from a past special Livery aircraft..Dublin spotters let us know... or LPL meerkats, you never know , this may turn up in the coming days/weeks , if it does, some close ups would be nice to find out whats going on.
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