Nice day for spotting with the upper air conditions much better than yesterday.
I spent an hour this morning re aligning the mirrors on my scope and general fettleing as I wasnt happy with Fridays photos.
Aircraft today were sometimes very difficult to photograph/follow with a scope setup as most a/c were not trailing below FL350.
Getting an a/c in the frame and keeping it there under high magnification is challenging at the best of times but when there are no trails, its a 5 spanner job in the haynes manual of scope photography.
First up, one of my favorites, Egyptair SU-GDO MSR985 CAI-JFK passing @ FL340, smashing livery job, 5* !
Egyptair B777 SU-GDO by
Mike (Radiostationx), on Flickr
Another frame, same a/c
Egyptair B773 SU-GDO by
Mike (Radiostationx), on Flickr
Next on the line,another really fine looking boeing 777-300, bit of an unusual one too. I Like that livery from Jet Airways, looks like Etihad do too !
Etihad B773 A6-JAA AHU-JFK ETD101 passing over @ FL340
Etihad Airways A6-JAA by
Mike (Radiostationx), on Flickr
Here is another frame, this pass was really close, and in good light.
Etihad B777-300 A6-JAA by
Mike (Radiostationx), on Flickr
Continuing with the b777 theme, Next up Kuwait B772 9K-AOB KAC117 Kuwait City-JFK one of the few that were trailing FL360
Kuwait Airways B777 9K-AOB by
Mike (Radiostationx), on Flickr
Yet another B777, this time trusty stalwarts Turkish Airlines, famed for their fine looking aircraft
and onboard chefs sent one of their triple sevens through "Turkish One".
Yet again, this one,like all the others looked as if it was fresh out of the box.
I dont know how Turkish Technik @ IST keep them looking so good, but they do.
TC-JJE THY1 IST-JFK FL340
Turkish Airlines Boeing 777 TC-JJE by
Mike (Radiostationx), on Flickr
10 minutes later,and bringing up the rear of this afternoons "triple seven display" another Turkish b777 "on board chef special" that the techguys @ IST had waved their magic chamois leather over
Or is their secret hot towels finished off with a splash of lemon cologne
TC-JJZ THY33 IST-IAH FL340
Turkish Airlines TC-JJZ by
Mike (Radiostationx), on Flickr
Now what have we got next up....
This afternoon a bit of a treat, no less than three Boeing 787-900 Dreamliners came through the zone.
I have never had the opportunity to photograph a b787-900 before today, but like buses 3 come along one behind the other.
How did they "shape up" ? Worth waiting for ? Lets find out..
In reverse order,
Air Canada b787-900 C-FNOE AC847 MUC-YYZ
Air Canada Boeing 787-900 Dreamliner C-FNOE by
Mike (Radiostationx), on Flickr
United 787-9, Im pleased with this one,a close pass @ FL300 made it easier to get a decent shot
UAL47 N38955 FRA-IAH FL300.
United Airlines Boeing 787-900 Dreamliner N38955 by
Mike (Radiostationx), on Flickr
We save the best till last
The Etihad B787-900 A6-BLB, what a great looking aircraft !
I am very pleased with this.
Etihad Boeing 787-900 A6-BLB ETD131 AUH-IAD FL380
Etihad Airlines Boeing 787-900 Dreamliner A6-BLB by
Mike (Radiostationx), on Flickr
Another frame ? Why not....such a smashing a/c, glad i got this one "in the bag".
Etihad Boeing 787-900 A6-BLB by
Mike (Radiostationx), on Flickr
To close the proceedings , in the fading early evening light a cheeky Luffty 747-830 made an appearance powering its way through the zone low @ FL280 and slow.
Lufthansa Boeing 747-830 D-ABYD by
Mike (Radiostationx), on Flickr
I hope you enjoyed the photos from the "boeing autumn air display sunday" for which i had a front row seat.
