BDL 12/26/2100

I was craving a spotting trip but had to be back home for a prior engagement this evening so I had to stay close. I woke up early and headed up to BDL even though the wind forecast wasn't all that great. The whole way up the forecast was saying mostly sunny but when I got there it was mostly cloudy and the sun danced in and out of the clouds until about 9:00 which made a few shots kinda difficult, but rewarding on others. Had two specials visit Bradley today of which I only was able to get one since they were split on arrivals. I gotta say that it sucks bad enough when JFK is split, but doing split arrivals at an airport with as little traffic as BDL has and it sucks a whole hell of a lot more. And I also saw a biz jet with a reg I didn't think I would see in CT.

Here they are....

First shot of the day the sun poked through the clouds a bit..
http://i41.tinypic.com/kbuc28.jpg
And was out a bit more with the second shot of the day. I love the golden colors of sunrise..
http://i39.tinypic.com/33olf1c.jpg

http://i40.tinypic.com/2ywyi49.jpg
Then the clouds became a little less cooperative..
http://i43.tinypic.com/9u29vk.jpg

http://i42.tinypic.com/n6xq21.jpg

http://i41.tinypic.com/t7nc0i.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/2qce551.jpg

http://i42.tinypic.com/10iapp4.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/dc8qdz.jpg
Sun came out and actually stuck around...
http://i41.tinypic.com/hu0tgy.jpg

http://i40.tinypic.com/29v1b2t.jpg
A nice looking Gulfstream "Presidential Air"
http://i41.tinypic.com/95opqo.jpg
And this bizjet I saw on the Bombardier ramp (note the reg# and marking on tail)
http://i44.tinypic.com/2vb91eu.jpg

Nice group of shots Steve..... You did well with the bad weather

Rich B

Nice series!

Steve, next time you go spotting in the future, please take me with you :tongue: and what I mean is not in the near future but in the year 2100. How [did] you get there? Black Hole? Worm Hole? Gravitational Pull of the Sun?

Great catch on the VP-BES!!

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Originally Posted by gonzalu

Steve, next time you go spotting in the future, please take me with you :tongue: and what I mean is not in the near future but in the year 2100. How [did] you get there? Black Hole? Worm Hole? Gravitational Pull of the Sun?

Great catch on the VP-BES!!

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What I want is to be able to go spotting in the past! :biggrin:

Great set Steve, that Eagle flight is lit up real purty

Some nice stuff, as others have mentioned that VP-BES is really really nice...I love the depth and tone in the colors

Love those private jets....

Thank you very much guys. You're all too kind! As far as that VP-BES, I was just doing a little exploring and parked my truck to get out and see what I could get at the UPS ramp. When I started walking towards the Bombardier building I saw the flag on the tail and decided to check it out. I had to grab a shot of her.

Here is two more shots (nothing special) from today from another one of my locations.
http://i40.tinypic.com/ih78yr.jpg

http://i41.tinypic.com/9gczdd.jpg

Great set buddy !!! Love that early morning light .. Nice stuff

Thanks pal! All-in-all I'd say the trip up to BDL was well worth it even if I missed a lot of traffic that went to the other runway.

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Originally Posted by gonzalu

Steve, next time you go spotting in the future, please take me with you :tongue: and what I mean is not in the near future but in the year 2100. How [did] you get there? Black Hole? Worm Hole? Gravitational Pull of the Sun?

Great catch on the VP-BES!!

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I guess the secret is out now. My truck doubles as a time machine.