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Thanks,
Kiffy,
About the Puma. Its at SWF for a job. Not sure how long it will be there but it would be great to get it departing. I just wish it was easier to track these Flying Cranes. I got a Erickson Air Crane S-64 Sky Crane a few years back at SWF. That was a Very nice catch to get.
I am sure that UAE 787 will be some aviation spam in a few months :)
Senga
Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane
In reference to the POTUS visit he is scheduled to address the UN on Wednesday.
Greetings,
So far two days in row 2 new planes for me.
I treked over to EWR today for the Nigeria I mean....errr "Niger".....B737. This one is a mixed bag. I was very disappointed that they got a new BBJ instead of flying in the very nice 737-200 they have/had. I have been hoping it would come but never under my watch the new livery leaves much to be desired when compared to the 737-200 colors. With that being said. On the upside I was able to add a new African country to my list of nations from the continent and a very exotic one at that. With the exception of maybe 3-4 counties remaining for me all the others don't have dedicated or significant VIP aircraft or use charters. In the end I am here to take pictures of VIP aircraft so I guess I did OK today! Ivory Coast Government "IVY01" came in shortly after on Generic CS-TLU A319 instead of the State 727-200. Togo was to come later into EWR (probably in the Generic Burkina Faso F7X they use).
5U-GRN
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Senga
Saturday wrapup - here's what I've been able to glean as far as interesting things that moved through the area today. Post if I've missed anything.
Zimbabwe - Z-WPF - B762, Air Zimbabwe. To JFK, has now left. They've gone to Stewart in the past, but nothing confirmed yet.
Qatar - A7-AFL - A332, Qatar Airways. To JFK, is now heading back across the Atlantic.
Indonesia - PK-GPE - A333, Garuda. To JFK, reposition IAD.
White 9601 - CS-TLU - A319. To EWR, reposition SWF. [Carried Cote d'Ivoire, thanks Senga!]
Niger - 5U-GRN - BBJ. To EWR, current location unknown. [EDIT: To SWF, thanks John!]
Argentina - T-01 - B752. Over Cape Cod (2100L), likely inbound JFK within the hour. [EDIT: Arrived JFK ~2130L] [EDIT2: Reposition WRI. aargh!]
Monaco - 3A-MGA - F7X. To TEB.
Malaysia - 9M-NAA - A319. To HPN.
Mexico - TP-01 - B752. Over Richmond (2100L), destination unknown. Typically the Mexicans go to Newark and reposition WRI. [EDIT: Arrived EWR ~2145L]
Jordan - VQ-BNZ - G650. Arrived JFK, arrived 2230L. Will turn and burn, filed out to ISP. [ADDED/EDIT]
Longtail/LGT1 - VP-BOP - BBJ. Over Maine [2210L]. Arrived JFK 2300L, filed out to ISP. This went to DC during the Africa summit, so it might be carrying a delegation. [ADDED/EDIT]
It's got titles and colors... Well done and worth getting I'd say. It suffers only in the context of its predecessor, as many of the VIP aircraft do. But anyway, your proactive approach pays off once again.... This could be a good year for your collection after all.....
We will see Tom :) Yes, One has to stop , reset and then look at things from a new perspective. The reason why I started shooting these things is long gone. I am almost there not not yet :)
Senga
Niger went to SWF after EWR
Senga .... well done again! We were tracking it and hoping it would head for JFK, but no such luck.
Chilean Air Force 763 en route, registration 985, looks to be just ahead of LAN 532, ETA about 7:40am.
The 727 that was chartered by South Africa was visible on FR24 a little while ago passing the Canary Islands. It's out of range now, but was heading due north (towards Iceland) during the time it was visible.
Here're a few shots from 9/20 at Dulles:
Qatar A340 (A7-AAH) and A310 (A7-AFE).
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3877/...749d3640_c.jpg
Luftwaffe A310 (1027) touching-down on the center runway.
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That same Super Puma has been at FRG a few times!! I saw it last January parked over by the back of Atlantic!! Took off out to NE.Quote:
Originally Posted by SengaB
The South African B722 ZS-PVX is currently over the western part of the Azores now. Should be at JFK in 4-5 hours time. Current time 03:15EDT/07:15Z Senga
Mark, Yea the Niger did swing way up north on arrival. He executed a missed approach and landed on the second attempt. Definitely not expect to see that.
Senga
I definitely understand missing hte -200 but they done good for the new buy! Nice lookin plane. Good shot, Senga!
ALERT ONE: Chilean Air Force 763 on downwind for 22
Also, the Gabonese 77L is on final for 4L.
Hows the weather out there guys? Crappy morning here out east.
Well the marine layer that seems to have been imported straight from LAX is finally burning off. Should be decent for the rest of the day. Was at Inwood this morning, they seemed to be sending the VIP's to 4L while everyone else went right. They better not stay on the 4's all day or I will be renting a boat
Brunei 747-400 (V8-ALI) descending over the Hamptons right now.
10:14 am -V8-ALI, Sultan of Brunei 747-400 on Flightradar24 (without info) over Marthas Vineyard and appears to be heading for JFK (Now on the 4's)
LOL whatever it takes I guess.Quote:
Originally Posted by megatop412
EGY1 (A342; SU-GGG) is about an hour away from JFK.
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Originally Posted by JHNA57
Departed JFK at about 13:15 and "appears" to be repositioning to SWF.
How's spotting for the 4's at Inwood?Quote:
Originally Posted by megatop412
Belarus TU-154 just came in on 31R
Air China had an A330 as well.
Weather permitting---when is the best day for spotting after the General Assembly is over? I didn't go out today because of the cloud cover.
Here is my contribution from this weekend:
From Saturday:
What a crazy pilot. He barely made the approach and later when it took off 13R, it climbed like a rocket:
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...pse0a244e1.jpg
Nice scheme:
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...psba704d23.jpg
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...psbe978543.jpg
From Today:
UN related? :
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps3a2d66fe.jpg
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps99b68b70.jpg
Had to rush to get a shot of these two:
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps4e77c1c9.jpg
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...psaf097956.jpg
Royal Jet BBJ
http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u...psaa2332cc.jpg
Great Shots Luke! Regarding the other matter, I used to assume that only the very best pilots in any given country would be entrusted to fly around the respective Head-of-State. But 10+ years of watching this, and I am now more inclined to believe nepotism or similar is at play in some cases.... :)
Hey, that visual 13L approach is no easy task for the uninitiated! At least they landed, unlike Chile last year!
Nice shots Luke, I guess Ill post my shot of the Day I ended up photography the BRU from 4 different angles. Even got some video ill post if if its worth it. The last time I had a chance to get a shot a Belarus T154 was in 2003 when it flew form Europe to Boston and then it Cuba (Airline colors). It never made the return trip.
The BRU could possibly be my shot of the year. I didn't think I'd have another chance to shoot a T154 again. The Air China was also a nice catch.
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Senga
WOW!!!!......... Belarus could have sent their 767 and they arrive on a TU-154. Splendid looking machine but then again an all-white Tu-154 would still be more attractive than any modern Boeing or Airbus. If I were up there id' been out in rain and hurricane winds just to see it. The new Turkish VIP A330 looks darned good too for a VIP transport livery. I agree that Niger BBJ's livery is such a disaster I would not miss anything if i never photographed that airplane. Their 732 in the classic livery on the other hand is beautiful. That newer Zimbabwe scheme is another visual disaster. Ok rant over don't want to spoil the happiness.
Not everyone likes Inwood Park because you are further away from the planes, but I like it better than Bayswater as I have 500mm on a crop sensor to play with. It's also much easier to stay ahead of runway changes as opposed to the extra distance to Bayswater and the shots are more side-onQuote:
Originally Posted by Fly
Best looking airplane as of today....
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Originally Posted by SengaB
A BIG THANK YOU to Manny ... for the chow!
Nice seeing some of you that I haven't seen in ages. Here are a couple.
On the move at ISO 5000 and some heavy duty processing
http://mbsphotography.smugmug.com/Av...80-400mm-L.jpg
http://mbsphotography.smugmug.com/Av...80-400mm-L.jpg
Congo 707 just landed on 31R.
It was nice seeing all of you and meeting new folks that came from abroad. This weekend was simply a blast for me and I am still trying to digest everything I caught today that I didn't even know they existed. I am sure you guys will be catching more in the coming days so I look forward to your postings.
Wow... a lot of very rare planes you maybe never see in your life...
Markus
That TU-154 is money; And the light on that Turkish 330 is singing. dang
Your quote says it all, Markus- you have to try to kick a little ass sometimes!Quote:
Originally Posted by backlash
Going back out now. Great seeing you again Fasil