JFK - Sept 1

I got out to Firestone this afternoon, just in time to see the Primaris 767 arriving on 31L. We had a big group out again this week, including a pair of Joshs (May & Akbar), a couple of Gordons (father & son) and our very own Phil Derner, making a rare appearance!

It was many of the usual suspects, but here are some of my highlights:

Can't beat some 747 action...
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http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/190492953-L.jpg

http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/190492298-L.jpg

With the missing sticker, it looks like they have a ghost along for the ride:
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/190492340-L.jpg

This one's for Mr. Derner:
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/190493036-L.jpg

Check out what's in the background...
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http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/190492783-L.jpg

I finally caught this one!
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We saw four different Delta schemes!
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http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/190492841-L.jpg

Unfortunately, N702TW, an ex-TWA 757 came in on 31L...
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/190492882-L.jpg

For me, this was the highlight of the afternoon - first time I've seen this baby in the air!
http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/190492643-L.jpg

http://moose135.smugmug.com/photos/190492567-L.jpg

nice catch of the wingleted 757 and the the "ghost" of Tubular belle! Very nice effect and nose shot.

So you had a pair of Josh's, a pair of Gordon's and a Derner. Sounds like a full house, but in poker, its just 2 pairs and an ace ;)

Great shots!
No problem out there today?

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No problem out there today?

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No problems with NCPD - they drove past once, and we just waved at each other. I think they are getting used to us. We did, however, hear some interesting comments from some of the passing cars - first time I've been heckled while spotting. And we did have one guy stop by and ask if the Emirates A380 was coming in today :shock:

really nice shots moose. It looked beautiful today

Heckleing, that is a new one for me! Speaking of spotting I got one for the spotter blotter.

A few more from Gordon's "suicide spot" that we went to after Firestone...it's a dirt parking lot with a lot of parked trucks just off the 4L departure path. A little advanced for me, photography-wise, but fun nonetheless :)

http://adamtrilling.com/pics/2007090...uft744_dep.jpg
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I really like how this one turned out, even though it's disastrously underexposed...
http://adamtrilling.com/pics/2007090...ina744_dep.jpg

Ahh, Gordo, that spot was supposed to be a secret! :twisted: :wink:

Today was a great day in terms of weather and there was a great group that showed up. There was absolutely no haze which was great and the 31's were used for most of the day!

I finally got to Howard Beach in some good weather.

Unfortunately most of my shots were overexposed from today but oh well.

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Gordon your shots are clear and crisp good job.

>Unfortunately most of my shots were overexposed from today but oh well.<
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I guess I'm not a "perfectionist" like many of you guys :lol: but they looked fine to me, especially
the last shot of what I would guess is the sun shining off the belly of the AA 763. That looks
very cool.

We definitely had a nice day, and a nice crowd, for spotting. It's a little disappointing that they switched back to the 4s late in the evening, but we still had a nice, long day.

Bayswater Park

Not too much interesting going on here; not many heavies coming in, and eventually everyone interesting was lining up for takeoff on 31L, so we left, and shortly after JFK flipped to the 31s.

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Howard Beach

After Bayswater, we headed over to HoBe to catch some departures. We stuck around to Thai, Etihad, Air China Cargo and ANA, then went and got lunch before heading to Firestone.

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Firestone

After grabbing some lunch at Boston Market, we headed over to Firestone until the Supertanker came, the last arrival on 31R as they'd switched back to the 4s.

We caught two EOS flights; I've always missed them when I'm out spotting (literally watching them land as I'm driving down Rockaway Blvd.) so that was a pleasant surprise for me. I also think it makes for a much nicer photo when you can get some clouds behind the aircraft.
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We didn't see any FedEx, which is a little unusual for me (I usually catch at least one every time I'm out), and they changed runways before Qantas came in (I hope it wasn't Wunala!), and it seemed like they were doing things a bit differently in terms of the runways: we had a lot of Delta coming in on the right side, and I saw a bunch of JetBlue headed to the left.

Damn nice shots. I'm about to head out to JFK -- I think Howard Beach to start, and maybe over by Boston Market if I can make it over there sans car.

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Damn nice shots. I'm about to head out to JFK -- I think Howard Beach to start, and maybe over by Boston Market if I can make it over there sans car.

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http://mta.info/busco/schedules/q111cur.pdf

Ah, that's very useful, thanks.

(I assume Firestone is over by Boston Market et al.?)

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Ah, that's very useful, thanks.

(I assume Firestone is over by Boston Market et al.?)

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Yes, it's right across the street.

As the others have said, Saturday was a great day of spotting and hanging out with friends. I really enjoyed seeing Phil, Tommy, Moose, John, Gordon Jr. and Gordon Sr., and it was very nice to meet Matt, Will, Adam, "The Other Phil" and "The Other Josh" :). In terms of spotting, I was really happy to finally get the TNT 757, which I shot from Bayswater in the a.m. I also enjoyed seeing, among other things, the morning Emirates 773 arrival, Virgin America, Caribbean Airlines, the Evergreen Supertanker, a US/HP 757, KLM and Turkish A330s (which have always eluded me for some reason), Virgin 744 G-VHOT without the flying lady sticker, the Etihad departure over Howard Beach and a China Airlines Cargo 744. And, the weather was as good as I have ever seen it in the summertime -- absolutely no haze whatsoever.

I didn't end up heading out today (I had some work to do), but I will be back in November for the week of Thanksgiving, and I look forward to seeing everyone out there again. In the meantime, if anyone ever will be in PHX, please drop me a line and I'd be happy to show you around my hometown airport.

Take care.

Josh

P.S. -- Gordon, those 04L departure shots look absolutely gorgeous on my camera's LCD screen, and I can't wait to edit them. Thanks again to you and your dad for making those shots happen. Although I suppose it would be accurate to say that it was my initial help (or, shall I say, my car battery's help) that made those shots possible! :)

What a weekend for spotting, it was great to see everyone again yesterday, and Matt, it was nice meeting you. I haven't had a chance to edit my Firestone pics yet, so here's my Howard Beach share from yesterday morning.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...090107_JFK.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...090107_JFK.jpg

The one everyone was hoping to get:
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http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...090107_JFK.jpg

Another JAL classic:
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...090107_JFK.jpg

Even the ERJ's got into the mix
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...090107_JFK.jpg

I won't hit the Firestone shots until tomorrow at the earliest, but it seems I again left just a little too soon. Nice job on the Supertanker Moose!

I love the supertanker shots! Wish I had that thing! NICE CATCH!

As others have said yesterday was a great day. It was nice to see some familiar faces and to meet others for the first time, including Josh Akbar who nicely let me drive around with him.

There are a lot of pictures to go through, but I thought I would share just one.

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...47/VS346TO.jpg

A big thanks to Gordon. 8)

Great shots everyone, John I love your Howard Beach shots, especially the Delta.

Bill

Really lovely HoBe shots John!

Sorry to have missed you Josh. Glad you had a great weekend for it.

Klos, I think that's the first Aeromexico -700 I've seen in new colors!! The Delta is great, too.

It was so great to be out there yesterday. I've been out with the crowd since October, and it was just awesome. This is the first of what will now be me coming out regularly again. I hope to edit and post some pics of mine soon.

I also sustained what I think is the first spotting-related hospital visit. We tried to start the day with some College Point shoreline LGA spotting and i cut my hand while climbing down a hill, which required a few stitches at the hospital. A little over an hour later, we were headed to JFK to keep spotting, where I took shots with my wrapped up gimp hand. I'm now typing with oner hand. lol

Here's a few of mine from JFK and LGA.

http://www.nycaviation.com/hosting/D...JFK_090107.jpg

http://www.nycaviation.com/hosting/P...JFK_090107.jpg

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wow, really nice shot of N700UW

Great Shots guys, sorry I missed out on the spotting gathering. I really wished I could have made it, however I had tickets to the US OPEN all weekend. I did manage to get a couple of shots from my seat a Armstrong Stadium.

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Very nice shots of the Delta 757-200W, John!

I figured I should edit the last shot of the day yesterday:

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k1...s/aa772jfk.jpg

And thanks to Josh Akbar for the jump. ;)

Gordon, that last shots looks so crisp andfake, in a good way. :)

Great shots all! Some really nice catches in there, especially N702TW and the Evergreen Supertanker! Moose, I'm totally jealous about Supertanker, you know I've been trying to get her in the air again since May!

On a side note, did anyone who was out Saturday morning happen to catch N658JB (Simpsons A320) departing 4L at around 10-10:30 AM? If so, that was me going up to ROC. Shoot me a message if anyone caught it.