JFK - 12/29 (Image Heavy)

The first two days of my winter vacation were spent shoveling snow, but yesterday and especially today made up for it. I spotted with Matt (from Australia) virtually all day, and meet up with Manny during the course of the day for a while as well. Morning light was less than desirable, but we stuck it out and the sun finally started to break through. Here are some of the results from today.

Catch of the day
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Catch of the day again
http://mbsphotography.smugmug.com/Av...3_EW7s4-XL.jpg

Saudi Arabian Cargo
http://mbsphotography.smugmug.com/Av...1_NqxGr-XL.jpg

A different view of North American
http://mbsphotography.smugmug.com/Av...8_wyUTq-XL.jpg

Emirate Sky Cargo 777, unfortunately I didn't have a wide enough lens with me
http://mbsphotography.smugmug.com/Av...8_davD4-XL.jpg

Damn .... this scheme is awesome
http://mbsphotography.smugmug.com/Av...9_46nx7-XL.jpg

Another treat......usually catch DHL departuring but not arriving
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South African departing off 4L
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Sat there the whole day
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Trans Aero on the gate
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Trans Aero departing off 31L
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Trans Aero (rear view)
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Caribbean departing off 4L
http://mbsphotography.smugmug.com/Av...8_yxKmN-XL.jpg

Finally got this little guy
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TAM (full of names)
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A close up view
http://mbsphotography.smugmug.com/Av...2_BGmGn-XL.jpg

Nice meeting Matt from AUS and spotting with him and Mark as well. I dismissed the TAM as a regular livery... I should pay more attention :-(

Mark, nice images. One is a dead ringer for one of mine, were you standing next to me? LOL

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I think this was operating for Shamrock (Air Lingus) Catch of the day/year! as Mark would say :-)

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Look at the stress on the front wheel carriage

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For the second day in a row, the 777 replaces the A380 on Flight AFR6

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Three more I missed from the roll :tongue:

FINALLY caught the LOT in decent light and it's the Star Alliance!

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very late arrival...

http://manny.smugmug.com/Airplanes/S...62_hr27x-O.jpg

Great shots, guys. Nice catch on the Titan and China Airlines departure during daytime! I'm glad someone caught the Emirates SkyCargo 777. It came into SWF on Tuesday morning and left yesterday morning and unfortunately I wasn't able to grab a shot.

A few more:

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http://mbsphotography.smugmug.com/Av...6_zuFu6-XL.jpg

http://mbsphotography.smugmug.com/Av...8_MaQeN-XL.jpg

I was waiting for the SkyCargo to leave in vain as it DID NOT MOVE ONE INCH :-( and since the light was gone, I attempted to entertain myself by taking a little video with my iPhone 3Gs crappy camera... here is the expected crappy result!

These poor ladies came in during daylight and were taxiied around and around and came to rest here for a few hours... things are still bad in T4!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO_HI45qw1s

Mark , Manny, great catches, love all the shots !!!!

Great shots guys!!! There is some nice light from the snow!

Gonzalu.

Some info on the Emirates B777-1FH A6-EFD msn 35606 you may or may not be
interested in: Aircraft flew DXB-SYD 24/12/10 as UAE4930 ; then flew SYD-NYC
28/12/10 as UAE4931.
Departed YSSY at 08.04hrs (AEDST) 28/12 with an ETA into NYC of 07.15hrs LT 29/12/
with a flight time of 17hrs.40mins carrying cargo of race horses.

Nice to see the picture of her as photographed by zee71! & hope Aussie Matt's enjoying your
winter blast!

Regards Hiflyer sweating it out :cool: 'Down Under'

Hiflyer thank you! I do want to catch it either in the air or taxiing... hate fence shots but if all you could get... I take it :-) I was not able to go by the spot after beecause I was running late ... if it is still there today or tomorrow, I will try to snag it properly. This is the second tme of talk about horses. Last one was the Cielos Cargo at the same spot!

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To all ..... thanks for the feedback. It was well worth it. Passed by JFK earlier today, but not much stuff on the ground. Titan Airways (the 767 with the Sun and Stars), was sitting by the triple hangers (not sure if it's still there). They were using the 22s this morning. Might head out again this afternoon for 22 arrivals. Will post Titan Airways by the triple hangers later tonight.

Today and Tomorrow I may be stuck at home all day so please think of me while out spotting LOL. Saturday I am not sure I will make it... if weather is great I may try and get out.

Great work guys. I'm stuck home sick this week, and these images are just what I need to mentally feel better.

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Great work guys. I'm stuck home sick this week, and these images are just what I need to mentally feel better.

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...or feel worse! For me it would make me feel worse not being able to go :-)

Thanks for the kudos!

Good stuff guys! Glad the sun came out for you.

:smile:excellent shots Mark and Manny!

was great to spot with you guys .. the traffic was pretty awesome and the sun did come out which was good!

highlights of the day: Titan 767, Saudi 747 cargo- which complements my pictures of a Saudi 747sp and 757 at Washingtons Dulles Airport last week (the windchill factor at dulles spotting made JFK seem warm- gloves on was a go for Washington!), LOT 767 star alliance as Manny mentioned, Green Machine CX 777 B-KPF, the Emirates 777 skycargo knowing it had flown 17.5 hrs directly from my hometown and to have shot it at JFK was cool..

oh and also the deranged man at Hobe in his car with 2 american flags who waves beads madly when planes fly over- didnt know whether to laugh or sympathize with him- looks like he is pretty messed up.. wonder if he knows nycaviation.com:smile:

currently on a pretty bad wifi connection, so cant post my pictures at the moment- but they number 2000... will post them when i get some decent net and can upload them here!

cheers again guys- was a great day out and loved the traffic!

Matt, good to hear you had a good time. And yes, a lucky day for you spot wise! Sometimes you feel as if JFK was HPN lol. Not that there's anything wrong with HPN I really wish the Emirates 777 taxied while it was still light. Even if it were dark I'd have shot SOMETHING. I had no idea it was a record breaker! Look forward to your pictures. When I am in AUS I expect the same kind of exciting air traffic so go make some phone calls and make it happen :P

BTW, did you get the files?

Looking forward to your photo's Matt. I'm glad that there was so much variety for you to catch. By the way, funny thing you mention the guy with the beads. I was spotting from HoBe yesterday afternoon for about 1 1/2 hours and the bead guy was there. I parked a few cars away from him (big mistake). He saw me taking pictures and he stated it was illegal and you'll go to jail (which I ignored). He said it again, and I looked directly and told him ..... I'm American and this is my country and I am not giving up my freedom (I guess that must of hit a spot with him) (another mistake). He walked over to me and was telling me how the planes strobe lights on the wings and tail were talking to him (at this point I kept my mouth shut). On top of that he wants to sell me an XL sweat shirt! I couldn't believe how much crap this poor guy had in his car. LESSON LEARNED...........if you see the bead guy (he's harmless), don't park anywhere near him.

Happy New Year to all!!!