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02-07-2011, 08:59 PM
MarkLawrence

KMIA 2/6/2011

Decided to try and get the Transaero again (3rd time try - got messed up by clouds), but did get some nice action on runway 12 and runway 9....

http://www.tavustheman.com/images/km...wcolorb744.jpg

http://www.tavustheman.com/images/kmia/argentina340.jpg

http://www.tavustheman.com/images/kmia/bab74412.jpg

http://www.tavustheman.com/images/kmia/caribjamb738.jpg

http://www.tavustheman.com/images/kmia/counitedb752.jpg

http://www.tavustheman.com/images/kmia/wamd80.jpg

And - then the surprise of the day!! This came in for a couple of hours for a refuel before heading off to Haiti...

http://www.tavustheman.com/images/kmia/dutchkc10.jpg
02-07-2011, 09:22 PM
gonzalu

Love that Air France 747 and the DC-10 .. wow ;-)
02-07-2011, 09:54 PM
Roush6NY

wow ! Great set
02-07-2011, 10:13 PM
JDANDO

:mad: Not showing up for me.
02-07-2011, 10:22 PM
MarkLawrence

Try refresh Jeremy - it worked for me when I refreshed...
02-07-2011, 10:42 PM
nycpilot

Mark,
How do you have such good access at MIA?
02-07-2011, 11:14 PM
MarkLawrence

Standard spotting locations - if you have a look at the spotting guides for MIA on the NYCAviation site - the holes and El Dorado - regular locations...
02-08-2011, 07:16 AM
JDANDO

Now I see them. Good stuff Mark! I really want to get to MIA this year, even if I have to deal with 70% AA!!
02-08-2011, 08:35 AM
gonzalu

Jeremy, there are times at JFK where you get 10 JBU, 20 DAL and 10 AA back to back, on both RWYs lol... it can be disconcerting, but then you get a special and it all seems OK... just edit pictures while that happens. Something good always happens, even on the worst days I always get rewarded.
02-08-2011, 09:41 AM
Spunker

wonderful set Mark.
02-08-2011, 11:51 AM
mirrodie

Love the dc10! is it Czech?
02-08-2011, 11:58 AM
Delta777LR

love the AR A340 Mark.. wish those were still at JFK.. That DC-10 is not Czech btw..
02-08-2011, 12:42 PM
MarkLawrence

The DC-10 is Royal Netherlands Air Force - actually - a KC-10
02-08-2011, 04:07 PM
adscram14

Great set and great catch on the DC10 Mark!
02-08-2011, 05:40 PM
moose135

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarkLawrence

The DC-10 is Royal Netherlands Air Force - actually - a KC-10

From the photo, it looks like tail number T-264 - the Dutch call it a "KDC-10". They have a second "KDC-10", T-235, and one "DC-10", T-255. They obtained a fourth "DC-10", tail T-253, which is used for spares. The two "KDC-10" were obtained in the mid-1990s, former civilian DC-10-30Fs. They bounced around between various operators - World, Garuda, KLM - before ending up at Martinair, who sold them to the Dutch AF. They are similar to USAF KC-10s, used for both cargo and refueling, however the boom operator station is in the cockpit, and the boomer uses a camera to monitor the receiver. The two "DC-10s" were obtained in 2004 and 2006, both ex-UAL airframes. The DC-10 in active service was not converted into a tanker, it is transport-only.

Very nice work, Mark!
02-08-2011, 10:10 PM
megatop412

Love the tail on the World Atlantic! Nice job, I've got to get down there myself (to visit my cousin, of course...)