Detroit Metro Airport Spotting 2/18/13

Well I finally made it out to the biggest airport in Michigan! The day got off to a promising start with lots of sun, but got cloudy at the end and therefore the photo quality was reduced greatly. I still had a great time! To spare you the boredom, I'll leave out most of the regional traffic and get right to the good stuff!
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Landed 22L unfortunately...
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I'll post more when I get home from school!

DTW! Love that airport.

Here's part 2
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Part 3
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Part 4
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A rare plane for DTW
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Very nice sets ! Job well done

Part 5
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Last few! Sorry for so many images, but I probably won't be back until the summer. I took many more than I posted, I did not want to bore any of you with the endless flow of CRJ's and ERJ's I saw! :wink:
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That's all folks!!

i live 35 miles northwest of DTW in Commerce , from 2000-2008 i was DTW based for Champion (except for '03 when I was blessed to be JFK based)flying the 727-200ADV, all over the US , Canada,Mexico, Caribbean, and Latin America,great people, great jet,great FUN !!!

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Originally Posted by 727C47

i live 35 miles northwest of DTW in Commerce , from 2000-2008 i was DTW based for Champion (except for '03 when I was blessed to be JFK based)flying the 727-200ADV, all over the US , Canada,Mexico, Caribbean, and Latin America,great people, great jet,great FUN !!!

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Wow that is really cool! This was my first time back to DTW since the merger with NW, and to be honest I was a bit disappointed. Back in Northwest's hay day there many more international flights and heavy jets, as well as carriers such as KLM and British Airways. I would say about half of the aircraft I saw today were Pinnacle CRJs. But, what can I say, it was a whole heck of a lot better than GRR! Traffic wise, that is...

Great images! Been wanting to hit up DTW for a while now, but sure i could stand to photograph that much Delta.

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Originally Posted by steve1840

Great images! Been wanting to hit up DTW for a while now, but sure i could stand to photograph that much Delta.

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Yes, a lot of Delta and Pinnacle. Also plenty of Spirit, the two internationals come about an hour apart in the late afternoon.

you know I actually like it better now, i don't miss the sea of Red tails that Metro used to be,the jets look great in the Delta livery(especially the 744,but even the 9)and the 767s, and 777s are a nice addition to the mix.

Is there ever a surprise Mig or L-1011 Royal Airforce? Otherwise, ouch, I would have to shoot myself... EWR, LGA and JFK can get boring at times too but at least you know the good stuff is coming.

Nice shots! I gotta spot at DTW one day. Also, since when does RJ fly there?

RJ has been flying there for years Sergio. I'm still not used to seeing a DTW set without the old bowling shoe NW schemes.

about a year or so ago we had a Volga/Dnepr IL-76M pass through,that was fairly exotic, Willow Run but 8 miles away boasts freightdog 727s,DC9s(baby9s too !!!),still active, plus a few stretch 8s in dry dock,in the summers the Yankee Air Force's B17,B25,and C47 and Jack Rousch's P51s ,cavort there!!!

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Originally Posted by Delta777LR

Nice shots! I gotta spot at DTW one day. Also, since when does RJ fly there?

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RJ has flown to Detroit for a while, although it is not an everyday flight. They come every 3-5 days, and are REALLY hard to predict where they will land!

Nice set!

My folks live in London, ON so I've often pondered heading across to do some spotting.

Any idea what happened to http://www.detroitspotters.com/ ?

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Nice set!

My folks live in London, ON so I've often pondered heading across to do some spotting.

Any idea what happened to http://www.detroitspotters.com/ ?

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That site hasn't been active in a while, if you want the low down on spotting locations I suggest you check out: http://photography-on-the.net/forum/...d.php?t=800980. It has all of the best spots along with the best times to be there. Of course if you decide to stop by send me a message and who knows, maybe I'll be able to get on out there. Just be prepared for A LOT of Delta and Pinnacle :tongue: