KLAX-12/6/14: A Day in LA (Image HEAVY)

[NickPeterman]

Hey Guys,

Bit of a whirlwind set to share with you today. Wednesday of this week, a friend of mine who works for a major airline offered to buddy-pass me out to LAX for Saturday. Since my last day of class was Friday, and final exams weren't for a week, how could I say no. So I netted about 20 hours in Los Angeles, and one day of spotting that we managed to maximize to the fullest.

My first encounter with the split-scimitar winglets on the 737

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And WN's Colorado One

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My first decent shot of Tahiti Nui as well

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Finally managed to score some DL heavy metal this trip

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Asiana's new Super

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Sad to think these were 762s last time I was at LAX...

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Hard to resist a 757 with Rollers.

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The other whale from Korea.

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UAL jumps the TBIT

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2 shots of my favorite MD-11

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And a FedEx example doing its best ballistic missile impersonation

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Back to Hong Kong

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OneWorld, Two Rivals

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Thrilled to catch this after we lost the 747s here in Dallas

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The most "Blah" heavy in the US

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First time I saw one of these DL LRs fly too!

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Completing the tale of 3 777s...

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Arriving at the early-AM Qantas hub :)

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An NG w/o winglets is always odd

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As are the ex-US Airways A321s

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First DL 739 sighting

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First time even seeing a DL 772ER

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At the Copa [Cabana]

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Scimitars do wonders for UAL, and the 739

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Can't beat a classic DC(MD)-10

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End of Pt 1

[NickPeterman]

And the highlight of the morning on Imperial Hill, 4 JT9Ds in close formation...

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Swapped south complex for north, and made our way around a bit to try out some different vantage points off the beaten path.


Love this livery

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Nice to see these ex-AI birds in a new (and nicer) livery

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Korean twofer

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Anyone who flashes me deserves a photo...

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The Parisian Whale

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Followed by the Pepsi-Whale

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Followed by the British Whale

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Eee-Vee-Ayyy Always looks sharp

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From Russia with little love these days

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Another big, red Virgin

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And her little companion

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Nice angle... Bleh jet

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Beautiful light on Thai

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And then it was time to head back to terminal 4 to catch my new A321S home. Hope you enjoyed!


Cheers,

Nick

[MarkLawrence]

You know Nick - you missed the ANZ - and - that is depressing!! LOL - more like total jealousy!! Incredible set!!!!

[tlabranche]

Buddy passes are always good to use! Good stuff.

[skyteam18]

Sounds like a fun day! I hope you popped into innout for that double double!

The kalitta 742 is money too! Thanks for sharing Nick

[PhilDernerJr]

Nick...what a great set. LA is a common shooting place, and your captions made for quite the tour of the airport to accompany your great pics! Bravo!

[AA757]

Fantastic Set Nick, Thanks for sharing!!


Rich B

[jerslice]

If I'd known there was gonna be a Peterman LAX post I wouldn't have bothered with mine!

Solid work, per usual.

[captmjk16]

Great shots Nick, must be nice to have a buddy to fly you out for spotting trips!

[NIKV69]

Nice shots Nick, I was probably standing right next to you. I was with some guys out that day.

[Smoketrails]

As always Nick, great set!

[NickPeterman]

Thanks Phil, Jeremy, Mark, tim Et. Al.!

skyteam, I did finally make my way to the LAX In'n'Out for the first time, although I had been to one in AZ before. Sadly that stop cost me WN's Penguin One... so t'was a pricey double-double


Nik, I can't believe we didn't cross paths, Doh! I would have loved to put a face with a (screen) name!

[Zee71]

Nice catch on the Etihad 777

[NIKV69]

Nik, I can't believe we didn't cross paths, Doh! I would have loved to put a face with a (screen) name!

The hill was crowded. I was shooting next to a guy from UK I know and didn't even see him lol