airaos
2016-05-09, 03:51 PM
Flew CVG-JAX on Allegiant A320. Pretty much like LCC in Europe - a squeeze.
Stopped at JAX Airport pretty quiet place frustratingly difficult to get pics like most places these days.
Then visited Cecil Field 30 mins away which is a joint Civil / Mil airport. The aircraft from JAX Naval Station were there as their runway was being repaired.
Flitestar have a 757 freighter conversion there, I also saw Fed Ex / Southwest, Delta and Hawaiin on Mx.
After this flew non-rev JAX-CLT took me 4 attempts (all full) and 8 hours. Arrived in Charlotte after a TZ had blown through.
CLT is a great place for our hobby. I started off at the Cargo Terminal / old Airport and got 30 mins there sitting on top of my hire car till i got "nicked" (as we say in the UK) and told to move on by the Airport police. Then went to the official "Overlook" - wow what a great place is all i can say.
Then after visiting the Miracle on the Hudson A320 at the Carolinas Aviation Museum flew CLT-CVG on CRJ900.
Drove immediately to Louisville to connect with a couple of US guys from CVG but guess what the weather was dull and the wind blowing in the wrong direction so a waste of time for any pics (dam). Came back to CVG via Lexington Blue Grass Airport - nice place.
5 flights in 5 days, 3 different hire cars. Came back home for a rest
Some pics
https://www.flickr.com/photos/plane_spotting_freak/26865883955/in/dateposted-public/
Stopped at JAX Airport pretty quiet place frustratingly difficult to get pics like most places these days.
Then visited Cecil Field 30 mins away which is a joint Civil / Mil airport. The aircraft from JAX Naval Station were there as their runway was being repaired.
Flitestar have a 757 freighter conversion there, I also saw Fed Ex / Southwest, Delta and Hawaiin on Mx.
After this flew non-rev JAX-CLT took me 4 attempts (all full) and 8 hours. Arrived in Charlotte after a TZ had blown through.
CLT is a great place for our hobby. I started off at the Cargo Terminal / old Airport and got 30 mins there sitting on top of my hire car till i got "nicked" (as we say in the UK) and told to move on by the Airport police. Then went to the official "Overlook" - wow what a great place is all i can say.
Then after visiting the Miracle on the Hudson A320 at the Carolinas Aviation Museum flew CLT-CVG on CRJ900.
Drove immediately to Louisville to connect with a couple of US guys from CVG but guess what the weather was dull and the wind blowing in the wrong direction so a waste of time for any pics (dam). Came back to CVG via Lexington Blue Grass Airport - nice place.
5 flights in 5 days, 3 different hire cars. Came back home for a rest
Some pics
https://www.flickr.com/photos/plane_spotting_freak/26865883955/in/dateposted-public/