The BA A380 is the bonus!!
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The BA A380 is the bonus!!
To all ..... safe travel gents and see you in LAX.
Safe travel to all. BAW A380 comes in after sunset :(. Here is hoping for strong tail winds.... NOT!
Wish I was out there with all you guys!! But - can't wait to see all the pictures! Including the events!!
Have a great time at LAX. Something confuses me, Flight Aware lists the A380 into LAX as an alternate with the regular B744. Let us know as Flight Aware has been mistaken in the past. It lists todays'( Oct 18) flight as the older B744. When I search G-XLEA, the same site lists a 6:04pm A380 arrival into LAX on Oct. 18, which is the sole A380 of BA. If true, the aircraft must be a workhorse as the flight is about 11 hours each way. You guys at LAX please confirm A380 or B744. I am curious. I once waited for the AFR A380 into JFK, Flight Aware listed Flight 6 as the A388 but I saw it and it was the older B777. Where do they get the listings, the flight route is also often incorrect.
It's G-XLEA today; just finished crossing Hudson Bay for a 1540L arrival in Los Angeles.
Great turnout! It was nice to finally put faces to names!
Firstly, thanks to Phil and the Phoenix Spotters for setting this up. It was a great outing, and it was nice to hang with fellow spotters and meet new spotters as well. You couldn't have asked for better weather and traffic. Hope everyone made it home safely. Now comes the grunge work of post processing. Hope to have a few images uploaded soon. Looking forward to everyones images. John K and I enjoyed a few hours of spotting from the restaurant at LAX while waiting for our return flight home. All good stuff came our way for a change as we were enjoying and feasting on our lunch like the bird below.
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I actually just got home not too long ago. Just want to say it was a great few days. Couldn't ask for a better group of people to spend a few days spotting with.
Finally back on the East Coast and the only part that is happy about it is my skin! Multiple full days roasting in the sun beat me up!
I really had a great time. When we set out to do this, my mind went to that week in 2004 during the Airliners International convention, where spotters FILLED every spotting location. I wanted to recreate that so bad and being out there with so many people was just great.
As I've always said, the interest in planes is only half of it. The other half is getting to enjoy them with great people. This past weekend ranks high on my list of aviation experiences :)
There will be more of these, in cities all over the place. So stay tuned :)
Got back Monday morning from LAX RWY 25R to JFK RWY 31L on Delta 1162 (B767-300ER N196DN)
This also ranks high on my list of great turnouts ... even Raj made a last day appearance which is always nice. Love sharing stories and pictures with good friends. Hunting planes in LAX with Mark, Eric, John, Matt and company was terrific. While not nearly as difficult as it can be at JFK, it nevertheless provides enough of a challenge to be exciting!
Finally, hats off to Southwest for PERFECTLY planning all their regular scheme aircraft during the best light hours for photography and sending each and every one of their specials while there was little or no light.
Thanks to Phil and Jason primarily but also to everyone that contributed to the experience. Thanks to the cloud gods for giving us excellent WX throughout ...
Looking forward to when the event is held in DME/UUDD :tongue:
I remember several years ago - we did an unofficial get together here at FLL - Phil and Tom Alfano were a couple of the ones that made it down here - it was a total blast!! I think we should organize a MIA/FLL weekend down here :) (Says he that can't travel at the moment - but REALLY wants to see everyone again). I know Nick V has been wanting to come down here for a trip - I'm sure a few others could do it!! :)
Glad you're back Sergio, we were all wondering if you were back safely.
and yes, same exact plane we flew there flew me back home. that was cool.
I thought I would share a few of the ones I was able to get through so far. It'll be months before I am done with my limited photo editing time!
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This is photos from Day 1 from me. 10/18/2013
What a great weekend.
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SICK!!! But I am only jealous of one:
VooDoo1
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So sad I missed it ... aaggghhhrrrrr :)
Tim, I know we must have crossed paths at LAX but sadly I don;t remember ... sorry man :(
Tim ..... Simply awesome!
Eric ..... Great set and like the panning plus Voodoo1
Manny ..... The early birds catch the Voodoo (who knew!)
Now those are worthy of planegasm!! :) Voodoo 1 too!!!...DAMN...
Day 2 for me. 10/19/13
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Beardless
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Outstanding work! I'm sorry I wasn't able to join you guys.
I know! It's just when I get to 95 my car refuses to go south and goes west! If I can score cheap airfare I may fly in for a quick day and half deal. I would love to see you and Vic and the gang.
Great catches guys. I plan on hitting PHX, SAN and LAX on my way out for a couple of weeks. Can't beat it.
Everyone is posting their LAX shots, so here is a few of mine. And great finally meeting a lot of spotters too!
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That AA 777 is amazing with the lighting on it.
Got plenty to add in. I was glad to have a great time with the crowd and meeting many new faces out there. Im looking forward to another event..
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Outstanding shots guys! Would absolutely love to visit the other side!
YES!!! You guys caught Yangtze River Express! Excellent catch Sergio
Glad you guys did so well, beautiful shots
Nice work everyone. Here are some more:
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Eric arrived on this
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Mark, I love what you did to that Korean!
Thanks....as you know, we didn't have much of a choice when it came to the light.
Nice job Mark, WOW... great exposures and solid support on the long exposures... rocking!
Day 3 for me 10/20/13
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Here's a few that I have processed so far. Friday's shots are here while some of Saturday's are below. Still have a lot more from those two days along with Monday and Tuesday morning's shots to go through.
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