KLCK - 25/APR/2014

Finally got to LCK today. Cathay has been operating this flight for almost 2 months or so now, unfortunately, between bad weather, working ~1h10 from LCK, the flight usually coming in at rush hour, and having a somewhat unpredictable work schedule, I had not been able to go. This morning the weather was awful, and the forecast said it was still going to be awful, but I tossed my gear in the truck just in case, since I figured that if I left it at home then it was going to be sunny and I'd be out of the office by 5.Approximate times

Sometime in the afternoon: leave work: ETA 1822. CX094 ETA 1837 (scheduled 1850)

1750: get to an interchange in Columbus that is notorious for traffic jams.

After a combination of good luck and bad luck, arrived to the spotting location with a few minutes to spare. Decide to cut through surface streets to avoid it. New ETA 1828.

1820: Almost there

1824: Arrive to the location, only to realize that I went full Christopher Columbus and I’m on the other side of the airport. Frantically search through maps, and head back. New ETA: 1843. My adrenaline is pumping.

1837: Enroute. No radio chatter.

1842: Arrive to the correct location. I did not prepare correctly so I’m left with no comms (radio is mounted to my truck).

1847: Check Flightaware, new ETA 1849.

1848: The roar of those 4 GEnx engines is heard. The plane is here.

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1849: Head home, victoriously.

So at this point I've photographed 1 747-8, this one, twice, today, and back in 2012 when I had a layover in Houston.