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Moose! You are killing it at CLT. Absolutely love the 330/DHC8 shot. The possibilities at the hourly deck seem endless. I get the feeling though that law enforcement won't like photographers up there once they pick up on how it's becoming a "hangout" spot. Is it worth approaching CLT first about this or just wait around and hope they don't "kick us out?"
Check your PMs
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Catching up on a few shots from the past couple of weeks...
Two weekends ago, we had one round of the NCAA March Madness tournament in Charlotte, and we had a bunch of biz jets in town. This Gulfstream IV is owned by Salamander Services, who own and operate several luxury hotel/resorts. Salamander is owned by businesswoman Sheila Johnson, co-founder of BET Network.
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Falcon Air Express MD-83 brought the local Davidson College team home from Seattle after playing in the NCAA tournament.
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Thunderstorms in Atlanta meant a rare treat for CLT spotters - a British Airways 777 from LHR diverted into CLT this evening. After nearly two hours, they departed for the rest of the trip to ATL. A big thanks to Adam S for the heads up on this!
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Ludicrous levels of ISO and subsequent noise reduction on this one!
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Great catch and awesome lighting!
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I needed a Moose CLT fix...thanks for posting! And per usual, solid material.
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Excellent coverage of the Astrojet Moose, I love that paint job!
Some nice exposures on the night shots too
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I took a ride to the Overview this evening, and while waiting for something to happen on 18C, I saw this big yellow thing approaching on Runway 23...
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They were heading back to BWI, so I ran over to the parking deck, and managed to get a shot as they were waiting in the 18L departure line.
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While I'm at it, let me post a few shots from the past couple of weeks. Ron Peel was down here for a couple of days last week, and we were able to spend a little time together at the overview and the parking deck.
Since JetBlue traded gate space with the old AA gates, we see them on 18C a little more.
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At the parking deck, we caught a couple of NC ANG C-130s departing.
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This aircraft is used for forest fire work, and carries the large day-glo ID numbers.
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Sunday afternoon, I caught the Las Vegas Sands Corp. Gulfstream IV arriving.
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I was up on the hourly deck to watch the fireworks downtown, but managed to get a little spotting in when this guy showed up. It's a weekly flight from Punta Cana, DR.
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Moose, I love this thread! Especially the night pix! Excellent job!!!!!
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Nice Moose ... you definitely get some variety of traffic there!
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Tonight, the Xtra Airways charter used N134AS, which was used by U2 on their Innocence + Experience 2015 Tour. The titles have been removed from the fuselage, but the tail logo remains.
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Steve Furst made his way through CLT this evening. We couldn't get together, but I did get to see him...
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As part of the International Champions Cup soccer tournament, Chelsea FC is playing Paris Saint-Germain in Charlotte tonight. Chelsea arrived this afternoon in this Swift Air 737, which is also being used by the Rolling Stones on their 2015 North American tour. PSG arrived in a TAG Aviation 757.
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We had an IL-76 drop into CLT today. An AA A330 ferrying from Europe to CLT diverted to Newfoundland the other day with an engine problem. The -76 picked up a replacement engine and associated equipment.
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Nice job on the -124 Moose, couldn't have asked for better light!
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Very nice Moose, with the AN-124... still looking for the new scheme......
Rich B
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Awesome Moose! You definitely get some great stuff down there in CLT.
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We had an Atlas 744 freighter come into CLT this morning. It is picking up relief supplies donated by Samaritan's Purse, a North Carolina charitable organization. When I left the house, FlightAware was showing Rwy 18 ops, but by the time I got to the airport, they had switched to 36...it was also overcast, and the rain started just about the time I got there. Listening to the scanner, I heard them check in for 36R, so I headed over to a spot I know...of course, the rain picked up as they were on final. :tongue:
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How about these, Mark? ;-)
A couple of sports charters at CLT today...
Delta 757 flew the Milwaukee Bucks NBA team in for a Saturday night game against the Hornets.
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Delta A330 flew the Seattle Seahawks in for Sunday's NFL playoff game against the Panthers.
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Never seen those before ;P
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Love that head on shot of the 737 moose. I was in CLT up on the garage on a layover last month and found myself standing in the exact same spot while 7+ aircraft were stacked up waiting to cross. Woulda made an excellent photo.. except it was just after sunset, overcast, and I didn't have a camera with me. I'm remembering that spot though for a nice morning :)
Thanks for keeping us up to date with CLT happenings.
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Lovely! Especially like that VIA ERJ. That parking garage certainly offers a nice vantage!
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