Headed out this morning for a day of spotting with Colin, our visitor from Hong Kong. I picked him up at the Jamaica LIRR station, and we headed out to Howard Beach. It was odd - when I left home, ATIS was reporting Rwy 31L departures, with winds 280 @ 10+ kts. When we got to HoBe, 22 L/R was in use, with some 31L intersection departures. We ended up missing the Cathay 777 and JAL 744, which went off 22L. After about 30 minutes, they switched back to 31L departures. We had an interesting encounter with NYPD (as noted in the Spotter Blotter). The weather was amazing - yes it was cold, but not brutal, and the sky was perfect! Not a hint of a cloud, and a nice deep blue that you only see around here in the winter. Well, enough yammering, how about some photos!
How about the wing flex on this mighty Airbus :D
Caught a pair of these little US Airbii back-to-back, both using "Cactus" call signs
Speaking of back-to-back departures, we were treated to a pair of World MD-11s, one with Air Canada markings, one without.
Now here's some real wing flex :shock:
This guy departed late, so they were back to 31L by the time he went out.
One for Josh May, who didn't come out to play!
We broke for lunch at the Bayhouse, then headed to Firestone for arrivals. I'll post some of those later. It was a great day of spotting - perfect skies, some neat subjects. Colin, it turns out, is a 777 First Officer for Cathay, and a super nice guy! I got to hear about life in Hong Kong and all about the 777. Hard to beat a day like today.
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