IAD Afternoon 8/15

**JBoulin94** · 2012-08-17, 12:28 AM

I went down to get the South African A343 in the Olympics scheme. Luckily it came in on the nicest day in a long time, it ended up being a beautiful evening. No Ethiopian 787 from me, sorry!

Full Set:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/2622340...th/7799529810/

**Zee71** · 2012-08-17, 12:34 AM

Very nice catch on the South African A340. Now if we could get it here at JFK.

**gonzalu** · 2012-08-17, 06:06 AM

Wow! OK so we can get it in IAD, so it's about as close as we can get to it :P Very nice catch... and congrats on the WX being cooperative. Lately it's been hit or miss ...

**JBoulin94** · 2012-08-17, 10:21 AM

Thanks Manny. I felt like this made up for the past couple of weeks I've had, where I'd be waiting for something to come in and a random cloud would come over as soon as it was coming by me! I was so glad to get the Olympic plane in nice light.

**gonzalu** · 2012-08-17, 02:05 PM

John, random cloud formations while spotting has a club. So far the membership is Cary and I but you're welcome to join it... it is free membership and all it requires is that you get really really really angry and curse the gods when it happens

Eric is forever banned from this club since he does not care so much about clouds and can turn any image into a work of art ... so, he is excluded

**MarkLawrence** · 2012-08-17, 02:50 PM

John - those are awesome - you have my favorite South African in PERFECT light!!!!

**threeholerglory** · 2012-08-17, 04:05 PM

where was the special south african? the standard paint was at the gate when I was out there...would have loved to have caught that one!! great shots!!!

**heeshung** · 2012-08-17, 06:39 PM

These were take on the 16th.

**Cary** · 2012-08-17, 07:09 PM

Yup, these were 8/16. I stayed until sunset on 8/15, and got exactly ONE plane in full sun. Nice pics, John.

**Marcelo F. De Biasi** · 2012-08-17, 07:15 PM

Very nice! I hope to make it down to DC over the next few weeks. May be the weather be just as nice then :-)

**JBoulin94** · 2012-08-17, 08:02 PM

Haha, thanks for pointing out it was the 16th! Manny - I will gladly join unless it means it happens more to me (which at this point I don't think is possible). Thanks Cary, I was really bummed I didn't get picked to go down to the runway for the Ethiopian 787, but this really made up for it!

**MCO-LGA** · 2012-08-30, 04:48 AM

Great shots! Love the South African and Lufthansa shots especially

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