KCLT - Charlotte/Douglas Airport, On-Going Thread

[adscram14]

How is late May? I'm thinking about going there during Memorial Day weekend +/- 1 day.

Late May is perfect. Honestly the light is good all year it just is a matter of when its best and how long it lasts. From May-September, you get awesome light in the evenings (although its good from 1 PM on as I said) and you'll be able to shoot up until 8 PM.

May early afternoon:
http://img1.jetphotos.net:8080/img/2/1/3/7/56941_1305849731.jpg

Afternoon the other direction:
http://img1.jetphotos.net:8080/img/4/2/6/7/51573_1336437762.jpg

June slightly later in the afternoon:
http://img1.jetphotos.net:8080/img/4/8/4/5/46834_1339715548.jpg

I don't have a good example of this in the summer since it's a new spot, but at dusk you end up with stuff like this:
http://img1.jetphotos.net:8080/img/3/5/0/7/21721_1384140705.jpg

Honestly at CLT, there are so many spots to choose from you're going to get good light at any point in the year at any point in the day.

[felipegcmh]

That sounds perfect. I hope I can make it to catch as many East planes as possible (ie. A330s and the specials I'm missing), maybe even go to the Carolinas aviation museum while I'm there and catch the crazy Lufthansa woman.

Also, other than the viewing area, are these spots ok with the airport police/authority?

[moose135]

@moose135, I sent you a PM a couple of days ago, but my account wasn't active, so not sure if it went through.
Sorry, I missed it - been busy the past week, and only made a couple of touch and goes here.



...and catch the crazy Lufthansa woman.
If you're at the Overview when LH comes in (regardless of runway) you can't miss her.


Also, other than the viewing area, are these spots ok with the airport police/authority?
Sometimes...there are times I've been out and had PD drive past without another look, other times spotters have been chased off. It's a little hit or miss, and as usual, can also be the result of a "concerned citizen" reporting us.

[adscram14]

That sounds perfect. I hope I can make it to catch as many East planes as possible (ie. A330s and the specials I'm missing), maybe even go to the Carolinas aviation museum while I'm there and catch the crazy Lufthansa woman.

Also, other than the viewing area, are these spots ok with the airport police/authority?

None of that should be too hard. I failed to mention that CLT runs in a pretty simple way. That is, if a plane is coming form the east, it will use an east runway. If it is coming from the west, it'll use a west runway.

If airport is running North to South:
EAST ARRIVALS--Runway 23
WEST ARRIVALS--Runway 18R or 18C (Center is only used for arrivals when it's not too busy with departures)
EAST DEPARTURES--Runway 18L
WEST DEPARTURES--Runway 18C

If airport is running South to North:
EAST ARRIVALS--Runway 36R
WEST ARRIVALS--Runway 36C or 36L
EAST DEPARTURES--Runway 36R
WEST DEPARTURES--Runway 36C

So if you have a special scheme coming from MSP, The Overlook, VOR, or Hill (depending on winds) are your best bets. If it comes from JFK, you'll use the McDonalds or Yorkmont Rd. for the best spots. Btw, Lufthansa will nearly always use 36R if the airport is South to North or 18C/18R if it's North to South.

Also, Moose hit the nail on the head when it comes to police. Most of the time they won't bother you. I've watched the President depart 18L from Yorkmont Rd and there was police and secret service there letting us take pictures but just reminding us not to go up to the fence. The one time I've gotten kicked off The Hill, the policeman sounded like he didn't want to do it. We have had a more recent incident where the police kicked someone off for a made up rule, but they usually aren't bad about it.

[xrbm14]

Adam, Moose,

Thank you so much for those tips and information! Charlotte does seem to be very spotter-friendly indeed. July sounds like a good month to go. I will let you guys know when I decide the dates.

Thanks again. Regards!

[moose135]

Spent an hour or so at the Overview this afternoon, then went for a lap around CLT. I saw Michael Jordan's G IV landing, and when I got over to the FBO, a black Range Rover with dark tinted windows rolled out the gate...

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-T8J4qWG/0/XL/JM_2014_4_26_N236MJ_001-XL.jpg

Carnival Cruise Lines G VI

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-VnzLqsp/0/XL/JM_2014_4_26_N305CC_001-XL.jpg

[Zee71]

Very nice catches Moose!

[Kiffy]

Nice, sunny catch of a rare plane Adam.
MJ has a great looking GIV Moose, nice catch.
Hopefully I'll be able to get to the airport this weekend while visiting family. I'm looking forward to trying out the new "hill" spot for runway 36L.

[moose135]

Apparently summer has arrived in CLT - it was 85 degrees this afternoon. That's quite enough of that!

Duke Energy Challenger 300

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-b7FkvXx/0/XL/JM_2014_04_27_N38BK_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-Hq2FWjp/0/XL/JM_2014_04_27_D-AIHX_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-VxwMpZH/0/XL/JM_2014_04_27_N271AY_002-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-rhSKb2x/0/XL/JM_2014_04_27_N278AY_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-b7ZzB2W/0/XL/JM_2014_04_27_N329EN_001-XL.jpg

[adscram14]

Nice shots. Wish I could have gotten out yesterday--hopefully this weekend will bring some good weather with it!

[Kiffy]

Hey Moose it looks like we were at CLT the same day. When I arrived in the late afternoon there were a ton of people at the overlook, the most I've ever seen with hardly a parking spot available, but I didn't see another photographer.

The lighting was alright when I arrived but got a little cloudy towards sunset so I decided to practice some panning.

flight 1787 to Portland departing 18C with an MD-10 on CRJ departing 18L.
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2919/13921410278_1c4282b9c6_c.jpg

The first time I saw a Oneworld sticker on a US plane. It seemed to be on nearly all A321s and Heavies but not many others.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7428/13921384649_8cc5d598eb_c.jpg

"Misty" arriving from Trenton.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7181/14084894546_c584eb3267_c.jpg

Somebody decided to depart from 18L...
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7182/13921367637_6831a6648d_c.jpg

A relatively early touch-down.
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5324/14104941152_3a79b0f1d2_c.jpg

Arriving from SFO.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7424/13921364377_43f5691f6b_c.jpg

The next time this goes to the paint shop it'll get Envoy colors.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7455/13921412740_a8ded70c5c_c.jpg

Smoking the mains, arriving from Louisville.
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2923/13921408708_d095c1b502_c.jpg

PDT4372 arriving after the 20 minute flight from Greer, South Carolina.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7395/14108418544_d5b555d115_c.jpg

The daily afternoon flight from DFW.
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5312/14104784231_22b39a4a52_c.jpg

The giant contrail created by A380, DLH441 (IAH-FRA).
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5319/13921408638_1853ca2815_c.jpg

Arriving from Newark.
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2912/14104938842_423d644fbf_c.jpg

One plane that wont see the new American colors.
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5343/14108417624_bafb29721d_c.jpg

Accelerating down 18C for Columbus.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7330/14104938352_a0d1dfc9ec_c.jpg

Departing, en-route to Jacksonville.
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2897/14104938742_97277d3d24_c.jpg

Departing to St. Louis.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7362/13921380529_1e0390e42e_c.jpg

Flight 730 to Heathrow waiting in a long departure queue.
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2920/14084891446_6eb25a5d25_c.jpg

[Kiffy]

I stopped by CLT again but the light was mostly pretty awful so I did some more panning.

Arriving from Chattanooga.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7330/14129641613_7fb117035b_c.jpg

My favorite aircraft arriving from Rome.
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5455/13922950200_e4fdc82555_c.jpg

The first time I got an ERJ ribbon.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7456/13922947588_3ba3220347_c.jpg

Lufthansa!
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2925/14129641233_7ed4cc12d8_c.jpg

And of course the Luffy lady.
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2896/14129641303_34432f491b_c.jpg

Making a uey at the end of the runway for departure.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7420/14106315211_9629975aec_c.jpg

Accelerating down the runway.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7384/14129639573_5fd74fd850_c.jpg

A busy ramp.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7367/14106485882_b18015f43e_c.jpg

DAL826 arriving from ATL.
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5442/14109949374_3f06b8ed81_c.jpg

Buzzing in from CVG.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7427/14109570155_1e0d81a0c8_c.jpg

Incurred troubles in the departure queue and returned to the gate.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7371/14106314521_7dcc04ea6a_c.jpg

Departing to EWR with rarer ERJ winglets.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7383/13922922349_7c3f393224_c.jpg

Smoking the mains on runway 18C
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7416/14109948304_61d0e8801d_c.jpg

Inbound from ORD.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7447/13922948060_ef90fe1729_c.jpg

A collection of tails with a hiding 727.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7307/14086428086_aa6222c7de_c.jpg

[Gintaras B.]

Lufthansa!
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2925/14129641233_7ed4cc12d8_c.jpg



LH 340 and panning shots are great. Thanks for sharing.

[MPC]

Nice shots!

[Gus]

Hi, I am Gus from KATL. Have any of the local CLT spotters heard any rumors about the Airbus 350 going there on Wednesday? I have heard that it might. If it is I will be driving my way up there. Thanks in advance!!
Gus

[moose135]

Nothing yet, Gus...it just got to Eglin yesterday, and I thought it might be there for a few days of testing. I'll certainly be watching for it, and will post anything I hear.

[Gus]

That's great Moose. Thanks.

[LGA777]

Hey Guys a little US news I want to share that should make some of you happy. As of Monday May 5 US combined two of the A-319 subfleets into 1, (former East A319 and former West H319) into 1 big group. What does that mean for CLT spotters. All the former West Special Scheme aircraft, the two America West retro's, Cardinals, Arizona, and Nevada 319's will all start passing thru CLT much much more often than in the past. This first week may be a little slow as some aircraft are still in their normal routings but give it a week or two and you will see plenty of former West 319's in CLT everyday.

Cheers

LGA777

[moose135]

That's great news! Thanks for passing that along, Ron...always good to have something new to shoot at CLT.

[Kiffy]

LH 340 and panning shots are great. Thanks for sharing.

Nice shots!
Thanks for the comments!


All the former West Special Scheme aircraft, the two America West retro's, Cardinals, Arizona, and Nevada 319's will all start passing thru CLT much much more often than in the past.
Very cool! Also great news for PHL and PDX spotters. After all the time I have spent at PHL I still don't have a good photo of any those five birds...

[skyteam18]

DRIVING to CLT Gus??? what are you calling in sick?? :tongue:

Btw, you guys are killing me with these blue dashes! dammmmnn I need to get my Clt fix.

[Gus]

Yes I will. I am off work. I might have to call in sick if the day it comes to CLT doesn't work out.

[moose135]

...give it a week or two and you will see plenty of former West 319's in CLT everyday.
Saw one this evening, Ron...in new colors no less!

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-k8t2brj/0/XL/JM_2014_05_07_N809AW_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-687G8Nv/0/XL/JM_2014_05_07_N809AW_002-XL.jpg

Along with a West 320, although we seem to get one or two of those a day.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-TKCrF82/0/XL/JM_2014_05_07_N637AW_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-zcqJ7Tv/0/XL/JM_2014_05_07_N717UW_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-DBKHFT3/0/XL/JM_2014_05_07_C-GKEK_001-XL.jpg

American Airlines had their last 762 flights today - at least if you don't count the US birds.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-kzNZF7D/0/XL/JM_2014_05_07_N252AU_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-j9fc4js/0/XL/JM_2014_05_07_N252AU_002-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-wLzbxTb/0/XL/JM_2014_05_07_N270AY_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-bf8fvNG/0/XL/JM_2014_05_07_N5007E_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-drFvpLM/0/XL/JM_2014_05_07_N5007E_002-XL.jpg


Btw, you guys are killing me with these blue dashes! dammmmnn I need to get my Clt fix.

Here you go...

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-swG5XWN/0/XL/JM_2014_05_07_N327EN_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-2WB5L5N/0/XL/JM_2014_05_07_N327EN_002-XL.jpg

What do you think about white Dashes?

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-h4XH22M/0/XL/JM_2014_05_07_N326EN_002-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-76XJS4g/0/XL/JM_2014_05_07_N326EN_003-XL.jpg

[Zee71]

Nice set and beautiful light!

[skyteam18]

Thanks for the Dash shots mr moose. I like how the horizontal stab is deflected on 327 as she pulls onto 18C. And you did nicely with the prop blur! -- I guess with the coming AA paint I'll have to start appreciating the white birds too. Better hurry out to CHO and snap some!

[Kiffy]

Beautiful lighting on the new colors. Looks like some bad "jetway rash" tough...

[adscram14]

Literally ran out of the house and made it with 5 minutes to spare for this one:
http://asheinhaus.smugmug.com/Aviation/CLT/May-2014/i-vTXdkxp/0/L/N214WN-L.jpg (http://asheinhaus.smugmug.com/Aviation/CLT/May-2014/i-vTXdkxp/A)

[moose135]

Word went out that the US Arizona Cardinals special was inbound this afternoon, so a number of us headed out to the overview to shoot the departure. Unfortunately, a line of thunderstorms approached about the same time. We had heavy rain, lightning, wind shear, and who knows what else. Atlanta Center stopped taking aircraft, so all of the westbound departures ended up parked on the taxiway leading to 18C for about half an hour, we had a US 330 go missed approach on 18R (they reported a 1,400 FPM decent due to wind shear) and they ended up diverting to Greenville/Spartanburg, SC. Then, as they were ready to start releasing the westbound departures, 5 aircraft went missed off 23, and approach turned them around and landed them opposite direction on 36L, holding up departures even longer. Through all that, we finally caught what we were after...

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-GksFd7h/0/XL/JM_2014_05_10_N837AW_002-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-ntmbqZS/0/XL/JM_2014_05_10_N837AW_003-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-z3pVHJV/0/XL/JM_2014_05_10_N837AW_004-XL.jpg

Dash 8 shut down on Taxiway E9. After they started departures to the west again, he called and asked how much longer they should expect to wait. Tower said "They can take a northbound departure, but they're looking for a jet..." An unidentified voice remarked "No respect" and the Dash pilot replied "We're used to it." Just making the best of a bad day...

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-VznTtrm/0/XL/JM_2014_05_10_N343EN_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-sGzg54q/0/XL/JM_2014_05_10_N343EN_002-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-8NRX4df/0/XL/JM_2014_05_10_N413AW_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-kVGLNfQ/0/XL/JM_2014_05_10_N191UW_002-XL.jpg

We ended up with 3 West A319s today.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-TsrTWpc/0/XL/JM_2014_05_10_N809AW_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-7xdsHTs/0/XL/JM_2014_05_10_N825AW_001-XL.jpg

[adscram14]

Nice to see John as usual even on such a miserable, rainy day. The Cardinals 319 made the trip worth it, though!

http://www.asheinhausphotography.com/Aviation/CLT/May-2014/i-n8mPft6/0/L/N837AW-L.jpg (http://www.asheinhausphotography.com/Aviation/CLT/May-2014/i-n8mPft6/A)

I am way backed up on editing. More from today later!

[adscram14]

Spotters dream today--C17 from the UAE Air Force was picking up cargo today. I am way backed up on editing so here are some highlights.

http://www.asheinhausphotography.com/Aviation/CLT/May-2014/i-mxvn2Jn/0/L/N837AW2-L.jpg (http://www.asheinhausphotography.com/Aviation/CLT/May-2014/i-mxvn2Jn/A)

http://www.asheinhausphotography.com/Aviation/CLT/May-2014/i-5n2mLZR/0/L/12252-L.jpg (http://www.asheinhausphotography.com/Aviation/CLT/May-2014/i-5n2mLZR/A)

http://www.asheinhausphotography.com/Aviation/CLT/May-2014/i-d5MjPpt/0/L/1225-L.jpg (http://www.asheinhausphotography.com/Aviation/CLT/May-2014/i-d5MjPpt/A)

http://www.asheinhausphotography.com/Aviation/CLT/May-2014/i-LzxDx5d/0/L/12253-L.jpg (http://www.asheinhausphotography.com/Aviation/CLT/May-2014/i-LzxDx5d/A)

[moose135]

Well done, Adam!

[steve1840]

Nice grab Adam!

[LGA777]

Great rare catch Adam. For anyone else looking to grab a shot of N837AW she is operating US 1962 MSY-CLT-BWI today Monday May 12, arrives CLT at 1538 and departs at 1630.

Happy Spotting

LGA777

[Zee71]

Nice grabs gents!

[AA757]

Nice shots Adam and Moose


Rich B

[moose135]

Steve Furst flew down to CLT this morning, and not wanting to disappoint him, we arranged for this visitor. With an assist from one of Adam's friends in Ops, we got a closer look...

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-RTzmdVf/0/XL/JM_2014_05_17_N768QT_003-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-nk8gqCR/0/XL/JM_2014_05_17_N768QT_002-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-wtZKTP5/0/XL/JM_2014_05_17_N768QT_004-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-7N4kkd4/0/XL/JM_2014_05_17_N768QT_006-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-x8ScHv6/0/XL/JM_2014_05_17_N768QT_007-XL.jpg

[felipegcmh]

Alright guys, I am going this weekend. My plan is to spend Friday night in Charleston and head out to CLT early on Saturday to get there mid morning, then head back early/mid morning on Monday.

[Zee71]

Awesome! That is one nice heck of a catch.

[LGA777]

N579UW the Brand New US A-321 delivered in American colors entered service last night (5-22) PHX-LAX-PHX. When I get to work I will verify the routing but as of last night today's planned routing is PHX-CLT-LAX arriving at 1708 on US 720 and departing at 1810 on US 721. If anyone wants a photo op I will update if this routing holds around 1300 EDT.

LGA777

[steve1840]

Moose, nice work on that 767 freighter especially considering the harsh lighting we had. I still haven't touched any of those photos yet.


Alright guys, I am going this weekend. My plan is to spend Friday night in Charleston and head out to CLT early on Saturday to get there mid morning, then head back early/mid morning on Monday.

See you Saturday Felipe

[AA757]

Killer shots Moose and killer catch!


Rich B

[adscram14]

Moose, nice work on that 767 freighter especially considering the harsh lighting we had. I still haven't touched any of those photos yet. See you Saturday FelipeI haven't touched those, either haha. Felipe, please send me a PM when you'll be here-I'll try to meet you this weekend!

[LGA777]

N579UW the Brand New US A-321 delivered in American colors entered service last night (5-22) PHX-LAX-PHX. When I get to work I will verify the routing but as of last night today's planned routing is PHX-CLT-LAX arriving at 1708 on US 720 and departing at 1810 on US 721. If anyone wants a photo op I will update if this routing holds around 1300 EDT.

LGA777 Disreguard this N579UW will now arrive in CLT after dark now operating US 425 PHX-JFK-CLT ETA CLT 2029L

LGA777

[adscram14]

Well I've been nearly a month backed up on editing, so I'll post some highlights from the latter part of May. It was great meeting Steve and being able to get him out on the airfield.

http://www.asheinhausphotography.com/Aviation/CLT/May-2014/i-4QM7NGb/0/L/N768QT2-L.jpg (http://www.asheinhausphotography.com/Aviation/CLT/May-2014/i-4QM7NGb/A)

http://www.asheinhausphotography.com/Aviation/CLT/May-2014/i-8j9Xk5P/0/L/N768QT-L.jpg (http://www.asheinhausphotography.com/Aviation/CLT/May-2014/i-8j9Xk5P/A)

http://www.asheinhausphotography.com/Aviation/CLT/May-2014/i-SbKgPT6/0/L/N768QT3-L.jpg (http://www.asheinhausphotography.com/Aviation/CLT/May-2014/i-SbKgPT6/A)

Finally got the AW Retro:
http://www.asheinhausphotography.com/Aviation/CLT/May-2014/i-ZHwr4df/0/L/N828AW-L.jpg (http://www.asheinhausphotography.com/Aviation/CLT/May-2014/i-ZHwr4df/A)

Back to back newly painted ex-West 319s...are you kidding me?!
http://www.asheinhausphotography.com/Aviation/CLT/May-2014/i-7JG6P7M/0/L/N809AW-L.jpg (http://www.asheinhausphotography.com/Aviation/CLT/May-2014/i-7JG6P7M/A)

http://www.asheinhausphotography.com/Aviation/CLT/May-2014/i-59ZXcj4/0/L/N814AW-L.jpg (http://www.asheinhausphotography.com/Aviation/CLT/May-2014/i-59ZXcj4/A)

[moose135]

Nice, Adam! Save some of those specials for me when I get back!

[felipegcmh]

Nice shots. Did you get 828 from the overlook or from the hill?

I think this was my lucky shot.

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2912/14267603165_483b2a4b86_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nJMcm2)US Airways Airbus A319-100 N750UW KCLT 24MAY14 (https://flic.kr/p/nJMcm2) by FelipeGR90 (https://www.flickr.com/people/43033468@N00/), on Flickr

[adscram14]

Moose, I'll try. No promises. We all know what happened with the C17:tongue:
Felipe, from the Overlook.

[felipegcmh]

Moose, I'll try. No promises. We all know what happened with the C17:tongue:
Felipe, from the Overlook.

We probably missed each other by not too far away, I was with Steve closer to the 36 side of the overlook when 828 took off.

Nothing spectacular, trying to see how the Tokina 16-28 flares when exposed to direct light.
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2924/14292123221_77250cf36c_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nLWSiB)547C4021 (https://flic.kr/p/nLWSiB) by FelipeGR90 (https://www.flickr.com/people/43033468@N00/), on Flickr

[LGA777]

Here is another photo op alert N579UW the first US A-321 in the Amercian scheme will be passing thru CLT this afternoon (Thur 5-29) operating US 1908 LGA-CLT-ORD ETA 1657 ETD 1800 then (if no swaps occur) returning three times on Friday operating ORD-CLT-LGA-CLT-ATL-CLT-SMF (US 1910-1843-442) maybe some of you can catch it if you like.

Cheers

LGA777

[adscram14]

Here is another photo op alert N579UW the first US A-321 in the Amercian scheme will be passing thru CLT this afternoon (Thur 5-29) operating US 1908 LGA-CLT-ORD ETA 1657 ETD 1800 then (if no swaps occur) returning three times on Friday operating ORD-CLT-LGA-CLT-ATL-CLT-SMF (US 1910-1843-442) maybe some of you can catch it if you like.

Cheers

LGA777

Thanks for that info. I'll see if I can get out to see her tomorrow. Hopefully the weather isn't too bad.

[LGA777]

Re US/AA A-321 N579UW it did make it out of CLT before the weather hit now enroute to LAS as US 705. Everything changed for Fri 5-30 now operating LAS-CLT-SEA-CLT-LAS US 431-1710-643 I won't have updated routing access to around 1300L on Friday will post if anything changes. Got some nice shots of her up here in LGA today she sure is pretty.

LGA777

[steve1840]

Went to CLT for some races the past two weekends. Finally getting to editing some of my photos..here are a few from my second trip down. Of course they were on the 36s and not 18s.

http://www.fursteditionphotography.com/Airplanes/Civil-Aviation-and-Airliners/Civil-Aviation-2014/Charlotte-KCLT-2014/i-8FdNQCt/0/L/USAirways-A330-N285AY-KCLT-05242014-L.jpg (http://www.fursteditionphotography.com/Airplanes/Civil-Aviation-and-Airliners/Civil-Aviation-2014/Charlotte-KCLT-2014/i-8FdNQCt/A)

Goodyear blimp happened to be passing by in the distance
http://www.fursteditionphotography.com/Airplanes/Civil-Aviation-and-Airliners/Civil-Aviation-2014/Charlotte-KCLT-2014/i-jh2Rs8c/0/L/USAirwaysExpress-CRJ700-N712PS-KCLT-05242014-L.jpg (http://www.fursteditionphotography.com/Airplanes/Civil-Aviation-and-Airliners/Civil-Aviation-2014/Charlotte-KCLT-2014/i-jh2Rs8c/A)

http://www.fursteditionphotography.com/Airplanes/Civil-Aviation-and-Airliners/Civil-Aviation-2014/Charlotte-KCLT-2014/i-4qhLW8r/0/L/USAirwaysExpress-Dash8-N328EN-KCLT-05241024-L.jpg (http://www.fursteditionphotography.com/Airplanes/Civil-Aviation-and-Airliners/Civil-Aviation-2014/Charlotte-KCLT-2014/i-4qhLW8r/A)

http://www.fursteditionphotography.com/Airplanes/Civil-Aviation-and-Airliners/Civil-Aviation-2014/Charlotte-KCLT-2014/i-D5h3fQb/0/L/American-A319-N809AW-KCLT-05242014-L.jpg (http://www.fursteditionphotography.com/Airplanes/Civil-Aviation-and-Airliners/Civil-Aviation-2014/Charlotte-KCLT-2014/i-D5h3fQb/A)

http://www.fursteditionphotography.com/Airplanes/Civil-Aviation-and-Airliners/Civil-Aviation-2014/Charlotte-KCLT-2014/i-9HgRbSM/0/L/USAirways-A321-N193UW-KCLT-05242014-L.jpg (http://www.fursteditionphotography.com/Airplanes/Civil-Aviation-and-Airliners/Civil-Aviation-2014/Charlotte-KCLT-2014/i-9HgRbSM/A)

http://www.fursteditionphotography.com/Airplanes/Civil-Aviation-and-Airliners/Civil-Aviation-2014/Charlotte-KCLT-2014/i-sw9tbvK/0/L/USAirways-757-N201UU-KCLT-05242014-L.jpg (http://www.fursteditionphotography.com/Airplanes/Civil-Aviation-and-Airliners/Civil-Aviation-2014/Charlotte-KCLT-2014/i-sw9tbvK/A)

[adscram14]

Looks like you ended up with some great shots. Nice meeting you and hope to see you back down south soon!

[steve1840]

Thanks Adam. Was great meeting you a few weeks ago. Looking forward to coming back down to CLT when i get some more free time.

[moose135]

First time out to CLT in a month, what with the road trip to NY and all...

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-qdv9qzD/0/XL/JM_2014_06_13_N703UW_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-MxTnj2G/0/XL/JM_2014_06_13_N68053_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-7N4VKkq/0/XL/JM_2014_06_13_N68053_002-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-97kmnmX/0/XL/JM_2014_06_13_N251AY_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-pSTRfph/0/XL/JM_2014_06_13_N333EN_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-4363RDt/0/XL/JM_2014_06_13_N270AY_001-XL.jpg

There's more than just airplanes to shoot at the overview.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-XQDLDxT/0/XL/JM_2014_06_13_Butterfly_001-XL.jpg

We got word that two former West jets, N826AW, the Arizona scheme, and N837AW, the Cardinals scheme, would be in and out of CLT, both leaving around 6pm. Sitting at the overview, watching a steady line of regular color US jets depart 18C, I see this, departing 18L.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-WdQqCNn/0/XL/JM_2014_06_13_N837AW_001-XL.jpg

And then, the next plane out on 18L...

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-HSZj3Hk/0/XL/JM_2014_06_13_N826AW_001-XL.jpg

It was like they were taunting me...

[Aviation.High.Guy]

Great shots Moose! Yesterday I contrail spotted LH428 MUC > CLT from Long Island. I was wondering if she was going to be spotted by you or the LH lady. lol

[moose135]

Arizona was in and out a couple of times today, and with a little help from a friend, I was able to catch her departing this afternoon.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-qqnVtqq/0/XL/JM_2014_06_15_N826AW_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-GCW2BXs/0/XL/JM_2014_06_15_N826AW_002-XL.jpg

[moose135]

With the new rules in place allowing CLT to re-open Rwy 23, we get a lot more instances of "Line up and wait" on 18C. Perfect opportunities to work on prop blur with the Dash 8s. At idle power, looks like you need about 1/50th of a second for a full disk. Handheld, at 400mm...

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-TZzQtwQ/0/XL/JM_2014_06_15_N327EN_002-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-38cdD9h/0/XL/JM_2014_06_14_N336EN_003-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-GGrk7FW/0/XL/JM_2014_06_14_N328EN_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-v93QR9s/0/XL/JM_2014_05_17_N336EN_001-XL.jpg

Just an aside, but I hate the "Line up and wait" command. "Taxi into position and hold" is something you do with an airplane. "Line up and wait" is something you do at Wal-Mart... ;-)

[moose135]

It still has that new airplane smell - N293AY, US Airways' newest A330, delivered on May 24.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-tDJMLt6/0/XL/JM_2014_06_17_N293AY_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-KCjrtMG/0/XL/JM_2014_06_17_N293AY_002-XL.jpg

LH A340 departing this evening.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-QMhpR82/0/XL/JM_2014_06_17_D-AIHY_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-GGrHdDC/0/XL/JM_2014_06_17_D-AIHY_002-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-X745JDn/0/XL/JM_2014_06_17_D-AIHY_003-XL.jpg

[moose135]

Had to take a quick run out to the overview - heard from a friend at US that a friend of his was retiring, making his final flight into CLT today. He was shooting rampside, but was hoping someone could catch the landing. Seemed like a good excuse to get out of the office for an hour.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-fw7nhgj/0/XL/JM_2014_06_18_N273AY_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-zt3L6GR/0/XL/JM_2014_06_18_N273AY_005-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-svPNH23/0/XL/JM_2014_06_18_N273AY_008-XL.jpg

[captmjk16]

That's a great excuse to get out, and those shots are great Moose!

[Kiffy]

That's a great chance that you were able to catch a pilot's last commercial flight. Looks like you had some good luck with the sun and clouds.
That also happens to be my favorite aircraft, ship 273. :cool:

[moose135]

Catching up on some shots from last weekend...36C departures on Sunday.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-kb7tsrB/0/XL/JM_2014_06_22_N962TW_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-vh7r6Fr/0/XL/JM_2014_06_22_N618WN_001-XL.jpg

DL doesn't normally bring a 757 to CLT, but I heard we are getting one a day, 4 days a week in June.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-gB2BQJn/0/XL/JM_2014_06_22_N543US_001-XL.jpg

N580UW, the newest A321 for US Airways, delivered in AA colors - in service only a couple of days when I caught her.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-mbhszRK/0/XL/JM_2014_06_22_N580UW_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-zmLg4MD/0/XL/JM_2014_06_22_N271AY_001-XL.jpg

A340s don't climb - they rely on the curvature of the Earth...

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-zrXd9mq/0/XL/JM_2014_06_22_D-AIHM_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-zn77srv/0/XL/JM_2014_06_22_D-AIHM_002-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-HWWpZRX/0/XL/JM_2014_06_22_N935UW_002-XL.jpg

For reasons unknown, we had a gaggle of KC-135s in last week. I managed to catch one before it left. This is a KC-135T, which is the designation of the re-engined KC-135Q, which had a modified fuel system and was used to refuel the SR-71.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-8g4J8cJ/0/XL/JM_2014_06_22_KC-135T_58-0094_001-XL.jpg

[moose135]

Went out to the Overview after work Friday, and got there just before it started raining. Departures were a mess because of storms, and for a while nothing could move - there were jets lined up waiting to depart, others lined up waiting for room on the ramp to get to their gates, airplanes shutting down, others returning for fuel, it wasn't pretty.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-qMzcQhD/0/XL/JM_2014_06_27_N645RW_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-Bx4pDfx/0/XL/JM_2014_06_27_N828AW_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-4GNxDst/0/XL/JM_2014_06_27_N177US_001-XL.jpg


They sent LH down Rwy 23 to get to the active, but there was a gaggle of RJs waiting to get onto the ramp, and LH ended up back-taxiing down 18C to get around them.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-WVFJntX/0/XL/JM_2014_06_27_D-AIHY_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-nhNvmK2/0/XL/JM_2014_06_27_D-AIHY_002-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-SH3NPpk/0/XL/JM_2014_06_27_D-AIHY_003-XL.jpg

It takes more than a rain storm to keep the Lufthansa Lady away...

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-DtbbMLn/0/XL/JM_2014_06_27_Lufthansa_Lady_001-XL.jpg

[RWB]

It takes more than a rain storm to keep the Lufthansa Lady away...
That's dedication! Nice shots!

[adscram14]

Great shots as usual, John. I'm disappointed in myself not getting out to CLT that much this summer, but it's been crazy busy. Hope to be out there later this month with some luck for 838AW.

[moose135]

Thanks, Adam! Hope to see you out at CLT soon - well, I guess when you're back from Seattle...

Not CLT, but just up the road at Concord Regional Airport (JQF) on Sunday afternoon. Concord is home to most of the NASCAR team aircraft. Aerodynamics Inc. is doing race charter work for BK Racing on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. It had arrived from CVG this afternoon, following Saturday night's race at the Kentucky Speedway. It departed for Grand Rapids (GRR) shortly afterwards.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Concord-Regional-Airport/i-XDb2Mz3/0/XL/JM_2014_06_29_N459AD_001-XL.jpg

I can't find much on this Falcon 2000EX - it's blocked on FlightAware, so I don't know where it came from or where it was going to, and it's registered to Vee Jay Equipment in Clarkston MI. Googling that name primarily brings up aircraft registration databases with the Falcon listing...

It arrived at JQF around 2:45pm.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Concord-Regional-Airport/i-r8gnVwN/0/XL/JM_2014_06_29_N880RJ_001-XL.jpg

[moose135]

I was back out to CLT for a couple of hours Sunday evening. Again, storms to the west caused ATL Center to hold departures. It wasn't as much of a mess as Friday, but it got rough.

The classic CLT shot...

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-9kBkbDC/0/XL/JM_2014_06_29_N288AY_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-crwR8zf/0/XL/JM_2014_06_29_N288AY_002-XL.jpg

Hawker 800XP - it was arriving from Syracuse, NY, and departed shortly after for Tampa FL. Registered to Aircraft Holding Company One, a charter service based in Elkhart, IN.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-CXZskWF/0/XL/JM_2014_06_29_N880TM_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-MKR3n6j/0/XL/JM_2014_06_29_N463WN_001-XL.jpg

United brought a 737-900 today.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-NBCTShd/0/XL/JM_2014_06_29_N32404_001-XL.jpg

In the past week, I've caught three different AC Jazz colors...I think I'm just missing a red one.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-kVR5KhN/0/XL/JM_2014_06_29_C-FFJA_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-DhgQfqB/0/XL/JM_2014_06_27_C-GKEK_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-kM5845P/0/XL/JM_2014_06_22_C-GKEM_001-XL.jpg

[moose135]

Took a ride to the Overview after work Tuesday night - it was still in the upper 80s at 9pm...

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-mqNXpZW/0/XL/JM_2014_07_01_N279AY_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-LqknTmn/0/XL/JM_2014_07_01_N128UW_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-ZZJXdv5/0/XL/JM_2014_07_01_N421ZW_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-KtnGJvH/0/XL/JM_2014_07_01_N9019F_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-dFsHbVB/0/XL/JM_2014_07_01_Charlotte_Skyline_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-JmRLPS9/0/XL/JM_2014_07_01_United_Express_CRJ700_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-6h3vWX3/0/XL/JM_2014_07_01_N828AW_003-XL.jpg

[felipegcmh]

[QUOTE=moose135;501520]Took a ride to the Overview after work Tuesday night - it was still in the upper 80s at 9pm...

Love the first shot. I was trying to get shots like that last time I was down in CLT, unfortunately, I had no good batteries for any of my remotes and of course the nearest convenience store is like 20 minutes away. Will prepare better this time.

[adscram14]

Gorgeous shots, Moose. I'll have to join you one night for a tutorial on night shooting if you're willing.

Felipe, there's a CVS like 10 minutes from the overview on 160 by 485.

[felipegcmh]

Thanks for the tip, I just looked it up on Google Maps. I don't think I ventured out that way, I was staying at the Double Tree on Yorkmont, just off the Billy Graham Pkwy.

[Kiffy]

Beautiful!
The American West Retro is an awesome shot!!

[xrbm14]

Wonderful pictures as usual guys, especially the night shots!

By the way, I will be in Charlotte this month, I don't know yet if the weekend of the 19th or the weekend of the 26th. Probably from Wednesday to Sunday. I will let you guys know when I have definite days. Also, until what time is the Overview open? Or it never closes?

Cheers!

[moose135]

The overview is open from 8am to 10:30pm - and last night, right at 10:30, CMPD hit the blue lights and got everyone out so he could lock up. I'll be around the weekend of the 19th, not sure yet about the 26th. Give me a shout and I'll try to meet up with you.

[Gerard]

Cool pictures and stay safe down there. I hear Arthur has its eyes set on NC.

[adscram14]

@xrbm, I should be around both of those weekends. I'll try to meet up with you as well.

[felipegcmh]

Well, I'm going to re-pack my bags and will be hitting the road in the next hour.

[moose135]

Me too! Heading to Atlanta for the weekend - looks like I'm going to miss you again, Felipe.

[felipegcmh]

That's how the game goes. Have fun in ATL!

[adscram14]

Felipe, since you'll be in Charlatto for the 4th, try to snag some Knights tickets. They may be pretty expensive on StubHub but they usually have the best fireworks in the metro (although they're in a new ballpark this year).

[moose135]

A couple more "Not CLT" shots...got home from my Atlanta ride this afternoon, and after watching the recording of the NASCAR race from Daytona (it was rained out Saturday night and run today, ending around 3pm) I took a ride up to Concord to see if I might catch any of the team aircraft still arriving.

Saab 2000 of Joe Gibbs Racing

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Concord-Regional-Airport/i-R5XZQFg/0/XL/JM_2014_07_06_N517JG_001-XL.jpg

Stewart Haas Racing CRJ-200

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Concord-Regional-Airport/i-cnqDJmG/0/XL/JM_2014_07_06_N141SH_001-XL.jpg

You may remember the SHR CRJ - I shot it in June 2013 at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (KAVP) during the Pocono race weekend. Clearly it's gotten new colors.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Wilkes-Barre-Scranton-KAVP/i-CC6KWG2/0/XL/JM_2013_06_08_N141SH_004-XL.jpg

[moose135]

Catching up on the past couple of weeks...

It's almost the end of the line for 734s at US.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-9VTFgFn/0/XL/JM_2014_07_22_N406US_002-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-wb7VksN/0/XL/JM_2014_07_22_N837AW_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-dmG5w4F/0/XL/JM_2014_07_22_D-AIHH_002-XL.jpg

AA 738 in new colors.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-twfqNWv/0/XL/JM_2014_07_22_N987AN_002-XL.jpg

New PSA CRJ-900, flying for US Airways Express, in new AA colors.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-xpG2PNh/0/XL/JM_2014_07_23_N550NN_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-Gn9fNFT/0/XL/JM_2014_07_25_N942HA_001-XL.jpg

Aeronexus Boeing 767, wearing South African registration ZS-DJI on the ramp at CLT. She flew the Liverpool FC team to the US for the Guinness International Champions Cup tournament. Liverpool plays AC Milan at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte next Saturday. Earlier this year, she wore special markings while being used for the Rolling Stones tour.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-bp7mSvS/0/XL/JM_2014_07_25_ZS-DJI_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-c33B3LN/0/XL/JM_2014_07_25_N717UW_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-spZ2DR4/0/XL/JM_2014_07_25_N288AY_001-XL.jpg

[RWB]

Those last two shots are great, very nice work!

[felipegcmh]

The last 2 are pretty cool. I'm still missing Panthers.

That's a nice looking CRJ too. I saw the first 3 Mesa planes that got painted when I was in Phoenix and they really look nice. This plane then has that "new plane" shine as well.

Is there a retirement date set for the 734s? I'm starting to think about heading down there again for Labor Day, as opposed to going to the Cleveland airshow, and I'll be happy to see those guys still flying.


From my trip in May (I finished editing this set at a Starbucks in Tempe, while I waited for my hotel room to be ready, and on that note, if you ever get the chance to do summer spoting at PHX around noon, just don't; the Starbucks is a far cooler hangout).

http://fgrphoto.smugmug.com/CommercialAv2014/North-Carolina/25MAY14-KCLT/i-xwFnNzM/0/L/547C5300_May25_N9012-L.jpg (http://fgrphoto.smugmug.com/CommercialAv2014/North-Carolina/25MAY14-KCLT/i-xwFnNzM/A)

http://fgrphoto.smugmug.com/CommercialAv2014/North-Carolina/25MAY14-KCLT/i-kdJJxxf/0/L/547C5366_May25_N449US-L.jpg (http://fgrphoto.smugmug.com/CommercialAv2014/North-Carolina/25MAY14-KCLT/i-kdJJxxf/A)

http://fgrphoto.smugmug.com/CommercialAv2014/North-Carolina/25MAY14-KCLT/i-QHtpCTh/0/L/547C5391_May25_N744P-L.jpg (http://fgrphoto.smugmug.com/CommercialAv2014/North-Carolina/25MAY14-KCLT/i-QHtpCTh/A)

[moose135]

Thanks, guys! Felipe, if you visit on Labor Day weekend, you'll miss the US 734s. They are planning a final, celebratory revenue flight on Tuesday, August 19 - Flight US 0737, routing CLT-DFW-PHL-CLT.

And now, a few daytime shots...

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-Gck2qgx/0/XL/JM_2014_07_26_N962DN_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-x6FLJtx/0/XL/JM_2014_07_26_N337EN_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-QmMbFzr/0/XL/JM_2014_07_26_N939UW_002-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-k6DRrWP/0/XL/JM_2014_07_26_N270AY_001-XL.jpg

AA has stopped flying to CLT with Eagle RJs - adding mainline flights, and I think, shifting some routes to US Express. We now see the 738, A319, and MD-83 on a regular basis.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-jGCCVq8/0/XL/JM_2014_07_26_N8009T_002-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-V7V7SPB/0/XL/JM_2014_07_26_N945NN_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-HG2WD2n/0/XL/JM_2014_07_26_D-AIHP_002-XL.jpg

[felipegcmh]

Wow. That was fast. When they retired the 733s from PHX they thinned the fleet down to 2 or so over the course of a few months, so I was expecting to see them a bit longer. I'm going to look at maybe going on the weekend of the 16th, but we'll see, it's a 7h drive for me, so we'll see.

[AA757]

Nice shots Moose, Love the Cactus A330 !


Rich B

[Kiffy]

Some nice catches Moose, especially the SA reg in CLT. Great light on the dash 8 shot.

Nice panning on the Piedmont retro Felip.

[moose135]

Went out to the Overview this afternoon, hoping to catch N822AW (US Airways Nevada scheme) and N329EN (first Piedmont Dash-8 in American Eagle colors), both of which were in and out several times today. Both managed to elude me - only got a couple of distant shots of Nevada, the Dash was 1 1/2 hours late departing, with no updated time listed, when I called it quits. The Spotting Gods were good to me however - Insel Air, which operates one flight into CLT from Curacao on Saturdays, and almost always uses 18L, departed on 18C...

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-CCHxBfq/0/XL/JM_2014_09_06_PJ-MDF_002-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-GtkNGN5/0/XL/JM_2014_09_06_PJ-MDF_003-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-BTfGbTt/0/XL/JM_2014_09_06_PJ-MDF_004-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-TQTJHJM/0/XL/JM_2014_09_06_PJ-MDF_006-XL.jpg

[Kiffy]

Great catch Moose! I'd love to catch Insel at CLT. I looks like you really lucked out with the clouds, really nice contrast.

[felipegcmh]

InselAir used 18C last Saturday when I was out there, and then JetBlue on Sunday. I was very pleased.

[moose135]

Took a ride out to CLT after work today (first day in a week that the sun was out...) to catch this Kalitta Air 742. It is being used by North Carolina based relief organization Samaritan’s Purse is airlifting protective equipment and supplies to Africa to help fight the Ebola outbreak.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-wGhcg7F/0/XL/JM_2014_09_30_N715CK_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-bQQ4BN8/0/XL/JM_2014_09_30_N715CK_003-XL.jpg

First US A330 to get new colors was in and out of CLT today.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-r6ftGHF/0/XL/JM_2014_09_30_N270AY_001-XL.jpg

And a Piedmont Dash-8 wearing new colors as well.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-DVPmzxx/0/XL/JM_2014_09_30_N327EN_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-KWt6pLx/0/XL/JM_2014_09_30_N828AW_001-XL.jpg

[AA757]

Nice shots of the A330 and the Dash 8 Moose!



Rich B

[backlash]

Great catches!!

Markus

[moose135]

Thanks, guys! I flew up to Pittsburgh on business for a couple of days, but managed a few shots at CLT.

On board US Airways A319 N730US, turning on to 36C for departure on Wednesday morning.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-n8zWktn/0/XL/JM_2014_10_01_CLT_Departure_001-XL.jpg

Friday evening, on US A319 N732US, crossing 18C heading to the terminal, after landing on 18R.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-HQ8SNqm/0/XL/JM_2014_10_03_N732US_002-XL.jpg

[moose135]

We had a clear, crisp day today, just made for spotting. We ended up seeing a bunch of US re-paints.

One of the first Republic E-170s to get American Eagle colors.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-Q58D8vp/0/XL/JM_2014_10_05_N137HQ_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-3xqXk7h/0/XL/JM_2014_10_05_N890NN_001-XL.jpg

This US A321 has eluded me forever - it was the only original US-painted A321 I hadn't shot. I saw it was coming in from BOS this afternoon, and was sure it was going to land on Rwy 23, but much to my surprise, it came in 18C.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-ncndKfN/0/XL/JM_2014_10_05_N542UW_001-XL.jpg

PSA CRJ-700 in new colors.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-7fzLVNB/0/XL/JM_2014_10_05_N706PS_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-kLSztzB/0/XL/JM_2014_10_05_N193UW_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-PLtJbjs/0/XL/JM_2014_10_05_N337EN_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-FNGZs4V/0/XL/JM_2014_10_05_N327EN_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-HQ4MPSH/0/XL/JM_2014_10_05_N585UW_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-NFpQ43h/0/XL/JM_2014_10_05_N809NN_001-XL.jpg

As happens periodically at CLT, we ended up with a bit of a lull in the action - nothing, and I mean nothing, was departing on 18C for better than 15 minutes, yet this guy lands on 18R...

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-S9n8MXq/0/XL/JM_2014_10_05_N220FR_001-XL.jpg

[skyteam18]

Gosh, is CLT changing this fast?? So much AA in your latest update. --- But hey, those DAASHs are nice! N337EN must be the latest out of the shop.

Can't wait for early november. Plan to get down there for an afternoon at the overlook when they're going south and the trees are golden.

[felipegcmh]

I knew that they were going to ramp up the painting after Labor Day, but yes, they pretty much have one plane going into the paint shop before the fumes from the previous plane have dissipated.

The way they are handling the painting also allows for quicker painting (1 CRJ, E-170, A319, A321, etc at the same time), so you can expedite the painting and you can get planes to roll off the paint shop every few days, even if the lead time is around 10 days.

[tjc]

Is the overlook still open? I though I'd read someplace that runway construction was going to close it by early fall.


I didn't get a chance to get down over the summer, would like to go if it's still open.

[moose135]

No, it's still open. When they do build the new runway, it will close, although there isn't an announced date on when the runway will be built or when the overview will close - we don't know if it will stay open during most construction, and close when the runway is ready, or if it will close earlier than that. Also, airport officials have said that there will be a new overview, but there has been no word on where that will be, or if it will be open when the current one closes.

Right now, the new runway is listed on their "Future Proposed Construction Projects" page, with a January 2015 start date.

[skyteam18]

How's the view from the new garage?

[tjc]

Thx! Good to know it will be open for a while. I want to get lift off/touchdown shots. The closest airport to me is PHL. And the high fences are a problem. I've seen some spotters out there standing on ladders mounted in the beds of pickup trucks, butttt, since i don't own a truck...

I could rent a truck, but a road trip to a new place will definitely be more fun!

I've got a 70-210 mated to a D7000. Is that enough lens?

Thx!

[moose135]

That's more than enough for shooting at the overview, and should be fine for some of the other spots we sometimes hit. If they are on North operations, you won't do well shooting 36R departures from the overview with that, but even the 100-400 is a little short for those.

Let me know when you plan to head down this way, I'll be glad to meet up with you if I'm around.

[adscram14]

Great shots as usual, John. Nice catch on 220FR--I saw her fly over the RDU area on the way to IAD from CLT. Hope to be able to get back to CLT and catch up with you soon.

[tjc]

Thx moose, will do!

[moose135]

I hadn't been out to CLT to shoot in a month, and even though it was dark, I needed to get out the other night.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-hJqzCKZ/0/XL/JM_2014_11_05_N171US_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-X5S5ZX4/0/XL/JM_2014_11_05_N719PS_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-Q4PH7FR/0/XL/JM_2014_11_05_N742PS_001-XL.jpg

Today, I took a ride out after work, and caught a bunch of stuff in new AA paint.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-pTpTWcZ/0/XL/JM_2014_11_07_N586UW_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-Mk38W2k/0/XL/JM_2014_11_07_N521UW_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-8w5CTnz/0/XL/JM_2014_11_07_N195UW_001-XL.jpg

And a couple of PSA CRJ700s

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-hZ3Hpc4/0/XL/JM_2014_11_07_N703PS_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-PfK5VSZ/0/XL/JM_2014_11_07_N716PS_001-XL.jpg

Republic E-170 departing 36R

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-m8Xt9SS/0/XL/JM_2014_11_07_N119HQ_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-Nf8J9gS/0/XL/JM_2014_11_07_N652RW_001-XL.jpg

[felipegcmh]

From last August's trip to CLT.

http://fgrphoto.smugmug.com/CommercialAv2014/North-Carolina/08312014-KCLT/i-dv97Vhd/0/L/547C5790_Aug31_N547NN-L.jpg (http://fgrphoto.smugmug.com/CommercialAv2014/North-Carolina/08312014-KCLT/i-dv97Vhd/A)

http://fgrphoto.smugmug.com/CommercialAv2014/North-Carolina/08312014-KCLT/i-8g2Z4wb/0/L/547C5809_Aug31_N76201-L.jpg (http://fgrphoto.smugmug.com/CommercialAv2014/North-Carolina/08312014-KCLT/i-8g2Z4wb/A)

http://fgrphoto.smugmug.com/CommercialAv2014/North-Carolina/08312014-KCLT/i-vXBMXCS/0/L/547C5831_Aug31_D-AIHN-L.jpg (http://fgrphoto.smugmug.com/CommercialAv2014/North-Carolina/08312014-KCLT/i-vXBMXCS/A)

http://fgrphoto.smugmug.com/CommercialAv2014/North-Carolina/08312014-KCLT/i-B5FNgpj/0/L/547C5843_Aug31_D-AIHN-L.jpg (http://fgrphoto.smugmug.com/CommercialAv2014/North-Carolina/08312014-KCLT/i-B5FNgpj/A)

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http://fgrphoto.smugmug.com/CommercialAv2014/North-Carolina/08312014-KCLT/i-j5JkTDQ/0/L/547C5871_Aug31_N656AW-L.jpg (http://fgrphoto.smugmug.com/CommercialAv2014/North-Carolina/08312014-KCLT/i-j5JkTDQ/A)

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http://fgrphoto.smugmug.com/CommercialAv2014/North-Carolina/08312014-KCLT/i-KVmGjVb/0/L/547C5924_Aug31_N327EN-L.jpg (http://fgrphoto.smugmug.com/CommercialAv2014/North-Carolina/08312014-KCLT/i-KVmGjVb/A)

http://fgrphoto.smugmug.com/CommercialAv2014/North-Carolina/08312014-KCLT/i-fstTnXg/0/L/547C5945_Aug31_N820AW-L.jpg (http://fgrphoto.smugmug.com/CommercialAv2014/North-Carolina/08312014-KCLT/i-fstTnXg/A)

http://fgrphoto.smugmug.com/CommercialAv2014/North-Carolina/08312014-KCLT/i-KFZ8CCQ/0/L/547C5967_Aug31_N138HQ-L.jpg (http://fgrphoto.smugmug.com/CommercialAv2014/North-Carolina/08312014-KCLT/i-KFZ8CCQ/A)


A question for Moose or the other locals: Around what time does the light get good in the afternoon this time of the year? I'm putting together a trip next weekend that includes Sat/Sun afternoons at the overlook.

[moose135]

Probably after 2 or so. Sun should be right down the runway at Noon, so give it a couple of hours to swing around. Sunset is around 5:15, although if they are landing 18C, the touchdown zone ends up in shade before that, as the area around the overview is raised above the runway.

If if I don't head up to NY for Christmas, I'll look to meet. Up with you.

[Kiffy]

I made my way down South last month and with a bit of luck I was able to get to the overlook minutes before sunset.

Final for 18R, taken through the sunroof while on the outer loop.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7465/16029664941_bd12d1e743_c.jpg

Kissing runway 18C.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7476/16031613105_e34ae1a2ab_c.jpg

Chasing its shadow.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7522/15409354654_01a4fa4078_c.jpg

I was happy to finally get a good shot of a Dash8 in new colors, they're still rare at PHL.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7514/15409354774_e609b0b89c_c.jpg

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7541/16031612875_76e7519287_c.jpg

A332 arriving from Heathrow in the last of the day's light.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7543/15845865657_7d49b40b90_c.jpg

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7516/15411976083_b7b10e2b51_c.jpg

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7481/16005833616_f1fbab0d2a_c.jpg

Finally an E175, one of the first repainted in new colors. Taken half an hour after sunset.
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8644/15845865337_54e4c6ede5_c.jpg

[felipegcmh]

There's a Compass flight now? nice, I haven't seen one in ages.

I love those last few shots. I'm definitely looking forward to pushing the limits on the 7D2, last time I was out there I was capped by the 1D3's max usable limit of ISO 3200.

[felipegcmh]

Probably after 2 or so. Sun should be right down the runway at Noon, so give it a couple of hours to swing around. Sunset is around 5:15, although if they are landing 18C, the touchdown zone ends up in shade before that, as the area around the overview is raised above the runway.

If if I don't head up to NY for Christmas, I'll look to meet. Up with you.

Sounds good. If the weather isn't terrible, I plan on being there around 2, I'm currently in Charleston WV and will begin driving shortly.

[moose135]

The weather is terrible...it's been raining on and off all morning. Technically VFR, but 3K overcast all day.

[moose135]

Not great spotting weather this weekend, but there were a couple of special visitors, and I got to meet up with Felipe for a bit today.

Aeronaves TSM MD-83 - this bird has seen service with a number of operators, including TWA and AA. AA sent it to the desert in 2005, and in October, it returned to service with Aeronaves after being converted to a freighter.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-2hM8q9G/0/XL/JM_2014_12_21_XA-UTX_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-6hj5368/0/XL/JM_2014_12_21_XA-UTX_002-XL.jpg

The FBO ramp at CLT. The Delta A319 departed for MEM shortly after I took this. It looks like it was for the Utah Jazz NBA team. They played the Charlotte Hornets last night, and play in Memphis tomorrow night.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-TpC8Zkw/0/XL/JM_2014_12_21_N352NB_001-XL.jpg

UA 753 brought the NFL Cleveland Browns in to play the Carolina Panthers.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-MkZZ2dF/0/XL/JM_2014_12_21_N75858_001-XL.jpg

[moose135]

A few from the overview, where I ran into Felipe this afternoon.

First time I've caught the new Southwest colors.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-sF8s7WG/0/XL/JM_2014_12_21_N7708E_001-XL.jpg

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[felipegcmh]

A few from when I met up with Moose earlier today.


Delivered 11DEC14
http://fgrphoto.smugmug.com/CommercialAv2014/North-Carolina/12212014-KCLT/i-7XkPRWT/0/L/748A4305_Dec21_N915US-L.jpg (http://fgrphoto.smugmug.com/CommercialAv2014/North-Carolina/12212014-KCLT/i-7XkPRWT/A)

Technically not a plane, but Gen II Vipers fly with all 4 tires on the ground.
http://fgrphoto.smugmug.com/CommercialAv2014/North-Carolina/12212014-KCLT/i-PDmZtFP/0/L/748A4212_Dec21_-L.jpg (http://fgrphoto.smugmug.com/CommercialAv2014/North-Carolina/12212014-KCLT/i-PDmZtFP/A)

The answer to one of your questions
http://fgrphoto.smugmug.com/CommercialAv2014/North-Carolina/12212014-KCLT/i-Cb9MrGJ/0/L/748A4266_Dec21_N360FE-L.jpg (http://fgrphoto.smugmug.com/CommercialAv2014/North-Carolina/12212014-KCLT/i-Cb9MrGJ/A)

http://fgrphoto.smugmug.com/CommercialAv2014/North-Carolina/12212014-KCLT/i-PfQrzfJ/0/L/748A4282_Dec21_N360FE-L.jpg (http://fgrphoto.smugmug.com/CommercialAv2014/North-Carolina/12212014-KCLT/i-PfQrzfJ/A)

[moose135]

Good to see you today, Felipe! That Viper is out at the overview all the time.

[moose135]

It was 60 degrees today - yes, as a New Yorker, 60 degrees two days after Christmas doesn't make sense to me either - and I spent a few hours out at the overview.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-QRmvCG7/0/XL/JM_2014_12_27_N272AY_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-v9ZVgBN/0/XL/JM_2014_12_27_N803AW_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-82cH2Mr/0/XL/JM_2014_12_27_N563UW_001-XL.jpg

While we get Republic E-170s as US Airways Express all day long, we only get mainline US Airways E-190s on Saturdays, and they usually end up on Runway 23, so I was happy to catch one on 18C.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-pRCQTKh/0/XL/JM_2014_12_27_N953UW_001-XL.jpg

FRG fans will recognize this bird - it used to run the Atlantic City charter flights, operated by Charter Air Transport. It now operates under their Via Air subsidiary, offering daily service between CLT and Beckley, WV.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-CTwJrnM/0/XL/JM_2014_12_27_N654CT_002-XL.jpg

Interesting business jet arriving at CLT today, N872MK, a Beechjet 400. It carries an image of Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton, a moonshiner and bootlegger from western North Carolina. In 2009, Sutton committed suicide rather than report to prison after a conviction on moonshining charges. Singer Hank Williams, Jr. and Sutton's widow later partnered to distill and distribute "Popcorn Sutton's Tennessee White Whiskey".

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-LJZfWDr/0/XL/JM_2014_12_27_N872MK_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-82mPxm6/0/XL/JM_2014_12_27_N872MK_002-XL.jpg

US A321 in AA colors at the CLT FBO, preparing to take the Carolina Panthers to Atlanta to play the Falcons.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-WNp5rPS/0/XL/JM_2014_12_27_N584UW_001-XL.jpg

Nice afternoon light on this Dash-8 departing.

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A closer look reveals a familiar face in the F/O seat...

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[felipegcmh]

Beckley? I wonder if they're doing EAS flights. I saw that Brasilia around the ramp both days when I was there last week, but I never saw it fly.

[adscram14]

Lord I need to get back out to CLT soon. Maybe Thursday. Great catches as of late John and Felipe!

[moose135]

Beckley? I wonder if they're doing EAS flights. I saw that Brasilia around the ramp both days when I was there last week, but I never saw it fly.
Yes, they are EAS flights.


Lord I need to get back out to CLT soon. Maybe Thursday. Great catches as of late John and Felipe!
You may want to be here this weekend - we may see a Delta 744 with the Arizona Cardinals for the NFL playoff game. It would be interesting to get a shot of it together with the US Cardinals scheme 319.

[adscram14]

Just one for me today as I chased her all over the field.

http://www.asheinhausphotography.com/Aviation/CLT/December-2014/i-QVBCnfN/0/L/N905AN-L.jpg (http://www.asheinhausphotography.com/Aviation/CLT/December-2014/i-QVBCnfN/A)

[moose135]

Last spotting trip of the year on New Year's Eve.

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I had to wait until sunset, but I caught the new US Airways Heritage jet. It's the current US colors with AA titles added, on N578UW, the last A321 delivered in US colors earlier this year.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-vKrQdbx/0/XL/JM_2014_12_31_N578UW_002-XL.jpg

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Looks like the Google Street View car paid a visit to the overview. I'll have to look for myself there in the future!

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-FD6RMGg/0/XL/JM_2014_12_31_CLT_Overview_Google_Car_001-XL.jpg

[moose135]

First day of the year, and the first spotting visit to CLT brought big results.

Three of the US Airways heritage jets, now with AA titles. America West was also there today, but sneaked out on a different runway.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-SWw4dpz/0/XL/JM_2015_01_01_N744P_001-XL.jpg

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PSA is getting a bunch of these new CRJ-900s, and we are seeing them at CLT.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-xQ6497K/0/XL/JM_2015_01_01_N552NN_001-XL.jpg

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The highlight of the day - the US Airways Nevada scheme. I've been chasing this for a while, and it has managed to elude me until today.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-wfxsnJS/0/XL/JM_2015_01_01_N822AW_002-XL.jpg

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[moose135]

The Carolina Panthers found their way into the NFL playoffs, and are hosting the Arizona Cardinals this afternoon. The Cardinals arrived on this Delta 744.

http://www.moose135photography.com/PhotoADay/Photo-A-Day-2015/i-25hSnd6/0/XL/JM_2015_01_03_N675NW_001-XL.jpg

[Zee71]

Moose ... Way to kick off the year!

[skyteam18]

You've been keeping CLT well covered lately Moose. Great shots! It seems Piedmont has been quick to send their -300s to the paint shop without too much delay. I heard their first -100 enters the paint shot today. Maybe that'll give the folks up the road in PHL something to look out for.

Does anyone know if the VIA AIR EMB-120 service feeds to US Airways/AA ops? I'm always happy to see new turboprop service spring up =)

I'm surprised FUTT was found at work and not off in Africa dancing in the streets with locals.

[TriStatePlaneSpotting]

Me, Paul, Kiffy, and the rest of the crew are looking forward to those AA Eagle Dash-8s! We already got a -300, but since we are mainly -100s, that will give us better chances! The CRJ-2 Reginalds need a paint-job, I can't stand looking at them!

[moose135]

Out to the Overview as the sun - and temperature - was going down on Friday.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-qHXXKb6/0/XL/JM_2015_01_09_N560NN_003-XL.jpg

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This guy, US 1899 to MCO, returned to CLT after declaring an emergency. Plenty of fire trucks were out to welcome him back, but after landing they cleared the runway, cancelled the emergency, and taxied to the terminal.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-r7VPSKw/0/XL/JM_2015_01_09_N163US_001-XL.jpg

[AA757]

Great shots Moose!


Rich B

[moose135]

A Giant arrives in CLT. Atlas Air 744 passenger jet arrives from Cancun Monday afternoon. It flew from CLT to CUN on a charter Friday morning.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-nVhzbsM/0/XL/JM_2015_01_19_N465MC_001-XL.jpg

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And a few shots while waiting on Atlas:

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Challenger 300 owned by Mueller Industries in Memphis, TN.

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[Zee71]

Nice catch on the Atlas pax

[megatop412]

That first Giant shot is phenomenal

[moose135]

They opened a new Daily Parking Deck at CLT recently, and it gives a nice vantage point for 18L departures and 23 arrivals.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-rp9tRtR/0/XL/JM_2015_01_25_CLT_Ramp_001-XL.jpg

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23 arrivals should have some nice light in the late afternoon come late spring and into the summer, for now, it's going to be backlit most of the day.

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This is the famous CLT Overlook - there's another half of it off to the right of this shot.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-C5gvgvv/0/XL/JM_2015_01_25_CLT_Overview_001-XL.jpg

The Carolinas Aviation Museum - that's the Eastern Airlines DC-7 that visited FRG for filming the TV show "Pan Am". It's been sitting at the museum for more than three years now, since an engine failure on takeoff out of CLT.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-mWLM7nZ/0/XL/JM_2015_01_25_CLT_Air_Museum_001-XL.jpg

[moose135]

And back to the Overlook...

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-Rw9gwxP/0/XL/JM_2015_01_25_N890NN_001-XL.jpg

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[moose135]

The US Airways Heritage scheme

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Iberia A340 laying down some chemtrails overhead.

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[moose135]

Mike Scuderi flew into CLT this afternoon. Fortunately, the new hourly parking deck provides a view of Rwy 23 arrivals.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-hPDSnkL/0/XL/JM_2015_02_01_N13550_001-XL.jpg

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First 757 I've caught in new AA paint.

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[moose135]

If you haven't caught the US NFL team colors yet, you're running out of time. N709UW, the Eagles jet, returned from paint this week, wearing new, standard AA colors.

This may be the last shot of her in green, departing CLT for STL. That night, she ferried to AMA for paint.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-Q8zKXhc/0/XL/JM_2015_01_25_N709UW_001-XL.jpg


N822AW also came through CLT this morning, wearing new AA colors. It had been the Nevada Battle Born scheme. :frown:

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-wfxsnJS/0/XL/JM_2015_01_01_N822AW_002-XL.jpg

[moose135]

I know the folks in NY won't want to hear this, as yet another winter storm heads your way, but it was 72 degrees in CLT today. There was about the largest crowd I've ever seen at the Overlook.

Seems like forever since I've seen LH arrive.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-vbzZZNj/0/XL/JM_2015_02_08_D-AIKS_001-XL.jpg

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[Aviation.High.Guy]

Nice catches Moose! Love that Piedmont Retro. Still hope to catch her one day.

[moose135]

Thanks, Don!

The Donald was in town today to speak at some business convention. I caught him here two years ago for the same convention - it was snowing here that day! This year, the snow isn't due until Monday night...

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-kdZZgc2/0/XL/JM_2015_02_14_N757AF_005-XL.jpg

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Insel operates a weekly flight on Saturdays, although times seem to be more of a "suggestion" than a schedule...

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-2JsPhJx/0/XL/JM_2015_02_14_PJ-MDB_004-XL.jpg

Finally! This was the only US special scheme I hadn't shot already. Now it will be here every day...

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-wqDMzDv/0/XL/JM_2015_02_14_N838AW_002-XL.jpg

NC ANG C-130 arriving on 18L

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-DSLx2gP/0/XL/JM_2015_02_14_C-130H_93-1459_002-XL.jpg

The "US Heritage" scheme A321

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-qh9G4Mg/0/XL/JM_2015_02_14_N578UW_001-XL.jpg

Space Shuttle spotting area

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I'm still not a fan of the new AA colors, but at least they don't look hideous on a 757.

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[skyteam18]

Nice updates! Those 23 arrivals will look smashing from the garage on a clear summer evening. Also, the vantage from the parking garage looks like it needs to be explored with a tripod soon! =)

[PhilDernerJr]

Great shots. That AA 757 certainly is lookin good :)

[tjc]

Moose, as always fantastic stuff! THX for the tip on the team colors Eagles plane. After looking thru my files, turns out I've got it landing at Philly. Shame they are discontinuing the team schemes. It was a cool idea.

[moose135]

Took a quick run to CLT after work this afternoon. They were on the 36s, and I wanted to check out 36R departures from the new hourly parking deck.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-GZnKBt6/0/XL/JM_2015_02_27_D-AIKN_001-XL.jpg

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A new "signature shot" at CLT...

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[skyteam18]

Looks like there might be some potential to the garage! just wait till summer when they roll LOONG down 36R :cool:

nice stuff!!

[moose135]

We had a National Airlines 757 stop in this morning on a NASCAR team charter for this weekend's race in Phoenix. The weather was lousy - 300 foot ceilings according to ATIS, but I had to take a ride out for it.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-K6npPcp/0/XL/JM_2015_03_14_N567CA_001-XL.jpg

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[SengaB]

Vey nice nice John, I didn't know Boeing stared retrofitting gear under the engines on 757s :)

Senga

[moose135]

Must be new, Senga! ;-)

The sun came out a bit this afternoon, so I took another ride out to CLT.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-TWB2tvG/0/XL/JM_2015_03_14_N132HQ_001-XL.jpg

Big Friend, Little Friend - new AA colors in all sizes and shapes!

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http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-F6M9Kq9/0/XL/JM_2015_03_14_N709UW_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-qVHcbTF/0/XL/JM_2015_03_14_N282AY_001-XL.jpg

Via Air, operated by Charter Air Transport, operates Essential Air Service to Beckley, WV from CLT, with a couple of Embraer E-120s.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-w4Qvj9Q/0/XL/JM_2015_03_14_N653CT_001-XL.jpg

You may remember seeing them at FRG in the past, flying gamblers to Atlantic City.

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[moose135]

Sorry to tell you this, but it was 72 and sunny today, so I was out at CLT for much of the afternoon, shooting from a few different spots.

Started at the Overview, catching some 36C departures.

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I stopped at the old cargo area for a bit to grab a few 36R departures.

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Then to the new hourly deck for some more 36R operations.

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And a couple of familiar heavies flying overhead.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-ZSL5Mcw/0/XL/JM_2015_03_15_Virgin_Atlantic_B747_001-XL.jpg

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Not all 36R departures pass in front of the skyline - most are too high - but when they do, it's a cool shot, perhaps the new CLT signature shot.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-HLJF53H/0/XL/JM_2015_03_15_N520UW_001-XL.jpg

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[moose135]

I got out of the office a little early today, and it was too nice not to head over to CLT.

I started out at the Overview, for some 36C departures.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-ZjxrCxJ/0/XL/JM_2015_03_17_N732US_001-XL.jpg

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Then to the cargo area for 36R ops.

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Finally, I ended up at the hourly parking deck.

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Stayed on the deck until the sun went down...

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[skyteam18]

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

[moose135]

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.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-RDDdzMF/0/XL/JM_2015_03_21_N125SJ_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-kQgNfGB/0/XL/JM_2015_03_21_N125SJ_002-XL.jpg

Falcon Air Express MD-83 brought the local Davidson College team home from Seattle after playing in the NCAA tournament.

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[jerslice]

Nice set John!

[moose135]

Thanks, Jeremy!

A few from last night. We're getting a DL 757 a few times a week for the next few months.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-vNSpQg7/0/XL/JM_2015_04_09_N667DN_002-XL.jpg

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[moose135]

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!

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-MgwXc34/0/XL/JM_2015_04_10_G-VIIH_001-XL.jpg

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Ludicrous levels of ISO and subsequent noise reduction on this one!

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[moose135]

Since I was at the airport already, I figured I would take a few more shots...

Colors of the New American Airlines.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-6F5JMRh/0/XL/JM_2015_04_10_CLT_Tails_001-XL.jpg

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[moose135]

It's been a month since I've been to CLT, and I took a run over this afternoon as the AA Astrojet came through.

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Brand new A321, one of the last ordered by US Airways before the merger.

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[Kiffy]

Great catch and awesome lighting!

[jerslice]

I needed a Moose CLT fix...thanks for posting! And per usual, solid material.

[megatop412]

Excellent coverage of the Astrojet Moose, I love that paint job!

Some nice exposures on the night shots too

[moose135]

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...

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-76KX6r6/0/XL/JM_2015_07_02_N781WN_001-XL.jpg

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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.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-nKLbm27/0/XL/JM_2015_07_02_N781WN_004-XL.jpg

[moose135]

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.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-sHSGNGv/0/XL/JM_2015_06_25_N265JB_002-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-25TSrXg/0/XL/JM_2015_06_25_D-AIKA_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-5kRdGQW/0/XL/JM_2015_06_25_N273AY_001-XL.jpg

At the parking deck, we caught a couple of NC ANG C-130s departing.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-BxD9hQw/0/XL/JM_2015_06_25_C-130_93-1455_001-XL.jpg

This aircraft is used for forest fire work, and carries the large day-glo ID numbers.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-hn298Qx/0/XL/JM_2015_06_25_C-130_93-1562_001-XL.jpg

Sunday afternoon, I caught the Las Vegas Sands Corp. Gulfstream IV arriving.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-vVqzKKk/0/XL/JM_2015_06_28_N886LS_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-gBvNwzk/0/XL/JM_2015_06_28_N886LS_002-XL.jpg

[moose135]

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.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-sxqnCCj/0/XL/JM_2015_07_04_C-FLSW_001-XL.jpg

[tjc]

Moose, I love this thread! Especially the night pix! Excellent job!!!!!

[moose135]

Thank you!

[moose135]

By dumb luck, I caught the XTRAirways 734 arriving on a weekly charter from Montego Bay.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-MgR4d5W/0/XL/JM_2015_07_17_N688XA_001-XL.jpg

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http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-2BxmhQq/0/XL/JM_2015_07_17_N688XA_003-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-C7xJS3z/0/XL/JM_2015_07_17_N688XA_004-XL.jpg

[moose135]

A rare visitor to Charlotte this afternoon, an Air France 747-400 en route to Atlanta from Paris diverted due to thunderstorms in the Atlanta area.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-j4764nW/0/XL/JM_2015_07_18_F-GITH_002-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-PrkWMvW/0/XL/JM_2015_07_18_F-GITH_004-XL.jpg

An interesting combination - an American Airbus and a French Boeing!

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-FLHqhCW/0/XL/JM_2015_07_18_F-GITH_006-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-849L999/0/XL/JM_2015_07_18_F-GITH_007-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-zR6zrFx/0/XL/JM_2015_07_18_F-GITH_009-XL.jpg

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[Zee71]

Nice Moose ... you definitely get some variety of traffic there!

[moose135]

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.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-pQfGLcv/0/XL/JM_2015_07_24_N134AS_003-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-mwZCrCW/0/XL/JM_2015_07_24_N134AS_002-XL.jpg

Steve Furst made his way through CLT this evening. We couldn't get together, but I did get to see him...

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-Z9nqhMF/0/XL/JM_2015_07_24_N755US_001-XL.jpg

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[moose135]

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.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-ZBST35R/0/XL/JM_2015_07_25_G-TCSX_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-FdZfQCj/0/XL/JM_2015_07_25_N802TJ_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-VdHxRn5/0/XL/JM_2015_07_25_N802TJ_002-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-XtRKBrb/0/XL/JM_2015_07_25_N802TJ_003-XL.jpg

[moose135]

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.


http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-RrTfkPx/0/XL/JM_2015_08_30_IL-76__RA-76511_003-XL.jpg

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[moose135]

We had another Russian Beast visit CLT today - an Antonov An-124 dropped in to pick up a hydro-electric turbine from Siemens and fly it to Saudi Arabia.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-jqtk2gx/0/XL/JM_2015_09_08_An-124_UR-82073_002-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-FvpGKcg/0/XL/JM_2015_09_08_An-124_UR-82073_003-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-SWDphz4/0/XL/JM_2015_09_08_An-124_UR-82073_004-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-TVgQN8m/0/XL/JM_2015_09_08_An-124_UR-82073_008-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-wbQRQcH/0/XL/JM_2015_09_08_An-124_UR-82073_009-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-cfT7PPS/0/XL/JM_2015_09_08_An-124_UR-82073_010-XL.jpg

[captmjk16]

Nice job on the -124 Moose, couldn't have asked for better light!

[AA757]

Very nice Moose, with the AN-124... still looking for the new scheme......


Rich B

[Zee71]

Awesome Moose! You definitely get some great stuff down there in CLT.

[moose135]

Hadn't been to CLT in weeks, but I had a meeting downtown after work, and it was still in the 60s when I got done, so I made a quick stop.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-7NwDGZ5/0/XL/JM_2015_11_12_N282AY_001-XL.jpg

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[moose135]

Back down to Charlotte after Thanksgiving in New York, and I got out to CLT for about an hour before sunset today:

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-cFNhXdL/0/XL/JM_2015_12_06_N744P_001-XL.jpg

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http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-FbGxxtW/0/XL/JM_2015_12_06_D-AIKH_001-XL.jpg

[moose135]

Haven't posted anything in a while, but I have been out to CLT a few times the past few weeks.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-CTcz9zf/0/XL/JM_2015_12_06_N272AY_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-4NXCZpg/0/XL/JM_2015_12_13_N85320_001-XL.jpg

This guy returned to CLT after declaring an emergency. Landed and taxied clear at the end, had the Fire guys check him over - I heard the pilot ask if there was any signs of smoke, but I didn't hear where he thought it might be coming from. Once he had the all clear, they taxied to the terminal with ARFF in trail.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-rScKnG4/0/XL/JM_2015_12_19_N121UW_003-XL.jpg

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[moose135]

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:

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-sMhmsgx/0/XL/JM_2016_01_15_N475MC_001-XL.jpg

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[Zee71]

Keep'em coming Moose!

[moose135]

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.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-SVHcVCs/0/XL/JM_2016_01_16_N650DL_001-XL.jpg

Delta A330 flew the Seattle Seahawks in for Sunday's NFL playoff game against the Panthers.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-97MntDv/0/XL/JM_2016_01_16_N805NW_001-XL.jpg

[Zee71]

Never seen those before ;P

[moose135]

It was cold and windy out on the top of the parking deck this morning, but it was worth it!

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-zTvdGjW/0/XL/JM_2016_01_18_N75436_002-XL.jpg

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[skyteam18]

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.

[moose135]

Been a while since I've posted anything from CLT. Sunday was warm and sunny, and there was a big crowd out at the overlook.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-K3RHWMR/0/XL/JM_2016_02_28_N816AW_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-Jn47BLT/0/XL/JM_2016_02_28_D-AIKA_001-XL.jpg

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-TSv2kfN/0/XL/JM_2016_02_28_D-AIKA_002-XL.jpg

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How about a little prop blur?

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-QG5SMts/0/XL/JM_2016_02_28_N330EN_001-XL.jpg

The hourly deck offers some interesting views.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-6vMpnSS/0/XL/JM_2016_02_28_N127UW_001-XL.jpg

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Via Air has started flying a couple of E145s in addition to their E120s.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-KT55gxm/0/XL/JM_2016_02_28_NN802HK_001-XL.jpg

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[skyteam18]

Lovely! Especially like that VIA ERJ. That parking garage certainly offers a nice vantage!

[moose135]

The AA AirCal retro made an appearance in CLT today:

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-nNjzWHj/0/XL/JM_2016_03_06_N917NN_01-XL.jpg

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[moose135]

We had an Antonov An-124 come in last night.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-gWCf8Wp/0/XL/JM_2016_03_08_UR-82007_002-XL.jpg

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[moose135]

Storms in Atlanta brought this BA 777 to CLT this evening.

http://www.moose135photography.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-f39d78V/0/XL/JM_2016_03_24_G-VIIF_005-XL.jpg

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Lufthansa departing for Munich

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[MarkLawrence]

Gosh...lovely night stuff John!!!

[moose135]

Ho Hum...another An-124... ;-)

This guy came in earlier this week, and is supposed to be here through the 18th, just someplace to park between jobs.

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It still has the remnants of the "20 Years" anniversary sticker on the tail.

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A bit of a traffic jam leaving the terminal.

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[moose135]

Stopped out to CLT after work this evening. The Antonov should be in town until early next week.

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[Zee71]

Nice sets John and nice work on the night shots! Keep'em coming. I'll be passing through CLT on 4/17 on my way to San Antonio, hope to get a little terminal spotting in between my flight.

[moose135]

Had an A-10 from the Maryland ANG spend the weekend, and I caught him departing Sunday afternoon.

https://photos.smugmug.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-vgKKhD9/0/XL/JM_2016_05_15_A-10_78-0612_002-XL.jpg

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[moose135]

The new Piedmont retro Dash-8 was in and out of CLT a few times today. Of course, as they taxied it, a big cloud came over, and departing 18L I ended up with heat haze, but at least I've caught it. It was painted to honor their retiring president Steve Farrow, and may not be around long.

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Storm clouds around Charlotte made for some interesting backgrounds.

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They were departing 36R and for a while they had a decent tail wind, which resulted in some neat skyline shots.

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[moose135]

After getting home from my air show adventure last Monday, I finally had a chance to get out to CLT several times this weekend.

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[moose135]

There was some nasty weather in the area, and I was hoping we were going to get some interesting diversions into CLT, instead, we got some ugly thunderstorms that closed the ramp for close to an hour, creating a huge back up. At one point, tower said there were over 40 inbound aircraft sitting on various taxiways trying to get to the ramp, while nothing at the terminal could leave since the rampers were all inside avoiding the lightning.

Before the weather got bad:

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LIAT - Leeward Islands Air Transport Services Dash-8 I've seen this come in on FlightAware a few times, but was able to catch it tonight - they just beat the thunderstorms in.

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A ramp full of airplanes with no particular place to go.

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[Zee71]

Wow ... What a fantastic set and great catch with the lightning.

[moose135]

Thanks, Mark!

We had the AA Reno Air retro come into CLT this evening. Just dumb luck that I caught it - I had been at the overlook, and when things got quiet (real quiet!) I took a ride up to the hourly deck. I saw this coming in on Rwy 23, and I couldn't figure out what it was as it approached. I thought I heard an American call sign check in, but it sure didn't look right. As it got closer and I saw the AA titles, I realized what I had caught!

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We also had an Air Canada Express (Sky Regional Airlines) E-175 come in. They were picking up passengers off a CRJ that broke.

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[SengaB]

Nice night shots John,

I must say your second to the last night shot (Above the lightning strike) is probably the best aviation related night shot I ahve ever seen. To me it is just amazing.

Senga

[moose135]

Thank you, Senga! I really appreciate that. I find myself stopping and looking at it every time I come across it.

[moose135]

World Atlantic Airlines is a charter operator out of MIA - I had to look that up, I had not heard of them before seeing their MD-82 at CLT on Friday. They were flying a charter to Guatamala.

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Swift Air has been flying weekly charter flights recently.

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AeroMexico is also flying a weekly charter this summer.

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A hot day and 36 departures helps with skyline shots.

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A few night shots from the hourly deck.

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[moose135]

A few interesting things from CLT today:

Charlotte Mecklenburg Police (CMPD) has their aviation unit at the airport, but I've never caught them. Today, one of their helicopters launched, crossed the runways at the south end of the field, then headed north overflying the Overlook - it's backlit, but I finally got one.

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Elite Airways, a charter operator. I've caught this frame at RDU as well.

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Grumman Gulfstream II, serial number 1 - the first G-II built by Grumman in 1966. It served as a test and demonstration aircraft for Grumman until 1970, when it was sold to Robert Galvin, CEO of Motorola (and son of the company's founder). Galvin and his family used it until 2012, when it was retired and flown to the Carolinas Aviation Museum at CLT for display.

https://photos.smugmug.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-jGSWhFZ/0/XL/JM_2016_06_25_N55RG_001-XL.jpg

Sikorsky S-58JT owned by Midwest Helicopters, who provide heavy lift services with it - it was built in 1958, and is still in use.

https://photos.smugmug.com/Airplanes/Airliners-and-Airport-Spotting/Charlotte-Douglas-Airport/i-xNwPXr4/0/XL/JM_2016_06_25_N129NH_001-XL.jpg

[727C47]

I saw that S-58 at FWA in 2015.

[moose135]

We've gotten some neat visitors into CLT - today we have an Antonov An-12 owned by CAVOK Airlines, a Ukrainian charter cargo operator, paying a visit to CLT!

https://photos.smugmug.com/PhotoADay/Photo-A-Day-2016/i-GFLQfjP/0/XL/JM_2016_06_28_An-12_UR-CNN-XL.jpg

[AA757]

Great shots Moose! That Cavok Air is quite the catch for sure!


Rich B

[moose135]

Great shots Moose! That Cavok Air is quite the catch for sure!

Thanks, Rich! And if you think one is good, how about two? We had another CAVOK An-12 arrive early this morning, UR-CKL this time. Both are on the ramp together, but I wasn't in a spot to get them in the same shot.

https://photos.smugmug.com/PhotoADay/Photo-A-Day-2016/i-56L3rkJ/0/XL/JM_2016_06_29_An-124_UR-CKL_004-XL.jpg

[AA757]

Wow two at the same time? How lucky can you get? I ave never even seen one


Rich B

[moose135]

Summer nights, and you have to keep an eye on CLT - thunderstorms in Atlanta caused this KLM 777 to divert until they cleared.

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[Zee71]

Damn ... CLT definitely gets some nice surprises. Nice catches on the KLM and Cavok!

[moose135]

Thanks, Mark!

[skyteam18]

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By far the absolute best photo I've seen from this entire community in the last year. Wow!

[jerslice]

Yeah, loved that one too

[moose135]

Thanks, guys, I really appreciate that!

[moose135]

It was a busy day around the old air patch today. President Obama came to Charlotte this afternoon.

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The CMPD helicopter made several passes over the runway prior to AF1's arrival.

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And thanks to some strong storms in Atlanta again, we had a Virgin Atlantic A346 drop in. In a strange set of events, just before they were ready to leave, we had a big thunderstorm roll through, and our daily Lufthansa A330 ended up diverting to Greenville, SC.

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Waiting for the rampers to get the all clear after the storm.

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[adscram14]

Great shots as always, John. Looks like the parking deck is working out well.

I need to get back to CLT--haven't spotted in 1+ year there.

Funny that Obama is leaving Charlotte and coming to where I am now (Sevilla, ES). Small world.

[moose135]

Thanks, Adam! You really do need to get out with us one of these days! We had about a dozen folks from the CLT spotting group meet at the overlook this afternoon.

They started out on 36

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Then switched to 18

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We had three different C-130s drop in this afternoon. One was an Air Force C-130H operated by the 910th Airlift Wing (AF Reserves) out of Youngstown ARS in Ohio.

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There were also a pair of USMC KC-130J tankers from VMGR-234 in Forth Worth, TX

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Gulfstream G-V owned by the BMW auto company, appropriately registered D-AUTO. Looks like it left for Germany late tonight.

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[AA757]

Great shots, Moose!


Rich B

[Zee71]

Nice set John and sweet catch on the BMW Gulf Stream. Hope all is well with you.

[moose135]

Thanks, guys!

We had a C-5A Galaxy stop in to CLT this afternoon. It's out of the 433th Airlift Wing, AF Reserves, from San Antonio.

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[megatop412]

That's neat how they stylized the Texas flag on the tail! Must've been neat seeing a Galaxy there at Charlotte, I take it you don't get those very often

[moose135]

Yeah, this is the first I remember hearing about since I've been down here.

[SengaB]

And with the old Pratts no less!
I was fortunate enough to see one doing touch and goes myself while I was waiting for the PAAF F-16s to arrive into CEF (with the P&W engines) I love the scream of those engines. I see more of the reengined (C-5Ms) these days.

Senga

[moose135]

I spent a little time on the Hourly Deck after work on Friday. Warm weather, 36 departures, and the setting sun...

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[moose135]

We finally had a cool afternoon Friday, so I headed out to CLT after work.

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A couple of things we won't see in the future - US Airways colors, and the current CLT tower. Construction started this summer on a new, taller tower.

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After dark, I headed up to the hourly deck.

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After you...No, after you...
A trio of PSA CRJ-900s ready to taxi for takeoff.

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[moose135]

Had a special visitor in town this afternoon:

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[jerslice]

Nice stuff - I'm hoping she (or Trump for that matter) show up in Seattle sometime soon!

[moose135]

I missed both Kaine and Pence earlier this week, but we had Hair Force One in CLT today. Unfortunately, I couldn't get a clean shot of it over at the FBO ramp, with bizjets and ramp equipment getting in the way. I've gotten shots of it before, so I wasn't too upset.

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Along with the 757, this Miami Air 734 was in with it. I think this may be a press plane, as Pence is in Florida, and uses the Eastern charter.

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[megatop412]

Some really nice recent stuff Moose...favorite is the trio of AA CRJ9's, very nice night shots

[moose135]

Thank you very much!

Tim Kaine was in Charlotte for a campaign event today, and I took a long lunch to run down to CLT to catch his campaign jet.

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[Zee71]

John, well done! Hope all is well with you.

[moose135]

Thanks, Mark!

Another campaign visit to Charlotte on Sunday. I'm still missing Mike Pence's plane. He's supposed to be in NC, but not Charlotte, this week. With a couple of weeks to go, I still may have a chance.

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[moose135]

Turns out Pence did fly into CLT this afternoon - his first campaign stop was in Salisbury, about 45 minutes north of Charlotte. Left the office a little early and was able to catch it - this makes the full collection of 2016 campaign planes for me!

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[moose135]

Took a ride out to CLT after work Friday, and caught this US Navy C-40A.

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Here's the Charlotte skyline from the hourly deck.

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[moose135]

Air Force 1 arriving in Charlotte Friday evening...literally 2 minutes after sunset.



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[moose135]

And a few shots while patiently waiting for Air Force 1:

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[captmjk16]

That light on AF1 and the jets you got while waiting for it is absolutely incredible, and the angle really flatters the jets. Nice job!

[moose135]

Thanks, Mark!

Seems like forever since I've been out to CLT, but spending last week in NY killed a lot of my local spotting time.

A couple from Friday night:

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This morning, we had a pair of AH-1W Super Cobras at CLT. They are assigned to HMLA-773 Det B out of Joint Base McGuire in NJ.

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After midnight last night, we had an Antonov An-124 drop in, so I went out this morning to grab a few shots. It's one I haven't caught before.

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[captmjk16]

That Antonov has me drooling.... I really need to catch one of those beasts one of these days!

[megatop412]

John, the AF1 touchdown shot with the runway sign in it is poster-worthy. Colors of the plane and sky are just perfect

[moose135]

The evening rush...

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It's 23 departure images stacked, shot from the Overlook over a 35 minute period Wednesday night.

[moose135]

Conditions weren't great today, but two of the three L-US A320s that I haven't shot yet were both going to be in, within about 20 minutes of each other, plus I got an E190 that I didn't have yet. The DL 767 brought the Atlanta Falcons in to play the Panthers. As a bonus, I got the Frontier A320 with sharlets.

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[moose135]

Those bastards...I headed over to CLT Sunday afternoon, and as I rolled through the cargo area, I saw the Prime Air (Amazon.com) 767 taxi in and park on the ramp. Checking FlightAware, I saw they were running about 3 hours late. Hoping they might try to make up some time, I stopped on the hourly deck thinking I might catch their departure. I waited and waited, shooting some 36R departures. Every time I refreshed FA, the estimated departure time kept changing to match the current time. I finally gave up, and dropped by the overlook. Just as I got there, I hear tower clear them onto 36R... :-(

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[moose135]

I was in NYC all week for organizational meetings, but didn't have time to do any shooting. Got home Friday night, and Saturday evening I took a run over to CLT for a little bit.

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[moose135]

After a busy week, I needed a little aviation therapy, so I headed over to CLT after work.

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And a bonus shot from Uptown.

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[moose135]

Sunny, 60 degree weather, and a special visitor brought a crowd to the overview today.

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[moose135]

Some of the non-Kalitta traffic from Sunday afternoon.

ConAgra Foods Learjet

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[PhilDernerJr]

I love Amerian Dash-8s. Great set!

[moose135]

Thanks, Phil!