KGRR 1/5/13 (IMAGE HEAVY)

[deltaA330]

KGRR Grand Rapids International 1/5/13
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Piper PA46-350P Malibu Mirage
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Mercury 3535 to Denver.
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Frontier 253 to Denver.
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Acey 6158 from Chicago O'Hare.
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Citrus 388 from Orlando.
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3 DL ERJs at once!!
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Georgian 7262 from Toronto.
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Acey 5094 from Atlanta.
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Chautauqua 5028 from Chicago O'Hare.
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Lindbergh 3656 from Chicago O'Hare.
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Cessna LC41-550FG
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Chautauqua 5005 to Chicago O'Hare.
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Eagle Flight 2945 from Dallas.
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Delta 2220 from Minneapolis.
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United 245 to Chicago O'Hare.
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Gulfstream G-IV owned by Amway.
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Flagship 3656 to Detroit.
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Delta 2220 to Minneapolis.
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Acey 6003 from Cleveland.
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Delta 1432 from Atlanta.
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Citrus 672 from Baltimore.
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Delta 908 from Detroit.

[skyteam18]

Neat Set. Nice to see Acey Ship 135 starting to lose some of her new paint. Keep it classy ExpressJet

[Zee71]

Nice set and some great light!

[yankees368]

Wow, just a bit more action that Lansing!
Nice catch on the DL MD90

[adscram14]

Wow, the airport looks nice. Great lighting on those shots as well!

[lijk604]

Neat Set. Nice to see Acey Ship 135 starting to lose some of her new paint. Keep it classy ExpressJet

I was going to say, are they using non-stick paint now? Nice set of shots.

[steve1840]

Wow! Great viewing are there at GRR! Great set!

[deltaA330]

Thanks guys! Ya 135 missing some paint there!

[AA757]

Great set of photos....


Rich B

[Roush6NY]

Very nice set

[Mateo]

N716D(e)V(os), the CJ4, is also part of the Amway corporate tree.

[deltaA330]

Yes actually DeVos just built his own helipad near my high school, so I hear rotors overhead all the time now. I'm actually getting a tour of their hangar in the near future, better buy a 50 mm ;)

[steve1840]

I was just checking out GRR on google maps..... Is that parking lot on the south side of the field an actual observation lot? I may have to make a trip out there at some point

[deltaA330]

Yes it is, a very nice one indeed. By far the best I've seen! There are also picnic tables which I stand on in order to shoot over the fence. Even standing on the ground though the fence barely gets in the way because there is a large slope down from the lot to the base of the fence. That would be awesome if we could meet up!

[JDANDO]

Good stuff Alex. Glad to hear there is at least one airport in the USA that is spotter friendly!

[deltaA330]

Good stuff Alex. Glad to hear there is at least one airport in the USA that is spotter friendly!

Yea! Quite the contrast from my experiences at ORD...

[steve1840]

Yes it is, a very nice one indeed. By far the best I've seen! There are also picnic tables which I stand on in order to shoot over the fence. Even standing on the ground though the fence barely gets in the way because there is a large slope down from the lot to the base of the fence. That would be awesome if we could meet up!

While the traffic may not be much different than what I have here in CT at PVD and BDL, it is definitely on my radar because of the access.

[deltaA330]

While the traffic may not be much different than what I have here in CT at PVD and BDL, it is definitely on my radar because of the access.

Actually traffic here really ramps up during the summer. Normal visitors include Allegiant MD80s, Delta A319, Delta A320, Delta MD-88, Delta MD-90, Airtran 717 and 737, American Eagle ERJ-145, American Connection ERJ-135, United Express ERJ-145 and 145XR, United Express CRJ-700, United A319 and A320, Delta Connection CRJ-200/700/900, Delta Connection ERJ-145, Delta DC-9-50 (Favorite!!), Frontier A319, and lots of biz jets and props. Finally, cargo is awesome during the summer. Due to the longer daylight hours in the summer it is possible to catch both the FedEx A300 morning departure and evening arrival. Cargo charters by Kalitta, Ameristar, and USA Jet are not uncommon. Those aircraft include DC-9-10s, DC-9-30s, and 727-200s.

[steve1840]

A trip to GRR has officially been added to my to do list.

[deltaA330]

Fun, I'll try to be around. There are a couple lesser known areas besides the viewing are ;). I forgot to mention, Southwest service to GRR starts 3/14/13!

[steve1840]

Southwest service to GRR starts 3/14/13!

Maybe I won't come then...........lol. :tongue:

[deltaA330]

haha but at least it means regular scheduled 737 service here. We get the oddball airtran 737 from time to time, but not on a regular schedule.

[megatop412]

very nice set of pictures, I love those 717 shots

[deltaA330]

Thanks! I will sure miss seeing those 717s when TRS ends service. Hopefully DAL will fly some to GRR when they get them!