felipegcmh
2014-04-26, 10:11 AM
Finally got to LCK today. Cathay has been operating this flight for almost 2 months or so now, unfortunately, between bad weather, working ~1h10 from LCK, the flight usually coming in at rush hour, and having a somewhat unpredictable work schedule, I had not been able to go. This morning the weather was awful, and the forecast said it was still going to be awful, but I tossed my gear in the truck just in case, since I figured that if I left it at home then it was going to be sunny and I'd be out of the office by 5.Approximate times
Sometime in the afternoon: leave work: ETA 1822. CX094 ETA 1837 (scheduled 1850)
1750: get to an interchange in Columbus that is notorious for traffic jams.
After a combination of good luck and bad luck, arrived to the spotting location with a few minutes to spare. Decide to cut through surface streets to avoid it. New ETA 1828.
1820: Almost there
1824: Arrive to the location, only to realize that I went full Christopher Columbus and I’m on the other side of the airport. Frantically search through maps, and head back. New ETA: 1843. My adrenaline is pumping.
1837: Enroute. No radio chatter.
1842: Arrive to the correct location. I did not prepare correctly so I’m left with no comms (radio is mounted to my truck).
1847: Check Flightaware, new ETA 1849.
1848: The roar of those 4 GEnx engines is heard. The plane is here.
http://fgrphoto.smugmug.com/KLCK-25APR14/i-djRtZsL/0/L/547C1736_Apr25_B-LJE-L.jpg (http://fgrphoto.smugmug.com/KLCK-25APR14/i-djRtZsL/A)
http://fgrphoto.smugmug.com/KLCK-25APR14/i-snf8qrj/0/L/547C1734_Apr25_B-LJE-L.jpg (http://fgrphoto.smugmug.com/KLCK-25APR14/i-snf8qrj/A)
http://fgrphoto.smugmug.com/KLCK-25APR14/i-RznwjT7/0/L/547C1751_Apr25_B-LJE-L.jpg (http://fgrphoto.smugmug.com/KLCK-25APR14/i-RznwjT7/A)
http://fgrphoto.smugmug.com/KLCK-25APR14/i-SLjF48v/0/L/547C1740_Apr25_B-LJE-L.jpg (http://fgrphoto.smugmug.com/KLCK-25APR14/i-SLjF48v/A)
1849: Head home, victoriously.
So at this point I've photographed 1 747-8, this one, twice, today, and back in 2012 when I had a layover in Houston.
Sometime in the afternoon: leave work: ETA 1822. CX094 ETA 1837 (scheduled 1850)
1750: get to an interchange in Columbus that is notorious for traffic jams.
After a combination of good luck and bad luck, arrived to the spotting location with a few minutes to spare. Decide to cut through surface streets to avoid it. New ETA 1828.
1820: Almost there
1824: Arrive to the location, only to realize that I went full Christopher Columbus and I’m on the other side of the airport. Frantically search through maps, and head back. New ETA: 1843. My adrenaline is pumping.
1837: Enroute. No radio chatter.
1842: Arrive to the correct location. I did not prepare correctly so I’m left with no comms (radio is mounted to my truck).
1847: Check Flightaware, new ETA 1849.
1848: The roar of those 4 GEnx engines is heard. The plane is here.
http://fgrphoto.smugmug.com/KLCK-25APR14/i-djRtZsL/0/L/547C1736_Apr25_B-LJE-L.jpg (http://fgrphoto.smugmug.com/KLCK-25APR14/i-djRtZsL/A)
http://fgrphoto.smugmug.com/KLCK-25APR14/i-snf8qrj/0/L/547C1734_Apr25_B-LJE-L.jpg (http://fgrphoto.smugmug.com/KLCK-25APR14/i-snf8qrj/A)
http://fgrphoto.smugmug.com/KLCK-25APR14/i-RznwjT7/0/L/547C1751_Apr25_B-LJE-L.jpg (http://fgrphoto.smugmug.com/KLCK-25APR14/i-RznwjT7/A)
http://fgrphoto.smugmug.com/KLCK-25APR14/i-SLjF48v/0/L/547C1740_Apr25_B-LJE-L.jpg (http://fgrphoto.smugmug.com/KLCK-25APR14/i-SLjF48v/A)
1849: Head home, victoriously.
So at this point I've photographed 1 747-8, this one, twice, today, and back in 2012 when I had a layover in Houston.