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  • #61
    Had a baaaad few months WX wise, only had good WX to see a few, hoping cold clear winter days come fast so I can start posting logs again!
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    • #62
      Hi everybody,

      I saw the following aircraft on Fri Oct 17, 2003:

      THY 1551 B-737 FL320 BUDOP-BABUS 13:38
      HLF 804 A-310 FL380 BUDOP-BNO 13:39 (new TUI c/s)
      MLD 883 B-737 FL380 KARIL-SLIAC 14:02 (Moldavian Airlines)

      and the following ones on Sat Oct 18, 2003:

      LTU 599 A-320-200 FL340 BUDOP-BNO 15:06 reg-ALTH
      EVA 679 MD-11 FL340 BUDOP-BNO 15:09 (old c/s) reg:B-16108
      BAW 108 B-777-200 FL400 BUDOP-BNO 15:14 (The Netherlands color scheme) reg:G-VIIU
      OHY 199 A-300 FL320 BUDOP-BNO 15:15 (no contrail)
      PGT 783 B-737 FL370 opposite level BUDOP-BNO 15:16
      EVA 677 MD-11 FL360 BUDOP-BNO 15:40 (old c/s) reg:B-16112
      KLM 1360 B-737-800 FL360 BUDOP-BNO 15:40 reg:PH-BXN (right turn with 15 degrees @ 15:34 due to separation to EVA Air MD-11)

      All registration data are ACARS info.

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      • #63
        I had chance to see only a few aircraft at the end of October due to cloudy weather most of the time. Sorry for the late reply to topic.

        Sat Oct 25, 2003:

        OHY 247 A-300 FL320 BUDOP-BABUS 17:04
        FIN 1004 MD-8X FL340 PARAK-LITKU (Northbound direction) 17:27 (new c/s)


        Fri Oct 31, 2003:

        CFG 523 B-767 FL340 PARAK-PATAK 11:28 (new c/s)
        UAE 55 A-330 FL400 BKS-BNO 11:34


        All times are CET, Local time.
        Coming back soon with some dot spotting trip reports!

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        • #64
          I did a long journey with 3 friends yesterday just to observe some overflights in the Northern side of the country, distance was 118 km (73 SM) to hometown, Budapest.

          Sat Nov 08, 2003. Location: countryside in the outskirts of village, Vizslás, Hungary. Telescopes used: 30- and 24-times magn. monoculars (friends), 40 times magn. (mine)

          THY B-737 LITKU-MOPUG (heading South-East) 13:30
          SIA 327 B-777 FL310 PITOK-BADOR 13:38
          LTU 752 A-330 direction to Russian FIR 13:54 entry- and observation time, 14:10 exit time
          CLX 796 B-747-400 FL370 LITKU-NARKA 14:09
          BAW 139 B-747-400 FL390 LITKU-NARKA 14:39
          GIA 975 B-747-400 FL330 PITOK-REBLA 15:03
          THA 911 B-747-400 FL350 PITOK-REBLA 15:13
          SIA 317 B-747-400 FL310 PITOK-REBLA 15:33
          BAW 107 B-777 FL390 LITKU-NARKA 15:49

          Unfortunately we arrived late, only a few jets overflew this time that area so we managed to see more cows than airplanes. This trip was not too successful.
          BUT! We did our most successful "dot spotting trip" next day! (today)
          We visited the countryside 150 km off to the South at this time where there is a main upper area routing with some contengency tracks and observed more than 50 huge airplanes.
          I'll be back with the report ASAP.

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          • #65
            So here we go

            Sun Nov 09, 2003
            Location: Uzd, Hungary (South of Budapest, 150 km-93 miles)

            SWR 188J A-319 FL350 TEGRI 11:05 (SWR 1884, ZRH-OTP, HB-IPT)
            OHY 1164 A-300 FL330 MOPUG 11:25
            SXS 717 B-737 FL370 TEGRI 11:30
            BAW 663 B-767 FL370 MOPUG 11:39
            AFR 1888 A-320 FL350 TEGRI 11:39 (CDG-OTP, F-GLGH)
            SWR 154 A-330 FL370 M-T 11:48 (ZRH-BOM, HB-IQA)
            SHY 702 B-737 FL350 TEGRI 11:48 (Sky Airlines)
            SYR 410 B-74S FL410 M-T 11:58 (with brand new nice paintings)
            AIC 102 B-744 FL350 MOPUG 12:21
            PGT 636F B-737 FL370 M-T 12:22
            CAL 345 B-74Y FL360 TONDO-ABETI 12:26 (AUH-LUX, B-18703)
            THY 001 A-340 TONDO-BEGLA 12:32 (no contrail)
            XLA 7098 B-738 M-T (I read off the EXCELL writing on tail!, G-XLAE, woman pilot) - registration came from Acars info, of course, I wasn't able to read that off
            FLM 73 B-757 FL350 MOPUG 12:41 (Fly Air)
            GFA 002 A-340 FL390 MOPUG 12:41 (old c/s)
            SHY 712 B-737 FL370 M-T 12:42 (red)
            GFA 016 A-343 FL370 M-T 12:48 (new c/s, FRA-BAH, A40-LH)
            ROJ 3 BIZ FL410 MOPUG 12:55 (Gulfstream G-IV, A6-RJB)
            DAL 118 B-767 FL330 TEGRI 12:58 (new c/s, JFG-CDG-BOM, N-1612T)
            OGE 114 B-757 M-T 12:58 (Atlasjet)
            THY 1551 B-737 FL360 TONDO-ABETI 13:01
            QTR 018 B-74S FL310 TEGRI 13:05 (no contrail, Abu Dhabi Amiri Flight plane, A6-ZSN)
            AIC 142 B-744 FL350 TEGRI 13:07
            QTR 010 A-300 FL330 M-T 13:08
            RBA 098 B-767 M-T 13:10
            ALK 506 A-343 FL350 M-T 13:34 (LHR-CMB, 4R-ADE)
            KAC 102 B-777 FL370 M-T 13:35
            SIA 345 B-744 FL310 TEGRI 13:37 (no contrail)
            XLA 6010 B-738 FL370 MOPUG 13:48 (LGW-Pafos, Cyprus - G-XLAA)
            MEA 218 A-320 FL330 M-T 13:52
            MAS 009 B-777 FL330 TEGRI 13:57
            THY 1672 B-737 FL350 M-T 13:58
            SVA 110 B-772 FL370 M-T 13:59 (London LHR-Dhahran, HZ-AKA)
            CPA 008 B-742F FL350 M-T 14:07 (LHR-DXB-CLK, B-HIH)
            ALK 548 A-332 FL370 M-T 14:09 (ZRH-CMB, 4R-ALD)
            DLH 634 A-343 FL370 MOPUG 14:27 (FRA-KHI, D-AIFF)
            CAL 254 B-74Y FL390 M-T 14:31 (LUX-AUH, B-18715)
            HLF 017 B-737 FL390 M-T 14:40 (Tui c/s, long winglets)
            DLH 760 B-744 M-T 14:49 (FRA-DEL, D-ABVP)
            DLH 636 A-343 FL350 M-T 14:49 (FRA-KWI, D-AIFB)
            DUB 005 B747 FL390 M-T 14:52 (white, requested FL410 and was cleared to climb, we saw its climbing)
            AFR 526 B-772 M-T 14:54 (CDG-DXB, F-GSPD)
            DLH 756 B-744 FL330 M-T 14:55 (FRA-BOM, D-ABTA)
            THY 1938 B-737 FL370 MOPUG 15:00
            DLH 5H5 A-320 M-T 15:03 (EDDF-EGBB)
            KYV 754 B-737 FL370 M-T 15:20
            THA 931 B-744 FL330 TEGRI 15:21 (ORI-BKK, HS-TGR)
            OLY B-717 TONDO-ARSIN 15:24 (Olympic Aviation, we missed the flight number)
            SVA 900 MD-11 FL330 M-T 15:25 (JFK-BRU-DMM, HZ-AND)
            THA 973 B-744 FL330 M-T 15:36 (we could see the ship painted on the fuselage very clearly, it was beautiful! BGA-ZRH-BKK, HS-TGJ)
            UAE 052 A-330 FL370 M-T 15:39 (MUC-DXB)
            HLF 647 B-738 FL370 M-T 15:44 (Tui c/s, long winglets, FRA-Faro, D-AHFF)
            UAE 046 A-332 FL370 M-T 15:54 (US pilot, FRA-DXB, A6-EAE)
            CSA 857 B-737 FL340 TONDO-BEGLA 15:59
            KYV 954 B-737 FL350 M-T 16:25 ( Kibris Turkish Airlines, in sunset)
            THY 1980 A-340 FL370 M-T 16:26 (in sunset)
            KAC 178 A-300 FL310 M-T 16:29 (in sunset, no contrail due to relatively low flight level)

            Registrations are Acars info, all times are local times. "M-T" means MOPUG or TEGRI direction (of no importance).
            I hope everyone enjoyed the list, we had a beautiful day out there.

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            • #66
              Hello,

              I saw only one plane on Sun Nov 23, 2003:
              MAS 004 B-747-400 FL360 BUDOP-BABUS 14:47 (requested FL380 @ 14:34 and climbed soon)

              Fri Nov 28, 2003:
              Today I have just observed Gulf Air's flight which hasn't even landed at London Heathrow yet, still flying somewhere over Slovakia, soon to be over the Czech Republic and Germany.
              GFA 005 A-330 FL380 BUDOP-BABUS 15:35 (in beautiful new colors!)

              Good spotting.

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              • #67
                Let's see over my house...

                Spirit MD80's about 700 feet above my head (kinda loud...)

                The occasional Comair CRJ in from CVG...

                And lots of charters, not to mention the odd, yet consistent Air France A340 that comes around once/month.

                I sure miss seeing the low-flying CO ERJ's coming from EWR and CLE...
                www.acairport.com

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                • #68
                  Originally posted by bapilot2b
                  Had a baaaad few months WX wise, only had good WX to see a few, hoping cold clear winter days come fast so I can start posting logs again!
                  It was incredibly clear with lots of traffic on Monday but unfortunetaly i was busy

                  Heres a KLM 744 i caught a couple of weeks after i bought my camera.

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                  • #69
                    Re:

                    Well, I don't take pics, but I do spot using a pair of German binoculars.

                    Saw a DL 738 heading west and an AA 763ER heading east.

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                    • #70
                      I live something like 20 miles from LAX soI see
                      China Eastern A340-600
                      Lots of Qantas 747-400
                      Korean 747-400
                      I live close to LGB so......
                      JetBlue A320
                      American S-80
                      Horizon CRJ
                      American 737-800
                      Happy spotting!

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                      • #71
                        I've seen loads of A/C up there at 30,000ft or so with my new "bins" that I got for Christmas!

                        Err, 2 C-17's, Northwest DC-10, 757 Continental, 767 Delta, loads of 737 Easyjets and a few 737's, 747's and 777's British Airways

                        My binocullars are 10X50 if you wanna know?

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                        • #72
                          We get lots of private and executive jets around this time, because it is cheaper than PHL for the company big-shots. There haven't been any charters (as it has been below 0 degrees farenheit), but we get a constant flow of MD80s (Spirit from FLL, PBI, RSW, MCO, MYR, DTW, DEN and TPA), 3 CRJ's every day (Comair from CVG), and 2 D28-Jets every day (DL from BOS).
                          www.acairport.com

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                          • #73
                            Just to help ressurect a "dead" thread, here's a few "dotspotting" shots.
                            This one is easy... KC10 in the pattern for KORD..taken with my Minolta Z1 even.

                            A NWA B757...

                            A JAL B747 in the pattern for KORD...

                            This one taken tonight, almost too easy. Delta Comair/ASA CRJ southbound, probably from Green Bay.

                            And this one, also taken tonight...not positive, but I'd put my money on a JetBlue Airbus westbound over my house! Only thing I can come up with that has a dark blue tail and white fuselage...
                            George R. Widener
                            Oshkosh, WI USA
                            Aircraft Photos Here
                            Railroad Pictures Here

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                            • #74
                              Saw a C-130 with a completely orange tail the other day. Wasn't a Coast Guard one though. Does anyone know of someone that operates a C-130 with an orange tail?
                              Fly Raleigh-Durham International, with direct flights on Air Canada, AirTran, American Airlines, American Eagle, America West, Continental Airlines, Continental Express, Delta Airlines, Delta Connection, jetBlue, Northwest Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Express and US Airways to:

                              ATL, AUS, BWI, BOS, CHS, CLT, MDW, ORD, CVG, CLE, DFW, DTW, FLL, BDL, HOU, IND, LAS, LAX, LGW, MEM, MIA, MSP, BNA, EWR, MSY, JFK, LGA, ORF, MCO, PHL, PHX, PIT, STL, SLC, TPA, YYZ, DCA and IAD.

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                              • #75
                                You probably saw one of the C-130's from Schenectady county... we see those guys do touch and goes alot all year round in Albany... probably cause were only like 10 or 12 miles From SCH..... Thier call sign is "Skier" and they are the ones that do the Antarctica run when somthings goin on down there... Just a guess at who you saw, but they've got orange tails....
                                -JJR

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