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General Aviation Discussion => Spotting Trips => Topic started by: Hammerhead on March 18, 2011, 09:07:28 PM

Title: Sun at last!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Hammerhead on March 18, 2011, 09:07:28 PM

Finally a day has arrived where the sun shone and I wasn't working.... 8)

I Started out at EIDW

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Dublin 18-3-11 054 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/5537683565/#) by Lucan Snapper (http://www.flickr.com/people/59592340@N08/), on Flickr

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Dublin 18-3-11 059 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/5538262628/#) by Lucan Snapper (http://www.flickr.com/people/59592340@N08/), on Flickr

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Dublin 18-3-11 070 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/5537684063/#) by Lucan Snapper (http://www.flickr.com/people/59592340@N08/), on Flickr

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Dublin 18-3-11 076 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/5537684529/#) by Lucan Snapper (http://www.flickr.com/people/59592340@N08/), on Flickr

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Dublin 18-3-11 089 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/5537684779/#) by Lucan Snapper (http://www.flickr.com/people/59592340@N08/), on Flickr

After a while I heard Baldonnel on the scanner so I went over to try out a new spot that I had seen a while back...

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Dublin 18-3-11 106 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/5538263950/#) by Lucan Snapper (http://www.flickr.com/people/59592340@N08/), on Flickr

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Dublin 18-3-11 116 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/5538264588/#) by Lucan Snapper (http://www.flickr.com/people/59592340@N08/), on Flickr

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Dublin 18-3-11 121 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/5538264864/#) by Lucan Snapper (http://www.flickr.com/people/59592340@N08/), on Flickr

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Dublin 18-3-11 140 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/5538265394/#) by Lucan Snapper (http://www.flickr.com/people/59592340@N08/), on Flickr

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Dublin 18-3-11 142 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/5540496775/#) by Lucan Snapper (http://www.flickr.com/people/59592340@N08/), on Flickr

Dublin 18-3-11 142 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/5538269226/#) by Lucan Snapper (http://www.flickr.com/people/59592340@N08/), on Flickr

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Dublin 18-3-11 155 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/5538270140/#) by Lucan Snapper (http://www.flickr.com/people/59592340@N08/), on Flickr



All Comments welcome as usual.....

Title: Re: Sun at last!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: casper on March 18, 2011, 09:10:05 PM

Very nice as usual H. Certainly will have to make a point of getting down.

Title: Re: Sun at last!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Paultojo on March 18, 2011, 10:25:09 PM

PC-9 looks good in the sun, nice work  8)

Title: Re: Sun at last!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Angry Turnip on March 20, 2011, 05:58:38 PM

Nice to see the F172 Skyrocket still in use.
 
That Missus Lady on the Norwegian 737 is very sombre looking ;)

Title: Re: Sun at last!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Hammerhead on March 20, 2011, 10:23:16 PM

Thanks for the comments guys... 

Title: Re: Sun at last!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Hammerhead on March 21, 2011, 07:24:15 PM

Went over for a few more hours yesterday as it was nice and sunny, however it wasn't too long before the cloud started to roll in....

as I arrived this C-17 was heading east...  to a hot climate perhaps??
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Dublin 20-3-11 001 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/5547755906/#) by Lucan Snapper (http://www.flickr.com/people/59592340@N08/), on Flickr

Another contrail shot before the clouds arrived....
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Dublin 20-3-11 004 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/5547175611/#) by Lucan Snapper (http://www.flickr.com/people/59592340@N08/), on Flickr

A Lot of Biz jets .... something to do with a Rugby match perhaps?
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Dublin 20-3-11 049 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/5547177895/#) by Lucan Snapper (http://www.flickr.com/people/59592340@N08/), on Flickr

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Dublin 20-3-11 105 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/5547760648/#) by Lucan Snapper (http://www.flickr.com/people/59592340@N08/), on Flickr


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Dublin 20-3-11 136 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/5547180155/#) by Lucan Snapper (http://www.flickr.com/people/59592340@N08/), on Flickr

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Dublin 20-3-11 167 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/5547180593/#) by Lucan Snapper (http://www.flickr.com/people/59592340@N08/), on Flickr

Some of the rest....

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Dublin 20-3-11 025 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/5547758004/#) by Lucan Snapper (http://www.flickr.com/people/59592340@N08/), on Flickr

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Dublin 20-3-11 061 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/5547178493/#) by Lucan Snapper (http://www.flickr.com/people/59592340@N08/), on Flickr

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Dublin 20-3-11 204 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/5547180971/#) by Lucan Snapper (http://www.flickr.com/people/59592340@N08/), on Flickr

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Dublin 20-3-11 234 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/5547762368/#) by Lucan Snapper (http://www.flickr.com/people/59592340@N08/), on Flickr

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Dublin 20-3-11 075 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59592340@N08/5547179123/#) by Lucan Snapper (http://www.flickr.com/people/59592340@N08/), on Flickr

Hope you like......

Title: Re: Sun at last!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: casper on March 21, 2011, 07:51:27 PM

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Hope you like......

Me likey :)

Love the livery of the Etihad. I honestly have to say it's the nicest I've seen.