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Civil Aviation => Modern Civil Aircraft => Topic started by: String on May 30, 2013, 06:41:29 PM

Title: Cargolux B747-800
Post by: String on May 30, 2013, 06:41:29 PM

A Cargolux B747-800 looks like it will fly over my area so I hope I can get a photo of it finger crossed.

Title: Re: Cargolux B747-800
Post by: smudge on May 30, 2013, 06:43:49 PM

Descending to FL170 over Coleraine, go for it String!

Title: Re: Cargolux B747-800
Post by: Aldergrove on May 30, 2013, 06:45:54 PM

Hope you've got a camera String.

Title: Re: Cargolux B747-800
Post by: String on May 30, 2013, 06:47:15 PM

Well I have got it and it is perfect will post in a few seconds.

Title: Re: Cargolux B747-800
Post by: Aldergrove on May 30, 2013, 06:47:56 PM

Excellent lol any reason why it's flying so low?

Title: Re: Cargolux B747-800
Post by: String on May 30, 2013, 06:49:43 PM

It's heading for Prestwick airport.
 

Title: Re: Cargolux B747-800
Post by: String on May 30, 2013, 06:50:44 PM

Here is the pic as promised. slight adjustment to background.

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Title: Re: Cargolux B747-800
Post by: smudge on May 30, 2013, 06:50:56 PM

Quote from: Aldergrove on May 30, 2013, 06:47:56 PM

Excellent lol any reason why it's flying so low?

Grazing descent straight into Prestwick, not sure why he's doing it!  Down to < 15,000 over the Irish Sea, ploughing through the wee Aer Arann ATRs!

Sweet shot String!

Title: Re: Cargolux B747-800
Post by: String on May 30, 2013, 06:53:09 PM

For some reason they have been going to Prestwick for a few weeks now and it seems there is more than one in per day this will be the 2nd today so far.

Title: Re: Cargolux B747-800
Post by: Aldergrove on May 30, 2013, 06:54:23 PM

Excellent shot String lol literally flew right over your house!!!

Didn't know it was heading for Prestwick .... on radar box it says it was heading to Luxembourg

Title: Re: Cargolux B747-800
Post by: String on May 30, 2013, 06:56:00 PM

I think it is like a pick up or drop off kind off thing happens a lot don't know why.

Title: Re: Cargolux B747-800
Post by: smudge on May 30, 2013, 06:57:46 PM

Looks like it will be an uninterrupted corkscrew onto Prestwick runway 31, beautifully planned manoeuvre if it is... has been descending from over Derry!

Pilots like to pilot, I suppose.  Especially in a freighter!

Edit: this suggests that Prestwick is indeed a scheduled point on their network now:

http://www.glasgowprestwick.com/news-and-events/cargolux747-800.html (http://www.glasgowprestwick.com/news-and-events/cargolux747-800.html)

Title: Re: Cargolux B747-800
Post by: smudge on May 30, 2013, 08:45:44 PM

That's classy: descent, approach and landing all rolled-up into one smooth manouevre.  I'll bet that was one of their senior pilots practising his stick and rudder.

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