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Re: Contrail Photo Thread - 2012
« Reply #100 on: March 04, 2012, 12:50:46 PM »
Without a vapour trail it is very hard to see the aircraft-you need to look ahead of the engine sound.

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Re: Contrail Photo Thread - 2012
« Reply #101 on: March 04, 2012, 12:53:38 PM »
True, I have also found that it is alot easier if you take the picture with the sun behind you rather than in front!
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Re: Contrail Photo Thread - 2012
« Reply #102 on: March 04, 2012, 02:26:19 PM »

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Re: Contrail Photo Thread - 2012
« Reply #103 on: March 04, 2012, 02:38:01 PM »
Same A380 as Jake I think




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Re: Contrail Photo Thread - 2012
« Reply #104 on: March 04, 2012, 03:12:20 PM »


IMG_3870 by Paul J Harvey, on Flickr


VQ-BJB just over Ballyclare

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Re: Contrail Photo Thread - 2012
« Reply #105 on: March 04, 2012, 03:24:53 PM »
Another Air France A380 heading our way. Nice photo Paul!
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Re: Contrail Photo Thread - 2012
« Reply #106 on: March 04, 2012, 06:14:03 PM »
Only one I got today.

BAW197 - British Airways B747 G-BNLM

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Re: Contrail Photo Thread - 2012
« Reply #107 on: March 04, 2012, 06:15:10 PM »
Without a vapour trail it is very hard to see the aircraft-you need to look ahead of the engine sound.
Agree, but that usually means it's gone :(

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Re: Contrail Photo Thread - 2012
« Reply #108 on: March 04, 2012, 06:19:50 PM »
As odd as it may look, wearing sunglasses helps a lot when spotting aircraft with no contrails!  ;)
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Re: Contrail Photo Thread - 2012
« Reply #109 on: March 04, 2012, 10:09:04 PM »
Managed to get a few shots today-mainly the usual BA stuff.

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Re: Contrail Photo Thread - 2012
« Reply #110 on: March 04, 2012, 10:14:05 PM »
A few more BA B747`s from today.

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Re: Contrail Photo Thread - 2012
« Reply #111 on: March 04, 2012, 10:20:31 PM »
That BA 747 must have been the only trailer of the day, nice shots Paul

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« Reply #112 on: March 05, 2012, 01:48:55 PM »

D-ABTA 747
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Re: Contrail Photo Thread - 2012
« Reply #113 on: March 05, 2012, 02:24:26 PM »

F-HPJD A380
LFPG-KJFK  Just got this 5 mins ago

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Re: Contrail Photo Thread - 2012
« Reply #114 on: March 05, 2012, 03:26:34 PM »
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Re: Contrail Photo Thread - 2012
« Reply #115 on: March 05, 2012, 04:04:48 PM »
Thank first one seems to have crashed :)

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Re: Contrail Photo Thread - 2012
« Reply #116 on: March 05, 2012, 04:19:22 PM »
Thank first one seems to have crashed :)

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Re: Contrail Photo Thread - 2012
« Reply #117 on: March 05, 2012, 04:42:29 PM »
Looks like an airfrance A380 is heading our way AFR346
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Re: Contrail Photo Thread - 2012
« Reply #118 on: March 05, 2012, 04:56:30 PM »
looks like it will be over casper in a few mins....  Whats the cloud situation like today?

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« Reply #119 on: March 05, 2012, 05:18:15 PM »

Here it is my second today
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Re: Contrail Photo Thread - 2012
« Reply #120 on: March 05, 2012, 06:31:22 PM »
Did not mange to get any good photos of the A380s today, but I believe that they are running on a daily basis now, so we will be getting familiar with it! ;D
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Re: Contrail Photo Thread - 2012
« Reply #121 on: March 05, 2012, 07:28:23 PM »
looks like it will be over casper in a few mins....  Whats the cloud situation like today?
The weather was perfect and I had no camera with me :(

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Re: Contrail Photo Thread - 2012
« Reply #122 on: March 07, 2012, 12:32:58 PM »

No contrails but got these this morning between clouds
G-VSXY A330
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« Reply #123 on: March 07, 2012, 12:34:51 PM »

A6-ETF ETIHAD 777
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Re: Contrail Photo Thread - 2012
« Reply #124 on: March 07, 2012, 12:56:16 PM »
Kalitta Air 747 just passing over me now - no camera :(