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GNU Free Documentation License  pxleyes.wordpress.com fatabbot Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:19:15 GM New image in the . aircraft spotting. photography contest. This is one from my archives in summer of 2001 and a scan form a shot on 35mm color slide film. Unfortunately I discovered later that my autofocus was . Spotting aircraft spotting. ...  avindia.blogspot.com Av India Sun, 20 Dec 2009 08:03:00 GM Another spotter, Devesh Agarwal, who is based in Bangalore and is closely associated with the spotters' group in Mumbai, said that . aircraft spotting. helps paint a story of transition for the industry. ...  jamesorearaviationphotos.blogspot.com James Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:35:00 GM Aircraft. come here to be put into long-term storage for possible re-use or, in many cases, cannibalized so their parts can keep other healthier members of their kind in the air and ready for action. ... From Google Blog Search: "aircraft spotting"  news.google.com eTurboNews The absence of cattle and goats had brought out and maintained much better vegetation, and plains game was soon spotted along the track, which curved its ... news.google.com EL33TONLINE In only one map I must have spotted a score of unique vehicles, and what made it all the more enjoyable was that this diversity was split between the two ... and more » news.google.com Before It's News 1991 - Using her remotely piloted vehicle for spotting , USS Wisconsin (BB 64) pounds Iraqi artillery, electronic warfare and naval sites with her 16-inch ... From Google News Search: "aircraft spotting"  schipholspotter.com 400px x 600px | 181.20kB [source page] Zurich 30 07 2006 The second day of a two day spotting trip to Zurich airport The first batch of photos can be found here  schipholspotter.com 400px x 600px | 231.20kB [source page] Another great spot potentially is the top of car park 4 Here you got a view over traffic coming in on runway 11 29 as well as part of terminal C Continental From Yahoo Image Search: "aircraft spotting" help! spotting locations at boeing field or KSEA? Q. please answer the following questions i'm thinking of doing some photography of aircraft for fun and am wondering where to spot. 1) Where are some great spots to spot at KSEA or boeing field (please specify which airport your spot is located) where getting a picture is easy due to minimum amount of obstacles 2) what time is the best to spot at boeing field (if that is the place your spot is) based on heavy commercial aviation traffic? 3) Is there anything I should bring with me in case a security person becomes suspicious of me? Asked by needingsummer - Mon Aug 31 21:08:50 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. 3. Take photo ID, and a kid. that usually takes suspicion out of a lot of things (granted you know the kid, i strongly discourage kidnapping). Also, don't climb any airport fences or go through any "employee only" entryways and you should be good. Answered by jtk15sc15 - Mon Aug 31 22:20:59 2009 Can large aircraft hover? Q. a couple years ago in enfield,ct me and my mom saw several aircraft in the span of a couple hours hovering through the skies. at one point at higher elevation we saw 4 spread out at the same time. they would sit still, hover for no more than 30 seconds and then move to another spot to hover. they were at pretty low altitude, enough to where we could hear the engines. it was dark however so we couldnt tell what they were. they wern't harriers or anything, they were definately medium sized as fcar as planes go. can anyone help me with this? everyone thinks im crazy but theres no mistaking what me and my mom saw. Asked by Rage - Tue Sep 8 07:43:21 2009 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments A. No fixed-wing airplane is capable of hovering. The most likely explanation is that you received a mistaken impression of the airplanes' movement as a result of the darkness, visibility conditions, and angle of view. It can often appear to people on the ground that airplanes are moving very slowly or holding still when they are actually moving quite fast. It depends on the direction of motion relative to your position, and the angle above the horizon at which the aircraft appear. These must have been military aircraft, as civil aircraft would be very unlikely to be flying in formation, particularly at night. The other possibility is that they actually were helicopters, and actually did hover. As you did not describe the sound they… [cont.] Answered by aviophage - Tue Sep 8 11:55:09 2009 I am interested in identifying an aircraft i saw near Philly?
Q. it was shaped like a sail plane but much larger, long thin fuselage, wings were long and straight out from midship. looked to have two prop engines away from fuselage. a large flattened sphere below the fuselage, plane was all black with no visable markings. from the front three head lights, one each near wing tips an one at the nose or the front of the sphere. Spotted at a low altitude(less than 800ft) moving very slowly, well below stall for commercial planes, and made no noise. seen north of Philly (langhorne) before 5pm. Asked by etwest2 - Tue Jan 29 12:12:15 2008 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments A. sounds like the U2. Answered by j H - Tue Jan 29 13:17:27 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "aircraft spotting" See also:
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