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Boeing 757-200 (N421UP)
Off runway 34L and on the climb, UPS's N421UP departs Reno in the first hour of full daylight enroute to Louisville (KSDF).
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After finishing up my morning of spotting, I went home and the next day I d-led the pics and looked them over. And it was only then that I noticed the copilot. In this pic, and in the three snaps previous to this one AND in the next five snaps taken after this one in the sequence, he is looking at me. I wasn't certain at first, but I noted that even as the B752 passed by my position his head continued to turn so he could see me. And then I began wondering ... when he first noticed me, did he perhaps think that I was holding a drone controller in my hands? Until I saw him definitely watching me in this series, I had never thought of it, but I suppose that pilots are especially alert nowadays to anything that looks like someone is flying a drone near an airport. And they certainly have every reason to be wary: twice in the past five days the air tankers being used to fight wildfires near here have been grounded because drones were sighted. And just over a week ago, a drone came within 150 feet of a Washoe County police helicopter making a water drop. In the future, I'll try to make it more evident that I'm holding a camera and not a drone controller.
It is possible. The best one I have was a C-130 and there were two crew members looking at the lower cheek windows at me when I was taking pictures.
Nice shot by the way.....
Another EXCELLENT shot Gary!
I wouldn't worry too much about him thinking you were a drone operator because I know you spot with a scanner and you would have definitely heard him tell the tower if he thought anything of the sort, my guess would be that he was just interested in the fact that you were taking pictures of the a/c. Don't get me wrong drones scare the H*** out of me as a pilot because they are so small and hard to see, not to mention that a lot of people operating them probably got them from Radio Shack and have no idea that they are interfering with a/c. I'm not sure if it is the same up by you or if this was just for a shot time, but down here we had a fairly serious problem with drones in the mountains just to the north of the approach path to LAX (and the LA Basin area is also the second busiest GA airspace behind NY), so the Air Force was authorized for a while to just go and shoot them down provided they were over non- populated areas and considered mostly safe to do so... not sure if they actually shot any down or if that authorization still exists, but it did for a time.
I wouldn't worry too much about him thinking you were a drone operator because I know you spot with a scanner and you would have definitely heard him tell the tower if he thought anything of the sort, my guess would be that he was just interested in the fact that you were taking pictures of the a/c. Don't get me wrong drones scare the H*** out of me as a pilot because they are so small and hard to see, not to mention that a lot of people operating them probably got them from Radio Shack and have no idea that they are interfering with a/c. I'm not sure if it is the same up by you or if this was just for a shot time, but down here we had a fairly serious problem with drones in the mountains just to the north of the approach path to LAX (and the LA Basin area is also the second busiest GA airspace behind NY), so the Air Force was authorized for a while to just go and shoot them down provided they were over non- populated areas and considered mostly safe to do so... not sure if they actually shot any down or if that authorization still exists, but it did for a time.
Very nice picture, Gary! And I'm guessing he could tell you were using a camera. You wouldn't be holding the drone controls up in front of your face. He might have even seen you out there before on a previous trip. But it probably is a valid concern.
Great picture Gary! 5*++
Maybe he was wishing he was in your shoes Gary, taking pics of that beautiful aircraft!
Hope the Co-Pilot wasn't PIC, great shot Gary!
Speaking of air tankers; has anyone seen the latest of the "Big Birds"? See the Video:
http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Converted-747-Now-Largest-Firefighter-226180-1.html
http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Converted-747-Now-Largest-Firefighter-226180-1.html
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Date | Avion | Provenance | Destination | Départ | Arrivée | Durée |
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05-05-2025 | B752 | Int'l Bradley (KBDL) | Int'l de Louisville (KSDF) | 21h33 EDT | 23h25 EDT | Planifié |
04-05-2025 | B752 | Int'l de Louisville (KSDF) | Int'l Bradley (KBDL) | 17h05 EDT | 18h53 EDT | 1:47 |
04-05-2025 | B752 | Int'l Bradley (KBDL) | Int'l de Louisville (KSDF) | 07h42 EDT | 09h33 EDT | 1:50 |
03-05-2025 | B752 | Int'l de Louisville (KSDF) | Int'l Bradley (KBDL) | 04h54 EDT | 06h22 EDT | 1:28 |
02-05-2025 | B752 | Int'l de San José (KSJC) | Int'l de Louisville (KSDF) | 19h19 PDT | 02h21 EDT (+1) | 4:01 |
02-05-2025 | B752 | Reno/Tahoe Intl (KRNO) | Int'l de San José (KSJC) | 16h34 PDT | 17h18 PDT | 0:44 |
02-05-2025 | B752 | Int'l de Louisville (KSDF) | Reno/Tahoe Intl (KRNO) | 04h11 EDT | 05h05 PDT | 3:53 |
01-05-2025 | B752 | Huntsville Intl (KHSV) | Int'l de Louisville (KSDF) | 21h52 CDT | 23h39 EDT | 0:47 |
01-05-2025 | B752 | Int'l de Tampa (KTPA) | Huntsville Intl (KHSV) | 20h26 EDT | 20h38 CDT | 1:12 |
01-05-2025 | B752 | Ontario Intl (KONT) | Int'l de Tampa (KTPA) | 12h05 PDT | 19h02 EDT | 3:57 |
30-04-2025 | B752 | Boeing-Comté de King (KBFI) | Ontario Intl (KONT) | 05h41 PDT | 07h46 PDT | 2:04 |
30-04-2025 | B752 | Int'l de Salt Lake City (KSLC) | Boeing-Comté de King (KBFI) | 03h36 MDT | 04h09 PDT | 1:32 |
30-04-2025 | B752 | Int'l de Louisville (KSDF) | Int'l de Salt Lake City (KSLC) | 01h34 EDT | 02h38 MDT | 3:04 |
29-04-2025 | B752 | Providence (KPVD) | Int'l de Louisville (KSDF) | 21h22 EDT | 23h25 EDT | 2:03 |
29-04-2025 | B752 | Int'l de Louisville (KSDF) | Providence (KPVD) | 17h11 EDT | 18h59 EDT | 1:48 |
29-04-2025 | B752 | Int'l Bradley (KBDL) | Int'l de Louisville (KSDF) | 07h27 EDT | 09h15 EDT | 1:48 |
29-04-2025 | B752 | Int'l de Louisville (KSDF) | Int'l Bradley (KBDL) | 03h16 EDT | 04h52 EDT | 1:36 |
28-04-2025 | B752 | Fresno Yosemite Intl (KFAT) | Int'l de Louisville (KSDF) | 18h32 PDT | 01h09 EDT (+1) | 3:37 |
28-04-2025 | B752 | Sacramento Mather (KMHR) | Fresno Yosemite Intl (KFAT) | 16h54 PDT | 17h32 PDT | 0:38 |
27-04-2025 | B752 | Int'l de Louisville (KSDF) | Sacramento Mather (KMHR) | 14h48 EDT | 15h46 PDT | 3:57 |
27-04-2025 | B752 | Richmond Intl (KRIC) | Int'l de Louisville (KSDF) | 07h55 EDT | 09h16 EDT | 1:20 |
26-04-2025 | B752 | Int'l de Louisville (KSDF) | Richmond Intl (KRIC) | 05h05 EDT | 06h09 EDT | 1:03 |
25-04-2025 | B752 | Clinton National (KLIT) | Int'l de Louisville (KSDF) | 22h49 CDT | 00h55 EDT (+1) | 1:05 |
25-04-2025 | B752 | Lafayette Rgnl/Paul Fournet Fld (KLFT) | Clinton National (KLIT) | 21h13 CDT | 22h04 CDT | 0:51 |
25-04-2025 | B752 | Int'l de Louisville (KSDF) | Lafayette Rgnl/Paul Fournet Fld (KLFT) | 05h29 EDT | 05h58 CDT | 1:29 |
24-04-2025 | B752 | Southwest Florida Intl (KRSW) | Int'l de Louisville (KSDF) | 20h39 EDT | 22h36 EDT | 1:57 |
24-04-2025 | B752 | Int'l de Louisville (KSDF) | Southwest Florida Intl (KRSW) | 04h40 EDT | 06h26 EDT | 1:46 |
23-04-2025 | B752 | John-Wayne (KSNA) | Int'l de Louisville (KSDF) | 19h30 PDT | 01h56 EDT (+1) | 3:26 |
23-04-2025 | B752 | Int'l de Louisville (KSDF) | John-Wayne (KSNA) | 15h45 EDT | 16h50 PDT | 4:04 |
23-04-2025 | B752 | Boise (KBOI) | Int'l de Louisville (KSDF) | 07h26 MDT | 12h34 EDT | 3:08 |
23-04-2025 | B752 | Int'l de Louisville (KSDF) | Boise (KBOI) | 03h32 EDT | 05h13 MDT | 3:40 |
22-04-2025 | B752 | Int'l de Buffalo-Niagara (KBUF) | Int'l de Louisville (KSDF) | 06h36 EDT | 07h48 EDT | 1:12 |
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