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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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27-05-2025 | B752 | Int'l de Denver (KDEN) | Chicago/Rockford Intl (KRFD) | 22h13 MDT | 00h51 CDT (+1) | 1:38 |
27-05-2025 | B752 | Int'l de Louisville (KSDF) | Int'l de Denver (KDEN) | 15h35 EDT | 15h54 MDT | 2:19 |
25-05-2025 | B752 | Int'l Bradley (KBDL) | Int'l de Louisville (KSDF) | 08h00 EDT | 09h57 EDT | 1:57 |
24-05-2025 | B752 | Int'l de Louisville (KSDF) | Int'l Bradley (KBDL) | 16h42 EDT | 18h25 EDT | 1:42 |
24-05-2025 | B752 | intercontinental George-Bush de Houston (KIAH) | Int'l de Louisville (KSDF) | 07h52 CDT | 10h59 EDT | 2:06 |
23-05-2025 | B752 | Chicago/Rockford Intl (KRFD) | intercontinental George-Bush de Houston (KIAH) | 15h20 CDT | 17h32 CDT | 2:11 |
23-05-2025 | B752 | Int'l de Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) | Chicago/Rockford Intl (KRFD) | 09h41 CDT | 11h27 CDT | 1:45 |
23-05-2025 | B752 | San Antonio Intl (KSAT) | Int'l de Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) | 07h10 CDT | 07h55 CDT | 0:45 |
22-05-2025 | B752 | Laredo Intl (KLRD) | San Antonio Intl (KSAT) | 19h49 CDT | 20h19 CDT | 0:30 |
22-05-2025 | B752 | San Antonio Intl (KSAT) | Laredo Intl (KLRD) | 06h54 CDT | 07h22 CDT | 0:27 |
21-05-2025 | B752 | Laredo Intl (KLRD) | San Antonio Intl (KSAT) | 19h52 CDT | 20h21 CDT | 0:29 |
21-05-2025 | B752 | San Antonio Intl (KSAT) | Laredo Intl (KLRD) | 08h01 CDT | 08h36 CDT | 0:35 |
20-05-2025 | B752 | Int'l de Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) | San Antonio Intl (KSAT) | 17h14 CDT | 18h03 CDT | 0:48 |
20-05-2025 | B752 | Ontario Intl (KONT) | Int'l de Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) | 11h27 PDT | 15h49 CDT | 2:21 |
20-05-2025 | B752 | Boeing-Comté de King (KBFI) | Ontario Intl (KONT) | 05h45 PDT | 07h43 PDT | 1:58 |
20-05-2025 | B752 | Int'l de Salt Lake City (KSLC) | Boeing-Comté de King (KBFI) | 03h34 MDT | 04h16 PDT | 1:41 |
20-05-2025 | B752 | Int'l de Louisville (KSDF) | Int'l de Salt Lake City (KSLC) | 01h21 EDT | 02h35 MDT | 3:14 |
19-05-2025 | B752 | South Bend Intl (KSBN) | Int'l de Louisville (KSDF) | 22h45 EDT | 23h41 EDT | 0:56 |
16-05-2025 | B752 | Fort Wayne Intl (KFWA) | South Bend Intl (KSBN) | 06h58 EDT | 07h19 EDT | 0:20 |
16-05-2025 | B752 | Int'l de Louisville (KSDF) | Fort Wayne Intl (KFWA) | 05h00 EDT | 05h35 EDT | 0:35 |
15-05-2025 | B752 | Boeing-Comté de King (KBFI) | Int'l de Louisville (KSDF) | 05h16 PDT | 11h58 EDT | 3:42 |
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