Plane Spotting - The Quiz

[SinglePot]

Wouldn't be a bad ally if you were in a trench and the shooting started either.

[SinglePot]

Wouldn't be a bad ally if you were in a trench and the shooting started either.

Not if he's got a pint of Adnams in his hand.

Is that an F15 from Lakenheath I can hear?

[SinglePot]

Wouldn't be a bad ally if you were in a trench and the shooting started either.

Not if he's got a pint of Adnams in his hand.

Is that an F15 from Lakenheath I can hear?

Don't know, but theres a Huey buzzing my place at the mo.

Good job it's not a Chinook.

Turn up the volume trans. I hear you.

have a nice day.

[spud67]

Looking for the airline owner of this distinctive livery. They are an important regional airline and have (2) 3 regularly scheduled international destinations.

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greenland flag on the side. airgreenland?

Within 2 minutes of each other, dickeyknee and singlepot got it correct with Air Greenland.

Their international flights are:

• Nuuk/Godthab to Keflavik/Reykjavik, Iceland via DH8C
• Nuuk/Godthab to Iqaluit/Frobisher Bay, Canada (summer only) by DH8C - connecting codeshare to Ottawa with First Air
• Kangerlussuaq/Sondrestrom to Copenhagen, Denmark via B757-200

Sondrestrom airfield was gifted to the Greenland government when the USAF base closed there. It remains the only airfield in Greenland to be of a size where large passenger jets can land. Expansion or reconstruction of the airfield in the capital Nuuk is a hot button topic.

[SinglePot]

Pink Floyd today. ..........................

Wagner mate, Wagner.

[spud67]

We had some unusual traffic at our little strip this past week. I expect this will be easy pickings for you lot.

[Chao Lao Beach]

Gezz, some are a bit testie

It is a Northrop Grumman E2- Hawkeye

AEM CHABANG, Thailand (Aug. 8, 2011) - Thai Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana admires an E-2C Hawkeye on the flight deck of nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington is currently making a port visit to Thailand as an opportunity to strengthen ties with the partner nation. (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Tatiana Avery)

[Chao Lao Beach]

I prefer Smokie's challenges, they are more original...

OK

Edited July 16, 2013 by Chao Lao Beach

[SinglePot]

Thanks CLB. very interesting picture in the context of territorial ownership of the South China Sea.

[spud67]

Oops, not sure what happened on my last post. I'll try again. This should prove to be easier with an actual photo.

This guy was roaring around, waking up the neighbours.

[SinglePot]

careful trans.

We're talking about royalty.

You want some Wagner instead of that pink floyd stuff?

[SinglePot]

Oops, not sure what happened on my last post. I'll try again. This should prove to be easier with an actual photo.

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This guy was roaring around, waking up the neighbours.

no problem spud. Be in touch. Every chance an expert will be ahead of me.

[spud67]

Sorry for the double posts. Sometimes my internet appears to hang but in reality is doing backflips. sigh That's what I get for living in the backwoods.

[SinglePot]

I believe you trans.

But you know better than me. If you can't sort out your Bach from your elbow you ain't gonna be no good flying a Huey.

[Tywais]

Sorry for the double posts. Sometimes my internet appears to hang but in reality is doing backflips. sigh That's what I get for living in the backwoods.

There has been issues across the board. Have been cleaning up dups/trips/quads daily. Also your 1st image you posted is still here - http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/607740-plane-spotting-the-quiz/page-66?p=6616884#entry6616884

[theblether]

My humble carriage for the flight between CM and Udon Thani.

Some days you land lucky with the weather, I was doing well till we arrived in UT. Before that the clouds were out to play and visibility was good, personally I love that aspect of flying, peering over the countryside and staring at some superb sights. The Air France flight over Northern India was superb, with the mountain range in the distance, then flying over the Burma Banks on a clear day. There's several other flights I'll never forget for the views but I think my favourite ever was flying over New York at night. Here's some images from yesterday.......

Leaving CM

Cruising.....

The Lakes.......

Udon Thani....

[theblether]

Anyone know the name of the Lake halfway between CM and UT as pictured above? and just checking that is UT? We flew over it and I got the impression that we double backed to the runway, but I did end up a wee bit confused, ( as normal ).

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Edited July 17, 2013 by theblether

[SinglePot]

beautiful TB

I'm doing a quick sortie into China out of DM tomorrow.

I'll see what I can come up with.

[SinglePot]

beautiful TB

I'm doing a quick sortie into China out of DM tomorrow.

I'll see what I can come up with.

Ride of the Valkyries on the headphones me thinks.

[Tywais]

Anyone know the name of the Lake halfway between CM and UT as pictured above? and just checking that is UT? We flew over it and I got the impression that we double backed to the runway, but I did end up a wee bit confused, ( as normal ).

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Looks like Lam Nam Nan National Park - Google maps

[theblether]

Anyone know the name of the Lake halfway between CM and UT as pictured above? and just checking that is UT? We flew over it and I got the impression that we double backed to the runway, but I did end up a wee bit confused, ( as normal ).

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Looks like Lam Nam Nan National Park - Google maps

Spot on Sir, that's on the things to do list now, thanks very much.

http://www.naturethai.net/National-Park-in-Northern-Thailand/Lam-Nam-Kok-National-Park.html

Edited July 17, 2013 by theblether

[theblether]

Lucky boy The entire East Coast flight is quite superb, we flew in by day and changed at Newark, heading for Orlando. The aircraft took off and headed North, then turned and came back, so I got to see the city twice at night. I thought the flight alone was worth the price of the holiday

[David48]

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Some nice images there theblether ...

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[theblether]

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Some nice images there theblether ...

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Sometimes I wish I could hang out the window and take a photo but I don't think the Air Hostess would be impressed.

[SinglePot]

and we'd never hear the end of it on TV either TB.

take care.

[Chao Lao Beach]

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Some nice images there theblether ...

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Sometimes I wish I could hang out the window and take a photo but I don't think the Air Hostess would be impressed.

Like This?

Safety First, Tie a double knot shoelace

Image credit here

Edited July 17, 2013 by Chao Lao Beach

[SinglePot]

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Some nice images there theblether ...

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Sometimes I wish I could hang out the window and take a photo but I don't think the Air Hostess would be impressed.

Nor your trendy hairstyle.

I'd be more concerned about the propellor if sitting in seat 3A.

[spud67]

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Some days you land lucky with the weather, I was doing well till we arrived in UT. Before that the clouds were out to play and visibility was good, personally I love that aspect of flying, peering over the countryside and staring at some superb sights. The Air France flight over Northern India was superb, with the mountain range in the distance, then flying over the Burma Banks on a clear day. There's several other flights I'll never forget for the views but I think my favourite ever was flying over New York at night. Here's some images from yesterday.......

I love watching the countryside also. My most memorable was last September, NRT - BKK. We were passing 10 or more miles to the east of Taiwan and the island was being pounded by a storm in the early evening. Given our altitude, the TCUs centered on Taiwan must have topped well over 40,000'. The flicker of lightning in the cloud was constant and (seemingly) massive bolts lit up the land and surrounding seas.

BTW, I like Nok's livery on the Saab, or as we like to call them, the ice-pigs.

[Chao Lao Beach]

Spud67, "Given our altitude, the TCUs centered on Taiwan must have topped well over 40,000'. The flicker of lightning in the cloud was constant and (seemingly) massive bolts lit up the land and surrounding seas."

Yeah, those Saab 340's have has a very average history with ice issues. It is not just cold climates, they linger about the freezing level in the tropics day in and day out. (Legal Ceiling is 25,000 I believe. No drop down O2)

Once you get about, about 20,000 feet, visibility for lighting is amazing. It can be memorizing, and knowing you are are safe away from it. You can see much further very clearly when they happen when you get above all the crap in the lower atmosphere. On some occasions I have been really "worried" as they looked pretty close, but they had to be far away, beyond the range of the storm scope and you had a pretty good educated guess from the radar. The air in Asia really sucks for vis and can be misleading in the opposite way.

​Not to be confused with St Elmos Fire which is just freaky but beautiful at the same time. This would be a real pic below by the way, sometimes it is much more saturated than this. Two youtubes here and here.

Edited July 17, 2013 by Chao Lao Beach

[theblether]

^^ Wow

I believe that the late TV member Blinky Bill was involved in aerial photography, does anyone have a link to any of his work?

Edited July 17, 2013 by theblether