Contrail spotting October 2008

[Skystef]

If weather permits, new opportunities to report your (pictorial) sightings.

[contrailwatcherUK]

Hi,

Very nice weather today but lack of contrails... however I did manage to capture this Cargolux 747 (LX-UCV) this afternoon.



The weather is supposed to be very good for the next few days

Thanks,
James

[Skystef]

Nice one James,

the weather is sadly not that great as expected, bit too much Cirrus in the way or just too misty.

So here my very modest contribution, all of last Thursday.

Qatar Airways A340-600 A7-AGC cruising at 40000 ft enroute Doha-Heathrow as QTR001



And then when you think it's all over, the Moon has always that magic attraction.
World Airways MD11 N274WA cruising at 33000 ft enroute Chicago-Frankfurt as GEC8251

[contrailwatcherUK]

Hi,

Nice photos Stef, youre always lucky with those moon shots! I suppose in a busy airspace, it is only a matter of time and patience before one passes.

Some desireable weather here, still quite warm though (about 16°C), and also a tad misty so some photos not as sharp as I hoped:

AVI4 L'avion 757 routing NY-Paris Orly


UAE9910 Emirates SkyCargo 744 routing KTOL-EDFH


SVA900 Saudi Cargo 744 routing KJFK-EBBR


Some Gatwick departures taken at approx. FL250:





AAR587 Asiana Cargo 744 routing KJFK-EBBR



SQC7975 Singapore Cargo 744 routing KDFW-EBBR


James

[contrailwatcherUK]

Hi,

a few from Friday,

[contrailwatcherUK]

Hi,

2 from today...




Highlight of the day:


CwUK

[Skystef]

Nice to see contrailing birds heading for BRU James.

Here some shots on UL608 of last couple of days:

9K-ADE


VT-VJL


More pics via link

[contrailwatcherUK]

Nice to see some pictures from you Skystef. The Kingfisher colours look good. I see more and more airlines are getting their titles painted on underneath

Pics taken on Friday, near Exeter airport. I was hoping to see the beluga as it regularly flies over there, but no luck

Aer Lingus A330, EI-DUB


Thomsonfly 737


BMI baby 737


Thomsonfly 757


Unknown


Thomas Cook 767


Virgin Atlantic 747


Aer Lingus A321

[DC10MD11]

saw this air tahiti nui A340 fly over tonbridge in southeast england on the 13th oct(may be flying paris-la).
this was taken with my old 500mm lens(not the best of pictures)+cannon 350.
get my new scope on the 28th oct and just wait for the sun.

all the best
DC10MD11

[contrailwatcherUK]

This will look great once you have your new scope. Looking forward to seeing some pics from you, weather looks good (cold!) for the next few days