Category Archives: civil

More SFO Activity

The head on shots weren’t the only ones I got at SFO.  Rather than go to Coyote Point, I decided to hang around by the Bay near the airport.  Here you don’t get as close to the aircraft but you … Continue reading

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More Head On Attempts

During a previous visit to San Francisco I had a go at shooting head on departures and wrote about it here.  I also tried some head on shots at O’Hare and that made it on to the blog here.  I … Continue reading

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Chasing a G650

Today is another tale of chasing a plane. As with my quest for a JetStar, this is another business jet that I wanted to shoot. Gulfstream’s latest product is the G650. It has not had a trouble free development program … Continue reading

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Getting up someone’s nose

I have shot many times at O’Hare over the years.  There are a few locations that provide opportunities but they do depend on the time of day and the approaches the jets are making.  I was out there recently and … Continue reading

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New American Livery – Not That Bad

Having heard a lot of comments about people’s views of the new livery American Airlines has adopted, I was reserving judgement until I had seen it myself. When I first saw images online, I was not bowled over with it … Continue reading

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Firefighters

I had a brief opportunity to head passed the field at McClellan, previously and Air Force base just outside Sacramento. This wasn’t enough time to have a good look around but more of a recce for a future visit. I … Continue reading

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Back at the Hyatt

I wrote previously of a lift that took place at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Chicago. Erickson undertook this lift with the massively powerful S-64. However, they did not manage to finish off all aspects of the lift and a … Continue reading

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Some Long Line Work

It has been a while since I was up on the roof with the Midwest Helicopter team. A couple of jobs came up recently on the same morning and I went along. It was a great morning with lovely winter … Continue reading

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The Mighty Skycrane

Regular readers of this blog will know how much I enjoy shooting helicopter lift operations in the city. Midwest Helicopters are the local operator and a great bunch of people who have helped me out lots of times. This lift … Continue reading

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First Crossing Shot of the Season

Just a quick joke.  I was out shooting wildlife when there were a couple of airliners overhead.  It is a bit early in the year for airshows but I guess this might count as my first crossing shot of two … Continue reading

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