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Falcon 2000LX Fighting the Wind

I talked about a Janet 737 coming in to Paine Field in this recent post.  A couple of minutes ahead of it was the arrival of a Falcon 2000.  The conditions were very blustery and the Falcon was bouncing around on final approach.  It got quite a wing drop at one point and I did get a shot as it recovered but not showing quite how much it had rolled at its peak.  As for the Janet, conditions were not great for lighting but it was not too bad.

Falcon Freighter

Falcon 20s are not that unusual but, if one is coming close to home on a Saturday afternoon when I don’t have anything else planned, why not?  This one was coming in to Paine Field and the sun was out and it would be approaching from the north (hopefully) in the afternoon.  Good combination.  I popped up the road to see.  It did indeed show up on schedule.  This was just as well.  A short while after landing, clouds rolled in and the wind picked up resulting in them changing runways!  This jet belongs to Alliance Air Charter and appears to be configured as a freighter.  I wonder if it is an old FedEx jet?