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Falcon 50 From Isle Of Man

They may not count as rare yet, but Falcon 50s are far from common at this point.  They have been long out of production and the owners have progressively traded up to something newer.  Consequently, when one shows up, it is a nice thing to try and catch and, if it shows up at a good time, on a reasonable day and with a non-US registration, that is even better.  This example has an Isle of Man registration.  The Isle of Man is part of the UK but is a tax haven and decided to set up its own aircraft registration system.  I guess it has been quite popular.  This jet came in to Boeing Field following is transatlantic crossing.  I don’t know where it headed next.

Korean Air BBJ Is Back

Korean Air’s fleet of bizjets come through Seattle quite frequently.  Their BBJs are not uncommon.  They use the airfield as the departure point for the trans-Pacific route to Korea.  Unfortunately, they often arrive in the middle of the night and head straight back out again.  I timed it well when they were making a daytime stop.  I got the arrival and the departure this time.

Conditions were not great but, last time I shot one of their BBJs, the high sun made the livery glare a bit.  Flat lighting avoided that this time.  The departure was a good one for me.  The route across the Pacific is a long one so the plane was pretty heavy.  This meant it rotated a long way down the runway and closer to me and was still only just climbing when it was level with me.  I went with a long lens which meant things got large quickly.  It did give me some shots I was pretty happy with, though.