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Nicely done!!

Did I spot a 4-ship of L39s in there? Where were they from?

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The Black Diamond display team. The only civvy-owned jet display team in the USA. 5x L-39s and 2x MiG17s. Dale Snodgrass flies the MiG with them.

http://www.blackdiamondjetteam.com/

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Here's a couple of Chaps, doing a Display at Dubuque's 2011 Air Show, above the Mississippi.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64-GUrxs9EI


Jim.

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Saw this in the news, pretty good video:

http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/900269-...-in-california

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All arriving at Boston's Logan Airport, this afternoon.


Jim.

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Bunch of nice catches, there.

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I like the BA B747-400 pic. I didn't know they were still using those on the Transatlantic routes.

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The "Dying-Breed" are indeed used on many Trans-Atlantic Services. Still a wonderful sight to see one close-up.


Jim.

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Indeed. Close up they are still massive and dwarf most other airplanes on the ramp. My transatlantic trip in Atlas Air's B747-4F earlier in the year was fun. One cargo pallet alone had 10,000lbs worth of freight on it and the plane was packed from nose to tail - on every flight.

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They've been using them quite a bit into O'Hare as well, my sons footie team practices on a pitch right under the takeoff path for the 32s. One night they were using both. I was cursing myself for not having the camera with me then. Loads of 744s that evening, including the BA one.

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They always used to run them on the LHR-ORD route. Back in 1991 when I was a lowly private pilot, I got lucky and was invited to the flight deck for the approach and landing on a BA 747-200. Joined them up front at 11,000ft holding over Ockham before the approach to 27L. Heathrow never looked so small!

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Bloody brilliant!

When I did LHR-ORD it was on the 777 but I've seen both coming and going since I've been here. There's a great video on YouTube though of six US originating BA 747s landing at LHR over the course of a morning.

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Good.

****ing.

Grief. :blink:

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You took your time :lol:

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I was wondering how long it would take UE to make his comment(s) ;)