Today I was left speechless!

One of my friends here just placed some of my photos in a great clip on the Tube

While I'll think of ways to say "Thank you" why won't you check her gallery first and then the link

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So I had made it!

After two years I have nearly a thousand pictures of 747. Weather was pretty good (it wasn’t raining and I could see some blue sky through the scattered clouds) and Air France was just sharp on time!

And the moment of approach and landing itself was just stunning. I was expecting that such a big aircraft would make a long and straight finals for the main runway (28) but instead they did a right base leg and landed the bird’o like it would be a Cessna! And finally when the whole airplane was rolling beside me…just madness! The noise, the heat…magic!

Take off was a surprise too. Again I was expecting them to rotate somewhere far at the runway but no! 747 lifted off in the same spot as a regular A320 would!

So the long wait paid off!

Now I know that they will be back in a week time so I’ll try to get the shoots from a different angle for a change. I still have some of them for the upload but this will wait for tommorow.

But now…you will hate me for this!

I was looking at that beauty rolling slowly on the apron, just a few meters from my head and I said to myself….

“That is just a magic…but it’s missing something…it’s not an A330”

So now it’s on!

AF Cargo’s 747 will leave Chicago at 01:30 (GMT - 6)

That means that it should land in Dublin shortly after 2pm.

I will be just after working a night shift but hell.

I can sleep later (on another day) but 747 is not here so often



CAN'T WAIT!!!

A few letters and numbers. AF6431. Such a small thing can make you SO happy! Why? It’s Air France Cargo 747 flight.
And what’s SO special about it?
The fact that it’s flying from Dublin International to Charles de Gaulle Airport, France. Again...SO WHAT!?

Let me explain.

I started my photo hunt over a year ago. And since then I am trying to get the bloody 747 on my home airport but with no good results...until now!

Sundays, every week (more than less) at 16:05 !

It’s going to be hard this week as I have to work nights on the weekend but wish me luck.

Sooner or later I’ll get it!

And using my chance I would like to thank all of you guys for faves and comments!

Much appriciated!

On a very quiet night:
Pilot: "F**k, I'm bored"
Tower: "Would the aircraft reporting boredom please identify your self"
Pilot: "I said I was fuc**ng bored, not fuc**ng stupid"


A young and stupid pilot wanted to sound cool on the aviation frequencies.
So, this one time he was approaching a field during the night time.
Instead of making any official requests to the tower, he said: "Guess who?"
The controller switched the field lights off and replied: "Guess where!"


ATC: "N123YZ, say altitude."
N123YZ: "ALTITUDE!"
ATC: "N123YZ, say airspeed."
N123YZ: "AIRSPEED!"
ATC: "N123YZ, say cancel IFR."
N123YZ: "Eight thousand feet, one hundred fifty knots indicated."


Tower: "Airline XXX, it looks like one of your baggage doors is open."
Captain (after quickly scanning the FE panel): "Ah, thanks tower, but you must be looking at our APU door."
Tower: "Okay, Airline XXX, cleared for takeoff."
Captain: "Cleared for takeoff, Airline XXX."
Tower, during the takeoff roll: "Airline XXX, ahh ... it appears that your APU is leaking luggage..."



Tower: "Eastern 702, contact Departure on 124.7."

Eastern 702: "Tower, Eastern 702 switching to Departure ... by the way, after we lifted off, we saw some kind of dead animal on the far end of the runway."

Tower: "Continental 635, cleared for take-off; did you copy the report from Eastern?"

Continental 635: "Continental 635, cleared for takeoff roger; and roger, we copied Eastern and we've already notified our caterers."



Q. How do you stop a Flight Attendant from having an orgasm?
A. Press the F/A Call Button - She'll never come.