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For this morning departure shot of "Ann" (FDX's N308FE) from Reno Tahoe International, I decided to attempt to get a closeup snap ... but backlit by the very bright sky in the east caused by the sun just coming up over the Virginia Range Mountains. I repositioned myself on to Bravo taxiway, which is located parallel to runway 16R-34L and on the west side, and I made an educated guess as to what camera settings I would need in order to get a sharp and viewable click as the big DC-10 came past me with the sunlight shining toward my lens. As is obvious by the shadows seen here, the "shaded" side of the FDX freighter was facing me so my #1 goal was to capture a clean and clear click as it went by. I actually did not expect it to be rotating; I thought it would still have all four on the ground when it went past. Because it was nose-high, the next snap in this series caught it with the sun directly on the other side so the lens picked up several sunlight-caused circular reflections and although the photo shows clear and crisp detail of the shady side, the reflections make that photo unpresentable.
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Date | Aircraft | Origin | Destination | Departure | Arrival | Duration |
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06-Dec-2019 | DC10 | Piedmont Triad Intl (KGSO) | Memphis Intl (KMEM) | 08:38AM EST | 09:15AM CST | 1:36 |
06-Dec-2019 | DC10 | Memphis Intl (KMEM) | Piedmont Triad Intl (KGSO) | 04:14AM CST | 06:20AM EST | 1:06 |
05-Dec-2019 | DC10 | Montreal-Mirabel (CYMX) | Memphis Intl (KMEM) | 09:54PM EST | 11:36PM CST | 2:42 |
05-Dec-2019 | DC10 | Memphis Intl (KMEM) | Montreal-Mirabel (CYMX) | 03:52PM CST | 07:07PM EST | 2:15 |
05-Dec-2019 | DC10 | Valley Intl (KHRL) | Memphis Intl (KMEM) | 11:03AM CST | 12:34PM CST | 1:31 |
05-Dec-2019 | DC10 | Memphis Intl (KMEM) | Valley Intl (KHRL) | 07:50AM CST | 09:38AM CST | 1:48 |
04-Dec-2019 | DC10 | Fort Lauderdale Intl (KFLL) | Memphis Intl (KMEM) | 10:46PM EST | 11:53PM CST | 2:06 |
04-Dec-2019 | DC10 | Memphis Intl (KMEM) | Fort Lauderdale Intl (KFLL) | 06:09PM CST | 08:51PM EST | 1:42 |
04-Dec-2019 | DC10 | Toronto Pearson Int'l (CYYZ) | Memphis Intl (KMEM) | 10:06AM EST | 10:52AM CST | 1:46 |
04-Dec-2019 | DC10 | Memphis Intl (KMEM) | Toronto Pearson Int'l (CYYZ) | 04:13AM CST | 07:03AM EST | 1:50 |
03-Dec-2019 | DC10 | Miami Intl (KMIA) | Memphis Intl (KMEM) | 09:24PM EST | 10:29PM CST | 2:05 |
03-Dec-2019 | DC10 | Memphis Intl (KMEM) | Miami Intl (KMIA) | 04:47PM CST | 07:29PM EST | 1:41 |
03-Dec-2019 | DC10 | Orlando Intl (KMCO) | Memphis Intl (KMEM) | 08:10AM EST | 09:01AM CST | 1:51 |
03-Dec-2019 | DC10 | Memphis Intl (KMEM) | Orlando Intl (KMCO) | 03:31AM CST | 05:53AM EST | 1:21 |
02-Dec-2019 | DC10 | San Antonio Intl (KSAT) | Memphis Intl (KMEM) | 10:33PM CST | 11:56PM CST | 1:22 |
01-Dec-2019 | DC10 | Memphis Intl (KMEM) | San Antonio Intl (KSAT) | 04:55PM CST | 06:39PM CST | 1:43 |
01-Dec-2019 | DC10 | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | Memphis Intl (KMEM) | 03:39AM CST | 04:40AM CST | 1:00 |
30-Nov-2019 | DC10 | Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l (GDL / MMGL) | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | 08:36PM CST | 10:53PM CST | 2:17 |
30-Nov-2019 | DC10 | Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l (GDL / MMGL) | Memphis Intl (KMEM) | 08:36PM CST | Diverted | |
30-Nov-2019 | DC10 | Memphis Intl (KMEM) | Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l (GDL / MMGL) | 04:26AM CST | 07:11AM CST | 2:45 |
29-Nov-2019 | DC10 | Indianapolis Intl (KIND) | Memphis Intl (KMEM) | 11:22PM EST | 11:22PM CST | 0:59 |
29-Nov-2019 | DC10 | Toronto Pearson Int'l (CYYZ) | Indianapolis Intl (KIND) | 08:03PM EST | 09:17PM EST | 1:13 |
28-Nov-2019 | DC10 | Memphis Intl (KMEM) | Toronto Pearson Int'l (CYYZ) | 03:53AM CST | 06:38AM EST | 1:44 |
27-Nov-2019 | DC10 | Sacramento Intl (KSMF) | Memphis Intl (KMEM) | 07:44PM PST | 12:55AM CST (+1) | 3:10 |
27-Nov-2019 | DC10 | Memphis Intl (KMEM) | Sacramento Intl (KSMF) | 04:11PM CST | 06:06PM PST | 3:55 |
27-Nov-2019 | DC10 | Dallas-Fort Worth Intl (KDFW) | Memphis Intl (KMEM) | 02:32AM CST | 03:35AM CST | 1:03 |
26-Nov-2019 | DC10 | Sacramento Intl (KSMF) | Dallas-Fort Worth Intl (KDFW) | 07:50PM PST | 01:09AM CST (+1) | 3:19 |
26-Nov-2019 | DC10 | Sacramento Intl (KSMF) | Memphis Intl (KMEM) | 07:50PM PST | Diverted | |
26-Nov-2019 | DC10 | Memphis Intl (KMEM) | Sacramento Intl (KSMF) | 03:55PM CST | 05:52PM PST | 3:57 |
26-Nov-2019 | DC10 | Charlotte/Douglas Intl (KCLT) | Memphis Intl (KMEM) | 08:32AM EST | 08:59AM CST | 1:27 |
26-Nov-2019 | DC10 | Memphis Intl (KMEM) | Charlotte/Douglas Intl (KCLT) | 04:20AM CST | 06:31AM EST | 1:11 |
25-Nov-2019 | DC10 | El Paso Intl (KELP) | Memphis Intl (KMEM) | 08:47PM MST | 11:50PM CST | 2:02 |
24-Nov-2019 | DC10 | Memphis Intl (KMEM) | El Paso Intl (KELP) | 04:30PM CST | 05:49PM MST | 2:19 |
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