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Boeing 757-200 (N421UP)
Off runway 34L and on the climb, UPS's N421UP departs Reno in the first hour of full daylight enroute to Louisville (KSDF).
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After finishing up my morning of spotting, I went home and the next day I d-led the pics and looked them over. And it was only then that I noticed the copilot. In this pic, and in the three snaps previous to this one AND in the next five snaps taken after this one in the sequence, he is looking at me. I wasn't certain at first, but I noted that even as the B752 passed by my position his head continued to turn so he could see me. And then I began wondering ... when he first noticed me, did he perhaps think that I was holding a drone controller in my hands? Until I saw him definitely watching me in this series, I had never thought of it, but I suppose that pilots are especially alert nowadays to anything that looks like someone is flying a drone near an airport. And they certainly have every reason to be wary: twice in the past five days the air tankers being used to fight wildfires near here have been grounded because drones were sighted. And just over a week ago, a drone came within 150 feet of a Washoe County police helicopter making a water drop. In the future, I'll try to make it more evident that I'm holding a camera and not a drone controller.
It is possible. The best one I have was a C-130 and there were two crew members looking at the lower cheek windows at me when I was taking pictures.
Nice shot by the way.....
Another EXCELLENT shot Gary!
I wouldn't worry too much about him thinking you were a drone operator because I know you spot with a scanner and you would have definitely heard him tell the tower if he thought anything of the sort, my guess would be that he was just interested in the fact that you were taking pictures of the a/c. Don't get me wrong drones scare the H*** out of me as a pilot because they are so small and hard to see, not to mention that a lot of people operating them probably got them from Radio Shack and have no idea that they are interfering with a/c. I'm not sure if it is the same up by you or if this was just for a shot time, but down here we had a fairly serious problem with drones in the mountains just to the north of the approach path to LAX (and the LA Basin area is also the second busiest GA airspace behind NY), so the Air Force was authorized for a while to just go and shoot them down provided they were over non- populated areas and considered mostly safe to do so... not sure if they actually shot any down or if that authorization still exists, but it did for a time.
I wouldn't worry too much about him thinking you were a drone operator because I know you spot with a scanner and you would have definitely heard him tell the tower if he thought anything of the sort, my guess would be that he was just interested in the fact that you were taking pictures of the a/c. Don't get me wrong drones scare the H*** out of me as a pilot because they are so small and hard to see, not to mention that a lot of people operating them probably got them from Radio Shack and have no idea that they are interfering with a/c. I'm not sure if it is the same up by you or if this was just for a shot time, but down here we had a fairly serious problem with drones in the mountains just to the north of the approach path to LAX (and the LA Basin area is also the second busiest GA airspace behind NY), so the Air Force was authorized for a while to just go and shoot them down provided they were over non- populated areas and considered mostly safe to do so... not sure if they actually shot any down or if that authorization still exists, but it did for a time.
Very nice picture, Gary! And I'm guessing he could tell you were using a camera. You wouldn't be holding the drone controls up in front of your face. He might have even seen you out there before on a previous trip. But it probably is a valid concern.
Great picture Gary! 5*++
Maybe he was wishing he was in your shoes Gary, taking pics of that beautiful aircraft!
Hope the Co-Pilot wasn't PIC, great shot Gary!
Speaking of air tankers; has anyone seen the latest of the "Big Birds"? See the Video:
http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Converted-747-Now-Largest-Firefighter-226180-1.html
http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Converted-747-Now-Largest-Firefighter-226180-1.html
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Date | Aircraft | Origin | Destination | Departure | Arrival | Duration |
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23-Jul-2025 | B752 | Spokane Intl (KGEG) | Ontario Intl (KONT) | 05:33AM PDT | 07:35AM PDT | En Route |
23-Jul-2025 | B752 | Ontario Intl (KONT) | Spokane Intl (KGEG) | 02:32AM PDT | 04:30AM PDT | 1:58 |
22-Jul-2025 | B752 | El Paso Intl (KELP) | Ontario Intl (KONT) | 08:21PM MDT | 08:46PM PDT | 1:24 |
22-Jul-2025 | B752 | Muhammad Ali Intl (KSDF) | El Paso Intl (KELP) | 05:07PM EDT | 05:46PM MDT | 2:39 |
22-Jul-2025 | B752 | Denver Intl (KDEN) | Muhammad Ali Intl (KSDF) | 07:20AM MDT | 11:29AM EDT | 2:09 |
22-Jul-2025 | B752 | Salt Lake City Intl (KSLC) | Denver Intl (KDEN) | 04:29AM MDT | 05:23AM MDT | 0:54 |
22-Jul-2025 | B752 | Muhammad Ali Intl (KSDF) | Salt Lake City Intl (KSLC) | 02:00AM EDT | 03:08AM MDT | 3:08 |
21-Jul-2025 | B752 | Des Moines Intl (KDSM) | Muhammad Ali Intl (KSDF) | 10:00PM CDT | 12:14AM EDT (+1) | 1:13 |
20-Jul-2025 | B752 | Muhammad Ali Intl (KSDF) | Des Moines Intl (KDSM) | 04:35PM EDT | 04:49PM CDT | 1:14 |
18-Jul-2025 | B752 | Hector Intl (KFAR) | Muhammad Ali Intl (KSDF) | 09:32PM CDT | 12:36AM EDT (+1) | 2:04 |
18-Jul-2025 | B752 | Muhammad Ali Intl (KSDF) | Hector Intl (KFAR) | 04:49AM EDT | 05:45AM CDT | 1:55 |
17-Jul-2025 | B752 | Bradley Intl (KBDL) | Muhammad Ali Intl (KSDF) | 09:47PM EDT | 11:37PM EDT | 1:49 |
17-Jul-2025 | B752 | Ontario Intl (KONT) | Bradley Intl (KBDL) | 11:09AM PDT | 06:48PM EDT | 4:39 |
17-Jul-2025 | B752 | King County International Airport - Boeing Field (KBFI) | Ontario Intl (KONT) | 05:46AM PDT | 07:50AM PDT | 2:03 |
17-Jul-2025 | B752 | Chicago/Rockford Intl (KRFD) | King County International Airport - Boeing Field (KBFI) | 02:38AM CDT | 04:19AM PDT | 3:40 |
16-Jul-2025 | B752 | St Louis Lambert Intl (KSTL) | Chicago/Rockford Intl (KRFD) | 10:29PM CDT | 11:11PM CDT | 0:42 |
16-Jul-2025 | B752 | Chicago/Rockford Intl (KRFD) | St Louis Lambert Intl (KSTL) | 03:39AM CDT | 04:17AM CDT | 0:38 |
15-Jul-2025 | B752 | Kansas City Intl (KMCI) | Chicago/Rockford Intl (KRFD) | 09:45PM CDT | 10:36PM CDT | 0:50 |
15-Jul-2025 | B752 | Chicago/Rockford Intl (KRFD) | Kansas City Intl (KMCI) | 03:54PM CDT | 04:46PM CDT | 0:51 |
15-Jul-2025 | B752 | Charlotte/Douglas Intl (KCLT) | Chicago/Rockford Intl (KRFD) | 08:38AM EDT | 09:02AM CDT | 1:23 |
15-Jul-2025 | B752 | Philadelphia Intl (KPHL) | Charlotte/Douglas Intl (KCLT) | 03:41AM EDT | 04:44AM EDT | 1:02 |
10-Jul-2025 | B752 | Bradley Intl (KBDL) | Philadelphia Intl (KPHL) | 10:00PM EDT | 10:55PM EDT | 0:54 |
10-Jul-2025 | B752 | Chicago/Rockford Intl (KRFD) | Bradley Intl (KBDL) | 04:11PM CDT | 06:55PM EDT | 1:43 |
10-Jul-2025 | B752 | Bradley Intl (KBDL) | Chicago/Rockford Intl (KRFD) | 07:50AM EDT | 08:49AM CDT | 1:59 |
10-Jul-2025 | B752 | Muhammad Ali Intl (KSDF) | Bradley Intl (KBDL) | 04:14AM EDT | 05:52AM EDT | 1:38 |
09-Jul-2025 | B752 | Lubbock Smith Intl (KLBB) | Muhammad Ali Intl (KSDF) | 09:08PM CDT | 12:07AM EDT (+1) | 1:58 |
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