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Boeing 757-200 (N421UP) - Off runway 34L and on the climb, UPSs N421UP departs Reno in the first hour of full daylight enroute to Louisville (KSDF).
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Boeing 757-200 (N421UP)

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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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Gary SchenauerPhoto Uploader
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.
Scot Wattawa
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.
Scot Wattawa
Nice shot by the way.....
Mark See
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.
Greg Byington
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.
Dave Sheehy
Great picture Gary! 5*++
Roy Hunte
Maybe he was wishing he was in your shoes Gary, taking pics of that beautiful aircraft!
Frank Gollner
Hope the Co-Pilot wasn't PIC, great shot Gary!
Jim Newton
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
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Date Aircraft Origin Destination Departure Arrival Duration
23-Jul-2025 B752Spokane Intl ()Ontario Intl () 05:33AM PDT 07:35AM PDT En Route
23-Jul-2025 B752Ontario Intl ()Spokane Intl () 02:32AM PDT 04:30AM PDT 1:58
22-Jul-2025 B752El Paso Intl ()Ontario Intl () 08:21PM MDT 08:46PM PDT 1:24
22-Jul-2025 B752Muhammad Ali Intl ()El Paso Intl () 05:07PM EDT 05:46PM MDT 2:39
22-Jul-2025 B752Denver Intl ()Muhammad Ali Intl () 07:20AM MDT 11:29AM EDT 2:09
22-Jul-2025 B752Salt Lake City Intl ()Denver Intl () 04:29AM MDT 05:23AM MDT 0:54
22-Jul-2025 B752Muhammad Ali Intl ()Salt Lake City Intl () 02:00AM EDT 03:08AM MDT 3:08
21-Jul-2025 B752Des Moines Intl ()Muhammad Ali Intl () 10:00PM CDT 12:14AM EDT (+1) 1:13
20-Jul-2025 B752Muhammad Ali Intl ()Des Moines Intl () 04:35PM EDT 04:49PM CDT 1:14
18-Jul-2025 B752Hector Intl ()Muhammad Ali Intl () 09:32PM CDT 12:36AM EDT (+1) 2:04
18-Jul-2025 B752Muhammad Ali Intl ()Hector Intl () 04:49AM EDT 05:45AM CDT 1:55
17-Jul-2025 B752Bradley Intl ()Muhammad Ali Intl () 09:47PM EDT 11:37PM EDT 1:49
17-Jul-2025 B752Ontario Intl ()Bradley Intl () 11:09AM PDT 06:48PM EDT 4:39
17-Jul-2025 B752King County International Airport - Boeing Field ()Ontario Intl () 05:46AM PDT 07:50AM PDT 2:03
17-Jul-2025 B752Chicago/Rockford Intl ()King County International Airport - Boeing Field () 02:38AM CDT 04:19AM PDT 3:40
16-Jul-2025 B752St Louis Lambert Intl ()Chicago/Rockford Intl () 10:29PM CDT 11:11PM CDT 0:42
16-Jul-2025 B752Chicago/Rockford Intl ()St Louis Lambert Intl () 03:39AM CDT 04:17AM CDT 0:38
15-Jul-2025 B752Kansas City Intl ()Chicago/Rockford Intl () 09:45PM CDT 10:36PM CDT 0:50
15-Jul-2025 B752Chicago/Rockford Intl ()Kansas City Intl () 03:54PM CDT 04:46PM CDT 0:51
15-Jul-2025 B752Charlotte/Douglas Intl ()Chicago/Rockford Intl () 08:38AM EDT 09:02AM CDT 1:23
15-Jul-2025 B752Philadelphia Intl ()Charlotte/Douglas Intl () 03:41AM EDT 04:44AM EDT 1:02
10-Jul-2025 B752Bradley Intl ()Philadelphia Intl () 10:00PM EDT 10:55PM EDT 0:54
10-Jul-2025 B752Chicago/Rockford Intl ()Bradley Intl () 04:11PM CDT 06:55PM EDT 1:43
10-Jul-2025 B752Bradley Intl ()Chicago/Rockford Intl () 07:50AM EDT 08:49AM CDT 1:59
10-Jul-2025 B752Muhammad Ali Intl ()Bradley Intl () 04:14AM EDT 05:52AM EDT 1:38
09-Jul-2025 B752Lubbock Smith Intl ()Muhammad Ali Intl () 09:08PM CDT 12:07AM EDT (+1) 1:58
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