Penang Planespotting #008 - 31 August 2016 - Part 3

It has been some time since I've updated this, but nevertheless, I am back. Here the rest of the shots for the spotting on the 31st August 2016.

And guess who decided to say hi. A flyby at low speeds, no afterburners. It's amazing how quiet they can be.

Now back to the runway.

Malindo Air B737-8GP (9M-LNP)

Rolling from the beginning of runway 22, and with those sharklets, rotation was early. Hence this shot.

AirAsia A320-216 (9M-AQU)

Then the winds changed and it was back to using 04.

Malindo ATR72-600 (9M-LMP)

Before this final rather shaky one. I do notice quite a number of Firefly aircraft doing such aerobatics, though most of the time it was windy.

Firefly ATR72-500 (9M-FYA)

That is all for this post. Stay tuned for more.

Just a sneak peak. Noticed anything different about this China Southern Airlines aircraft?

SSLee

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Catching Panda

Found out that -MUD was arriving from Narita on that day, and boy was I excited. Got all the stuffs ready and off I went. It was about 2 hours before the arrival, sometime around 630pm. It was a little bit risky as the flight was showing that it slowed down and would not reach till sometime about 7. After some thought, it was a GO. After all, a China Airlines Cargo was scheduled anyway, so even IF I were to miss -MUD, at least I would have something. Being the beginning of the year, darkness doesn't fall till about 7.30pm, so that was also a driving factor.

Anyway, arrived to see 9M-MXV arriving. Gear was not up so it was just a feast to the eyes. Was greeted non-stop by 4 turboprops. Intervals between arrivals were slightly longer than that of the morning sessions.

Firefly ATR72-500 (9M-FYG)

Firefly ATR72-500 (9M-FYA)

As time progressed, the sun set more and more, moving towards the horizon and the big hill. Skies were quite clear, giving great lighting to the arriving planes.

Malindo ATR72-600 (9M-LMM)

Malindo ATR72-600 (9M-LMQ)

On the outside, the -500 and -600 series look completely identical. It is on the insides where the changes are more apparent, the cockpit being one of them.

Then came AirAsia's special. One specially painted for the concert. A nice surprise I must say. This one is inbound from Langkawi.

AirAsia A320-216 (9M-AHM)

The silhouette appeared, gracefully descending to its destination. 2 engines with a blister on the nose.

MASKargo A330-223F (9M-MUD)

"Malaysia Welcomes Fu Wa & Feng Yi". I, welcome 9M-MUD with open arms and smiles.

Malaysia Airlines B737-8GQ (9M-MLD)

MAS comes in to end the day. This one still in the older livery. 

Thanks for enjoying.

SSLee

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Highlights of Penang - November 2013 - Part 3

For the third instalment, let's begin with something rather unusual.

Firefly ATR72-500 (9M-FYA) with a missing landing gear door

FedEx MD-11F (N593FE) using the entire length of the runway to slow down

Even heavies like the 747 turn at the taxiway just before this location. Maybe the pilot wanted to give me a great photo op?

Malindo B737-9GPER (9M-LNL)

Eva Air Cargo B747-45E (B-16404)

RAF C-17A Globemaster III (ZZ177)

MAS Kargo A330-223F (9M-MUB)

Garuda Airways CRJ-1000 (PK-GRJ)

That ends the highlights of Penang for November 2013

Thanks for viewing.

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Plane Spotting

One of the most interesting things to do is to head out to the end of the runway and wait for aircrafts to fly overhead. Since this is a rather small airport, most of the inbound and outbound flights are operated by small aircrafts such as the B737s and A320s.

 MAS B737-800 9M-MLE front view

Great wingspan as compared with the -400 with additional winglets

 Back View

AirAsia A320 9M-AQL

Firefly Airways ATR72-500 9M-FYA

Wings Abadi ATR72-500 PK-WFG

That's all for now. Will upload more when there is more...