Heavy Day #3

Continuation....

This was a pleasant surprise. A private Challenger 605 that came in for landing. (I wander who this belongs to) Registration B-LSC. Nearly missed this due to its small size. Only had a few seconds to prep the camera for shooting.

This was a trainer aircraft I guess, as it performed multiple touch and gos. Missed it a couple of times as it is small, white and was quite high when it flew over head. It touched down in the middle of the runway. Diamond DA-40D 9M-HMP

And this is the daily visit by FedEx using their A300-600F and this is the N722FD.

Heavy Day #2

Let's get on to Part 2.

This aircraft makes a trip once every 2 days into Penang. 2nd time for me.

 Federal Express MD-11F Reg. N619FE

I like how the two tiny landing lights pop out up front.

Here it is just before touchdown. I try not to include obstructed shots, but this, oh well Two freighters in one. The UPS 767 waiting to cross the active runway is from the previous entry. The cargo terminal is opposite the main passenger terminal. Freighters would have to taxi back parallel to the runway, then cross the runway to their lot, unless they land from Runway 22, where they can directly exit to the cargo terminal.

Silk Air's A320-200 9V-SLM

Close up on AirAsia's A320-200 Reg. 9M-AQD

Tiger Airways A320 from Singapore, 9V-TAO

This AirAsia had the Skytrax Winner for Low Cost Airline stuck on their vertical stabiliser. This A320's reg. is 9M-AHO

Heavy Day #1

This trip was extremely filled with landings, with the total of 24 landings, including the Asiana 747 in the previous post. Will leave out the B734s and the A322s (for now). The sad (yet great) thing was that it was raining during the first few landings, which seriously cut down the number of views of the aircraft, and was cloudy the rest of the day, hence the darkened gloomy shots. But the great thing is, I was not ROASTED. So oh well. worked for me.

First off, (well the first was a Malaysian Airlines B737-400) is the A300-600F of DHL/Air Hong Kong. 

A300-600F Air Hong Kong/DHL 

This freighter frequently visits Penang. About once every 2 days.

Next, this is actually the first for me. A Berjaya Air ATR-72-500 (9M-TAG).

Only managed to get a few shots of this aircraft as it started to rain then.

Then there was a great treat for me. A 767 operated by UPS. I could use tonnes of words to describe it, but I'll let the photo do the talking.

UPS B767-300 N340UP

I couldn't have hoped for a better timing and lighting for the shot of this aircraft.

That's all for this part. 

To be continued****

Another 747

Was so happy to see this coming in from a far. Sadly however, it was raining, so it was rather difficult to get a great shot. Had to keep the camera dry. Anyway, here it is, Asiana Boeing 747-400F (HL 7640).

 Front view of it coming in. You can see the landing lights really clear now.

 Another front view shot. You can see the fallout of the lens in this image. Thankfully though, it did not affect the image. The lack of clarity is mainly contributed by the rain. 

And this is is the closest to the 747 I could possibly capture. A higher angle will result in water entering the camera and THAT is NOT a good thing.

Old spot

This is gonna be a long one.. Visited an old location where I've been to watch planes take off. If you are wondering how long ago it was since I was there, it was the time where Singapore Airlines still operate 777s from Penang to Singapore. It was easier then to see the aircrafts go by as the fence was much lower. Now, there is an additional layer of higher fences after the old ones PLUS TREES and LEAVES...... Anyway, here are some of the shots, the better ones among the tonnes of photos taken.

The first one here is a far shot of Sriwijaya Air 737-400 (PK-CKD) in old colours. Note the double layered fencing

 Sriwijaya 734 getting ready for takeoff

A shot of  SilkAir's A320 (9V-SLM)

This shot was taken with the camera way above my head, and hence the clipping of the tail section.

It is no longer easy to get great shots or even find an opening to view the runway.

One of the better shots during this duration. DHL's A300-600F (B-LDE) This aircraft was taxiing to the cargo terminal.

 Well this one caught my eye. It was a Malaysia Airlines Flight, but it was operated by a half painted Firefly scheme (9M-FZB) with no airline markings. I guess it is in the process of being painted to the new MAS livery as Firefly has terminated all its jet fleet and is now concentrating on propliners.

Another not so great shot from my view point. But hey, I'm happy with it. Speed brakes - checked, reverse thrusters - checked, airline visible - checked. Tiger Airways A320 (9V-TAM)

That's all for now. Hope you've enjoyed this post. Do drop comments.

DHL 727

Another freighter, DHL Boeing 727-200 Adv. (9M-TGH) operated by Transmile Services. You could see this coming from a mile away with its smoke trails.... 

Smoke trails from the tri-jet

 Front View

 Side/Bottom view of the 727

 And finally, the back view showing off the three engines and the T tail

One of the less frequently captured aircraft (either that or my timing is out). Would have loved to be able to see it on the ground with reverse thrusters and speed brakes.

UPS B757

Another great moment of photography. Being a smaller airport, most of the inbound flights are operated by B737s or A320s. They all have the same distinctive landing light arrangements. So when one aircraft is spotted with a slightly different set of landing lights, boy oh boy are we in for a treat. Here's a UPS B757-200 Freighter (N463UP). Taken at about 10.00 am, with sunny skies.

UPS B757-200F Front view

Side view

Back view