It's allways nice and even best when it's a pic of the kind I really like
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Luxair 's LX-LGR taking off from runway 05 |
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Luxair 's LX-LGR taking off from runway 05 |
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EI-EDZ landing on 05 |
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16806 on a low-pass at runway 23 |
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Stationed on top of "Príncipe das Astúrias" carrier during a stop on Funchal |
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After a windy approach...for the very first time.... |
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Transaero... |
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EI-EDZ |
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EC-INQ, leased to Futura by Binter had a very nice livery that already made you feel like in vacations just by looking at it... |
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waiting for us, early in the morning, at Arrecife/Lanzarote Airport (ACE/GCRR) |
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F-HCOA on short final to runway 05... Was too hot (and with heat waves) for the pics I was trying so, after the landing of this one, moved closer to the runway |
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The departure, also from runway 05. A windy and early departure |
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it made a go-around straight into circuit for another try on runway 05... |
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The second atempt was busy.... |
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but sucessfull... |
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CS-TKJ at Madeira with the remains of another birdstrike (with a lot less consequences) back in 2005 |
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I find this to be a particular nice angle for this plane as it allows to have a look at the top of the plane, and the detail of the tail livery. |
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landing on 05 |
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departing also on 05 with the eastern part of the island on front of it... |
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OK-FIT |
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OK-FUN |
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OK-FIT |
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When the A320 came for the landing, the winds on the runway looked ok but they came all the final to 05 with strong tail wind, getting suddendly head wind, with positive windshear over the runway treshold... |
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Anyway, they managed to hold it... |
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...and make a very nice landing... (The Air Berlin, from Zurich, that came after them, although warned for those conditions, had to make a go-around before landing on second atempt) |
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For the departure, I went to another spot, for some overviews of TAP and Sata landings and the Condor (D-AICG) departing, from 05 to Hamburg... |
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Despite the all white fuselagem the tail looks real nice |
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F-GYAQ |
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Touchdown was a little bumpy... |
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G-OOAR, A320 from First Choice (Thomson Airways) just landed, with spoillers and reverse on and on the right moment to get the litle smoky touch of the front wheel... |
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Taking off from runway 05.... |
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short final to runway 05 |
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Ponta de S.Lourenço on the background.... |
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A small area is still under work... Far on the distance, the B737 from Agroar / Safair ZS-SMJ |
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Short final to Med'air B737 |
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smoke on on F-HCOA landing |
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passing high by the wind indicator.... |
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TAP A310 CS-TEI landing on runway 05 |
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unusual view from high above...CS-TRC arriving at the stand |
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Taking off to Madeira, early in the morning... |