BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 "United Airlines 6269Bird Strike YYC March 24 2013" Earlier this evening while plane spotting at YYC, I had noticed that there were quite a few geese flying across the airport property and sure enough after a couple of hours of watching. I saw a West Jet plane nearly hit one flock of geese while the others promptly changed direction and at least one of them crapped on the roof of my vehicle. Not long after United Airlines Flight 6269 to San Francisco taking off southbound on (Not sure of runway number) had a bird strike in the right engine. Moments after, the plane began to bank eastwards and came back in from the north end of the airport and did an emergency landing with fire trucks waiting nearby to respond. I managed to catch these two very crappy images of the engine shooting out flames. Due to the lighting, my camara was not ready to take the photos that I needed as I had no plans to take photos due to the lighting conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captaintrolley Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 Wow. I'm glad the pilot was able to land safely. Good thing this happened while the plane was still close to the airport. You would think that with all the noise a plane makes, the birds would steer clear of the planes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted March 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 Wow. I'm glad the pilot was able to land safely. Good thing this happened while the plane was still close to the airport. You would think that with all the noise a plane makes, the birds would steer clear of the planes. I believe the planes are moving just too fast for the birds to even react fast enough... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1604 Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 Made the news: http://globalnews.ca/news/437380/calgary-airport-on-alert-for-bird-strikes/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted April 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 Here are a few photos from the past two days captured at YYC in Calgary: 210413-4438american-N867NN by busdrawings, on Flickr 210413-4429american-N867NN by busdrawings, on Flickr 210413-4491klm-PH-AOF by busdrawings, on Flickr 210413-4485klm-PH-AOF by busdrawings, on Flickr 210413-4422nav-canada-C-GNVC by busdrawings, on Flickr 210413-4419nav-canada by busdrawings, on Flickr 210413-4428united-N503UA by busdrawings, on Flickr 210413-4427united by busdrawings, on Flickr 200413-4388wj737-800-c-gwsz-812 by busdrawings, on Flickr 200413-4385wj737-800-c-gwsz-812 by busdrawings, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
School Bus 101 Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 I saw that Westjet plane (C-GWSZ) flying in over Calgary on Sunday at around 5:05pm. I knew it was the Westjet plane with the special livery! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted April 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2013 Here are some photos from last Saturday at YYC: 270413-4614klm-PH-AOF-a330-200 by busdrawings, on Flickr 270413-4591american-N923NN by busdrawings, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted May 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2013 050513-4829FedXe-C-FMEU by busdrawings, on Flickr 050513-4803canadian-north-C-GCNW by busdrawings, on Flickr 050513-4795klm-PH-AOK by busdrawings, on Flickr 050513-4783klm-PH-AOK by busdrawings, on Flickr 050513-4766deltaN329NW3229 by busdrawings, on Flickr 050513-4748wjC-FCNW816 by busdrawings, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevlo86 Posted May 10, 2013 Report Share Posted May 10, 2013 Your plane photography skills are getting quite good! Nice shots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted May 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 Your plane photography skills are getting quite good! Nice shots! Thanks Kevin! I appreciate the compliments. Now I need a large pickup truck with a platform and a ladder to stand up above them damn fences like many other aviation enthusiasts do at the Airport. Earlier today while riding the route 57, I got a photo of the construction plans. See attached image: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted May 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 I heard from two different sources that a KLM Boeing 747 was diverted to YYC instead of San Francisco yesterday morning. Boy I wish I could have been there to see that happen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted May 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2013 Here are a few photos from this past Saturday at YYC: 250513-5779kf-C-GMKF by busdrawings, on Flickr 250513-5824west-jet-C-GWSU by busdrawings, on Flickr 250313-5814air-canada-C-GKOE by busdrawings, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spot planes Posted May 27, 2013 Report Share Posted May 27, 2013 Your plane photography skills are getting quite good! Nice shots! Make sure the ground is horizontal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted May 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 Make sure the ground is horizontal. Agreed! But that's pretty hard to do when shooting through fences... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spot planes Posted May 29, 2013 Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 Agreed! But that's pretty hard to do when shooting through fences... Use Photoshop to rotate the image. Using a grid as guide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted May 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 Use Photoshop to rotate the image. Using a grid as guide. Yes I have in some cases... But so far, I have just cropped them and focused on the aircraft. In a few of my photos, I have been at a location that is actually down a slope from where the aircraft are lifting up so it looks like the ground is not horizontal. I will look for some examples. But I do see what you are referring to.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted June 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 Some crappy shots from yesterday evening: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted June 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2013 Well, I finally got to see a Boeing 747 in action arriving at YYC, but I was unable to get good shots due to mud and me having to go to work shortly after... http://www.flickr.com/photos/vehicle-images/8945552507/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted June 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2013 Cargolux Boeing 747 is over Airdrie on approach to YYC right now...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted June 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 Here are a couple of photos from this past Monday (June 10, 2013) 120613-6576upsN323UP by busdrawings, on Flickr United Parcel Service UPS Airbus Airbus A300F4-622R N158UP (100613-6365) by busdrawings, on Flickr British Airways C-BNWO Boeing 767-335/RE on take off at YYC (100613-6470) by busdrawings, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted June 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2013 These were captured yesterday evening: 140613-6600yyc-oldtower by busdrawings, on Flickr 140613-6631british-airwaysG-BNWI by busdrawings, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted June 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 Managed to spot a couple of interesting little prop planes at YYC yesterday afternoon including an RCMP and some sort of Medical aircraft. I did also see one of West Jet's new Q400S arrive and I took photos only to find out later that I had forgotten to put memory card back in the DLSR. See attached images: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCT-3122-D800-10240 Posted June 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 United Airlines Airbus A319-131 arriving at YYC: United Airlines A319-131 N845UA arriving at YYC, Calgary, Alberta (220613-7129) by busdrawings, on Flickr United Airlines A319-131 N845UA arriving at YYC, Calgary, Alberta (220613-7130) by busdrawings, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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