SS Lee 0 Report post Posted November 22, 2013 Flee, you chose a great time to come up to Penang for spotting. Tracked a few heavies departing today including the Royal Australian Air Force's A332 MRTT. You managed to catch it? It departed from Butterworth RMAF airport and did a touch and go before landing at PEN. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted November 27, 2013 Flee, you chose a great time to come up to Penang for spotting. Tracked a few heavies departing today including the Royal Australian Air Force's A332 MRTT. You managed to catch it? It departed from Butterworth RMAF airport and did a touch and go before landing at PEN. No, the weather on Friday was problematic! Was that early in the morning? I only arrived around noon and must have missed it! All I got was the usual narrow body traffic. Saw the FedEx MD-11 depart as I arrived.Then I got the arrival of this guy: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SS Lee 0 Report post Posted November 27, 2013 Hi Flee, not that early in the morning. About 9 ish. Was hoping that it will stay till Saturday for me, but sadly it departed sometime in the afternoon. Will post my captures from Saturday's session (23/11) soon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted November 27, 2013 Hi Flee, not that early in the morning. About 9 ish. picture.JPG Was hoping that it will stay till Saturday for me, but sadly it departed sometime in the afternoon. Will post my captures from Saturday's session (23/11) soon. Oh, too bad then - it would have been a great catch if it came on Saturday, when the skies were clear and blue! I managed to catch 9M-AQX, formerly JA04AJ. So I did not leave empty handed! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gavin Andrew David 6 Report post Posted November 27, 2013 Might make a trip to PEN this weekend. Hopefully the weather works out well Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SS Lee 0 Report post Posted November 28, 2013 Here are the updates from last Saturday. Went to the airport to catch CX's passenger 747. Got rewarded with more. IMG_6209e by sslee86, on Flickr Eva Air Cargo B747-45E (F) (B-16406) showing off its thrust reverser's power. This is the most I could crop from the original image. IMG_6265 by sslee86, on Flickr Cathay Pacific B747-467 (B-HUG) IMG_6330 by sslee86, on Flickr Thai Airways International A300-600 (HS-TAX) IMG_6453 by sslee86, on Flickr RAF C-17A Globemaster III (ZZ177) IMG_6490 by sslee86, on Flickr FedEx MD-11F (N614FE) coming in after the C-17 IMG_6533e by sslee86, on Flickr Korean Air Cargo B747-4B5 (HL7485) IMG_6598 by sslee86, on Flickr Firefly ATR72-500 (9M-FYA) - Removal of the landing gear door to save fuel ? IMG_6642 by sslee86, on Flickr FedEx MD-11F (N593FE) using the full length of the runway IMG_6671 by sslee86, on Flickr Malindo B737-9GPER (9M-LNL) - Nothing much about this, just to fit 2 aircraft into 1 IMG_6734 by sslee86, on Flickr Same Eva Air taking off IMG_6804 by sslee86, on Flickr One for the road Thanks for viewing SSLee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Waiping 12 Report post Posted November 28, 2013 Nice pix, SS Lee. You took them from opposite the terminal? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted November 28, 2013 Wah second time lucky with the super rare RAF C-17, SSLee! Good job! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DaTan 0 Report post Posted November 28, 2013 wonder why the RAF C17 would come to PEN...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gavin Andrew David 6 Report post Posted November 28, 2013 Anybody Spotting this weekend? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LaurieB 0 Report post Posted November 29, 2013 SSLee, good catches there especially the C17 which was probably returning personnel/equipment to the UK after being deployed for Ex Bersama Lima 2013. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SS Lee 0 Report post Posted November 29, 2013 Thanks Wai Ping, flee and Laurie. Really happy to have caught the two closely related C-17 (ZZ177 and ZZ178). Wai Ping, I took these photos opposite the terminal, along the industrial area. Don't think I can make it for the spotting this weekend. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SS Lee 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2013 Looks like the throttle has been on idle here for a while. Here are some updates from the Pearl of the Orient. All departures this round. Sadly there was heavy cloud cover. Sun only came out at about 1030. IMG_8159_a by sslee86, on Flickr Cathay Pacific B747-412 (B-HKE) IMG_8260_a by sslee86, on Flickr IMG_8262_a by sslee86, on Flickr Korean Air Cargo B747-4B5 (HL7485) IMG_8319_a by sslee86, on Flickr AirAsia A320 in Expedia Livery (9M-AFG) IMG_8329_a by sslee86, on Flickr AirAsia's 100th Awesome Plane (9M-AQH) IMG_8348_a by sslee86, on Flickr China Airlines B747-409F (B-18710) - Sun's out and the aircraft rotates really early Thanks for viewing SSLee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LaurieB 0 Report post Posted December 22, 2013 (edited) SSLee, good shots. I have not been to PEN for some time and decided to go early yesterday morning. Not much light for the early arrivals and had to increase the ISO speed quite a bit. First time I have caught the Malindo.ATR. 20131221-File0062 by Janner88, on Flickr Next down the approach was Air Asia's latest aircraft, delivered on 19 December. 20131221-File0081 by Janner88, on Flickr 20131221-File0084 by Janner88, on Flickr Eva Air Cargo B744F 20131221-File0106 by Janner88, on Flickr First time catch for the Malindo B739. 20131221-File0119 by Janner88, on Flickr Then the A320 in Expedia colours from JHB. 20131221-File0135 by Janner88, on Flickr 20131221-File0152 by Janner88, on Flickr Finally, a regular visitor to PEN, Fed Ex MD11F. 20131221-File0175 by Janner88, on Flickr Edited December 22, 2013 by LaurieB Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SS Lee 0 Report post Posted December 23, 2013 Thanks. Winglets and sharklets. NICE. I have yet to snap (really hoping to get it one day) the a320 sharklets and the UPS 767 with winglets as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FarisManap 0 Report post Posted December 28, 2013 Yesterday Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SS Lee 0 Report post Posted December 30, 2013 Nice !! Bombardier's pencil. Went to the airport on Sunday for my last spotting session...... of 2013. Sadly again, clouds were there to shield me from the scorching sunlight, and to prevent great lighting on the planes coming in. These are the best that I could come up with while pushing the camera as much as it can go. IMG_8716e_a by sslee86, on Flickr Mas B734 (9M-MQA) IMG_8730e_a by sslee86, on Flickr AirAsia's 100th Awesome plane again (9M-AQH) IMG_8752e_a by sslee86, on Flickr Cathay Pacific Cargo B744F (B-HUP) IMG_8766e_a by sslee86, on Flickr Firefly ATR72-500 (9M-FYJ) IMG_8776c by sslee86, on Flickr And here we have Cathay backtracking on the runway. Wonder why? Airbusses galore !! IMG_8802e_a by sslee86, on Flickr AirAsia A320 (9M-AJA) with SHARKLETS IMG_8954e_a by sslee86, on Flickr Hong Kong Airlines A320 (B-LPG) came in as the sun was going down (still behind the clouds). This aircraft had very bright and shiny white landing lights as opposed to the normal yellowish ones on other A320s. IMG_8968e_a by sslee86, on Flickr Tigerair with new stripes (9V-TAV) I thank digital processing and digital photos for this next and last photo IMG_9015e_a by sslee86, on Flickr Cathay Pacific A330 in One World Livery (B-HLU) Had a great time spotting, even without great lighting. There were lots of people there that day. Even a tour bus filled with passengers came. That's all from my side for 2013. Happy New Year to all. SSLee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ABC Report post Posted January 1, 2014 http://www.flickr.com/photos/112026609@N03/11623206453/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ABC Report post Posted January 8, 2014 Registration: N596FE Airline: Federal Express (FedEx) Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas MD-11F Airport: PEN - Penang International Airport - WMKP Shot on: December 27, 2013 Spotting Location: Kompleks Kargo Kedua,Batu Maung. Registration: N329UP Airline: United Parcel Service (UPS) Aircraft: Boeing 767-34AF(ER) Airport: PEN - Penang International Airport - WMKP Shot on: December 27, 2013 Spotting Location: Kompleks Kargo Kedua,Batu Maung. Registration: 9M-FIB Airline: Firefly Aircraft: ATR 72-600 Airport: PEN - Penang International Airport - WMKP Shot on: December 27, 2013 Spotting Location: Kompleks Kargo Kedua,Batu Maung. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gavin Andrew David 6 Report post Posted January 9, 2014 Thats an awesome spot! Makes me feel like packing my bags and heading there right now! 50mm from the action ! sweet... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted January 9, 2014 Is it accessible to the public or do we need to enter the cargo complex? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BC Tam 2 Report post Posted January 9, 2014 50mm from the action ! sweet...That is less than the distance between my nose and computer monitor now - wow !! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SS Lee 0 Report post Posted January 9, 2014 Thats an awesome spot! Makes me feel like packing my bags and heading there right now! 50mm from the action ! sweet... Yes indeed it is a sweet spot. No double fences, and no need to lift the camera far above your head to clear the fence. Is it accessible to the public or do we need to enter the cargo complex? Is it?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ABC Report post Posted January 9, 2014 Thats an awesome spot! Makes me feel like packing my bags and heading there right now! 50mm from the action ! sweet... thanks .. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
