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Kuching International Airport @ WBGG 2016

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From HX's website:

 

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You will notice that Kuching is marked with a purple line (Operated by codeshare partners). I think we will not be seeing HX's aircraft but Hong Kong Express (UO) equipment but marketed as a HX flight. After all, its an all economy A320 which means its a LCC type equipment. Oh well....better than nothing I suppose.

 

Yup, absolutely, as long as not with our local airlines. Anyway UO looks really nice https://thedesignair.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/lift-hke-left.jpg

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Supposedly, there were no more arrivals of a D7 A333 since yesterday was the last day that they sent an A333 here. Yet, they still send. Yay :drinks: If not mistaken, they will send their A333 until the end of this year or, until they have the sufficient amount of A320 pilots.

 

1st may 2016

Gio was flying on WSK.

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9M-XXV(Global Xpansion)

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N999FJ(Used to have Malaysia Regs)

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9M-SSC

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Checked HX's website today and found that the route map has changed the route colour to KCH to blue, meaning that the aircraft operating is a HX equipment. Sorry, only people like us would be interested in matters like this.

 

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First visit of XXT to Kuching and first in my database. And as usual, the ever accursed Kuching weather decided to give us very somber and dismal lighting. And throw in some rain too.
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Checked HX's website today and found that the route map has changed the route colour to KCH to blue, meaning that the aircraft operating is a HX equipment. Sorry, only people like us would be interested in matters like this.

 

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Good thing they decided to use HX aircraft. Love the bright colors of its livery. Reminds me of Jackie Chan's private jet.

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First visit of XXT to Kuching and first in my database. And as usual, the ever accursed Kuching weather decided to give us very somber and dismal lighting. And throw in some rain too.

 

Yeah, I know how it felt shooting in the rain especially if you didn't bring the rain cover. You tend to worry too much about your camera and lens getting wet. That was how I caught M30-09. Nice shot of XXT though.

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A nice surprise when MAB sent their A330 in from Lumpur yesterday. 9M-MTD operating MH2528.
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And landing just less than five minutes behind MTD was 9M-XXS "Xhaolin Spirit" operating AK8670 also from Lumpur.

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18 May 2016

Spotting trip during lunchtime with fellow Kuching spotter Mr Walter.

9M-XXS arriving Kuching International Airport.

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Hornbill Skyways Challenger 605 bearing regn 9M-ATM dont want to be left out.

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Bell 206B3 Jet Ranger 9M-SGH

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MASwings ATR72-500 9M-MWH on final runway 25.

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9M-XXS departure to KUL in the afternoon kinda on time for today

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Then back home for rest. Actually i thought of not going for spotting session in the evening. But then another fellow spotter alerted the group of MAB sending their A330-300 (9M-MTD) to Kch as MH2528. I quickly pack my camera and out I go for spotting.

 

Malaysia Airlines Berhad Airbus A330-323 as MH2528. I've flown as passenger on MH2528 on one of my trip back from KUL but not lucky enough to get A330. Instead I got 9M-FFF.

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About 10 minutes later, AirAsiaX Airbus A330-343 arrive as AK8670.

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It's been a while since I last spot MH B738 in old livery(non-BSI interior). So here's 9M-MLF as MH2803 from Miri.

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AirAsia Airbus A320-216(SL). sisters arrive few minutes apart AQV and AQU.

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The two heavies at the terminal. MTD taxing out while XXS ready for pushback.

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Hope to see you again 9M-MTD.

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The cabin lights visible

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Spotting Log 7th May 2016

 

9M-XXF

Haven't got a complete set of D7 special liveries that are XXT(Phoenix) and XXU(X-Men Apocalypse).

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9M-MUA

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9M-LNW(With blue-ish LED lights)

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9M-MXG

Malaysian 642, line up Runway 07 via Charlie.

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9M-XXP

Never forget that she is the first one that made into Kuching on the first day of the D7 flights!

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Nice to see KCH getting alive with the A330s.

That symbolizes the happiness of every Kuching spotters.

 

Spotting Log 22nd May 2016

 

9M-XXT(The Phoenix)

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The tail part which includes the vertical stabilizer and rudder.

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The most exciting moment

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9M-MSG(MonoSodium Glutamate)

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Vroom

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Hi Christopher, do you mind sharing with the secret to your crystal clear and razor sharp images, perhaps some exif data especially for those images with heavy overcast. And where did you shoot MSG from, top of a bus? :huh: Great photos, thanks for sharing.

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Hope to pay a visit the spotting area; the photos snapped from that area is simply awesome.

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Hi Christopher, do you mind sharing with the secret to your crystal clear and razor sharp images, perhaps some exif data especially for those images with heavy overcast. And where did you shoot MSG from, top of a bus? :huh: Great photos, thanks for sharing.

Nah, it is not really a secret. Sharing is caring. :acute: You have to go spotting when the weather is very very nice(especially clear blue skies) and there's strong lighting, so it is not preferable when there's no lighting or cloudy. Strong lighting helps to make your pictures look sharp and bright even you haven't edited any of them.Try to play with the aperture F8.0-9.0 while keeping the ISO at 100 and the shutter speed is around 1/800 depending the strength of the lighting. Sometimes, I may go lower until F7.1 when the lighting is not desirable. In editing, you have to play with the level, curve(brightness) and hue(add if necessary, but don't be too much). You use the magic wand tool(more convenient when there are no clouds in the background) or the quick selection tool to lasso all the aircraft parts. Then, apply the smart sharpen on it. The setting I usually use-amount 100-200% with radius 1.0 pixels. The sharpen setting literally depends on the camera you use. The last step of editing is to resize the picture. That location I went yesterday is in front of a Chinese restaurant called, Overseas Seafood Restaurant. But you need to have a long lens for that. My lens is able to zoom until 250mm only. And, thanks.

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Have time limits tonight. Had to finish editing these few photos as soon as possible. :aggressive:

Spotting Log 23/5/2016

 

XXG for today.

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A tail shot

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9M-PTA

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9M-AQV

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Could feel that she was proudly passing by. :D

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23 May 2016 Spotting Log

 

Xtra Xtra Ganazzz AirAsiaX Airbus A330-343

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MASwings ATR72-500 (ATR-72-212A) 9M-MWE 'Mukah'

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AirAsia Airbus A320-216 9M-AQO as AK774 from Singapore.

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Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737-8H6(WL) 9M-MLP as MH2528 from KL.

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Royal Malaysian Police Air Wing Beechcraft King Air B350i 9M-PTA

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Well, it is raining outside. Had been editing some wingview photos.

AK5231 KCH-KUL

29/11/2016

 

9M-AQC

A cold morning

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Taxiing to A2

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Holding current position at A2 due to traffic. A MAS B738 was departing 07 and made a water splash along the runway.

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Landed at KLIA2

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AQC greeting with those friends parked there.

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Nice to meet AJT again after spotted her in KK on June of 2015

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Spotting Log 27/5/2016

 

Focused more on nose shots on the day.

 

9M-AHZ(In revised livery now)

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..umm wait a minute, on board Wi-Fi. This is interesting, I will be on AK5206 to KUL this coming Monday..lets see how good the service is.

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Have to note that not all aircraft have this feature. If available there will be a sticker next to the door as seen above.

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