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Sunday session. Weather was perfect for spotting without the risk of getting sunburn.

 

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Dragonair A330-342 (B-HLJ)

 

That shrub had to be there -_-

 

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Thai Smile A320-232 (HS-TXQ)

 

Saw this little gem. No chance to see it depart though

 

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IAI Westwind

 

 

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Malindo ATR72-600 (9M-LMQ)

 

Firefly with the Visit Selangor livery

 

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Firefly ATR72-500 (9M-FYE)

 

Have a feeling that Flickr sharpens the image a bit after it is uploaded.

 

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AirAsia A320-216 (9M-AHM)

 

Hybrid Batik

 

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Malindo B737-8GP (9M-LCH)

 

 

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Part 2

 

It is not everyday you get to see this coming in good light.

 

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Korean Air Cargo B777-FB5 (HL8046)

 

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Malindo ATR72-600 (9M-LMW)

 

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China Southern Airlines A320-214 (B-6288)

 

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Silkair B737-8SA (9V-MGI)

 

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Tigerair A320-232 (9V-TRH)

 

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Air HongKong A300F4-605R (B-LDB)

 

China Greenland Livery

 

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AirAsia A320-216 (9M-AFT)

 

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Korean Air Cargo B777-FB5 (HL8046)

 

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A few more sessions lined up.

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Saturday Spotting session.

 

Apparently all aircraft, big or small had to use Taxiway Bravo. So got a chance to get this shot.

 

 

 

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China Airlines Cargo B747-409(F) (B-18718)

 

Was surprised to see another 747 coming in from afar.

 

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Cargo Logic Air B747-83Q(F) (G-CLAB)

 

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AirAsia A320-216 (9M-AHE)

 

2 Airbuses.

 

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Air HongKong A300F4-605R (B-LDB)

 

To end the day, here's Cathay Dragon.

 

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Cathay Dragon A330-343 (B-LBG)

 

SSLee

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Some catches from the Pearl of the Orient. Had a great session thanks to the moderate winds and the bright sunshine.

 

Malindo's rather new ATR

 

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Malindo Air ATR72-600 (9M-LMV)

 

Thai Smile to Bangkok

 

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Thai Smile A320-232 (HS-TXG)

 

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AirAsia A320-216 (9M-AQF)

 

The next few photos are of Cathay Dragon. Have not been able to get them in this lighting, so here's a barrage of them.

 

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Cathay Dragon A330-342 (B-LAB)

 

Head on

 

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Cathay Dragon A330-342 (B-LAB)

 

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Cathay Dragon A330-342 (B-LAB)

 

Firefly Promoting Selangor

 

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Firefly ATR72-500 (9M-FYE)

 

MH 738

 

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Malaysia Airlines B737-8H6 (9M-MLN)

 

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AirAsia A320-216 (9M-AQF)

 

Upon zooming, I noticed that we had a lady pilot in the FO seat.

 

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Malindo Air B737-8GP (9M-LCM)

 

Air HongKong gave a nice little treat using only the port thrust reverser.

 

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Air HongKong A300F4-605R (B-LDA)

 

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AirAsia A320-216 (9M-AQG)

 

 

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Continuing

 

Taxiing via Juliet to the cargo ramp

 

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Air HongKong A300F4-605R (B-LDA)

 

More A321s

 

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China Southern Airlines A321-211 (B-6683)

 

Here's Korean Air Cargo starting up her engines. They sound rather peculiar as compared to the smaller CFMs.

 

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Korean Air Cargo B777-FEZ (HL8076)

 

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SilkAir B737-8SA (9V-MGB)

 

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Royal Malaysian Police AS355F2 (9M-PHB)

 

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Malaysia Airlines B737-8H6 (9M-MSC)

 

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Korean Air Cargo B777-FEX (HL8076)

 

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Korean Air Cargo B777-FEZ (HL8076)

 

No more MDs or Airbuses. FedEx now sends only 767s or 757s.

 

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FedEx B767-3S2F(ER) (N102FE)

 

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FedEx B767-3S2F(ER) (N101FE)

 

Largest variant for the Sriwijaya 737

 

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Sriwijaya Air B737-9LF(ER) (PK-CMO)

 

 

 

SSLee

Edited by SS Lee

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Thanks for the info. Always thought that they would ferry passengers to KL, then fly them from KL. I guess load's good.

 

Gives me the opportunity to go spotting. Here was yesterday's session.

 

One of the few times you see so many widebodies at the gates.

 

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Thai Smile A320-232 (HS-TXL)

 

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Cathay Dragon A330-343 (B-LBF)

 

Catch of the day

 

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Malaysia Airlines A330-323 (9M-MTB)

 

Eva used the full runway for landing.

 

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Eva Air Cargo B747-45EF (SCD) (B-16481)

 

All surfaces deployed

 

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Eva Air Cargo B747-45EF (SCD) (B-16481)

 

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Air HongKong A300F4-605R (B-LDD)

 

No matching cowlings? No problem.

 

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AirAsia A320-216 (9M-AHM)

 

Only managed to get the departure shot of this NEO. The takeoff run was impressively quiet. Sounds like the normal CFMs at idle.

 

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AirAsia A320-251N (9M-AGD)

 

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Firefly ATR72-500 (9M-FYH)

 

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Korean Air Cargo B777-FB5 (HL8045)

 

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Malindo ATR72-600 (9M-LML)

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Continuing on...

 

Trying to time the touchdown while wings are still flexing..

 

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FedEx B767-3S2F(ER)

 

China Southern with their A321.

 

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China Southern Airlines A321-211 (B-6663)

 

Glad that this special came. 40 years of Malaysian Hospitality

 

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Malaysia Airlines B737-8H6 (9M-MXA)

 

Not the hotel MGM but 9V-MGM

 

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SilkAir B737-8SA (9V-MGM)

 

Another view of MXA

 

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Malaysia Airlines B737-8H6 (9M-MXA)

 

AirAsia's Special

 

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AirAsia A320-216 (9M-AHJ)

 

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Jetstar A320-232 (9V-JSI)

 

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AirAsia A320-216 (9M-AQO)

 

Here's ending with another new one. Tigerair's A320 in Scoot colours.

 

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Scoot A320-232 (9V-TAQ)

 

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Scoot A320-232 (9V-TAQ)

 

Hope you've enjoyed it.

 

 

SSLee

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Hi all, I'm new member here! :lol:
Please do allow me to briefly introduce myself. :p
I'm from Sabah and currently working at Penang.
I purchased one brand new DSRL camera and started spotting at WMKP around March 2017.
I have came across this amazing website and wanted to contribute my spotting photos to all plane spotters here.

I will start with this special guest all the way from WMKK I think...
Touched down at WMKP around 10:03 am.
This was my first time to catch this metal bird ;)
I was excited of her arrival to WMKP.
Airlines : FlyGlobal
Registration : 9M-FGB
She was taxying slowly toward Terminal after touching down.
Then, she requested take off again...she did not park at Terminal.
Quickly line up RWY04 for immediate take off.

I was spotting at the 'boxy containers' area there so I can't really see her clearly since there were some tall grasses and tree branches blocked my view. I heard her roaring take off engine sounds and guess what? She was rotate so quick! The rotation area roughly around in front of airport Terminal I think.

Without any delay, I grabbed my DSLR and aimed at her.
Managed to get some shots before she continue to climb out of WMKP.

Okay, I stop here... :yahoo: let's see what I managed to get:-
Please visit to my Flickr account for more photos: https://flic.kr/s/aHsm79piV3

Pardon me because I am still learning on how to attach photo here.
I tried to click on 'Image' icon and place my photo link but somehow it seem like cannot display out... :unsure:
That's all for now! :good:
Hope you all enjoy reading :acute:

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Hey there Dennis, welcome. Great to see a fellow spotter at Penang as well.

 

It is not everyday that you get to see a 777 doing runs like these. Good catch.

 

To display photos, go to the individual photo at Flickr. Towards the bottom right of the blackened area, there is a curved arrow that points outwards to the right. Click on it.

 

I usually go under the "BBCode" tab and select the size that I want (800x534 for me). Copy the link and just paste it here in the text box. You can preview your post and the images will be displayed.

 

Happy spotting.

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Hi SS Lee, thanks ! I am able to get the BBCode and noticed the 9M-FBG just airborne from WMKK minutes ago.

Hopefully she will land at WMKP again later. :lol:

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I'm here again for sharing some interesting spotting aircraft that I taken yesterday:-

1. Layang-Layang Aerospace - 9M-BBC - Bell 206L-3 LongRanger III

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2. 9M-PMC - AgustaWestland AW139 - Royal Malaysian Police Air Operation Force (PDRM)
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3. 9M-LMZ - ATR 72-600 - Malindo Air
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4. B-18659 (Explore Taichung) - Boeing 737-8SH - Mandarin Airlines
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I was waiting for this special moment long time ago. She was here around March/April 2017 but I didn't manage to spot her. She rarely come to Penang which makes her even interesting for me!

 

That's all for now :drinks: cheers!

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Nice one Dennis. 9M-BBC has been operating in and around Penang for about a month now. And you are really lucky with the Mandarin 738. Nice weather, nice livery. Been raining on and off these few days.

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Thanks Dennis. Planning a trip to Penang soon, hope the weather holds out.

 

Hi Vicknesh PS, hope you will have a enjoyable Penang trip soon! :)

 

 

Nice one Dennis. 9M-BBC has been operating in and around Penang for about a month now. And you are really lucky with the Mandarin 738. Nice weather, nice livery. Been raining on and off these few days.

 

Oh really? SS Lee, any idea why 9M-BBC is here? That day the helicopter departed out to Penang, George Town area then back to apron again within 10 minutes or so. I know there was helicopter sightseeing tour operated by Cempaka Helicopter sdn. bhd at Batu Feringgi on 31st August to 3rd September 2017 (next to Bayview Beach). Not sure if these 2 events somewhere inter-related?

 

And yes, I was excited able to spot the Mandarin 738. Nice livery indeed. :drinks:

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Hi Vicknesh PS, hope you will have a enjoyable Penang trip soon! :)

 

 

 

Oh really? SS Lee, any idea why 9M-BBC is here? That day the helicopter departed out to Penang, George Town area then back to apron again within 10 minutes or so. I know there was helicopter sightseeing tour operated by Cempaka Helicopter sdn. bhd at Batu Feringgi on 31st August to 3rd September 2017 (next to Bayview Beach). Not sure if these 2 events somewhere inter-related?

 

And yes, I was excited able to spot the Mandarin 738. Nice livery indeed. :drinks:

That explains why the noisy sounds of choppers around Tg Bungah area during that time

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