Cornelis Boersma 0 Report post Posted March 30, 2011 Thx for comments guys! One more special visitor And just a few close-up ones. I made more then 750 photographs this weekend Pieter! And its hard always make a decission on which one to post. Keep it limited to +- 5 out of all those shots is always hard haha. I can share the AF CRJ1000, the Continental 752 and 772 with United titles etc.etc. But first 2 more close-ups Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pieter C. 5 Report post Posted March 31, 2011 SAS Mad-Dog rocks !!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KC Sim 2 Report post Posted April 1, 2011 Wow ... beautiful shot of Qatar Cargo's B777-200LRF! I would love to see (and photograph) that some day. Love the colours of the sky too. And the star of your recent postings must surely be that National B744F in full livery! Given the good weather that day, how about posting much much more of the 750 pictures you have taken! What a treat it would be for those of us salivating at the thought of spotting at Schiphol. Perhaps some nice shots of Surinam A340 in action! This airline is always a highlight for me whenever I spot in AMS. Always keen to see more shots from AMS. Thanks for sharing them here. KC Sim Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted April 1, 2011 Some really excellent images CB. May I know where the spotting location is of the Qatar Cargo B777F - is it accessible from public roads? Lovely low angle shot! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Teoh Z Yao 0 Report post Posted April 1, 2011 Cornelis, your visitor was grounded, but it gave us a good time! :-) More photos, captain! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cornelis Boersma 0 Report post Posted April 1, 2011 Some really excellent images CB. May I know where the spotting location is of the Qatar Cargo B777F - is it accessible from public roads? Lovely low angle shot! Thx! Its accessible. You can take a bus from terminal. Just less then 5 mins drive. Get off at Uiverweg or Pelikaanweg and walk there in just 3 minutes. Here a map Wow ... beautiful shot of Qatar Cargo's B777-200LRF! I would love to see (and photograph) that some day. Love the colours of the sky too. And the star of your recent postings must surely be that National B744F in full livery! Given the good weather that day, how about posting much much more of the 750 pictures you have taken! What a treat it would be for those of us salivating at the thought of spotting at Schiphol. Perhaps some nice shots of Surinam A340 in action! This airline is always a highlight for me whenever I spot in AMS. Always keen to see more shots from AMS. Thanks for sharing them here. KC Sim Thx KC! Only had SLM A340 taxiing when I was at another "taxi-spot". So no takeoff or landings along one of the runways with this bird this time. It was actually the first time around the airport with excellent weather when I shot this Surinam aircraft! All previous times was in rainy conditions. And a few more Always love shots like these showing winglet and tail And 2 KLM close-ups And another MD11 Looking forward to my first KLM MD11 flight in June! Cornelis, your visitor was grounded, but it gave us a good time! :-) More photos, captain! And yes we had a visitor from overseas! Teoh Z Yao Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pieter C. 5 Report post Posted April 2, 2011 Cornelis, Great head-on shot of WXC: did you notice, in order to safe fuel, only the left-hand engine is running, as well as the APU ? Usually, the other engine is only started half-way between 36C and 36L, when taking-off from the "Polderbaan"... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
T Azahan 1 Report post Posted April 2, 2011 CB bro. My sincere gratitude for the nose of Marie Curie, Prins Pieter and the Viking!! Absolutely gorgeous! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S V Choong 4 Report post Posted April 3, 2011 Just wondering what are the destinations for KLM's MD-11s? Any planned retirement of them soon? Feel like catching them before they are all gone! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cornelis Boersma 0 Report post Posted April 3, 2011 Thx for kind words guys Cornelis, Great head-on shot of WXC: did you notice, in order to safe fuel, only the left-hand engine is running, as well as the APU ? Usually, the other engine is only started half-way between 36C and 36L, when taking-off from the "Polderbaan"... I noticed on some Fokkers yes. Just wondering what are the destinations for KLM's MD-11s? Any planned retirement of them soon? Feel like catching them before they are all gone! KLM schedules are showing the following routes and frequency for June 2010: Vancouver - Daily Calgary - X15 Montreal - Daily Bonaire-Guayaquil-Quito - X24 St. Maarten - 5 Miami - X246 Delhi - Daily Teheran - X7 Panama City - X6 Paramaribo - X13 They will not be phased out for the first years. A few years ago they said they would start to replace MD11 starting in 2014, but they still havent decided which aircraft will replace the 11s. Maybe they wait for 787s or A350s? Otherwise A333 seems to become the replacement aircraft. KLM's CEO is really MD guy. Aircraft are owned and well payed off. Most of the A330s and B777s are leased aircraft and pretty expensive to fly Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S V Choong 4 Report post Posted April 3, 2011 Thanks for the info. CB! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KC Sim 2 Report post Posted April 4, 2011 I flew on PH-KCB from Amsterdam to Quito via Bonaire and Guayaquil in April 2010 ... absolutely love the experience!!! The final approach into Quito Mariscal Sucre Airport is nothing short of breath-taking, especially in the final 10 seconds with all those buildings flashing past outside the window. I hope that KLM takes its own sweet time replacing the MD-11s. If only these could sometimes replace the B777-300ERs that come to Asia ... I remember seeing one of them at Nagoya Airport many years back. Wouldn't it be stunning if one of the MD-11 receives a retro livery or the Skyteam colours! KC Sim Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted April 4, 2011 Thx! Its accessible. You can take a bus from terminal. Just less then 5 mins drive. Get off at Uiverweg or Pelikaanweg and walk there in just 3 minutes. Thanks CB! Hope to be able to some spotting at Schipol when I am there this June. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cornelis Boersma 0 Report post Posted April 4, 2011 Thanks CB! Hope to be able to some spotting at Schipol when I am there this June. Just let me know when you are here I can guide/drive you around. You can see in my signature when I am not in the area, and thats most of June (A) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted April 4, 2011 Just let me know when you are here I can guide/drive you around. You can see in my signature when I am not in the area, and thats most of June (A) Thanks for your kind offer. Unfortunately I am there from 18-22 June, enroute to the Paris Ais Show. Both yourself and Pieter will out of town! Shame - it would have been nice to meet up! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cornelis Boersma 0 Report post Posted April 4, 2011 I flew on PH-KCB from Amsterdam to Quito via Bonaire and Guayaquil in April 2010 ... absolutely love the experience!!! The final approach into Quito Mariscal Sucre Airport is nothing short of breath-taking, especially in the final 10 seconds with all those buildings flashing past outside the window. I hope that KLM takes its own sweet time replacing the MD-11s. If only these could sometimes replace the B777-300ERs that come to Asia ... I remember seeing one of them at Nagoya Airport many years back. Wouldn't it be stunning if one of the MD-11 receives a retro livery or the Skyteam colours! KC Sim KC, I am looking really forward to my flights to Ecuador this June! Which side were you seated? Left or right? MD11 in retro or Skyteam would be top of the world! Not sure about the range of MD11, can she fly KUL-AMS or SIN-AMS non-stop on MTOW? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pieter C. 5 Report post Posted April 4, 2011 Not sure about the range of MD11, can she fly KUL-AMS or SIN-AMS non-stop on MTOW? Don't know the distance, but AMS-PTY at full MTOW: just barely, I've heard from KLM capacity-planning today... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KC Sim 2 Report post Posted April 5, 2011 Hi Cornelis, most of the time - unless the tail wind is critical - planes are directed to land on runway 35. This is because of high grounds when landing on runway 17. As such, I strongly recommend sitting on the port side of the aircraft for that beautiful Quito landing. You will see the thousands upon thousands of houses on the slopes of Pitchincha Volcano ... and if you are sharp eyed enough, you could see the statue of the Virgin Mary at El Panecillo. This is one amazing airport for spotting ... look out for Air Cuenca's B737-500 and AeroGal's new Airbus A320. Also Icaro Air has a stunning new orange and black livery. Good that you are still flying on the MD11 ... before the B777s get deployed on this route. I will be coming to Amsterdam on 20 April but will initially be driving down to the Normandy coast of France. Will also take in Finkenwerder and Dusseldorf along with some spotting at AMS. Hope to get retro planes from the various European carriers, as well as Saudi Cargo MD11F, Surinam A340, China Southern B777s (hopefully in Skyteam livery) etc. KC Sim Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KC Sim 2 Report post Posted May 22, 2011 I was blessed with superb weather in Europe during my recent trip in April 2011 ... the poor tulips paid the ultimate price and were withered before anyone could gasp at their beauty. The tulips' loss is aviation photography's gain and I came away with tonnes of images. As of now, I was only able to process a small number and would like to share them here. Beginning of course with the stuff that call Amsterdam Schiphol Airport home ... firstly, let's meet the Fokkers. Trijets are always a massive joy and KLM and Martinair continues to fuel this feeling each and every single sunny day. Early morning arrivals on runway 06 are great for nose-on shots - such as that of Martinair Cargo's MD11 above - as well as landing shots just above the landing lights. The next shot shows a Cathay Pacific B744 nearing touch-down on runway 06. KLM's B744 PH-BFK is seen here in a similar position ... Each morning, Malaysia Airlines' B744 is something to look out for ... and 9M-MPN heads towards runway 06, providing spotters with a beautiful nose-on shot. Singapore Airlines' B777-200ER seems to following the Malaysian jumbo ... looking rather anaemic in comparison. Nothing looks as great as a Boeing Jumbo. Boeing 757s with winglets are absolutely most beautiful ... hopefully this US Airways shot justify this. And Continental Airlines' B767-400ER now has the UNITED title - still not sure I like this. One subject that I was keen to capture is the A340-300 of Surinam Airways ... got it but still miss its B747 terribly. Adria provided something colourful ... wish I know what this livery was all about. First thought it was a casino, but it seems it publicises some kind of web portal. Thankfully, I was able to get this Finnair A319 in old livery with the oneworld markings. Seeing a Boeing 717 is rare enough ... but one in the beautiful livery of Blue1 is a joy to watch and photograph. Surprisingly, Cimber Air - which for the longest time had one of the ugliest livery - provided the biggest positive shock for me. Its livery is stunningly similar to what I imagine a retro livery should. Love the way the Danish flag is incorporated into the cheatline and I especially loved the deep red in the livery. Hope you enjoy this installment of images ...hopefully, I could sit down again to process more and share them here. Schiphol rocks sky high ... KC Sim Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cornelis Boersma 0 Report post Posted May 22, 2011 KC Sim, I am happy you enjoyed AMS ! Some excellent shots and really happy for the Surinam 340 as you already mentioned this to me in SIN last October! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pieter C. 5 Report post Posted May 22, 2011 Wow, some real nice shots you've there !!! I'm glad to learn you've enjoyed AMS-Schiphol as much as I do with Singapore-Changi Lucky with all these special colours, like AY, JP and QI... Looking for more, please !!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Teoh Z Yao 0 Report post Posted May 22, 2011 Love the shots, Sim! I miss AMS! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cornelis Boersma 0 Report post Posted May 22, 2011 A few hours @ AMS today The first one I spotted and 1 of the 2 specials today An aircraft I last spotted @ AMS in 2005 I believe (last spotted @ LAX in 2009) Special # 2, also an unexpected livery! Finishing the day @ 27 approach Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted May 23, 2011 Oooo... great shots of some real specials, KC and CB! I am salivating! Now, I am so tempted to make an effort to go there when I am in Amsterdam in June.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KC Sim 2 Report post Posted May 24, 2011 Francis : You cannot possibly not devote more time to spotting at AMS when you are there. The subjects you get there are mind-boggling and your only problem is having enough batteries and CF cards. Just so that you are able to salivate more profusely ... and also able to track what to expect each day when you are there, here's a most useful link: http://schiphol.dutchplanespotters.nl/ I just could not stop shooting all the KLM aircraft - especially the F70s and F100s (knowing that by the time I next go to AMS, they might be gone). Luckily I shot many of the F50s when I was previously at AMS. I shall try to process more images from AMS to further whet your appetite. KC Sim Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
