Norman 1 Report post Posted June 10, 2006 As mentioned in the Penang thread... I'll post my of my try-out in PEN I went back to in-law house in Butterworth on the 7th of June In the afternoon, I called Nizam for PEN's spotting locations... After a few u-turns... I came to this place, The rock where I stepped on it to see above the fence... But for afternoon shoot... the sun on the wrong place so I set my Delta70ER to centre-weighted metering mode.. So here are ALL THE TRAFFIC that I managed to shoot from 1710 till 1815 I was there that day... First this guy arrived bringing in some parcels at 1713... She exited in front of me... MH's 734 really jumped early from 04... I missed this classic roll-out... MH's 734s are seasoned users of PEN... they always vacated the runway early.. Being International Airport status also require foreing visitors.. like CX here Also can vacate in-front of this spotting location.. Sneeze... for you and this location is superb for heavies doing the rotation right infront of you... LeeCH... for you.. I waited for this UPS to push back... but no luck... light failing Then I went to Padang Kota Lama (Old Fort) to meet Nizam & had dinner (Thanks for your time, Niz I'll continue with Friday's morning session later.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Seth K 3 Report post Posted June 10, 2006 Nice shots Norman I was there on exact date you were there, you have the FedEx arrived, I have the exact same aircraft on same day departed . Will share it soon I downloaded to my com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Teh 0 Report post Posted June 10, 2006 norman, great shots with the great evening lightning from the north... that SQ is a dash 300? if i recall correctly ... this Yuh Loh appeared once at LeeCh's thread rite? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Norman 1 Report post Posted June 10, 2006 Nice shots Norman I was there on exact date you were there, you have the FedEx arrived, I have the exact same aircraft on same day departed . Will share it soon I downloaded to my com Were you there?.... Sorry... I went spotting on last minute decision was actually visiting relatives... but managed to excuse myself to run out for an hour session norman, great shots with the great evening lightning from the north... that SQ is a dash 300? if i recall correctly ... this Yuh Loh appeared once at LeeCh's thread rite? Yes... "YuhLoh" is 777-312... thanks for kind words... but how come colors come out different on my desktop?.. did my editing on Dell notebook...hmmm... now which is right Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonathan Kong 0 Report post Posted June 10, 2006 nice pictures Norman! Ah Lee bila SQ mahu hantar 773 to KUL ha?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Teh 0 Report post Posted June 10, 2006 Yes... "YuhLoh" is 777-312... thanks for kind words... but how come colors come out different on my desktop?.. did my editing on Dell notebook...hmmm... now which is right i am viewing on a Dell Notebook...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yuh Loh 0 Report post Posted June 10, 2006 Yes... "YuhLoh" is 777-312... thanks for kind words... Wow.......... the long pencil YL is in Penang! SQ must be having good passenger load. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Seth K 3 Report post Posted June 10, 2006 Wow.......... the long pencil YL is in Penang! SQ must be having good passenger load. I believe so, I saw SQ arrived around 8PM at PEN, saw previous at 10AM too Good biz up there Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Teh 0 Report post Posted June 10, 2006 Wow.......... the long pencil YL is in Penang! SQ must be having good passenger load. that evening SQ flight is code shared with MH.... as what i heard from the PA when i was there last sunday Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeeCH 0 Report post Posted June 10, 2006 Myself doing a SIN-PEN-SIN on 19th June and 2nd July. Never did I know that SQ sends a pencil up north. Could be a last minute shortage of aircrafts, which happens very frequently these days, rather than high passenger loads. Fancy myself up to PEN on a pencil too............or for KUL operations on this coming 13th and 26th. Truly a Malaysian pilot, always gets Malaysian sectors. Good ones Norman....Gambate, Ichiban......like they say in Japan... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kelvin B 0 Report post Posted June 10, 2006 Great Shots Pak Norman...!! thanks for sharing them...... . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Norman 1 Report post Posted June 10, 2006 nice pictures Norman! Ah Lee bila SQ mahu hantar 773 to KUL ha?? Thanks, Emperor... ya laa... 773 to KUL laaa... I wasn't realise it until rotation... hhehe.. i am viewing on a Dell Notebook...... Hmmm... shall I change to Dell desktop too that evening SQ flight is code shared with MH.... as what i heard from the PA when i was there last sunday I saw on the display in the terminal... Codeshare with MH it seems.. Myself doing a SIN-PEN-SIN on 19th June and 2nd July. Never did I know that SQ sends a pencil up north. Could be a last minute shortage of aircrafts, which happens very frequently these days, rather than high passenger loads. Fancy myself up to PEN on a pencil too............or for KUL operations on this coming 13th and 26th. Truly a Malaysian pilot, always gets Malaysian sectors. Good ones Norman....Gambate, Ichiban......like they say in Japan... 13th and 26th... hmmm... both weekdays... LeeCH... i dunno Japanese except for haik!... anyway, thanks, bro.. Ok... As mentioned, I've to take family for a day trip to Radzi's homestate, Perlis, for some "Cuti-cuti Malaysia" on Thursday, so I planned for Friday morning Spotting with Nizam... But this what greeted me on the island yesterday (9th June) The photo was taken after about 20min waiting by the roadside The visibility was about 5m only on the bridge... rain was doing horizontal flows, left to right and the windsocks on the bridge confirmed it... Nizam SMSed saying island was heaving some cats & dogs So scoffed up the idea of spotting.. After it all cleared up, but still raining... went to terminal to have breakfast in Coffee Beans and check out the traffics... Too good to miss... so I headed back to the same spot... and here're the Friday's midday traffic to share.. Arriving.... & leaving.... Arriving... and the MadDog leaving in style... and tucking away the fine gears... Nice rotation and I had to pull back to 70mm for this shot otherwise miss the whole body... More later.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TK 0 Report post Posted June 10, 2006 Normang.....hang punya' gambaq banya' cun la weh...(your photo is beautiful) i need a PEN spotting trip....soong... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Norman 1 Report post Posted June 10, 2006 Normang.....hang punya' gambaq banya' cun la weh...(your photo is beautiful) i need a PEN spotting trip....soong... Thanks TK.... I have good teachers here... also good lens that 70-300 GEE.... I wonder the rental had exceeded the actual cost ... PEN for spotting... need patience... Also location where you can shoot and park your car closeby is advisable... Shoot a traffic and go rest in cool air-cond of your ride for next traffic.. Luckily... PEN provides that spots.. Now for some sequential shots of chosen targets... First.... the Korean cargo carrier... (btw PEN is great for Cargoes Spotting..) Powerful blow... it was still raining (tho' lightly) for this takeoff.. Lift the nose slowly there, fren.. (chk Engine#2... ) Up..ergh!..Up..ergh! Rear wheels un-stick, Sir... Ok... tuck them in, boy... Next... this beauty 3-holer from Taiwan... EVA Air Cargo.. Line-up on ZeroFour there.... Done.... Now... flex your wings.. Rotate for that guy on the rock with umbrella and D70s on your 2 o'clock... another.. ergh!...Up...ergh!...Up. Move over, Crow!... That guy want to shoot me laaa.... Bye... Cool PEN... thanks for warm hospitality... Thanks for viewing... a bit more later.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TK 0 Report post Posted June 10, 2006 Normang...how many mm for the side shots as the plane rotates?? cung ler... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Min Chun 0 Report post Posted June 10, 2006 Wao! Not eveyone in Penang here are as lucky as Norman ler.. When wand what time you were spotting there Norman bro? You got lots of traffic man, really need patience. Your spotting location is the same as wehre I went before and also another MWinger(cant remember his name ) ? Just behind some old houses? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Norman 1 Report post Posted June 10, 2006 Normang...how many mm for the side shots as the plane rotates?? cung ler... TK... side shots for heavies from that location... 70mm...min for the GEE lens Notice I didn't have really straight infront side shot? The aircraft didn't fit in..... Wishing for 18-200 there... Ok... to sum up my PEN spotting... MikeQuebec X... Friday series.. X=Oscar X=Bravo X=Foxtrot X=Golf X=Bravo again .... leaving... Also from Medan... starboard side Port side... And aaaa.... China Airline from TPE... Please... somebody ident this B727 for me... waited for it to depart... but again... hmmm That's all folks... for now from PEN... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Norman 1 Report post Posted June 10, 2006 Wao! Not eveyone in Penang here are as lucky as Norman ler.. When wand what time you were spotting there Norman bro? You got lots of traffic man, really need patience. Your spotting location is the same as wehre I went before and also another MWinger(cant remember his name ) ? Just behind some old houses? Min Chun... First set was Wed 7th June between 5:10pm to 6:15pm and the second set Fri 9th June between 11:30am to 1:20pm Yup ... behind some old factories... near a bend where the Batu Maung mini bus make a u-turn (said hi to some of their drivers...heheh) I parked my car quite close to the fence and MAB cops are quite friendly too... as for passer-bys... they seems immune to camera totting spotters... since they never look at you twice.. But... if you look closely at my Jatayu portside image up there... notice the house in front of the nose... If you know the owner... tell him I would like to rent the room on the top floor... -- Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TK 0 Report post Posted June 10, 2006 Normang...70mm on GEE lens....all yours bro..thanks for the insite. I miss the Pink Jatayuuuuuuuuu Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Min Chun 0 Report post Posted June 10, 2006 Looking for next installment Brother! You spent how many hours on spotting in PEN? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Seth K 3 Report post Posted June 10, 2006 I saw 744 rotate from a PETRONAS station BR MD11 from roadside CX 773, AK320 & 737, MH734 from resting area Saw that 727, MH742, SQ772, Xiamen 737 from Golden Lounge. Counting from the plane noise, I say PEN has some good traffic The DHL, FedEx and CI cargo seems to depart at the same time At least two airlineS land in one time, then resting point till the next 10 minutes vv And Norman, ur pixs are very impressive not too mention the quality Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tze Shan 0 Report post Posted June 10, 2006 norman, this is the plc i told u at the previous Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Teh 0 Report post Posted June 10, 2006 http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/1792/wmkp24cp.jpg norman, this is the plc i told u at the previous wow... look like an ideal spot for shots like TGG .... approaching from the sea... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Imran K. 0 Report post Posted June 10, 2006 Norman, Great shots bro! I really loved viewing each and every one of them! That spot...ahh..the memories. Nizam and I almost fell into a few pipes there...and Fitri's Wira's roof almost caved in.. Btw... Tarak EK eh... (have to la...its a disease..) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Raj 0 Report post Posted June 10, 2006 Hey Norman, Nice shots Man.. Really like the Korean Cargo ones.. Thanks.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
