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Thank you. Well Gav, that's the best I can do else photo would be too big for the forum format. I was indeed very lucky to get so many specials in such good summer weather. Typical humid hazy summer in Tokyo was all blown away by Typhoon Man-yi on the day of my arrival. And i was blessed with clear blue sunny days during almost my entire trip. Let's continue ... 18 September 2013. Thank you for viewing. To be continued.

Here's some shots from during my recent spotting trip to HND. 17 September 2013 End of day 1. Thanks for viewing.

This thread has been long neglected. Poor thing ... On this fine Tuesday morning, I had Double Royal Brunei in the form of V8-BKH - Sultan's private jet & V8-DLA - RB's latest toy B788 as BI421 from BWN. Thanks for viewing. Cheers.

During recent MW anniversary dinner in SIN. Someone approach me & 'complain' that I haven't been post much photos for the past year. Please pardon the hiatus. Honestly I haven't been doing much spotting locally for obvious reason. In the mean time, please enjoy some random photos I took in NRT & HND during my recent trip. Weather wasn't fantastic in HND but the actions was good. HL7784 JA604F B-5297 N452PA Some night shots from HND. JA813A JA824J N1613B JA621J A6-EWF Some action shots in SHRA, 3km vis. JA656J. JA15AN. New Air DO B737-700. JA819A JA807A. Full zoom at 400mm at 34L touch down zone in 3km vis. JA321J JA772J. Tokyo Disney 30 anniversary. 'Happiness' jet. JA659J & JA8975 JA8569 JA810A. Thanks for viewing. Cheers.

Jetstar first A320 9V-JSS with 'Sharklet' spotted at remote bay near NC3. Thanks for viewing.

Thanks Francis !! Second installment of VTBS spotting. One will notice thru this set of photos that :- 1. Russian love Thailand especially during the winter months. Obviously!! 2. Metallic purple on the older TG aircraft looks much better than the new 'cheap-looking' matte purple. 3. One out of the three Transaero B744 is equipped with RR RB-211 instead PW 4000 series engines. Enjoy. Cheers !!

Thanks Uncle Pieter. What a shame we didn't manage to meet at AMS last month. Nordwind was braking really hard to make that 2nd HST. Wheel was 'smoking' hot for a good 2 mins ...

Some shots from VTBS over the Children Day weekend. We were really blessed with some brilliant sunshine, great spotting locations & some great company. Pardon for the long hiatus ... ^^;; Enjoy!!

My tribute to the 'Queen of the Skies'. Boeing B747 reflecting upon its past with one of the world’s most famous airlines – Singapore Airlines – after nearly 40 years in service. You will be missed.

Star attraction of the show - Boeing B787 Dreamliner N787BX. Sexy nose. Sexy Wings! Love the curve and blade-like wing tip. Some Interior shots. EY class cabin with mood lighting. Forward demo J-class cabin. Electrochromic windows. Takes about 60sec to change from one shade to another. More EY cabin shots with some rather psychedelic mood lighting. Aft Cabin Crew bunk - cozy!! Bumped into Randy Tinseth - VP Marketing Boeing Commercial Aircraft. Had a small chat with him regarding conversion. Nice chap! Airbus Military A330 MRTT. Took these while it was leaving the show ground for departure later in the evening. Thanks for viewing. Cheers.

Sharing some shots from the airshow. Flying display consist of RSAF F-15SG & F-16C, RMAF MiG-29n 'Smokey Bandits', USAF C-17 Globemaster III, Rebel 300, USAF B52 Stratofortress and RAAF PC-9/A 'Roulettes'. Group photo session of the RMAF Mig-29 & RSAF F-15SG flying display teams. Also appeared in the photo were Ministers of Defense & Air Force chief from both countries. RMAF MiG-29n RSAF F-15SG to be continued ...

I shall let the photos do the talking. Photos were taken at a different location. Thanks for viewing. Cheers.

Thanks Pieter & Francis ... It was an awesome trip. Yes, they conducted the briefing & tour in Japanese. I can read kanji so can rough guess the contents of the briefing slides. For the rest, I had to rely to YK-san to translate it for me.

We have been very lucky during the final day of trip ... 07/10/11 RJTT Who would have thought I would finally catch the green alligator in Haneda!! B-KPF Asia's World City c/s. One more surprise awaited us at the gate - Flower power from China Eastern. B-6129 International Horticultural Exposition 2011 c/s. JA620A I like sexy winglets. Some shots from Ukishoma park after lunch. JA712A Star Alliance c/s. JA801X Solaseed Air Waiting for rwy 05 departure. JA772J Arashi Beautiful World c/s JA002G Japan Civil Aviation Board FLIGHT INSPECTOR One last look at this rather charming airport before my flight home. Thanks for viewing. Cheers !! I will be back soon!

Highlight of the trip - ANA hangar visit!! Millions of arigato to YK-san who helped me to register n arrange this guided tour. It was a blast! 07/10/11 ANA maintenance hangars, RJTT Reception area of the Guided Tour. Tour pass and pamphlet of the guided tour. B787 gonna fly in 19days!! A short briefing before the tour - a very diverse group within the tour. First thing that caught our eye - the B787-8 Dreamliner (JA801A). Standing a little closer. JA756A B777-300 under C-check. JA756A JA625A I didn't expect a B767-300ER look this huge!! Spanking new, only been delivered 4 days ago from Everett. JA625A Under the huge Nihon wing!! JA625A This will be the first and last we see it without winglets. It will be fitted with winglets in-house by ANA engineering. JA625A Very clean tail cone and belly. Gundam ANA edition. Boulevard being featured in the aviation-themed Japanese TV drama - Good Luck! Thanks for viewing. Cheers!