[Scan-DC] A380 to Paris

[Robert H. Eisner]

I managed to get more pics of the A380 at IAD this afternoon at the gate and on a taxiway.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v441/Blue_Crush_Fan/IMG_0749.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v441/Blue_Crush_Fan/IMG_0751.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v441/Blue_Crush_Fan/IMG_0756.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v441/Blue_Crush_Fan/IMG_0757.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v441/Blue_Crush_Fan/IMG_0758.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v441/Blue_Crush_Fan/IMG_0771.jpg

I was monitoring them on 129.550 (midfield ramp) via United channel 9 headset system.
--- On Sun, 7/3/11, Robert H. Eisner <rheisner at yahoo.com> wrote:


It was about 1:22pm.  That location is right near the end of runway 1R / 19L.
I saw several other plane spotters just outside of the parking lot booths taking pics when I was leaving about 5 minutes later.   It seems to be a popular locations to get pics of planes that are landing on 1R.
I've been trying to get pics from the location for the past few days, but every time I  went over there, the wind would shift and they would land on runway 19L instead.  D'oh!
I've notice that they only use 1R / 19L for all takeoffs and landings.   The two frequencies to monitor when they are landing at 125.800 (final approach) and 120.100 (tower for 1R / 19L).


--- On Sun, 7/3/11, w3qx at qsl.net <w3qx at qsl.net>
 wrote:

Good the sun's behind you.  About what time of day was it?

That location was also good because the ground is light enough to 
fill the shadows and give some underside detail.


At 10:49 AM -0700 7/3/11, Robert H. Eisner wrote:
>I managed to get more pics of the A380 landing at Dulles today.
>I was monitoring them on 125.800 (final approach for runway 1R / 
>19L) and 120.1000 (tower for runway 1R / 19L).
>Here some pics of Air France 028 Super landing on runway 1R.  
>These were taken from the parking lot of The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy 
>Center near Dulles.
>
>http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v441/Blue_Crush_Fan/DSC_0046.jpg
>
>http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v441/Blue_Crush_Fan/DSC_0049.jpg
>
>http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v441/Blue_Crush_Fan/DSC_0055.jpg
>
>http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v441/Blue_Crush_Fan/DSC_0063.jpg
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