Had a half decent excuse to go take some plane pictures today. Here's the results. It's mostly pretty predictable: lots of blue and lots of hamster pouches. But there are a few oddities sprinkled through the lineup.
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We'll start with the usual suspects: WN4623 from San Antonio. Typical WN power: a dash 8. (My railfan roots may be showing there.)
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The dash 7s are a bit shorter and thus only require one overwing exit. This one is N750SA flying WN4522 from Salt Lake.
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Here's a little Hawker 900 arriving from Palm Springs that snuck in between the bigger jets.
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I was glad to see one of Delta's iconic 717s. This is N982AT on its way to ATL, of course.
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N7866A is another dash 7 making smoke here on her arrival from MCO.
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N266CA is one of Cape's lovely little Tecnams. The drooping nose makes them look almost spacy. KAP905 is arriving from Quincy, IL.
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N212NN is flying Envoy4362 to DFW. It took me a little while to quit confusing E170s with A32s and B73s, but this shot does a nice job of demonstrating the size difference. As it happens, I rather like the E170s when I'm on them. I much prefer the 2+2 to the 3+3 on their larger twinjet kindred.
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And this shows you just how large those dash 8s aren't. N8532S, departing as WN2119 to Las Vegas, is the same plane in the background of the previous photo. Unbolt the wings and I think she'd be quite cozy in the belly of Lockheed's Monster: Air Mobility Command C5 Galaxy RCH593T. (Per JetTip.net. I was never close enough to make out any markings.)
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Another day, another dash 7. N734SA departs as WN2879 to ATL.
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There are moments it seems like an unending sea of blue planes. This is N7743B as WN2099 from BNA.
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N8675A is a dash 8 bound for Denver as WN2097.
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Believe it or not, these are actually selling better. You wouldn't know it around here, but they are. N339FR is arriving from Punta Cana as F97. And that's Frontier Flight 7, not 97. I really want to scream at the convention of sandwiching all the numbers together with the IATA two letter designator when that designator has a number in it. (Which apart from the old boys network they all do.) Ah well. I don't write the rules.
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Even if dash 8s were starting to get a little old it's nice to see a change of color. N851NN is arriving from DFW as AA2901.
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Oh hey! It's a T-tail! . . . that everyone around here hates. Oh well. N12172 is arriving as ComutAir 4290 from the Dulles.
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So many 737s. The dash 7 in the foreground is N7748A departing as WN4522 to Houston-Hobby.
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Moments later N750SA rounded the corner and flew off as WN3057 to Fort Lauderdale.
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Finally, this is why I was here. One of our own was arriving aboard N8707P from Phoenix. A lovely new Max 8. (I can't say dash this time. Ah well.) Still, it's a refreshing change, however subtle. Would love to know what the experience was like aboard compared to the older 73s.
We'll start with the usual suspects: WN4623 from San Antonio. Typical WN power: a dash 8. (My railfan roots may be showing there.)
The dash 7s are a bit shorter and thus only require one overwing exit. This one is N750SA flying WN4522 from Salt Lake.
Here's a little Hawker 900 arriving from Palm Springs that snuck in between the bigger jets.
I was glad to see one of Delta's iconic 717s. This is N982AT on its way to ATL, of course.
N7866A is another dash 7 making smoke here on her arrival from MCO.
N266CA is one of Cape's lovely little Tecnams. The drooping nose makes them look almost spacy. KAP905 is arriving from Quincy, IL.
N212NN is flying Envoy4362 to DFW. It took me a little while to quit confusing E170s with A32s and B73s, but this shot does a nice job of demonstrating the size difference. As it happens, I rather like the E170s when I'm on them. I much prefer the 2+2 to the 3+3 on their larger twinjet kindred.
And this shows you just how large those dash 8s aren't. N8532S, departing as WN2119 to Las Vegas, is the same plane in the background of the previous photo. Unbolt the wings and I think she'd be quite cozy in the belly of Lockheed's Monster: Air Mobility Command C5 Galaxy RCH593T. (Per JetTip.net. I was never close enough to make out any markings.)
Another day, another dash 7. N734SA departs as WN2879 to ATL.
There are moments it seems like an unending sea of blue planes. This is N7743B as WN2099 from BNA.
N8675A is a dash 8 bound for Denver as WN2097.
Believe it or not, these are actually selling better. You wouldn't know it around here, but they are. N339FR is arriving from Punta Cana as F97. And that's Frontier Flight 7, not 97. I really want to scream at the convention of sandwiching all the numbers together with the IATA two letter designator when that designator has a number in it. (Which apart from the old boys network they all do.) Ah well. I don't write the rules.
Even if dash 8s were starting to get a little old it's nice to see a change of color. N851NN is arriving from DFW as AA2901.
Oh hey! It's a T-tail! . . . that everyone around here hates. Oh well. N12172 is arriving as ComutAir 4290 from the Dulles.
So many 737s. The dash 7 in the foreground is N7748A departing as WN4522 to Houston-Hobby.
Moments later N750SA rounded the corner and flew off as WN3057 to Fort Lauderdale.
Finally, this is why I was here. One of our own was arriving aboard N8707P from Phoenix. A lovely new Max 8. (I can't say dash this time. Ah well.) Still, it's a refreshing change, however subtle. Would love to know what the experience was like aboard compared to the older 73s.
