Civilian Aviation

A few from yesterdays traffic from my garden viewing spot here in West Lancashire

24-1-15 Delta Airlines B764 N845MH Breast Cancer Foundation Special livery scheme DAL131 MUC-ATL FL320

Delta Airlines Boeing 767-400 N845MH by Mike (Radiostationx), on Flickr

24-1-15 Lufthansa A388 D-AIML DLH440 FRA-IAH FL340

Lufthansa Airbus A380-800 D-AIML by Mike (Radiostationx), on Flickr

24-1-15 US Airways / AA A330 N291AY MUC-PHL AWE717 FL380.

US Airways/American Airlines Airbus A330 N291AY by Mike (Radiostationx), on Flickr

24-1-15 Air Canada B788 C-GHPX ACA85 TLV-YYZ FL400

Air Canada Boeing 787 Dreamliner C-GHPX by Mike (Radiostationx), on Flickr

24-1-15 Lufthansa B744 D-AVBL DLH470 FRA-YYZ FL340

Lufthansa Boeing 747-400 D-ABVL "München" by Mike (Radiostationx), on Flickr

24-1-15 Turkish Airlines A330 TC-JNZ THY7 IST-IAD FL360

Turkish Airlines Airbus A330-300 TC-JNZ by Mike (Radiostationx), on Flickr

24-1-15 Lufthansa Cargo MD-11 D-ALCG GEC8822 FRA-ORD FL300

Lufthansa Airlines Cargo MD-11F D-ALCG by Mike (Radiostationx), on Flickr

24-1-15 United B772 N223UA FRA-ORD UAL906 FL320

United Airlines Boeing 777-200 N223UA by Mike (Radiostationx), on Flickr


24-1-15 Air Berlin A332 D-ALPD BER7248 TXL-JFK FL340

Air Berlin Airbus A330 D-ALPD by Mike (Radiostationx), on Flickr

Thanks for Looking,

Regards,
Mike.

Good evening Mike,

These pictures always impress me! I also live in an ideal location for viewing many transatlantic flights at 30,000+ feet. I hope to try some of these pictures for myself if the weather would improve.

All the best,

DWilson212

What settings and kit are you using Mike, if you don't mind me asking? I presume there's some cropping involved? They're excellent shots and I'd like to get some tips.

PorkScratching wrote:What settings and kit are you using Mike, if you don't mind me asking? I presume there's some cropping involved? They're excellent shots and I'd like to get some tips.

Hi PorkScratching,
I use an astronomical telescope teamed up with my Pentax K-5, Nikon D7000 & D5100 SLR Camera Bodies.
The shots here are between 1/320 and 1/500 sec @ ISO200.
Believe it or not , there is not as much cropping as you might think.
Operating at this magnification , getting the aircraft full in frame with no camera shake is a challenge.

Regards,
Mike

brilliant Mike, once again. These are so different I find them exceptionally interesting.

The quality for that distance is wonderful thanks for the info on how you achieved them, a good lesson for anybody wanting to try their hand at it.

Fantastic. Are there any guides on how to set up your DSLR with a telescope anywhere? Thanks.

Hi
Sorry,have been ask to remove them.

regards
DC10MD11

excellent!

radiostationx wrote:Hi PorkScratching,
I use an astronomical telescope teamed up with my Pentax K-5, Nikon D7000 & D5100 SLR Camera Bodies.
The shots here are between 1/320 and 1/500 sec @ ISO200.
Believe it or not , there is not as much cropping as you might think.
Operating at this magnification , getting the aircraft full in frame with no camera shake is a challenge.

Thanks very much for the info Mike. I did wonder if you were doing something like that (it reminded me of the people who do something similar to photograph the ISS). I have a 13cm Dobsonian, but it's fairly basic with a 1.25" eyepiece holder, so probably not up to supporting the weight of an SLR. Maybe I should try though - your and A330A340's shots are excellent.

Lost for words guys!!

Those are truly amazing. You don't even need FR24 or your own box to spot with you guys!!

The detail is fantastic!

Super images again Mike