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Around the world in 21 days (Caution, long topic!)

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If the moderaters want this topic divided into seperate ones, or the pictures moved, or anything else, please let me know. I just decided to create a full impression here, with just a few pictures.

Around the world in 21 days

As two of my friends decided to do some research for their studies abroad in two very different places, I took the opportunity to visit both of them. One of them in Sydney, Australia. The other one in Heredia, Costa Rica. Heredia is a small city just north of the capitol San José. This, of course, was a good opportunity to visit a few nice airports around the world and fly some aircraft types I'd never flown before. But this required some careful planning, as I only had three weeks off from work. First I had to find the right ticket; and I decided to take a Star Alliance 'round the world'-ticket. This ticket is based on a fixed price per miles flown, excluding airport-, fuel- and other taxes. It's not cheap, but a good price compared to buying loose tickets.

My journey started on the 5th of January at a check-in desk of SAS at Schiphol. Initially my flight to Copenhagen was planned with a Dash 8-400, but in the time between booking and the actual flight, SAS had decided to withdraw the Dash from service after a few incidents with the landing gear of these aircraft. Hoping they would change the aircraft to an MD-80 series aircraft, I was a bit disappointed to hear it was going to be an A319. Upon arrival at the gate I found out, to my relief, that it was at least a new registration for me, OY-KBR. And with a rolling take-off from runway 24/S5, SK552 was on its way, and my trip had now really started.

After a comfortable flight of just under an hour, we landed on runway 22L, and my first new airport on the list could be ticked off.
While walking around the airport, disaster struck. Without dropping it, my binoculars somehow disintegrated on its own. Unable to fix it, I could see my plane-spotting time go down the drain, looking for a store that sold binoculars, but none of them did. With a bit of force, I managed to get one of the eyes working again, though limited and without zoom, but at least I could read the registrations again. After a couple of hours, it was time to go towards gate C28 for my next flight. Luckily, that one was with SAS as well, so my baggage was checked all the way to my next stop. It was cold outside, and due to some drizzle as well, we needed some remote de-icing. In total, it took us more than 50 minutes from our gate to the runway.

The following was seen at Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup on January 5th between 1142 and 1653 local time:

LN-BUF 737-405 SAS Scandinavian Airlines
OY-KBP A319-132 SAS Scandinavian Airlines
OY-KBR A319-132 SAS Scandinavian Airlines
OY-KBT A319-132 SAS Scandinavian Airlines
OY-KBH A321-232 SAS Scandinavian Airlines
OY-KBN A330-343X SAS Scandinavian Airlines
SE-REE A330-343X SAS Scandinavian Airlines
LN-RKG A340-313X SAS Scandinavian Airlines
OY-KBA A340-313X SAS Scandinavian Airlines
OY-KBM A340-313X SAS Scandinavian Airlines
LN-RLR McDonnell Douglas MD-82 SAS Scandinavian Airlines
LN-RML McDonnell Douglas MD-82 SAS Scandinavian Airlines
LN-RMO McDonnell Douglas MD-82 SAS Scandinavian Airlines
LN-RMP McDonnell Douglas MD-87 SAS Scandinavian Airlines
LN-RMU McDonnell Douglas MD-87 SAS Scandinavian Airlines
LN-ROS McDonnell Douglas MD-82 SAS Scandinavian Airlines
OY-KHP McDonnell Douglas MD-81 SAS Scandinavian Airlines
SE-DIK McDonnell Douglas MD-82 SAS Scandinavian Airlines
SE-DIL McDonnell Douglas MD-82 SAS Scandinavian Airlines
SE-DIS McDonnell Douglas MD-82 SAS Scandinavian Airlines
SE-DIU McDonnell Douglas MD-87 SAS Scandinavian Airlines
SE-DMB McDonnell Douglas MD-81 SAS Scandinavian Airlines

9V-SVH 777-212ER Singapore Airlines
B-2409 747-412F Air China Cargo
EC-FTS McDonnell Douglas MD-83 Spanair
EC-HKP McDonnell Douglas MD-83 Spanair
EC-IPI A320-232 Spanair (´Star Alliance´ c/s and titles)
EI-DSD A320-214 Air One ('www.flyairone.it' / 'Partner of Lufthansa' titles)
ES-ABC 737-5Q8 Estonian Air
G-EUXC A321-232 British Airways
G-UKZM 767-3Q8ER Zoom ('www.flyzoom.com' titles)
HB-IPS A319-111 Swiss
HB-JID McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30 Iceland Express
HS-TGF 747-4D7 Thai
LN-WFO De Havilland DHC-8Q-311 Widerøe ('Member of SAS Group' titles)
LY-APK Antonov An-26B http://www.aviavilsa.lt" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
LY-APN Antonov An-26B http://www.aviavilsa.lt" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; (blue c/s)
LZ-LDK McDonnell Douglas MD-82 Bulgarian Air Charter
OH-LVF A319-112 Finnair
OM-NGF 737-76N / W SkyEurope.com
OO-DWB British Aerospace Avro RJ-100 Brussels Airlines
OY-APB 737-5L9 Sterling.dk
OY-CIG Aerospatiale / Alenia 42-300 Cimber
OY-CIL Aerospatiale / Alenia 42-500 Cimber
OY-FJE British Aerospace Avro RJ-100 Atlantic Airways
OY-GRN A330-223 Air Greenland
OY-MAE 737-5L9 Sterling.dk
OY-MLW 737-73S Sterling.dk
OY-MRJ 737-7L9 / W Sterling.dk
OY-MRO 737-73A Sterling.eu
OY-RCC British Aerospace Avro RJ-100 Atlantic Airways ('Faroe Islands' / 'www.atlantic.fo' titles)
OY-RJC Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 200LR Cimber
OY-RJE Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 100LR Cimber (dark blue tail, white fuselage)
OY-RJF Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 100LR Cimber
OY-RJG Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 100LR Cimber
OY-RJH Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 100LR Cimber
OY-RTC Aerospatiale / Alenia 72-202 Cimber
OY-RTF Aerospatiale / Alenia 72-202 Cimber
OY-RTH Aerospatiale / Alenia 42-500 Cimber
TC-APJ 737-86N / W Pegasus
TF-FIX 757-308 Icelandair
YL-BBM 737-552 airBaltic.com
YL-RAB Antonov An-26B RAF Avia

Airbus 343 OY-KBM brought me to Tokyo Narita in 10 hours and 5 minutes, but I could think of better ways to spend such a time. The In-Flight Entertainment system was broken, so every once in a while, my reading light spontaneously turned on, making sleep impossible. I was told that it could not be switched off, and another seat was not available. As I did not have a window seat, there was no looking outside, so it turned out to be a rather tiring and boring flight.

At exactly 2 minutes to 11 in the morning, we touched down on runway 34L, and my 24 hours in Japan had begun. After a quick round-up of the aircraft at the terminal of arrival, a long wait at immigration and a short stop at the Panorama terrace on top of T1, I took a shuttle bus to the Marroad Hotel, where I would spend the night. I had arranged a room with a view of the runway, but the idea was to visit Haneda Airport to score some domestic traffic, so after a quick session of freshing up and an amazed look at the toilet (it had all kinds of levers, buttons and a two-page instruction manual), I headed back to the Airport to catch a Limousine Bus to Haneda, which got me there in a bit more than an hour.

The following was seen at Tokyo Narita on January 6th between 1058 and 1410 local time:

JA205A A320-214 ANA (only one overwing exit door)
JA8097 747-481 ANA
JA8958 747-481 ANA
JA8970 767-381ER ANA All Nippon Airways ('Air Japan' titles)
JA709A 777-281ER ANA
JA732A 777-381ER ANA
JA733A 777-381ER ANA
JA778A 777-381ER ANA
JA779A 777-381ER ANA
JA781A 777-381ER ANA

JA8074 747-446 JAL Japan Airlines
JA8075 747-446 JAL Japan Airlines
JA8080 747-446 JAL Japan Airlines
JA8081 747-446 JAL Japan Airlines
JA8171 747-246BF JAL Cargo
JA8918 747-446 JAL Japan Airlines
JA8920 747-446 JAL Japan Airlines
JA8937 747-246BF JAL Cargo
JA632J 767-346ERF JALcargo
JA633J 767-346ERF JALcargo
JA732J 777-346ER JAL Japan Airlines

9M-MRI 777-2H6ER Malaysian
9V-SMZ 747-412 Singapore Airlines
B-MBD Raytheon Hawker 900XP
D-ABTL 747-430 Lufthansa
D-AIGM A340-313X Lufthansa
EI-DBK 777-243ER Alitalia
G-BNLY 747-436 British Airways
G-VEIL A340-642 Virgin Atlantic
HL7404 747-4B5 Korean Air
HL7574 777-2B5ER Korean Air
HS-TKB 777-3D7 Thai
JA306K 737-54K ANA Air Next
N541US 757-251 NWA Northwest Airlines
N576FE McDonnell Douglas MD-11F FedEx Express ('The World On Time' titles)
N589FE McDonnell Douglas MD-11F FedEx Federal Express ('The World On Time' titles)
N630US 747-2J9F Northwest Cargo
N632NW 747-251BF Northwest Cargo
N639US 747-251F Northwest Cargo
N640US 747-251F Northwest Cargo
N663US 747-451 NWA Northwest Airlines
N669US 747-451 NWA Northwest Airlines
N787AL 777-223ER American
N854NW A33-223 NWA Northwest Airlines
N858NW A33-223 NWA Northwest Airlines
N861NW A33-223 NWA Northwest Airlines
OE-LPA 777-2Z9ER Austrian
PK-GSI 747-441 Garuda Indonesia
VH-QPD A330-303 Qantas ('Spirit of Australia' titles)
VT-EPW 747-337M Air India

Besides just seeing a lot of new aircraft, I had planned to make some use of my camera. In the afternoon Haneda's Terminal 2, ANA's terminal, has the best panorama terrace for that kind of activity. Planning was to check out what was present at T1, JAL's terminal, and then head for the other side. But as time went by, I was unable to break loose of the string of aircraft on approach and eventually I went to T2 when it got too dark too read the registrations of aircraft on the runway. A short time was spent at the terrace a T2 before I took the Limousine Bus back to Narita, with quite a number of JA- and just 3 non JA-registered aircraft in the pocket.

The following was seen at Tokyo Haneda on January 6th between 1515 and 1845 local time:

JA305K 737-54K ANA Air Nippon
JA8596 737-54K ANA Air Nippon
JA401A 747-481D ANA
JA8095 747-481 ANA All Nippon Airways
JA8099 747-481D / W ANA All Nippon Airways
JA8955 747-481D ANA
JA8956 747-481D ANA ('Pokémon' titles and c/s)
JA8959 747-481D ANA
JA8961 747-481D ANA
JA8963 747-481D ANA
JA8966 747-481D ANA All Nippon Airways
JA8259 767-381 ANA
JA8272 767-381 ANA
JA8274 767-381 ANA Air Japan
JA8289 767-381 ANA
JA8290 767-381 ANA
JA8291 767-381 ANA
JA8323 767-381ER ANA Air Japan
JA8357 767-381 ANA ('Universal Studios Japan Official Airline' / 'Woody Woodpecker' titles and c/s)
JA8362 767-381ER ANA All Nippon Airways ('Air Japan' titles)
JA8363 767-381 ANA
JA8568 767-381 ANA
JA8578 767-381 ANA
JA8669 767-381 ANA
JA8971 767-381ER ANA All Nippon Airways ('Air Japan' titles)
JA701A 777-281 ANA
JA703A 777-281 ANA
JA705A 777-281 ANA
JA706A 777-281 ANA
JA711A 777-281 ANA ('Star Alliance' titles and c/s)
JA712A 777-281 ANA ('Star Alliance' titles and c/s)
JA715A 777-281ER ANA
JA716A 777-281ER ANA
JA717A 777-281ER ANA
JA8198 777-281 ANA
JA8967 777-281 ANA
JA8969 777-281 ANA
JA751A 777-381 ANA
JA753A 777-381 ANA
JA754A 777-381 ANA
JA755A 777-381 ANA
JA756A 777-381 ANA
JA8300 A320-211 ANA
JA8313 A320-211 ANA
JA8381 A320-211 ANA
JA8396 A320-211 ANA
JA8609 A320-211 ANA
JA8947 A320-211 ANA

JA301J 737-846 / W JAL Japan Airlines
JA302J 737-846 / W JAL Japan Airlines
JA306J 737-846 / W JAL Japan Airlines
JA8077 747-446 JAL Japan Airlines
JA8083 747-446D JAL Japan Airlines
JA8084 747-446D JAL Japan Airlines
JA8177 747-346 JAL Japan Airlines
JA8907 747-446D JAL Japan Airlines
JA8236 767-346 JAL Japan Airlines
JA8253 767-346 JAL Japan Airlines
JA8267 767-346 JAL Japan Airlines
JA8299 767-346 JAL Japan Airlines
JA8397 767-346 JAL Japan Airlines
JA8975 767-346 JAL Japan Airlines
JA007D 777-289 JAL Japan Airlines
JA771J 777-246 JAL Japan Airlines ('Sakitoku' c/s)
JA772J 777-246ER JAL Japan Airlines ('Sakitoku' c/s)
JA773J 777-246ER JAL Japan Airlines
JA8978 777-289 JAL Japan Airlines
JA8979 777-289 JAL Japan Airlines
JA8981 777-246 JAL Japan Airlines
JA8982 777-246 JAL Japan Airlines
JA8983 777-246 JAL Japan Airlines
JA8985 777-246 JAL Japan Airlines
JA751J 777-346 JAL Japan Airlines
JA752J 777-346 JAL Japan Airlines
JA8943 777-346 JAL Japan Airlines
JA8945 777-346 JAL Japan Airlines
JA011D A300B4-622R JAL Japan Airlines
JA012D A300B4-622R JAL Japan Airlines
JA014D A300B4-622R JAL Japan Airlines
JA015D A300B4-622R JAL Japan Airlines
JA016D A300B4-622R JAL Japan Airlines
JA8376 A300B4-622R JAL Japan Airlines
JA8377 A300B4-622R JAL Japan Airlines
JA8527 A300B4-622R JAL Japan Airlines
JA8529 A300B4-622R JAL Japan Airlines
JA8558 A300B4-622R JAL Japan Airlines
JA8559 A300B4-622R JAL Japan Airlines
JA8562 A300B4-622R JAL Japan Airlines
JA8563 A300B4-622R JAL Japan Airlines
JA8564 A300B4-622R JAL Japan Airlines
JA8574 A300B4-622R JAL Japan Airlines
JA8659 A300B4-622R JAL Japan Airlines
JA8294 McDonnell Douglas MD-81 JAL Japan Airlines
JA8374 McDonnell Douglas MD-81 JAL Japan Airlines
JA8499 McDonnell Douglas MD-81 JAL Japan Airlines
JA8020 McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30 JAL Japan Airlines
JA8065 McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30 JAL Japan Airlines
JA8066 McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30 JAL Japan Airlines

JA01HD 767-33AER Air DO Hokkaido International Airlines
JA391K 737-4Y0 Air DO Hokkaido International Airlines
JA392K 737-46M Air DO Hokkaido International Airlines
JA8258 767-381 Air DO Hokkaido International Airlines
JA8195 737-54K ANK Air Nippon
HL7747 A330-323X Asiana Airlines
JA307J 737-846 / W JAL Jal Express
JA500A Gulfstream 5 Japan Coast Guard
JA8525 737-4Q3 JTA Japan Transocean Air
HL7473 747-4B5 Korean Air
JA8181 747-281BF NCA Nippon Cargo Airlines
JA737H 737-86N Skymark Airlines
JA737K 737-86N Skymark Airlines
JA737L 737-86N Skymark Airlines
JA737N 737-8HX Skymark Airlines
JA767B 767-3Q8ER Skymark Airlines
JA767C 767-3Q8ER Skymark Airlines
JA767D 767-36NER Skymark Airlines
JA737F 737-43Q SNA Skynet Asia Airways
JA737V 737-4M0 SNA Skynet Asia Airways
JA737W 737-4M0 SNA Skynet Asia Airways
JA01MC A320-214 Starflyer
JA02MC A320-214 Starflyer
JA04MC A320-214 Starflyer
N712KT Gulfstream 550

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The return ride took approximately an hour and a half, and I got off at T2 at Narita. The terrace on top of that terminal would be open for another 45 minutes, so I had to be quick to catch a few nice aircraft to conclude the day.

The following was seen at Tokyo Narita on January 6th between 2020 and 2100 local time:

B-2841 757-2Z0 Air China
B-HNG 777-367 Cathay Pacific
HL7247 767-38E Asiana
HL7516 767-38E Asiana Airlines ('Star Alliance 10 Years' titles and c/s)
JA601J 767-346ER JAL Japan Airlines
JA604A 767-381ER ANA Air Japan
JA604F 767-381F ANA Cargo / Nippon Express ('ANA & JP Express' titles)
JA608J 767-346ER JAL Japan Airlines
JA8085 747-446 JAL Japan Airlines
JA8086 747-446 JAL Japan Airlines
JA8089 747-446 JAL Japan Airlines
JA812J 747-346 JAL Japan Airlines
JA8184 747-346 JAL Japan Airlines
JA8186 747-346 JAL Japan Airlines
JA8233 767-246 JAL Japan Airlines
JA8912 747-446 JAL Japan Airlines
JA8976 767-346 JAL Japan Airlines
N320UP 767-34AFER UPS ('Worldwide Services' / 'Synchronizing the world of commerce' titles)
N614FE McDonnell Douglas MD-11F FedEx Express ('The World On Time' titles)
N752PR 747-4F6 Philippines
VH-EBG A330-202 Qantas ('Spirit of Australia' titles)
VH-OGA 767-338ER Qantas ('The Spirit Of Australia' titles)

The following morning, the first registration was noted at 0600am from my hotel room. But the view is still limited to a very small part of the airport, so you'd better get back to the airport as soon as you can. After avoiding the sushi at breakfast, the hotel shuttle bus took me to Terminal 1 again, where I could drop my suitcase at check-in to move around a bit more freely. After check-in, a terminal transfer bus took me back to T2, where I made another short stop at the terraces, before heading back to T2 again to proceed to the gate. Next up was a 7 hour 16 minute flight to Singapore.

The following was seen at Tokyo Narita on January 7th between 0600 and 1054 local time:

JA403A 747-481 ANA
JA8096 747-481 ANA
JA8962 747-481 ANA
JA604A 767-381ER ANA
JA8970 767-381ER ANA
JA605A 767-381ER ANA Air Japan
JA608A 767-381ER ANA Air Japan
JA613A 767-381ER ANA Air Japan
JA616A 767-381ER ANA Air Japan
JA707A 777-281ER ANA
JA710A 777-281ER ANA
JA731A 777-381ER ANA ('Star Alliance' titles and c/s)
JA732A 777-381ER ANA
JA734A 777-381ER ANA
JA736A 777-381ER ANA
JA777A 777-381ER ANA
JA779A 777-381ER ANA
JA205A A320-214 ANA (only one overwing exit door)
JA206A A320-214 ANA (only one overwing exit door)
JA207A A320-214 ANA (only one overwing exit door)
JA208A A320-214 ANA (only one overwing exit door)

JA402J 747-446F JAL Cargo
JA8071 747-446 JAL Japan Airlines
JA8080 747-446 JAL Japan Airlines
JA8085 747-446 JAL Japan Airlines
JA813J 747-346 JAL Japan Airlines
JA8171 747-246F JAL Cargo
JA8180 747-246F JAL Cargo
JA8184 747-346 JAL Japan Airlines
JA8910 747-446 JAL Japan Airlines
JA8911 747-446 JAL Japan Airlines
JA8912 747-446 JAL Japan Airlines
JA8913 747-446 JAL Japan Airlines
JA8916 747-446 JAL ('Yokoso! Japan' titles)
JA8922 747-446 JAL Japan Airlines
JA601J 767-346ER JAL Japan Airlines
JA602J 767-346ER JAL Japan Airlines
JA607J 767-346ER JAL Japan Airlines
JA610J 767-346ER JAL Japan Airlines
JA611J 767-346ER JAL Japan Airlines
JA616J 767-346ER JAL Japan Airlines
JA631J 767-346ERF JAL Cargo
JA8231 767-246 JAL Japan Airlines
JA8976 767-346 JAL Japan Airlines
JA702J 777-246ER JAL Japan Airlines
JA704J 777-246ER JAL Japan Airlines
JA706J 777-246ER JAL Japan Airlines
JA707J 777-246ER JAL Japan Airlines
JA735J 777-346ER JAL Japan Airlines
JA736J 777-346ER JAL Japan Airlines
JA737J 777-346ER JAL Japan Airlines

9V-SPB 747-412 Singapore Airlines
B-18202 747-409 China Airlines
B-HLL A330-342 Cathay Pacific
B-HNG 777-367 Cathay Pacific
D-ABVL 747-430 Lufthansa
G-VSSH A340-642 Virgin Atlantic
HB-JMI A340-313E Swiss
HL7295 A300B4-622R Korean Air
HL7483 747-4B5 Korean Air
HL7516 767-38E Asiana
HS-TJD 777-2D7 Thai
HS-TKA 777-3D7 Thai
HS-TKB 777-3D7 Thai
JA01KZ 747-481F NCA Nippon Cargo Airlines
JA04KZ 747-4KZF NCA Nippon Cargo Airlines
JA353K 737-5Y0 ANA Air Next
N218EC Gulfstream 5
N301UP 767-34AFER UPS ('Worldwide Services' / 'Synchronizing the world of commerce' titles)
N332UP 767-34AFER UPS ('Worldwide Services' / 'Synchronizing the world of commerce' titles)
N521HN Gulfstream 5
N599FE McDonnell Douglas MD-11F FedEx Express
N628FE McDonnell Douglas MD-11F FedEx Express ('The World On Time' titles)
N752PR 747-4F6 Philippines
N76064 767-424ER Continental
N816NW A330-323E NWA Northwest Airlines
OE-LPC 777-2Z9ER Austrian
OY-KBD A340-313X SAS Scandinavian Airlines
PK-GSI 747-441 Garuda Indonesia
VH-OGR 767-338ER Qantas ('Spirit of Australia' titles)
VH-QPH A330-303 Qantas ('Spirit of Australia' titles)
VN-A147 777-2Q8ER Vietnam Airlines

JA608A of ANA Air Japan, combined with the excellent service and food, made for a very comfortable and enjoyable midday flight. With just an approximate 20% of the seats filled, I had all the room I needed with a window seat and nobody sitting next to me. If you ever have the chance to fly with ANA, I can recommend it.

Not wanting to spend time going through customs in Singapore, again I stayed airside the whole time. Not very properly prepared for this airport, and having heard stories of strict security, I decided not to take chances, and just a quick glance over the military platform was enough to find out that none of the aircraft there were readable from my point of view. Why bother trying too hard, attracting attention and ending up with none of the aircraft read? I moved from T1 to T2, from where my next flight would be. Unfortunately, the outside area was closed, probably because the sun was almost down. Thus my time was spend inside, behind some greenish glass. Here I had my first encounter with the massive A380, not having been to Air shows the last few years. Not the most pretty aircraft, but still nice to catch a new airliner type. By the time it got really dark, most aircraft on the taxiway towards the main departure runway became unreadable, so from then on I walked quite a few kilometers inside the terminal, to catch the aircraft at their gate.

By the time I arrived at gate F41 for my next flight to Sydney (departure time 00:30), the waiting area there was already packed with people; It's one of the more popular routes in Asia, no wonder SIA uses the A380 on this route on a daily basis. Our flight was with a B744, all seats filled up and no window seat available for me, unfortunately. Singapore Airlines' 9V-SPP in Star Alliance colourscheme was the winning number. Against what you hear most of the time, SIA did not strike me as an airline with such exceptional service and comfort. I guess the impoliteness of some fellow passengers around me towards the flight attendants and the cramped seat (maybe that's what you can expect with a length of 1.89m) did not contribute much to the atmosphere.

The following was seen at Singapore Changi on January 7th between 1710 and 0047 (Jan 8th) local time:

9V-SBA A319-132 Silkair
9V-SBB A319-132 Silkair
9V-SBC A319-132 Silkair
9V-SBD A319-132 Silkair
9V-SBE A319-132 Silkair
9V-SBF A319-132 Silkair
9V-SLB A320-232 Silkair
9V-SLD A320-232 Silkair
9V-SLE A320-232 Silkair
9V-SLF A320-232 Silkair
9V-SLG A320-232 Silkair
9V-SLH A320-232 Silkair
9V-SLI A320-232 Silkair

9V-SMZ 747-412 Singapore Airlines
9V-SPL 747-412 Singapore Airlines
9V-SPM 747-412 Singapore Airlines
9V-SPO 747-412 Singapore Airlines
9V-SPP 747-412 Singapore Airlines
9V-SPR 747-4H6 Singapore Airlines ('Star Alliance' titles and c/s)
9V-SQA 777-212ER Singapore Airlines
9V-SQC 777-212ER Singapore Airlines
9V-SQD 777-212ER Singapore Airlines
9V-SQF 777-212ER Singapore Airlines
9V-SQG 777-212ER Singapore Airlines
9V-SQJ 777-212ER Singapore Airlines
9V-SQN 777-212ER Singapore Airlines
9V-SRB 777-212ER Singapore Airlines
9V-SRC 777-212ER Singapore Airlines
9V-SRD 777-212ER Singapore Airlines
9V-SRF 777-212ER Singapore Airlines
9V-SRG 777-212ER Singapore Airlines
9V-SRH 777-212ER Singapore Airlines
9V-SRI 777-212ER Singapore Airlines
9V-SRK 777-212ER Singapore Airlines
9V-SRL 777-212ER Singapore Airlines
9V-SRN 777-212ER Singapore Airlines
9V-SRO 777-212ER Singapore Airlines
9V-SRQ 777-212ER Singapore Airlines
9V-SVD 777-212ER Singapore Airlines
9V-SVE 777-212ER Singapore Airlines
9V-SVF 777-212ER Singapore Airlines
9V-SVJ 777-212ER Singapore Airlines
9V-SVL 777-212ER Singapore Airlines
9V-SVN 777-212ER Singapore Airlines
9V-SWE 777-312ER Singapore Airlines
9V-SWF 777-312ER Singapore Airlines
9V-SWK 777-312ER Singapore Airlines
9V-SYB 777-312 Singapore Airlines
9V-SYC 777-312 Singapore Airlines
9V-SYD 777-312 Singapore Airlines
9V-SYF 777-312 Singapore Airlines
9V-SYI 777-312 Singapore Airlines
9V-SYJ 777-312 Singapore Airlines
9V-SGA A340-541 Singapore Airlines
9V-SKA A380-841 Singapore Airlines

712 Fokker 50 [UTA] Republic Of Singapore Air Force
9M-MMZ 737-4H6 Malaysian ('Visit Malaysia Year 2007' titles)
9M-MQE 737-4H6 Malaysian ('Visit Malaysia Year 2007' titles)
9V-JEA 747-2D3BF Jett8 Airlines Cargo
9V-JSH A320-232 Jetstar.com
9V-TAB A320-232 Tiger airways.com
9V-TAC A320-232 Tiger airways.com
9V-TAE A320-232 Tiger airways.com
9V-TAH A320-232 Tiger airways.com
9V-VLA A320-232 Valuair.com.sg
9V-VLB A320-232 Valuair.com.sg
A6-ETC 777-3FXER Etihad ('www.etihadairways.com' titles)
B-2331 A319-112 China Eastern
B-HOY 747-467 Cathay Pacific
B-LDC A300F4-605R air Hongkong ('DHL' titles)
CS-TDI A310-304 White ('coloured by you' / 'www.flywhite.com' titles)
D-ABVO 747-430 Lufthansa
EC-JDU 737-86N / W Garuda Indonesia
JA8922 747-446 JAL Japan Air Lines
N615FE McDonnell Douglas MD-11F FedEx Express ('The World On Time' titles)
PH-CKB 747-406ERF KLM Cargo
PK-GGO 737-3U3 Garuda Indonesia
PK-GGQ 737-3U3 Garuda Indonesia
PK-LFG 737-9GPER / W Boeing (Lion Airlines logo in tail)
RP-C3224 A320-214 Philippines
V8-RBS A320-232 Royal Brunei
VT-IAH A319-115X [CJ]
VT-JWD A330-243 Jet Airways
VT-JWK A330-202 Jet Airways

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With an airborne time of 7 hours and exactly 1 minute, our flight ended on runway 16R of Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport, my first destination where I would spend more than just a few hours. Local time was 10:48. I spent a few hours at the panorama terrace. From here you have a rather good view of the airport and you can make some nice shots of landing and taxiing aircraft as well.
But, as said in the beginning, I was visiting a friend in Sydney. Around 2 ‘o clock I called it quits and went to his room in Newtown, one of the suburbs of Sydney, in proximity of the university.

The following was seen at Sydney Kingsford Smith on January 8th between 1048 and 1400 local time:

VH-JQG A320-232 Jetstar.com ('All day, every day, low fares' titles)
VH-JQH A320-232 Jetstar.com ('All day, every day, low fares' titles)
VH-VQK A320-232 Jetstar.com ('All day, every day, low fares' titles)
VH-VQM A320-232 Jetstar.com ('All day, every day, low fares' titles)
VH-VQP A320-232 Jetstar.com ('All day, every day, low fares' titles, 'Titans' c/s)
VH-VQT A320-232 Jetstar.com ('All day, every day, low fares' titles)
VH-VQX A320-232 Jetstar.com ('All day, every day, low fares' titles)
VH-VQY A320-232 Jetstar.com ('All day, every day, low fares' titles)
VH-EBC A330-201 Jetstar.com ('A QantasGroup Airline' titles, white version of c/s)
VH-EBD A330-201 Jetstar.com ('A QantasGroup Airline' titles)

VH-TJK 737-476 Qantas ('Spirit of Australia' titles)
VH-TJO 737-476 Qantas ('Spirit of Australia' titles)
VH-TJY 737-476 Qantas ('Spirit of Australia' titles)
VH-VXC 737-838 / W Qantas ('Spirit of Australia' titles)
VH-VXO 737-838 / W Qantas ('Spirit of Australia' / 'Sharing the Spirit' titles)
VH-VXT 737-838 / W Qantas ('Spirit of Australia' titles)
VH-VYA 737-838 / W Qantas ('Spirit of Australia' titles)
VH-VYK 737-838 / W Qantas ('Spirit of Australia' titles)
VH-VYL 737-838 / W Qantas ('Spirit of Australia' titles)
VH-OEB 747-48E Qantas ('The Spirit Of Australia' / 'Longreach' titles)
VH-OED 747-4H6 Qantas ('The Spirit Of Australia' / 'Longreach' titles)
VH-OEE 747-438ER Qantas ('Spirit of Australia' / 'Longreach' titles)
VH-OJE 747-438 Qantas
VH-OJJ 747-438 Qantas ('Spirit of Australia' / 'Longreach' titles)
VH-OJK 747-438 Qantas ('Spirit of Australia' / 'Longreach' titles)
VH-OGA 767-338ER Qantas
VH-OGH 767-338ER Qantas ('The Spirit Of Australia' titles)
VH-OGI 767-338ER Qantas ('Spirit of Australia' titles)
VH-OGJ 767-338ER Qantas ('Spirit of Australia' titles)
VH-OGL 767-338ER Qantas ('Spirit of Australia' / 'Uniting fans around the world' / 'worldwidewallabies.com' titles and c/s)
VH-OGM 767-338ER Qantas ('Spirit of Australia' titles)
VH-OGO 767-338ER Qantas ('Spirit of Australia' titles)
VH-OGU 767-338ER Qantas ('Spirit of Australia' titles)
VH-ZXB 767-336ER Qantas ('Spirit of Australia' titles)
VH-ZXD 767-336ER Qantas ('The Spirit Of Australia' titles)
VH-ZXE 767-336ER Qantas ('The Spirit Of Australia' titles)
VH-ZXG 767-336ER Qantas ('The Spirit Of Australia' titles)
VH-EBG A330-202 Qantas
VH-QPH A330-303 Qantas
VH-QPJ A330-303 Qantas ('Spirit of Australia' titles)

VH-SBI De Havilland DHC-8Q-315 QantasLink
VH-TQE De Havilland DHC-8Q-315 QantasLink
VH-TQG De Havilland DHC-8-201 QantasLink
VH-TQK De Havilland DHC-8Q-315 QantasLink
VH-TQL De Havilland DHC-8Q-315 QantasLink
VH-TQM De Havilland DHC-8Q-315 QantasLink
VH-TQS De Havilland DHC-8-202 QantasLink
VH-TQV De Havilland DHC-8-102A QantasLink
VH-TQX De Havilland DHC-8-202 QantasLink
VH-TQY De Havilland DHC-8Q-315 QantasLink
VH-QOF De Havilland DHC-8-402Q QantasLink

VH-VBA 737-7Q8 / W VirginBlue.com.au
VH-VBC 737-7Q8 / W VirginBlue.com.au
VH-VBF 737-7Q8 / W VirginBlue.com.au ('13 6789' titles)
VH-VBM 737-76N / W VirginBlue.com.au
VH-VBV 737-7BK / W VirginBlue.com.au ('13 6789' titles)
VH-VBY 737-7FE / W VirginBlue ('VB's 50th Aircraft' titles, light blue c/s)
VH-VOC 737-8BK / W VirginBlue.com.au ('13 6789' titles)
VH-VOD 737-8BK / W VirginBlue.com.au
VH-VOM 737-8FE / W VirginBlue.com.au ('13 6789' titles)
VH-VOS 737-8FE / W VirginBlue.com.au
VH-VUG 737-8FE / W VirginBlue.com.au
VH-VUJ 737-8FE / W VirginBlue.com.au
VH-VUK 737-8FE / W VirginBlue.com.au

VH-OTF British Aerospace Jetstream 32EP http://www.Aeropelican.com.au" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
3B-NBD A340-313X Air Mauritius
9M-MPJ 747-4H6 Malaysian
9M-MPS 747-4H6F MAS Kargo
9V-SPI 747-412 Singapore Airlines
9V-SPP 747-412 Singapore Airlines
A6-EBN 777-36NER Emirates
A6-EHA A340-541 Etihad ('www.etihadairways.com' titles)
B-18352 A330-302 China Airlines
B-6092 A330-243 Air China
B-6123 A330-243 China Eastern
B-HUL 747-467F Cathay Pacific Cargo
B-LAE A330-343E Cathay Pacific
CC-CQE A340-313X LAN
C-FITW 777-333ER Air Canada
DQ-FJL 747-412 Fiji Air Pacific
G-BNLL 747-436 British Airways
G-VFOX A340-642 Virgin Atlantic
G-YMMO 777-236ER British Airways
HS-TGW 747-4D7 Thai ('Star Alliance' titles and c/s)
LV-ZPX A340-211 Aerolineas Argentinas ('Argentina' titles)
N128UA 747-422 United
N178UA 747-422 United Airlines
N492MC 747-47UF Atlas Air
N585FE McDonnell Douglas MD-11F FedEx Express
N598FE McDonnell Douglas MD-11F FedEx Express ('The World On Time' titles)
VH-AMS Beech B200 Super King Air Ambulance Service of NSW
VH-MSH Beech B200 Super King Air Ambulance Service of NSW
VH-MVS Beech B200 Super King Air Ambulance Service of NSW
VH-OLM Saab 340B REX Regional Express ('www.rex.com.au' titles)
VH-OLN Saab 340B REX Regional Express ('www.rex.com.au' titles)
VH-RXN Saab 340B REX Regional Express ('www.rex.com.au' titles)
VH-RXS Saab 340B REX Regional Express ('www.rex.com.au' titles)
VH-ZLH Saab 340B REX Regional Express ('www.rex.com.au' titles)
ZK-OJA A320-232 Air New Zealand

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A nice feature of the house where he lived was that the backyard offered, although somewhat limited, a view on the approach of both runway 16L and 16R, so during my stay, I managed to spot quite a lot from the backyard as well. To make the picture of this trip complete, I will include these logs as well. The next week was spent in and around Sydney, walking along the coast, in National Parks, spending time on the beach, going out at night, celebrating my friend’s birthday etc…

The following was seen on approach for SYD from ‘the backyard’ on January 8th (times unknown):

VH-VBU 737-7BK / W VirginBlue.com.au
VH-VOQ 737-8FE / W flyPacificBlue.com
VH-VOX 737-8BK / W flyPacificBlue.com
VH-YRC Beechjet 400A

The following was seen on approach for SYD from ‘the backyard’ on January 9th (times unknown):

9M-MPJ 747-4H6 Malaysian
B-2057 777-21BER China Southern
CC-CQG A340-313X LAN
C-FITL 777-333ER Air Canada
VH-EBA A330-201 Jetstar ('A QantasGroup Airline' titles)
VH-EBG A330-202 Qantas
VH-LEF Canadair CL-600-2B19 Challenger 850
VH-OEC 747-4H6 Qantas ('The Spirit Of Australia' / 'Longreach' titles)
VH-OGJ 767-338ER Qantas
VH-OGR 767-338ER Qantas
VH-QOE De Havilland DHC-8-402Q QantasLink
VH-RUI Beech 1900D Air Link
VH-TQE De Havilland DHC-8Q-315 QantasLink
VH-TQG De Havilland DHC-8-201 QantasLink
VH-TQT De Havilland DHC-8-102A QantasLink
VH-TQV De Havilland DHC-8-102A QantasLink
VH-VBY 737-7FE / W VirginBlue.com.au
VH-VBZ 737-7FE / W VirginBlue.com.au
VH-VOS 737-8FE / W VirginBlue.com.au
VH-VOT 737-8FE / W VirginBlue.com.au
VH-VOU 737-8Q8 / W VirginBlue.com.au
VH-VUA 737-8FE / W VirginBlue.com.au ('Proudly flying the flag' titles)
VH-VUE 737-8FE / W VirginBlue.com.au
VH-VUK 737-8FE / W VirginBlue.com.au
VH-VYI 737-838 / W Qantas ('Spirit of Australia' titles)
VH-VYk 737-838 / W Qantas ('Spirit of Australia' titles)
VH-ZLC Saab 340B REX Regional Express ('www.rex.com.au' titles)
VH-ZXA 767-336ER Qantas ('The Spirit Of Australia' titles)
VN-A143 777-26KER Vietnam Airlines
ZK-NCJ 767-319ER Air New Zealand

The following was seen above the city of Sydney on January 9th (times unknown):

VH-ICK Bell 407 Monarch

The following was seen on approach for SYD from ‘the backyard’ on January 10th (times unknown):

B-HLS A330-343X Cathay Pacific
HS-TJR 777-2D7ER Thai
VH-VOX 737-8BK / W flyPacificBlue.com

The following was seen during a walk on the ‘Spit Bridge to Manly scenic walkway’ on January 10th (times unknown):

VH-NOO De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver Mk.1 (Floats) Sydney Seaplanes ('www.seaplanes.com.au' titles)
VH-OEB 747-48E Qantas
VH-SWB De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver Mk.1 (Floats) Seawing Airways
VH-ZXF 767-336ER Qantas ('The Spirit Of Australia' titles)

The following was seen on approach for SYD from ‘the backyard’ on January 11th (times unknown):

A6-ERA A340-541 Emirates
HS-TJV 777-2D7ER Thai
VH-OJT 747-438 Qantas ('The Spirit Of Australia' / 'Longreach' titles)

The following was seen during a walk in Ku-Ring-Gai Chase National Park on January 11th (times unknown):

VH-BMJ Cessna 182T

The following was seen on approach for SYD from ‘the backyard’ on January 12th (times unknown):

B-6121 A330-243 China Eastern
CC-CQA A340-313X LAN
C-FIUJ 777-233LR Air Canada
DQ-FJK 747-412 Fiji Air Pacific
HL7607 747-4B5 Korean Air
JA8912 747-446 JAL Japan Air Lines
N181UA 747-442 United Airlines
PK-GPA A330-341 Garuda Indonesia
VH-JQL A320-232 Jetstar ('All day, every day, low fares' titles)
VH-OEG 747-438ER Qantas ('Spirit of Australia' / 'Longreach' titles)
VH-OJN 747-438 Qantas ('Spirit of Australia' / 'Longreach' titles)
VH-QPA A330-303 Qantas ('Spirit of Australia' titles)
VH-VUH 737-8FE / W flyPacificBlue.com
VH-VYF 737-838 / W Qantas ('Spirit of Australia' titles)

The following was seen during a walk from Coogee Beach to Bondi Beach on January 12th (times unknown):

VH-APH Partenavia P.68C Aerial Patrol / Vigilance 1
VH-BCJ Robinson R-44 Raven HeliTours Sydney
VH-PHZ MBB / Kawasaki BK-117B-2 Police / Fire
VH-WYU Robinson R-44 Raven 2

The following was seen on approach for SYD from ‘the backyard’ on January 13th (times unknown):

9V-SPI 747-412 Singapore Airlines
B-MAV 767-284ER Viva Macau ('flyvivamacau.com' titles)
VH-OGC 767-338ER Qantas ('The Spirit Of Australia' titles)
VH-QPA A330-303 Qantas
VH-VBN 737-76N / W VirginBlue.com.au
VH-VOC 737-8BK / W VirginBlue.com.au
VH-VQQ A320-232 Jetstar.com ('All day, every day, low fares' titles)

The following was seen on approach for SYD from ‘the backyard’ on January 14th (times unknown):

9M-MPL 747-4H6 Malaysian
B-2057 777-21BER China Southern
B-6080 A330-243 Air China
B-6123 A330-243 China Eastern
C-FIUR 777-333ER Air Canada
HL7467 747-4B5F Korean Air Cargo
N492MC 747-47UF Atlas Air
OE-ISS Gulfstream 550
PK-GPG A330-341 Garuda Indonesia
VH-EBG A330-202 Qantas
VH-OCV Canadair CL604 Challenger
VH-OEG 747-438ER Qantas
VH-OGB 767-338ER Qantas ('The Spirit Of Australia' titles)
VH-OGI 767-338ER Qantas
VH-OGJ 767-338ER Qantas
VH-OGM 767-338ER Qantas
VH-OGR 767-338ER Qantas
VH-OLL Saab 340B REX Regional Express ('www.rex.com.au' titles)
VH-QOA De Havilland DHC-8-402Q QantasLink
VH-TJO 737-476 Qantas
VH-TQE De Havilland DHC-8Q-315 QantasLink
VH-TQK De Havilland DHC-8Q-315 QantasLink
VH-TQN De Havilland DHC-8-102 QantasLink
VH-TQT De Havilland DHC-8-102A QantasLink
VH-TQX De Havilland DHC-8-202 QantasLink
VH-TQZ De Havilland DHC-8Q-315 QantasLink
VH-VBB 737-7Q8 / W VirginBlue.com.au ('13 6789' titles)
VH-VBC 737-7Q8 / W VirginBlue.com.au
VH-VBF 737-7Q8 / W VirginBlue.com.au
VH-VBH 737-7Q8 / W VirginBlue.com.au ('13 6789' titles)
VH-VBJ 737-7Q8 / W VirginBlue.com.au ('13 6789' titles)
VH-VBK 737-7Q8 / W VirginBlue.com.au ('13 6789' titles)
VH-VBO 737-76N / W VirginBlue.com.au ('13 6789' titles)
VH-VBP 737-7BX / W VirginBlue.com.au ('13 6789' titles)
VH-VOM 737-8FE / W VirginBlue.com.au
VH-VON 737-8FE / W VirginBlue.com.au ('13 6789' titles)
VH-VQK A320-232 Jetstar.com
VH-VQL A320-232 Jetstar.com ('All day, every day, low fares' titles)
VH-VQM A320-232 Jetstar.com
VH-VQO A320-232 Jetstar.com ('All day, every day, low fares' titles)
VH-VQZ A320-232 Jetstar.com ('All day, every day, low fares' titles)
VH-VUF 737-8FE / W VirginBlue.com.au
VH-VUJ 737-8FE / W VirginBlue.com.au
VH-VXB 737-838 / W Qantas (Yananyi Dreaming c/s)
VH-VXF 737-838 / W Qantas ('Spirit of Australia' titles)
VH-VXU 737-838 / W Qantas ('Spirit of Australia' titles)
VH-ZLC Saab 340B REX Regional Express
VN-A146 777-26KER Vietnam Airlines
ZK-NCI 767-319ER Air New Zealand

The following was seen on approach for SYD from ‘the backyard’ on January 15th (times unknown):

9M-MPL 747-4H6 Malaysian
A6-ERB A340-541 Emirates
B-2057 777-21BER China Southern
V8-RBG 767-33AER Royal Brunei
VH-EBB A330-201 Jetstar.com ('A QantasGroup Airline' titles)
VH-JQL A320-232 Jetstar.com
VH-OEC 747-4H6 Qantas
VH-OGE 767-338ER Qantas ('The Spirit Of Australia' titles)
VH-OGI 767-338ER Qantas
VH-OGT 767-338ER Qantas ('The Spirit Of Australia' titles)
VH-QOA De Havilland DHC-8-402Q QantasLink
VH-SBA Saab 340B REX Regional Express ('www.rex.com.au' titles)
VH-TJM 737-476 Qantas ('Spirit of Australia' titles)
VH-TJO 737-476 Qantas
VH-TJT 737-476 Qantas ('Spirit of Australia' titles)
VH-TQX De Havilland DHC-8-202 QantasLink
VH-VBA 737-7Q8 / W VirginBlue.com.au
VH-VBR 737-7BX / W VirginBlue.com.au
VH-VBU 737-7BK / W VirginBlue.com.au
VH-VOC 737-8BK / W VirginBlue.com.au
VH-VOV 737-82R / W VirginBlue.com.au
VH-VUA 737-8FE / W VirginBlue.com.au
VH-VUI 737-8FE / W VirginBlue.com.au
VH-VXU 737-838 / W Qantas ('Spirit of Australia' titles)

Unfortunately it was time to leave on the 15th, so after check-in, I had a couple of hours to spend on the airport, before going through customs. Again these were spent on the panorama terrace. Looking back, I could have spend a bit more time there, as there were no queues on the way to the gate, and the view was a bit more limited from that area, but then again, you don’t want to risk arriving late at the gate.

The following was seen at Sydney Kingsford Smith on January 15th between 1115 and 1354 local time:

VH-TJE 737-476 Qantas ('Spirit of Australia' titles)
VH-TJG 737-476 Qantas ('Spirit of Australia' titles)
VH-TJH 737-476 Qantas ('Spirit of Australia' titles)
VH-TJZ 737-476 Qantas ('Spirit of Australia' titles)
VH-VXU 737-838 / W Qantas
VH-VYB 737-838 / W Qantas ('Spirit of Australia' titles)
VH-VYF 737-838 / W Qantas
VH-VYH 737-838 / W Qantas ('Spirit of Australia' titles)
VH-OEC 747-4H6 Qantas
VH-OEH 747-438ER Qantas ('Spirit of Australia' / 'Longreach' titles)
VH-OJG 747-438 Qantas
VH-OJI 747-438 Qantas
VH-OJT 747-438 Qantas
VH-OGK 767-338ER Qantas ('Spirit of Australia' titles)
VH-OGM 767-338ER Qantas
VH-OGN 767-338ER Qantas ('Spirit of Australia' titles)
VH-OGS 767-338ER Qantas ('The Australian Airline' titles)
VH-ZXC 767-336ER Qantas ('The Spirit Of Australia' titles)
VH-ZXE 767-336ER Qantas
VH-EBG A330-202 Qantas
VH-QPH A330-303 Qantas

VH-TQG De Havilland DHC-8-201 QantasLink
VH-TQL De Havilland DHC-8Q-315 QantasLink
VH-TQT De Havilland DHC-8-102A QantasLink
VH-TQZ De Havilland DHC-8Q-315 QantasLink
VH-QOA De Havilland DHC-8-402Q QantasLink

9V-SMW 747-412 Singapore Airlines
9V-SPA 747-412 Singapore Airlines
A6-EHC A340-541 Etihad ('www.etihadairways.com' titles)
B-6076 A330-243 Air China
B-6122 A330-243 China Eastern
B-18352 A330-302 China Airlines
B-HUO 747-467F Cathay Pacific Cargo
B-MAW 767-38EER Viva Macau ('flyvivamacau.com' titles)
C-FITU 777-333ER Air Canada
CS-TMT A330-322 (hi fly c/s, n/t)
DQ-FJL 747-412 Fiji Air Pacific
G-BNLL 747-436 British Airways
G-VFIT A340-642 Virgin Atlantic
HL7602 747-4B5ERF Korean Air Cargo
HS-TGM 747-4D7 Thai
LV-ZPJ A340-211 Aerolineas Argentinas ('55 Años' titles)
N179UA 747-422 United
N610FE McDonnell Douglas MD-11F FedEx Express ('The World On Time' titles)
V8-RBG 767-33AER Royal Brunei
VH-EBA A330-201 Jetstar.com
VH-EBB A330-201 Jetstar.com
VH-EBC A330-201 Jetstar.com
VH-JQH A320-232 Jetstar.com
VH-KRX Saab 340B REX Regional Express ('www.rex.com.au' titles)
VH-OTF British Aerospace Jetstream 32EP http://www.Aeropelican.com.au" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
VH-SBA Saab 340B REX Regional Express
VH-VBF 737-7Q8 / W VirginBlue.com.au
VH-VBM 737-76N / W VirginBlue.com.au
VH-VBT 737-7BX / W VirginBlue.com.au ('13 6789' titles)
VH-VBY 737-7FE / W VirginBlue.com.au
VH-VOG 737-86N / W VirginBlue.com.au ('13 6789' titles)
VH-VOW 737-8Q8 / W VirginBlue.com.au
VH-VQK A320-232 Jetstar.com
VH-VQQ A320-232 Jetstar.com
VH-VQW A320-232 Jetstar.com ('All day, every day, low fares' titles)
VH-ZLC Saab 340B REX Regional Express
VH-ZLH Saab 340B REX Regional Express
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And we were airborne, on our way on what would be a 13 hour 42 minute flight to Vancouver, as I had decided to transit through Canada towards Costa Rica. B773 C-FITU was the only 8,5 months old aircraft that took me there. The overall room I had was OK, although I couldn’t fully stretch my legs due to an electronics cover underneath the seat in front of me. Despite of the fact that this flight was more than 3,5 hours longer than the one from Copenhagen to Tokyo, it was a much more comfortable flight. The flight was quite full, with only a few empty seats. Service was good; it started with a small snack and a few hours in flight a nice warm meal was served with quite a large bowl of (relatively) fresh fruit. A nice breakfast was served before, date- and time wise, we arrived before we left. Nobody paid much attention to it during the flight, as we crossed the International Dateline in the middle of the night, but we left on the 15th of January at 1354 local time and local arrival time was 0836, also on the 15th of January.

Although I had checked in all the way through to Toronto in Sydney, everybody on the plane (that would continue on the same flight to Toronto, I had booked a flight a few hours later, to get a bit more time on Vancouver), even the people that would continue with exactly the same aircraft, had to go through customs checks, retrieve their baggage and check them in at a transfer desk again. Needless to say that this took more time than I would have liked, but after about half an hour, I could start writing serious numbers. I decided not to go to the harbour airport, as it would probably cost me quite a bit of time without any planes during the ride, so that’s something to look out for next time. You need to walk around the airport a bit to get most aircraft, airside is not the best place for spotting at Vancouver. Still, I had a few satisfactory hours at this airport.

The following was seen at Vancouver International on January 15th between 0836 and 1417 local time:

C-FCAB 767-375ER Air Canada
C-FCAG 767-375ER Air Canada
C-FMWP 767-333ER Air Canada
C-FMWQ 767-333ER Air Canada
C-FMXC 767-333ER Air Canada
C-FPCA767-375ER Air Canada
C-GDUZ 767-38EER Air Canada
C-GHLV 767-36NER Air Canada
C-FITU 777-333ER Air Canada
C-FYJE A319-114 Air Canada
C-FYJG A319-114 Air Canada
C-FZUH A319-114 Air Canada ('TCA Trans-Canada Air Lines 1937-1997' titles and c/s)
C-GAQL A319-114 Air Canada
C-GAQX A319-114 Air Canada
C-GBHY A319-114 Air Canada
C-FDRK A320-211 Air Canada
C-FDRP A320-211 Air Canada
C-FDSU A320-211 Air Canada
C-FFWI A320-211 Air Canada ('65 Years 1937-2002' titles and c/s)
C-FFWN A320-211 Air Canada
C-FGYL A320-211 Air Canada
C-FKCK A320-211 Air Canada
C-FTJS A320-211 Air Canada
C-GIUB A321-211 Air Canada ('70 TCA 1937' titles and c/s)
C-FYLU A340-313X Air Canada
C-FGLW Embraer ERJ-190-100IGW Air Canada
C-FHKE Embraer ERJ-190-100IGW Air Canada
C-FLWE Embraer ERJ-190-100IGW Air Canada
C-FMZU Embraer ERJ-190-100IGW Air Canada
C-FNAI Embraer ERJ-190-100IGW Air Canada
C-GWEN Embraer ERJ-190-100IGW Air Canada

C-FFJA Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 200 Air Canada Jazz (red titles and logo)
C-FRID Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 100 Air Canada Jazz (yellow titles and logo)
C-FWRR Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 100 Air Canada Jazz (red titles and logo)
C-FXMY Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 100 Air Canada Jazz (yellow titles and logo)
C-FZJA Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 200 Air Canada Jazz (green titles and logo)
C-GJZF Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 200 Air Canada Jazz (yellow titles and logo)
C-GUJA Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 200 Air Canada Jazz (red titles and logo)
C-FDJZ Canadair CL-600-2D24 Regional Jet 705 Air Canada Jazz (yellow titles and logo)
C-GLJZ Canadair CL-600-2D24 Regional Jet 705 Air Canada Jazz (red titles and logo)
C-FJFM De Havilland DHC-8-311A Air Canada Jazz (yellow titles and logo)
C-FTAK De Havilland DHC-8-311A Air Canada Jazz (red titles and logo)
C-GETA De Havilland DHC-8-301 Air Canada Jazz (yellow titles and logo)
C-GEWQ De Havilland DHC-8-311A Air Canada Jazz (red titles and logo)
C-GJIG De Havilland DHC-8-102 Air Canada Jazz (red titles and logo)
C-GKTA De Havilland DHC-8-301 Air Canada Jazz (green titles and logo)
C-GNON De Havilland DHC-8-301 Air Canada Jazz (red titles and logo)
C-GONR De Havilland DHC-8-102 Air Canada Jazz (green titles and logo)
C-GTAG De Havilland DHC-8-301 Air Canada Jazz (yellow titles and logo)
C-GTAQ De Havilland DHC-8-301 Air Canada Jazz (red titles and logo)
C-GVTA De Havilland DHC-8-301 Air Canada Jazz (yellow titles and logo)

C-FAWJ 737-8CT / W Westjet
C-FTWJ 737-7CT / W Westjet
C-FUWS 737-7CT / W Westjet
C-FWAI 737-7CT / W Westjet
C-FWBL 737-7CT / W Westjet
C-GWAZ 737-7CT / W Westjet
C-GWBN 737-7CT / W Westjet
C-GWCQ 737-6CT Westjet
C-GWSA 737-8CT / W Westjet
C-GWSH 737-7CT / W Westjet
C-GWSI 737-6CT Westjet
C-GWSL 737-6CT Westjet
C-GZWS 737-8CT / W Westjet

B-6079 A330-243 Air China
B-HOT 747-467 Cathay Pacific
B-HXG A340-313X Cathay Pacific
B-LFB 747-412 Oasis Hongkong ('oasishongkong.com' titles)
C-FCJE De Havilland DHC-8-102 Hawkair ('hawkair.ca' titles)
C-FCJP 727-223F CargoJet ('www.cargojet.com' titles)
C-FCJU 727--260F CargoJet ('www.cargojet.com' titles)
C-FCMN Beech 1900D Central Mountain Air
C-FDNG De Havilland DHC-8-102 Hawkair
C-FGXS Beech C90A King Air
C-FHVX Dornier 328-100 Central Mountain Air (red tail and engines)
C-FJVB Piper PA-31T Cheyenne II
C-FMEI 727-247F FedEx Express ('The World On Time' titles)
C-FPCO Beech 1900C Pacific Coastal.com
C-FPCV Beech 1900C Pacific Coastal.com
C-FVKC Beech 350 Super King Air
C-FWPR Beech 350 Super King Air
C-FYDY Hawker Siddeley HS.748 Srs.2A/233 Air North ('Yukon' / 'Yukon's Airline' titles)
C-GCFG Canadair CL601 Challenger Nav Canada ('Flight Inspection en vol' titles)
C-GCFZ Beech C90 King Air
C-GCJB 727-225F CargoJet ('www.cargojet.com' titles)
C-GCJQ 727-225F CargoJet ('www.cargojet.com' titles)
C-GCJY 727-223F / W CargoJet ('www.cargojet.com' titles)
C-GFSV Beech 1900D CMA ('flycma.com' titles)
C-GGBY Beech 1900D Central Mountain Air
C-GGKF 727-223F Purolator
C-GHJJ Learjet 31A
C-GJLK Beech 350 Super King Air
C-GNAU 737-201 Air North ('Yukon' / 'Yukon's Airline' titles)
C-GPCA Piper PA-31-310 Navajo
C-GPCE Saab 340A Pacific Coastal.com
C-GPCF Short SD.3-60 Pacific Coastal.com
C-GPCG Saab 340A Pacific Coastal.com
C-GPCJ Saab 340A Pacific Coastal.com
C-GYNR Fokker 100 Canadian North
F-OHPK A340-313X Philippines
JA8901 747-446 JAL Japan Air Lines
N161WC Bombardier BD-700 Global Express
N164WC British Aerospace 125-800SP / W
N178AA 757-223 American
N201YW Embraer EMB.120RT Ameriflight
N323AS 737-990 Alaska
N345PH De Havilland DHC-8Q-202 Horizon
N353PH De Havilland DHC-8Q-202 Horizon
N405QX De Havilland DHC-8-402Q Horizon
N423FE A310-203F FedEx Express ('The World On Time' titles)
N433UA A320-232 United Airlines
N495QS Gulfstream 4SP
N562UA 757-222 United Airlines
N604CZ Embraer ERJ-175LR NWA Airlink
N634MX A319-112 Mexicana
N666CT Canadair CL601-3A Challenger
N788AS 737-490 Alaska
N835UA A319-131 United Airlines
N914FX Aerospatiale / Alenia 42-300F FedEx Feeder ('The World On Time' titles)
VP-CNI McDonnell Douglas MD-87

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Originally planned for my flight with Air Canada to Toronto was a 767-300, but due to an aircraft change, I ended up inside A321 C-GIUB, that has a special ’70th anniversary’ theme in the tail. This particular aircraft had just gotten the eXtreme Makeover for the cabin, so a nice entertainment system and seats with enough legroom for me. Apparently I was a somewhat privileged customer, because when the selling of drinks and sandwiches began, I was offered a complimentary beverage and sandwich. My name appeared on a list with just a few other economy passengers. Being Dutch, I gladly accepted, although I probably would have paid the 7 Canadian Dollars if I had to, as I had gotten a bit hungry.
After a flight of 4 hours 11 minutes, we arrived at a dark Toronto. I had made a reservation at the Sheraton hotel, which is the only hotel on the airport grounds, and with a view as well. So after a quick round-up in the terminal I headed for my room to try and get some sleep and maybe a few extra planes as well. I managed indeed to spot a few more, but the lighting among the taxiways wasn’t very good, so it was difficult to catch the registrations of aircraft a bit further away. But all in all, I had a good, but short, night of sleep, although I wouldn’t have expected anything less at that price.

The following was seen at Toronto Lester B. Pearson on January 15th between 2128 and 2330 local time:

C-FCAF 767-375ER Air Canada
C-GGMX 767-3Y0ER Air Canada
C-GHLV 767-333ER Air Canada
C-FYKR A319-114 Air Canada
C-FYKW A319-114 Air Canada
C-FZUH A319-114 Air Canada
C-GBHM A319-114 Air Canada
C-GBIK A319-114 Air Canada
C-GITR A319-112 Air Canada
C-GJWF A319-112 Air Canada
C-FDQV A320-211 Air Canada
C-FDRH A320-211 Air Canada
C-FGYL A320-211 Air Canada
C-FGYS A320-211 Air Canada
C-FKOJ A320-211 Air Canada
C-FNVV A320-211 Air Canada
C-FTJR A320-211 Air Canada
C-GKOE A320-214 Air Canada
C-GITU A321-211 Air Canada
C-GIUB A321-211 Air Canada
C-GIUE A321-211 Air Canada
C-GIUF A321-211 Air Canada
C-FEIQ Embraer ERJ-175SU Air Canada
C-FFYG Embraer ERJ-175SU Air Canada
C-FHIQ Embraer ERJ-190-100IGW Air Canada

C-FZSI Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 100ER Air Canada Jazz (green c/s and logo)
C-GGJA Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 200ER Air Canada Jazz (yellow c/s and logo)
C-GJZZ Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 200ER Air Canada Jazz (red c/s and logo)
C-GKER Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 200LR Air Canada Jazz (red c/s and logo)
C-GNJA Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 200ER Air Canada Jazz (red c/s and logo)
C-GDJZ Canadair CL-600-2D24 Regional Jet 705 Air Canada Jazz (green c/s and logo)
C-GFJZ Canadair CL-600-2D24 Regional Jet 705 Air Canada Jazz (yellow c/s and logo)
C-GOJZ Canadair CL-600-2D24 Regional Jet 705 Air Canada Jazz (green c/s and logo)
C-FJMG De Havilland DHC-8-102A Air Canada Jazz (green c/s and logo)

C-FWAQ 737-7CT / W Westjet
C-FWSF 737-7CT / W Westjet
C-FWSX 737-7CT / W Westjet
C-GWJF 737-7CT / W Westjet
C-GWSB 737-6CT Westjet

4X-EAP 767-3Y0ER El Al
9Y-GEO 737-8Q8 Caribbean Airlines ('caribbean-airlines.com' titles on engines)
B-HQC A340-642 Cathay Pacific
C-FDAT A310-308 Air Transat
C-FOBH 757-236 Skyservice ('Signature Vacations.com' titles)
C-GSAT A310-308 Air Transat
N135UP A300F4-622R UPS
N292SK Embraer ERJ-145LR United Express
N311UA 737-322 United
N418US 737-401 U.S Airways
N474 McDonnell Douglas MD-82 American
N763NW Douglas DC-9-41 NWA Northwest Airlines
N821AW A319-132 U.S Airways
N844UA A319-131 United Airlines
N880AS Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 200ER Delta Connection by ASA
N904AN 737-823 / W American
N921UA 737-522 United
N944AN 737-823 / W American
VT-AXV 737-8HG / W Air India Express

The following morning I woke up early to be able to spent a few hours at the airport. My flight was scheduled to depart at 0915 local time, so a very tasty breakfast was finished around 0620 and just 25 minutes later I was checked in and waiting in line for security checks. Again a bit of walking around the airport got me the best result. Besides a lot of Air Canada and Westjet, you’ll see lots of carriers from the US, quite a few bizzers and some aircraft near the Bombardier site. As the clock was approaching nine, it was time to go to the gate to board Air Canada’s A319 C-GARJ.

The following was seen at Toronto Lester B. Pearson on January 16th between 0545 and 0941 local time:

C-FBEF 767-233ER Air Canada
C-FBEG 767-233ER Air Canada
C-GEOU 767-375ER Air Canada
C-GHPD 767-3Y0ER Air Canada
C-FITU 777-333ER Air Canada
C-FIUF 777-233LR Air Canada
C-FYJG A319-114 Air Canada
C-FYJP A319-114 Air Canada
C-FYKR A319-114 Air Canada
C-FZUG A319-114 Air Canada
C-GARJ A319-114 Air Canada
C-GBIJ A319-114 Air Canada
C-GBIK A319-114 Air Canada
C-GBIM A319-114 Air Canada
C-GJWE A319-112 Air Canada
C-GJWF A319-112 Air Canada
C-FDQV A320-211 Air Canada
C-FDSN A320-211 Air Canada
C-FGYL A320-211 Air Canada
C-FKCR A320-211 Air Canada
C-FKOJ A320-211 Air Canada
C-FLSS A320-211 Air Canada
C-FNVU A320-211 Air Canada
C-FTJR A320-211 Air Canada
C-FZQS A320-214 Air Canada
C-GKOE A320-214 Air Canada
C-GPWG A320-211 Air Canada
C-GIUB A321-211 Air Canada
C-GIUE A321-211 Air Canada
C-GJWD A321-211 Air Canada
C-GJWI A321-211 Air Canada
C-GJWO A321-211 Air Canada
C-FEJB Embraer ERJ-175SU Air Canada
C-FEJC Embraer ERJ-175SU Air Canada
C-FEJF Embraer ERJ-175SU Air Canada
C-FEJP Embraer ERJ-175SU Air Canada
C-FEKH Embraer ERJ-175SU Air Canada
C-FEKS Embraer ERJ-175SU Air Canada
C-FFYG Embraer ERJ-175SU Air Canada
C-FFYM Embraer ERJ-190-100IGW Air Canada
C-FHIU Embraer ERJ-190-100IGW Air Canada
C-FHOS Embraer ERJ-190-100IGW Air Canada
C-FMZB Embraer ERJ-190-100IGW Air Canada

C-FFJA Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 200ER Air Canada Jazz (red c/s and logo)
C-FIJA Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 200ER Air Canada Jazz (red c/s and logo)
C-FSJU Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 100ER Air Canada Jazz (red c/s and logo)
C-FSKM Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 100ER Air Canada Jazz (yellow c/s and logo)
C-FWJB Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 100ER Air Canada Jazz (green c/s and logo)
C-FWRS Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 100ER Air Canada Jazz (red c/s and logo)
C-FZSI Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 100ER Air Canada Jazz (yellow c/s and logo)
C-GJZJ Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 200ER Air Canada Jazz (red c/s and logo)
C-GJZN Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 200ER Air Canada Jazz (red c/s and logo)
C-GJZZ Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 200ER Air Canada Jazz (red c/s and logo)
C-GKEP Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 200LR Air Canada Jazz (red c/s and logo)
C-GXJA Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 200ER Air Canada Jazz (yellow c/s and logo)
C-FABA De Havilland DHC-8-102 Air Canada Jazz (red c/s and logo)
C-FABT De Havilland DHC-8-102 Air Canada Jazz (green c/s and logo)
C-GABF De Havilland DHC-8-102 Air Canada Jazz (green c/s and logo)
C-GJMI De Havilland DHC-8-102 Air Canada Jazz (yellow c/s and logo)
C-GMTA De Havilland DHC-8-301 Air Canada Jazz (green c/s and logo)
C-GUON De Havilland DHC-8-301 Air Canada Jazz (green c/s and logo)

C-FEWJ 737-7CT / W Westjet
C-FKWS 737-76N / W Westjet
C-FWAD 737-7CT / W Westjet
C-FWAO 737-7CT / W Westjet
C-FWSF 737-7CT / W Westjet
C-FZWS 737-76N / W Westjet
C-GJWS 737-8CT / W Westjet
C-GMWJ 737-7CT / W Westjet
C-GWBN 737-7CT / W Westjet
C-GWCN 737-7CT / W Westjet
C-GWJE 737-7CT / W Westjet
C-GWJF 737-7CT / W Westjet

C-FDAX IAI 1125 Astra SP
C-FDCH 737-522 CanJet.com ('1-800-809-7777' titles)
C-FGIN Beech A100
C-FJGG Learjet 60
C-FRYS Learjet 45
C-GAAS Beech 1900D air Alliance (old ACA tail c/s)
C-GLEM Piaggio P.180 Avanti
C-GORC Beech 1900D air Alliance
C-GSKU Beech 1900C (a/w, n/t)
C-GWGA Beech 1900D Air Alliance
LN-WDE De Havilland DHC-8-402Q Widerøe ('Member of the SAS Group' titles)
N1250 Beech 300
N16234 737-824 / W Continental
N16951 Embraer ERJ-145LR Continental Express ('ExpressJet' titles on engines)
N292SK Embraer ERJ-145LR United Express
N24E Cessna 550
N509LX De Havilland DHC-8-402Q Frontier ('A whole different animal' titles)
N595SW Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 100ER Delta Connection by Comair
N738NR Embraer ERJ-135LR American Eagle
N739CA Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 100ER Delta Connection by Comair
N75984 Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 200ER United Express
N75999 Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 200ER United Express
N836UA A319-131 United Airlines
N83WM Learjet 55
N844UA A319-131 United
N899QS Raytheon Hawker 900XP / W
N921UA 737-522 United
N923RW Douglas DC-9-31 NWA Northwest Airlines
N933AN 737-823 / W American
XA-UAQ A319-112 Mexicana

The next 5 hours were spent airborne on the way to San José, Costa Rica. Again a complimentary sandwich and beverage was offered and gladly accepted, I could get used to that. It turned out that I sat next to an old Dutch couple, although they emigrated to Canada almost 50 years earlier. After a pleasant chat, it was time to look outside, flying along the US coast and overhead the Caribbean. The seatbelt sign stayed on for quite a while, due to some moderate, but not very uncomfortable, turbulence. Touchdown was at 1339 local time and a few minutes later we parked right next to a Martinair A320. A bit strange to see a small MP aircraft (in new colors of course) this far away from home, especially when you keep in mind that their fleet of A320s in Europe has been returned to the lessor. The friend I was visiting here was waiting for me, so I just logged what was present and went on my way to baggage reclaim and immigration.

The following was seen at San José – Alajuela Santa Maria International on January 16th between 1339 and 1405 local time:

C-GTDX 757-200 Zoom (seen at AviacionCR.net as c/n: 24544, anyone confirmation?)
EI-TAF A320-233 Martinair
N11060 A300B4-605R American
N369FA 727-2K5A Allegro
N496TA A320-233 TACA
N515NK A319-132 Spirit ('spiritair.com' titles on engines)
N568TA A321-231 TACA
N632DL 757-232 Delta
N75854 757-324 Continental
N8067A A300B4-605R American
PR-VBM 737-7EA Varig ('Brasil' titles)
TI-AST Piper PA-23-250 Aztec E
TI-AZS Douglas DC-9-21 Aeropostal ('www.aeropostal.co.cr' titles)
TI-BAE Cessna 208B Grand Caravan Sansa Regional ('www.flysansa.com' / 'www.tacaregional.com' titles)
TI-BAK Cessna 208B Grand Caravan Sansa Regional ('www.flysansa.com' / 'www.tacaregional.com' titles)
TI-BAP Cessna 208B Grand Caravan Sansa Regional ('www.flysansa.com' / 'www.tacaregional.com' titles)
TI-BAQ Cessna 208B Grand Caravan Sansa Regional ('www.flysansa.com' / 'www.tacaregional.com' titles)
VP-BAC Gulfstream 5

After spending a few days in the neighborhood of Heredia and San José, we headed towards the cloud/rain forests near Monteverde by bus. It took us past the Airport again, where I was able to read just one registration from the bus.

The following was seen at San José – Alajuela Santa Maria International on January 19th at +/- 0720 local time:

N634DL 757-232 Delta

After 4 hours and 45 minutes of folding my legs against the back of the seat in front of me, I got out with sore knees in Monteverde, having spent the last 1,5 hour of the journey on very bumpy roads. After a day and a half of canopying and touring through the forests, we went to La Fortuna, a small touristic town near the Arenal volcano, one of the world’s top 10 most active. We were very lucky to catch some lava going down the side of the volcano just as our evening tour was about to end. The next morning we took a cab to the very small airport of La Fortuna to catch a flight via San José Pavas to Puerto Jiménez in the south. Nature Air’s Twin Otter TI-AZD took us to Pavas in just 20 minutes.

The following was seen at La Fortuna on January 22nd between 0740 and 0845 local time:

TI-AZD De Havilland DHC-6-300 Vistaliner Nature Air
YV1347 Bell 206B (Anyone information on it's c/n?)

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Nature Air is a small airline with an extensive route network in Costa Rica. They fly several times a day to most of their destinations, most of which are unreachable for regular airliners. Nature Air has a fleet of 6 DeHavilland Twin Otter’s, of which 4 are so-called Vistaliners. These are equipped with larger windows than a regular Twin Otter, which makes them very suitable for sightseeing flights. Besides these Twin Otters, they have 1 Beech 90 available for charters. They are based at San José Pavas Airport, located in the proximity of the capitol of Costa Rica, even closer than the larger Santa Maria airport, the main international gateway into the country.

We had about an hour and a half to spend at Pavas (Also known as Tobias Bolaño Airport). No time was wasted with security- or other checks, so we could head straight outside. It is not possible to walk along the hangars without passing some kind of checkpoint, so I did not even bother trying. If you turn right when leaving the terminal, you can walk next to the road to the top of a small hill, from where you have a limited view of the main platform, but no aircraft landing or taking-off will be missed. If the sun comes from the right direction, nice photo’s can be made as well. During the short time we were there, no-one bothered us at all.

The following was seen at San José Pavas on January 22nd between 0905 and 1047 local time:

C-GPSQ Cessna 441 Conquest II
N13AV Gippsland GA-8 Airvan Paradise Air
N164SB Learjet 31A
N37093 Beech C90GT King Air
N510VV Cessna 510
N690BJ McDonnell Douglas MD-900
TI-ADA Cessna 182P
TI-ADB Cessna A-188A
TI-AFQ Piper PA-28-180
TI-AJG Piper PA-28-181 Archer II
TI-AJH Cessna 172
TI-AKP Piper PA-25-235 Pawnee
TI-ALO Cessna U206G
TI-AML Cessna U206G
TI-ANI Piper PA-28-181
TI-AOG Cessna A-188B
TI-ASI Ayres Turbo Thrush S.2R-T41
TI-ATH Piper PA-31-325
TI-ATX Piper PA-34-200T
TI-AUJ Cessna T210M
TI-AUY Piper PA-23-250 Aztec
TI-AVF Piper PA-31 Turbo Navajo
TI-AWA Cessna 182N
TI-AYQ De Havilland DHC-6-300 Nature Air
TI-AYX Robinson R44 Raven
TI-AZC De Havilland DHC-6-300 Vistaliner Nature Air
TI-AZD De Havilland DHC-6-300 Vistaliner Nature Air
TI-AZN Cessna 206H Stationair
TI-AZT Cessna 206H
TI-AZV De Havilland DHC-6-300 Nature Air
TI-AZX Cessna 500
TI-BAJ Cessna 208B Aerobell Air Charter
TI-BBA Robinson R44 II
TI-BBC Cessna 208B Paradise Air
TI-BBE Cessna T206H
TI-BBF De Havilland DHC-6-300 Vistaliner Nature Air
TI-BBI Piper PA-28-161
TI-BBR De Havilland DHC-6-300 Vistaliner Nature Air
TI-GRE Cessna U206F
TI-NIC Piper PA-23-250F Aztec

Our next flight took us in exactly 45 minutes to the small strip of Puerto Jiménez on the Osa Peninsula. With just 5 seats of the 19 occupied, we cruised at 7000ft over the beautiful country in, again, a Twin Otter. This time it was TI-AZV, unfortunately not a Vistaliner. PJM only has a few flights a day, so when it is not in use, people just cross the runway walking with their groceries or ride a bike on the runway. Just prior to a departure or an arrival the people, dogs and chicken are shooed off the runway by one of the airport staff.

The following was seen at Puerto Jiménez on January 22nd between 1132 and 1149 local time:

TI-ALC Piper PA-23-250
TI-AWG Cessna U206F
TI-AWU Cessna U206F
TI-AZV De Havilland DHC-6-300 Nature Air

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The afternoon was spent kayaking through mangroves and on the Pacific. The following morning we went with a guided tour that took us into secondary rainforest, a bit of primary rainforest and on the beaches along the coast. Late afternoon it was time to head back to San José. Fortunately I had the pleasure to fly with yet another Twin Otter of Nature Air, TI-AYQ this time.

The following was seen at Puerto Jiménez on January 23rd between 1550 and 1659 local time:

TI-ALC Piper PA-23-250
TI-AWG Cessna U206F
TI-AWU Cessna U206F
TI-AYQ De Havilland DHC-6-300 Nature Air
TI-AZD De Havilland DHC-6-300 Vistaliner Nature Air
TI-BAE Cessna 208B Sansa Regional
UL-TI-030 GT 500 (Anyone information?)
UL-TI 050 (Anyone information?)
UL-TI 059 (Anyone information?)

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A minute shorter than the day before, we arrived at Pavas at 1743 local time, just before sunset.

The following was seen at San José Pavas on January 23rd between 1743 and 1800 local time:

C-GPSQ Cessna 441 Conquest II
TI-AUY Piper PA-23-250 Aztec
TI-AYQ De Havilland DHC-6-300 Nature Air
TI-AZC De Havilland DHC-6-300 Vistaliner Nature Air
TI-AZN Cessna 206H Stationair
TI-AZT Cessna 206H
TI-BBF De Havilland DHC-6-300 Vistaliner Nature Air
TI-BBN Beech E90 Nature Air

It was time to start with the last long leg of my journey; back home. My friend had to go back to work, so I went to the airport a bit early. As I would be transiting through the US, I didn’t know what to expect securitywise, so getting there in time was probably the best thing to do, although in the end it wasn’t such a hassle as I had expected. Time flew the last week, as I realized my last hours in Costa Rica were just minutes away.

The following was seen at San José – Alajuela Santa Maria International on January 24th between 1135 and 1544 local time:

EI-TAF A320-233 Martinair
HP-1369CMP 737-71Q / W Copa Airlines
HP-1543PST Fokker F.27 Friendship 400 Air Panama ('flyairpanama.com' titles)
HP-1604PST Fokker F.27 Friendship 500F Air Panama ('flyairpanama.com' titles)
MSP001 Rockwell 690C Jetprop 840
N12068 Cessna 550
N151GX 757-2G5 Ryan
N262BK Cessna 525
N36207 737-824 / W Continental
N369FA 727-2K5A Allegro
N461TA A320-233 TACA
N484TA A320-233 TACA
N486TA A320-233 TACA
N520TA A319-132 TACA
N526NK A319-132 Spirit ('spiritair.com' titles on engines)
N634DL 757-232 Delta
N7062A A300B4-605R American
N726JR North American / Rockwell Sabre 75
N73251 737-824 / W Continental
N73256 737-824 / W Continental
N770BB 757-2J4
N90070 A300B4-605R American
N921UW 757-225 U.S Airways
PZ-TCL McDonnell Douglas MD-82 Surinam Airways
TI-ALD Piper PA-31-325 Navajo Aero Costa Sol
TI-AML Cessna U206G
TI-AMN Piper PA-23-250 Aztec Aero Costa Sol
TI-ARG Piper PA-23-250 Aztec Aero Costa Sol
TI-ATF Piper PA-31-325 Navajo Aero Costa Sol
TI-AUK Piper PA-31-325 Navajo (Aero Costa Sol c/s, n/t)
TI-AZS Douglas DC-9-21 Aeropostal ('www.aeropostal.co.cr' titles)
TI-AZU Cessna 208B Grand Caravan Sansa Regional ('www.flysansa.com' / 'www.tacaregional.com' titles)
TI-BAE Cessna 208B Grand Caravan Sansa Regional ('www.flysansa.com' / 'www.tacaregional.com' titles)
TI-BAK Cessna 208B Grand Caravan Sansa Regional ('www.flysansa.com' / 'www.tacaregional.com' titles)
TI-BAN Cessna 208B Grand Caravan Sansa Regional ('www.flysansa.com' / 'www.tacaregional.com' titles)
TI-BAO Cessna 208B Grand Caravan Sansa Regional
TI-BAP Cessna 208B Grand Caravan Sansa Regional ('www.flysansa.com' / 'www.tacaregional.com' titles)
TI-BAQ Cessna 208B Grand Caravan Sansa Regional ('www.flysansa.com' / 'www.tacaregional.com' titles)
TI-BBG Cessna 208B Grand Caravan Sansa Regional ('www.flysansa.com' / 'www.tacaregional.com' titles)
TI-BBL Cessna 208B Grand Caravan Sansa Regional ('www.flysansa.com' / 'www.tacaregional.com' titles)
TI-TCT Beech 200
XA-OEM Gulfstream 5
no reg De Havilland Canada DHC-4A Caribou [C-7A] (La Candela Restaurant, opposite terminal)

I was pleased to see that U.S Airways had chosen 757-200 N921UW for my flight to Charlotte, NC. This particular aircraft was delivered to Eastern in 1983 and only the 21st 757 ever built. The interior was a bit older as well, but the amount of legroom was fantastic. In 3 hours and 33 minutes we touched down at the world 11th largest airport by number of movements. It was dark, and the lighting was not very good, so not much was read during taxi. Once out of the aircraft I was unable to find a spot where the aircraft could be viewed properly (I was not properly prepared, so maybe there are some spots available once you get out.). Disillusioned I went to get my fingerprints and picture taken. I decided to get an early start the next morning and go straight to the hotel.

The following was seen at Charlotte Douglas International on January 24th between 2017 and 2040 local time:

N328EN De Havilland DHC-8-311A U.S Airways Express
N708PS Canadair CL-600-2C10 Regional Jet 701 U.S Airways Express
N921UW 757-225 U.S Airways

My hotel, the La Quinta Inn & Suites Charlotte South, was a 15 minute shuttle-bus ride away, and made for a very comfortable stay for a good price. The following morning, after a simple but tasty breakfast-buffet, I got at the airport at 0715. Not taking any chances with a closed Airport museum, I left that for what it was and would (luckily) have a very clear view of what was outside from my plane upon departure. I now saw that at departure level, 2 small parts of the apron could be seen, so a quick check in the freezing cold, and on towards check-in. I found a nice spot where I was able to see almost all the traffic. Around 10 ‘o clock, I had my first encounter of my trip with security. They were very friendly and asked to see my registration booklet and passport, repeatedly saying that I wasn’t doing anything illegal. One of them checked my name and passport number and the other browsed through my booklet, asking me to explain what the hobby was about. I did as I was asked and with the advice of not using my binoculars too frequently, they went away and let me be. I was not bothered again, and my stay at Charlotte came to an end as we left on U.S Airways Express CRJ-900 N902FJ to Washington Dulles, that started after a taxi-time of 33 minutes, as we were number 11 at the runway, that was used in mixed mode.

The following was seen at Charlotte Douglas International on January 25th between 0715 and 1226 local time:

N404US 737-401 (First 400 built) U.S Airways
N406US 737-401 U.S Airways
N409US 737-401 U.S Airways
N419US 737-401 U.S Airways
N420US 737-401 U.S Airways
N422US 737-401 U.S Airways
N423US 737-401 U.S Airways
N425US 737-401 U.S Airways
N427US 737-4B7 U.S Airways
N433US 737-4B7 U.S Airways
N434US 737-4B7 U.S Airways
N439US 737-4B7 U.S Airways
N449US 737-4B7 U.S Airways
N450UW 737-4B7 U.S Airways
N451UW 737-4B7 U.S Airways
N453UW 737-4B7 U.S Airways
N455UW 737-4B7 U.S Airways
N456UW 737-4B7 U.S Airways
N458UW 737-4B7 U.S Airways
N505AU 737-3B7 U.S Airways
N506AU 737-3B7 U.S Airways
N511AU 737-3B7 U.S Airways
N512AU 737-3B7 U.S Airways
N514AU 737-3B7 U.S Airways
N516AU 737-3B7 U.S Airways
N517AU 737-3B7 U.S Airways
N518AU 737-3B7 U.S Airways
N526AU 737-3B7 U.S Airways
N527AU 737-3B7 U.S Airways
N531AU 737-3B7 U.S Airways
N533AU 737-3B7 U.S Airways
N577US 737-301 U.S Airways
N590US 737-301 U.S Airways
N201UU 757-2B7 / W U.S Airways
N205UW 757-23N U.S Airways
N206UW 757-2B7 / W U.S Airways
N905AW 757-2S7 U.S Airways
N917UW 757-225 U.S Airways
N921UW 757-225 U.S Airways
N922UW 757-225 U.S Airways
N924UW 757-225 U.S Airways
N929UW 757-2B7 U.S Airways
N930UW 757-2B7 U.S Airways
N935UW 757-2B7 U.S Airways
N940UW 757-2B7 U.S Airways ('Star Alliance' c/s and titles)
N941UW 757-2B7 U.S Airways
N942UW 757-2B7 U.S Airways
N700UW A319-112 U.S Airways ('Star Alliance' c/s and titles)
N701UW A319-112 U.S Airways ('Star Alliance' c/s and titles)
N709UW A319-112 U.S Airways ('Eagles' c/s and titles)
N710UW A319-112 U.S Airways
N711UW A319-112 U.S Airways
N717UW A319-112 U.S Airways ('Carolina Panthers' c/s and titles)
N722US A319-112 U.S Airways
N724UW A319-112 U.S Airways
N725UW A319-112 U.S Airways
N730US A319-112 U.S Airways
N732US A319-112 U.S Airways
N742PS A319-112 U.S Airways ('PSA' c/s and titles)
N744P A319-112 U.S Airways ('Piedmont' c/s and titles)
N747UW A319-112 U.S Airways
N751UW A319-112 U.S Airways
N767UW A319-112 U.S Airways
N769US A319-112 U.S Airways
N103US A320-214 U.S Airways
N105UW A320-214 U.S Airways
N114UW A320-214 U.S Airways
N117UW A320-214 U.S Airways
N122US A320-214 U.S Airways
N601AW A320-232 U.S Airways
N660AW A320-232 U.S Airways
N161UW A321-211 U.S Airways
N163US A321-211 U.S Airways
N167US A321-211 U.S Airways
N174US A321-211 U.S Airways
N176UW A321-211 U.S Airways
N178US A321-211 U.S Airways
N179UW A321-211 U.S Airways
N187US A321-211 U.S Airways
N189UW A321-211 U.S Airways
N191UW A321-211 U.S Airways
N192UW A321-211 U.S Airways

N163YV Beech 1900D U.S Airways Express
N202PS Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 200ER U.S Airways Express
N206PS Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 200ER U.S Airways Express
N207PS Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 200ER U.S Airways Express
N209PS Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 200ER U.S Airways Express
N213PS Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 200ER U.S Airways Express
N215PS Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 200ER U.S Airways Express
N216PS Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 200ER U.S Airways Express
N221PS Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 200ER U.S Airways Express
N226JS Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 200ER U.S Airways Express
N228PS Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 200ER U.S Airways Express
N230PS Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 200ER U.S Airways Express
N245PS Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 200ER U.S Airways Express
N247JS Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 200ER U.S Airways Express
N248PS Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 200ER U.S Airways Express
N250PS Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 200ER U.S Airways Express
N260JS Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 200ER U.S Airways Express
N425AW Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 200ER U.S Airways Express
N431AW Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 200ER U.S Airways Express
N459AW Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 200ER U.S Airways Express
N702PS Canadair CL-600-2C10 Regional Jet 701 U.S Airways Express
N708PS Canadair CL-600-2C10 Regional Jet 701 U.S Airways Express
N709PS Canadair CL-600-2C10 Regional Jet 701 U.S Airways Express
N710PS Canadair CL-600-2C10 Regional Jet 701 U.S Airways Express
N712PS Canadair CL-600-2C10 Regional Jet 701 U.S Airways Express
N716PS Canadair CL-600-2C10 Regional Jet 701 U.S Airways Express
N719PS Canadair CL-600-2C10 Regional Jet 701 U.S Airways Express
N720PS Canadair CL-600-2C10 Regional Jet 701 U.S Airways Express
N723PS Canadair CL-600-2C10 Regional Jet 701 U.S Airways Express
N725PS Canadair CL-600-2C10 Regional Jet 701 U.S Airways Express
N902FJ Canadair CL-600-2D24 Regional Jet 900 U.S Airways Express
N904FJ Canadair CL-600-2D24 Regional Jet 900 U.S Airways Express
N908FJ Canadair CL-600-2D24 Regional Jet 900 U.S Airways Express
N910FJ Canadair CL-600-2D24 Regional Jet 900 U.S Airways Express
N918FJ Canadair CL-600-2D24 Regional Jet 900 U.S Airways Express
N921FJ Canadair CL-600-2D24 Regional Jet 900 U.S Airways Express
N922FJ Canadair CL-600-2D24 Regional Jet 900 U.S Airways Express
N923FJ Canadair CL-600-2D24 Regional Jet 900 U.S Airways Express
N924FJ Canadair CL-600-2D24 Regional Jet 900 U.S Airways Express
N925FJ Canadair CL-600-2D24 Regional Jet 900 U.S Airways Express
N927LR Canadair CL-600-2D24 Regional Jet 900 U.S Airways Express
N931LR Canadair CL-600-2D24 Regional Jet 900 U.S Airways Express
N932LR Canadair CL-600-2D24 Regional Jet 900 U.S Airways Express
N934FJ Canadair CL-600-2D24 Regional Jet 900 U.S Airways Express
N935LR Canadair CL-600-2D24 Regional Jet 900 U.S Airways Express
N328EN De Havilland DHC-8-311A U.S Airways Express
N329EN De Havilland DHC-8-311 U.S Airways Express
N330EN De Havilland DHC-8-311A U.S Airways Express
N331EN De Havilland DHC-8-311A U.S Airways Express
N335EN De Havilland DHC-8-311 U.S Airways Express
N343EN De Havilland DHC-8-311A U.S Airways Express
N816EX De Havilland DHC-8-102A U.S Airways Express
N825EX De Havilland DHC-8-102A U.S Airways Express
N828EX De Havilland DHC-8-102A U.S Airways Express
N838EX De Havilland DHC-8-102A U.S Airways Express
N933HA De Havilland DHC-8-102 U.S Airways Express
N943HA De Havilland DHC-8-102 U.S Airways Express
N980HA De Havilland DHC-8-102A U.S Airways Express
N982HA De Havilland DHC-8-102A U.S Airways Express
N801MA Embraer ERJ-170SU U.S Airways Express
N804MD Embraer ERJ-170SU U.S Airways Express
N103HQ Embraer ERJ-175SR U.S Airways Express
N105HQ Embraer ERJ-175SR U.S Airways Express
N109HQ Embraer ERJ-175SR U.S Airways Express
N111HQ Embraer ERJ-175SR U.S Airways Express
N112HQ Embraer ERJ-175SR U.S Airways Express
N114HQ Embraer ERJ-175SR U.S Airways Express
N122HQ Embraer ERJ-175SR U.S Airways Express
N124HQ Embraer ERJ-175SR U.S Airways Express

31456 Lockheed C-130H-3 U.S. Air Force / North Carolina Air Guard ('Charlotte')
N13968 Embraer ERJ-145LR Continental Express ('Expressjet' titles on engines)
N13997 Embraer ERJ-145LR Continental Express ('Expressjet' titles on engines)
N14950 Embraer ERJ-145LR Continental Express ('Expressjet' titles on engines)
N174YV Beech 1900D Mesa Airlines
N187JB Embraer ERJ-190-100IGW jetBlue
N248AA McDonnell Douglas MD-82 American
N348PA 727-222A Pan Am Clipper Connection
N369NB A319-114 NWA Northwest Airlines
N3735D 737-832 Delta
N377DA 737-832 Delta
N383QS Cessna 560
N40NB Learjet 40
N428UA A320-232 United Airlines
N442CA Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 100ER Delta Connection by Comair
N500RR Falcon 200
N503MJ Canadair CL-600-2C10 Regional Jet 701 United Express ('eXplus' titles)
N504MG 727-191
N510BC Mitsubishi Mu-300 Diamond 1A
N58HA Bombardier BD-100 Challenger 300
N602LR Canadair CL-600-2D24 Regional Jet 900 Delta Connection
N604LR Canadair CL-600-2D24 Regional Jet 900 Delta Connection
N625QS Cessna 560XL
N708AA 727-223F Capitol Cargo International
N716AE Embraer ERJ-135LR American Eagle
N727NK 727-212A Roush Fenway Racing
N729UP Douglas DC-8-71F UPS ('Worldwide Services, Synchronizing the world of commerce' titles)
N776NC Douglas DC-9-51 NWA Northwest Airlines
N783DH 727-227F DHL
N793TA Beechjet 400A
N814UP Douglas DC-8-73CF UPS ('Worldwide Services, Synchronizing the world of commerce' titles)
N815HK Embraer ERJ-145LR American Connection
N823AE Embraer ERJ-140LR American Eagle
N929UA 737-522 United
N931FD Learjet 31A
N944AT 717-2BD AirTran ('airtran.com' titles on engines)
N964CA Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 100ER Delta Connection by Comair
N970DL McDonnell Douglas MD-88 Delta

At seat number 4F, a window seat in a 2+2 configuration with nobody sitting next to me, I was truly amazed at the silence inside the cabin. I know, in a 900 the engines are a mile behind you, but still, not a sound. An amazing experience in an aircraft for me. A funny thing to see was that the interior was still America West all around. On the outside it was in the new USX colors. It took us just over 50 minutes to Washington, not nearly enough time for my registration administration.

With a few terminal buildings a small distance from each other, with a strange bus system connecting them, Washington Dulles is not a simple airport to spot at when airside. Inside these terminals, there aren’t a lot of windows, unfortunately. So I had to keep my feet moving again for a few hours, fortunately not bothered by any security personnel.

The following was seen at Washington Dulles International on January 25th between 1317 and 1749 local time:

N406UA A320-232 Ted ('Part Of United' titles)
N465UA A320-232 Ted ('Part Of United' titles)
N469UA A320-232 Ted ('Part Of United' titles)
N479UA A320-232 Ted ('Part Of United' titles)
N487UA A320-232 Ted ('Part Of United' titles)

N313UA 737-322 United Airlines
N339UA 737-322 United Airlines
N341UA 737-322 United Airlines
N187UA 747-422 United
N533UA 757-222 United Airlines
N580UA 757-222 United Airlines
N641UA 767-322ER United
N642UA 767-322ER United
N643UA 767-322ER United
N647UA 767-322ER United
N649UA 767-322ER United
N654UA 767-322ER United
N655UA 767-322ER United
N656UA 767-322ER United
N220UA 777-222ER United
N768UA 777-222 United
N769UA 777-222 United
N772UA 777-222 United
N776UA 777-222 United
N807UA A319-131 United Airlines
N813UA A319-131 United Airlines
N823UA A319-131 United Airlines
N825UA A319-131 United Airlines
N833UA A319-131 United Airlines
N835UA A319-131 United Airlines
N842UA A319-131 United Airlines
N852UA A319-131 United Airlines
N404UA A320-232 United Airlines
N419UA A320-232 United Airlines
N429UA A320-232 United Airlines

N17175 Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 200LR United Express
N37208 Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 200LR United Express
N47202 Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 200LR United Express
N592ML Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 200ER United Express
N593ML Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 200LR United Express
N649BR Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 200ER United Express
N651ML Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 200LR United Express
N75991 Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 200ER United Express
N75992 Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 200ER United Express
N75995 Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 200ER United Express
N75998 Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 200ER United Express
N77302 Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 200LR United Express
N77331 Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 200LR United Express
N157GJ Canadair CL-600-2C10 Regional Jet 702 United Express ('eXplus' titles)
N159GJ Canadair CL-600-2C10 Regional Jet 702 United Express ('eXplus' titles)
N161GJ Canadair CL-600-2C10 Regional Jet 702 United Express ('eXplus' titles)
N165GJ Canadair CL-600-2C10 Regional Jet 702 United Express ('eXplus' titles)
N501MJ Canadair CL-600-2C10 Regional Jet 701 United Express ('eXplus' titles)
N503MJ Canadair CL-600-2C10 Regional Jet 701 United Express
N505MJ Canadair CL-600-2C10 Regional Jet 701 United Express
N513MJ Canadair CL-600-2C10 Regional Jet 701 United Express
N514MJ Canadair CL-600-2C10 Regional Jet 701 United Express
N515MJ Canadair CL-600-2C10 Regional Jet 701 United Express
N518LR Canadair CL-600-2C10 Regional Jet 702 United Express ('eXplus' titles)
N522LR Canadair CL-600-2C10 Regional Jet 702 United Express ('eXplus' titles)
N271SK Embraer ERJ-145LR United Express
N290SK Embraer ERJ-145LR United Express
N292SK Embraer ERJ-145LR United Express
N841HK Embraer ERJ-145LU United Express
N842HK Embraer ERJ-145LR United Express
N843HK Embraer ERJ-145LR United Express
N849HK Embraer ERJ-145LR United Express
N631RW Embraer ERJ-170SE United Express ('eXplus' titles)
N638RW Embraer ERJ-170SE United Express ('eXplus' titles)
N641RW Embraer ERJ-170SE United Express ('eXplus' titles)
N647RW Embraer ERJ-170SE United Express ('eXplus' titles)
N653RW Embraer ERJ-170SE United Express ('eXplus' titles)
N196CJ Saab 340B United Express
N220MJ Saab 340B United Express
N237MJ Saab 340B United Express
N277MJ Saab 340B United Express
N311CE Saab 340B United Express
N341CJ Saab 340B United Express

D-AIGX A340-313X Lufthansa
F-GSPI 777-228ER Air France
G-VSEA A340-311 Virgin Atlantic
G-ZZZC 777-236 British Airways
N10MZ Gulfstream 550
N141DR Beechjet 400A
N145QS Beechjet 400XP
N18CG Falcon 2000
N19503 Embraer ERJ-135ER Continental Express ('Expressjet' titles on engines)
N200TK Beech B200
N203QS Falcon 2000
N204DD Gulfstream 200
N210CJ Saab 340B Colgan Air
N216PS Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet 200ER U.S Airways Express
N233CJ Saab 340B (a/w, n/t)
N239PF Beech 200 Super King Air
N249CJ Saab 340B Colgan Air
N265QS Falcon 2000
N296SK Embraer ERJ-145LR (basic United Express c/s, very small 'Operated by Chautauqua Airlines' titles)
N350CJ Saab 340B U.S Airways Express
N353SW 737-3H4 Southwest
N364NB A319-114 NWA Northwest Airlines
N388AC Gulfstream 550
N406FJ Dornier 328-300 Jet
N482LX Beechjet 400XP
N495TA A320-233 TACA
N532FX Bombardier BD-100 Challenger 300
N534FX Bombardier BD-100 Challenger 300
N543JB A320-232 jetBlue
N591JB A320-232 jetBlue
N605DL 757-232 Delta
N608AA 757-223ER / W American
N610FX Learjet 40
N610SM IAI 1125A Astra SPX
N619GA Beechjet 400A
N634QS Cessna 560XLS
N635JB A320-232 jetBlue
N642WN 737-3H4 Southwest
N663JB A320-232 jetBlue
N668QS Cessna 560XL
N70425 McDonnell Douglas MD-82 American
N745QS Gulfstream 200
N762NW Douglas DC-9-41 NWA Northwest Airlines
N807HK Embraer ERJ-145LR Trans States Airlines ('United Express c/s)
N809HK Embraer ERJ-145ER Trans States Airlines
N81HP Beech E90
N825HK Embraer ERJ-145LR American Connection
N830AW A319-132 U.S Airways
N830EF Gulfstream 4
N853CC Raytheon Hawker 850XP / W
N854MJ Embraer ERJ-145LR Delta Connection
N860RW Embraer ERJ-170SE (white fuselage, grey underbelly, blue tail, n/t)
N864QS Raytheon Hawker 800XP
N900MK Falcon 900EX
N927AT 717-231 AirTran ('airtran.com' titles)
N958QS Cessna 750 Citation X
N964H Canadair CL604 Challenger
N979RP Embraer ERJ-170SE (white fuselage, grey underbelly, blue tail, n/t)
N996DL McDonnell Douglas MD-88 Delta
SE-REE A330-343X SAS Scandinavian Airlines
XA-APE Falcon 900B
ZS-SNC A340-642 South African

The well-known United 767-300 N654UA brought me back to Schiphol in 6 hour 35 minute flight, but it was a rather uncomfortable one due to restricted legroom. Although I must say that UAL’s channel 9 is rather fun to listen to during departure and arrival. With touchdown on runway 27 at 0624 local time, my journey around the world ended where it started three weeks prior. A bit exhausted, but an unforgettable experience richer, I was back home after spending 61 hours and 1 minute airborne in the last three weeks.

Thanks very much for your attention, I hope you enjoyed it!

Gr.
Ard

PS. More photos and non-aviation related stories will follow on my website in time.
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adz wrote:If the moderaters want this topic divided into seperate ones, or the pictures moved, or anything else, please let me know. I just decided to create a full impression here, with just a few pictures.
One of the best aviation reads I have had in a long time. Thanks a lot for sharing 8)
Lets hope it stays as it is, otherwise I think it is time to make a trip report category for excellent stuff like this :!:

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Very nice and readable log Ard! Very interesting to have some information from places far away. It broke my silent night a lot :wink: .


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Hiya Ard,

It sure is a nice trip report. Very enjoyable to read with Charlotte as a bit of a surprise to me. Seems worth to go there which I hadn't expected.

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adz wrote:If the moderaters want this topic divided into seperate ones, or the pictures moved, or anything else
Not me. Awesome report, nice going :!:

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Thanks guys!
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Nice report!
I also liked your non aviation trip around the world pictures at your site.
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Great story, thanks for sharing.

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PS: No museum stuff at Charlotte?
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adz wrote:UAL’s channel 9 is rather fun to listen to during departure and arrival.
Unfortunately this was turned off on my UA flights to and from IAD :(

But a very nice report Ard 8)
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Finally there was some time to read this report attentively, and I'm glad I did; amazing report, thanks Ard!
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amazing trip.. thanks for sharing.

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Thanks again guys!
marcel32us wrote:PS: No museum stuff at Charlotte?
I decided not to include these, as you already put a nice and complete list in the Charlotte topic. :wink:

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This definately beats a day of spotting at LHR... just 1 word of comment:

wow 8)

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Hey, the Quicksilver GT500 UL-TI-030 that was in Pueto Jimenez, Costa Rica that day belongs to Mynor Mendoza.
It was nice to see your picture of it in this forum.
Congrats for your trip.
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