In November 2021, an exciting chance to log at least some flying for 2021 came unexpectedly in the form of British Airways A380 training flights! My previous flight was in January 2020, just before the cough started. This meant I could finally log something more substantial than the short Cessna 152 flight back in October! […]
BA958 AKA crossing the channel in an unreasonably oversized aircraft Read More »
For some mysterious reason, two years Korean Air has chosen Prague as one of its 747 destinations. For a few months in the high seasons of the last 2 years, we have been enjoying our one and only passenger jumbo service, 4 times a week. This is a little unexpected adventure from the airport trying
The distracted man’s M42 to micro 4/3 adapter Read More »
Athough I find not many aviation enthousiasts have them, binoculars are a fun and often very useful addition to the toolbox. Most people that enjoy aviation photography will have some sort of large zoom, but the view it provides is often narrow, and “2D” as only one eye is used. There are binoculars for hunting,
Choosing Binoculars for Planespotting and Air Shows in 2019 Read More »
In 2014, Azerbaidjan airlines anounced an oddly unique route. Starting from july, they would begin flying directly from Baku to Geneva… on an all-business configured Boeing 727 operated by Silkway Airlines! I immediately considered flying it, but the price was just not for me at the time. The next best thing was to go see
Azerbaijan Boeing 727 in Geneva in 2014 Read More »
Today, we will be taking a break from airliners and instead will make a short stop at Grenoble general aviation airport. First small, second smaller Two airports serve Grenoble. Grenoble St Geoirs is the international airport, situated 45 km Northwest from Grenoble. It handles regular passenger flights only during winter, mostly snow sports enthusiasts from
Grenoble – Le Versoud (LFLG) general aviation airport Read More »
Whether you’re just flying through or coming to Prague specifically for plane spotting, PRG airport is a great place for a day out. As a relatively busy airport in the Prague countryside, PRG has interesting and growing traffic, coming mainly from the East. The airport is accomodating to planespotters, and it even has airside bus tours
Plane Spotting Guide and Map for Prague Airport – 2019 Read More »
Lenses are one of the most cruicial elements in the making of an aviation photo. The maximum aperture, quality of the optical elements, speed of autofocus, build quality and resistance to elements all play an important role. Today, we’re going to look at the 3 lenses I believe are most useful for aviation photography, which
The 3 lenses to get for planespotting and aviation photography Read More »
With the sun out and puffy low clouds over the horizon, I decided to make a last minute trip to the airport to catch the delayed China Airlines 747-400F. After a short spotting session, things got unexpectedly well aligned and I ended up with one of my favourite images of this year. Here’s a short
Chinese jumbo and Qatar sunset in Prague Read More »