Dimoko From United States of America, joined Mar 2006, 307 posts, RR: 1 Posted (4 years 9 months 1 week 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 4057 times:
I am going to be in the Seattle area this week, and i am planning to go back to the Boeing factory tour. There is a great spotting deck that overlooks paine field. I checked it out on flight aware, and it only lists some small private activity, do you know if boeing is required to submit flight plans for test flights and delivery flights? i am trying to plan it to see a heavy or two if i'm lucky.
thanks for the help in advance!
dave
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Visityyj From Canada, joined Jun 2000, 519 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (4 years 9 months 1 week 6 days 1 hour ago) and read 4036 times:
Yes, the flights are filed under BOExxx although the timings are subject to change up to the last minute. They often aren't filed (outbound) until just before departure.
Dlednicer From United States of America, joined May 2005, 505 posts, RR: 6 Reply 2, posted (4 years 9 months 1 week 5 days 23 hours ago) and read 4020 times:
Mattcawby From United States of America, joined Mar 2006, 199 posts, RR: 13 Reply 3, posted (4 years 9 months 1 week 5 days 22 hours ago) and read 4005 times:
Have you got a picture of that Everts DC-6 at the south ramp Dave? N51599, stripped of paint and out in the open. *RARE*
Dlednicer From United States of America, joined May 2005, 505 posts, RR: 6 Reply 4, posted (4 years 9 months 1 week 5 days 19 hours ago) and read 3989 times:
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Quoting Dlednicer (Reply 2): Have you got a picture of that Everts DC-6 at the south ramp Dave? N51599, stripped of paint and out in the open. *RARE*
As soon as the sun comes out again, I'll get up there and get it!
I couldn't get a clear shot of Everts DC-6 N747CE when she was getting worked on down on the south ramp, so I worked her into another shot:
Airplanenut From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 649 posts, RR: 1 Reply 5, posted (4 years 9 months 1 week 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 3983 times:
Quoting Visityyj (Reply 1): Yes, the flights are filed under BOExxx although the timings are subject to change up to the last minute. They often aren't filed (outbound) until just before departure.
Not only that, but the times are very often wrong. I work across the street and track Flight Aware... very, very rarely are test flights out when scheduled. To see them, the best thing to do is have a radio or a good view of the ramp.
The other callsign to look for is EIAXXX. Any EIA that is a 744 is an LCF. On most days, you'll get one landing or takeoff, but at a random time.
Enjoy the tour... it's a fun place to be.
Also, if you're going to be in Seattle proper, Boeing Field has some cool traffic. In addition to 737 test flights, the two 777Fs are currently there, and between 4-7pm, you'll get a lot of the cargo heavies, such as UPS MD11/767/757, DHL 767, and a DC-8 for a carrier whose name I always forget.
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