Tjwgrr From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 2300 posts, RR: 3 Reply 1, posted (6 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 23 hours ago) and read 1592 times:
What kind of camera set up did you use to take this? Amazing photo! Thanks!
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Airline Turkish Airlines
Flight Number 5
Departure City (Airport) Istanbul, Turkey (LTBA)
Departure Time 01/24/2007 10:36 AM
Arrival City (Airport) Chicago, IL (ORD)
Arrival Time 01/24/2007 01:09 PM
Remaining Flight Time 05:05
Aircraft Type A332
Flight Status In Flight
Direct KNOBS, maintain 2700' until established on the localizer, cleared ILS runway 26 left approach.
TK787 From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 4114 posts, RR: 13 Reply 3, posted (6 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 1538 times:
Quoting Oly720man (Thread starter): Don't know how often this happens (no photos in the db), but in place of the timetabled A340, today's flight is an A330.
The first time I realized this was on Jan 17th. Both TK flights to JFK and ORD were on 332s. Couple of possible reasons:
-It is cold and lower loads, top and bottom, making it possible for 332 to make these flights. Summers, another story.
-7x343s in TK fleet are up for interior refurbish. This could be the perfect time to do this, before the busy summer schedule.
Jacobin777 From United States of America, joined Sep 2004, 14968 posts, RR: 61 Reply 4, posted (6 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 1537 times:
Quoting Tjwgrr (Reply 1): What kind of camera set up did you use to take this? Amazing photo! Thanks!
Sort of like my photo I took from one of my bedrooms..
AlitaliaMD11 From Spain, joined Dec 2003, 4068 posts, RR: 15 Reply 6, posted (6 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 1514 times:
Quoting TK787 (Reply 3): The first time I realized this was on Jan 17th. Both TK flights to JFK and ORD were on 332s. Couple of possible reasons:
-It is cold and lower loads, top and bottom, making it possible for 332 to make these flights. Summers, another story.
-7x343s in TK fleet are up for interior refurbish. This could be the perfect time to do this, before the busy summer schedule.
On Wednesdays Turkish sends an A330-200 to JFK, the rest of the week the flights are on the A340-300.
TK787 From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 4114 posts, RR: 13 Reply 7, posted (6 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 1490 times:
Quoting AlitaliaMD11 (Reply 6): On Wednesdays Turkish sends an A330-200 to JFK, the rest of the week the flights are on the A340-300.
I didn't realize that. How long this has been the case? And do you know how far into summer this might continue? I am interested because then I will have to fly on Wednesdays.
Thanks.
Gregarious119 From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 524 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (6 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 20 hours ago) and read 1473 times:
Do you know what Altitude he was at when you snapped him? Is Barton in the UK?
I'd love to get my hands on a telephoto lens to throw on my 300D
TK787 From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 4114 posts, RR: 13 Reply 9, posted (6 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 20 hours ago) and read 1440 times:
Quoting AlitaliaMD11 (Reply 6): On Wednesdays Turkish sends an A330-200 to JFK, the rest of the week the flights are on the A340-300.
Actually, I just looked at the TK website, today, Wed., TK001 is operated on 343.
Jacobin777 From United States of America, joined Sep 2004, 14968 posts, RR: 61 Reply 10, posted (6 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 20 hours ago) and read 1434 times:
Quoting Oly720man (Reply 5): Quoting Jacobin777 (Reply 4):
Sort of like my photo I took from one of my bedrooms.
I wish Eva Air flew past mine!
I get a lot more planes over my house...I'm just too lazy...
Oly720man From United Kingdom, joined May 2004, 6225 posts, RR: 11 Reply 11, posted (6 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 20 hours ago) and read 1413 times:
Quoting Gregarious119 (Reply 8): Do you know what Altitude he was at when you snapped him? Is Barton in the UK?
Yes, Barton's near Manchester in the UK. Altitude, I'd hazard a guess at FL360.
A calculation.... The aircraft is 250pix long out of 3072 pix in the full image. The 400mm lens has a horizontal angle of 6deg so the resolved angle is 0.488 deg.
With the 1.6x scaling factor in the digital camera, this resolved angle is 0.488/1.6 deg = 0.35deg
Length of an A330-200 is 58.8m
For a right angle triangle, the short length will be 29.4m (half the aircraft length) and the angle 0.1525 deg (half the resolved angle). This gives a distance of 11045m, i.e. 36239ft. The aircraft wasn't directly above me, so this distance will be marginally less, but FL360 is probably about right.
TK787 From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 4114 posts, RR: 13 Reply 12, posted (6 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 19 hours ago) and read 1404 times:
Tjwgrr From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 2300 posts, RR: 3 Reply 13, posted (6 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 19 hours ago) and read 1376 times:
Quoting Oly720man (Reply 11): A calculation.... The aircraft is 250pix long out of 3072 pix in the full image. The 400mm lens has a horizontal angle of 6deg so the resolved angle is 0.488 deg.
With the 1.6x scaling factor in the digital camera, this resolved angle is 0.488/1.6 deg = 0.35deg
Length of an A330-200 is 58.8m
For a right angle triangle, the short length will be 29.4m (half the aircraft length) and the angle 0.1525 deg (half the resolved angle). This gives a distance of 11045m, i.e. 36239ft. The aircraft wasn't directly above me, so this distance will be marginally less, but FL360 is probably about right
Holy cow.. do I feel stupid.
Direct KNOBS, maintain 2700' until established on the localizer, cleared ILS runway 26 left approach.
Gregarious119 From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 524 posts, RR: 0 Reply 14, posted (6 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 18 hours ago) and read 1329 times:
Quoting Oly720man (Reply 11):
A calculation.... The aircraft is 250pix long out of 3072 pix in the full image. The 400mm lens has a horizontal angle of 6deg so the resolved angle is 0.488 deg.
With the 1.6x scaling factor in the digital camera, this resolved angle is 0.488/1.6 deg = 0.35deg
Length of an A330-200 is 58.8m
For a right angle triangle, the short length will be 29.4m (half the aircraft length) and the angle 0.1525 deg (half the resolved angle). This gives a distance of 11045m, i.e. 36239ft. The aircraft wasn't directly above me, so this distance will be marginally less, but FL360 is probably about right.
Laxintl From United States of America, joined May 2000, 22248 posts, RR: 51 Reply 15, posted (6 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 18 hours ago) and read 1329 times:
Quoting TK787 (Reply 7): I didn't realize that. How long this has been the case? And do you know how far into summer this might continue? I am interested because then I will have to fly on Wednesdays.
THY has been trying to maximize availability of its new premium product on the US routes. Works out well now during the winter sending the A330 while loads are down anyhow, and frees the first A340s to be modified with the new cabins.
Enjoy your trip. Hopefully you'll get lucky with one the new A330s!
From the desert to the sea, to all of Southern California
AlitaliaMD11 From Spain, joined Dec 2003, 4068 posts, RR: 15 Reply 16, posted (6 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 17 hours ago) and read 1289 times:
Quoting TK787 (Reply 9): Actually, I just looked at the TK website, today, Wed., TK001 is operated on 343.
Since sometime in December the A330-200 has been operating in on Wednesdays but I am thinking the A330-200 used on the IST-JFK route instead went to ORD today. The schedule shows TK2 should be an A330-200 today.
ORDRyan28 From United States of America, joined Jul 2006, 988 posts, RR: 17 Reply 17, posted (6 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 16 hours ago) and read 1253 times:
Jacobin777 From United States of America, joined Sep 2004, 14968 posts, RR: 61 Reply 18, posted (6 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 1214 times:
Thanks ORDRyan28...
Quoting ORDRyan28 (Reply 17):
..Jacobin777- was that photo taken in the SFO area or ORD area?
ORDRyan28 From United States of America, joined Jul 2006, 988 posts, RR: 17 Reply 19, posted (6 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 14 hours ago) and read 1170 times:
Laxintl From United States of America, joined May 2000, 22248 posts, RR: 51 Reply 20, posted (6 years 4 months 3 weeks 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 1158 times:
Quoting AlitaliaMD11 (Reply 16): Since sometime in December the A330-200 has been operating in on Wednesdays
Actually most Weds & Friday since early November.
The ORD A330 trips are new, with the 332 operating 8 of the last 10 flights.
From the desert to the sea, to all of Southern California
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Holy cow.. do I feel stupid.
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