Hi all,
Whilst waiting at Prestwick on Wednesday for those little Aravas, word came through from a friend in air traffic that a private Boeing 747SP was coming in from some crew training. At first I thought it was too good to be true, after all, how many private B747SP’s are in service these days!
Yet twenty minutes later guess what was making its first of twelve approaches! A little over 30 years after its first flight, VP-BAT was looking as good as the day she rolled off the production line. Serving as a passenger airliner for Pan Am and United, this SP joined the Qatar Amiri flight during the mid nineties and is still being used to transport the Qatar royal family and other high ranking VIP’s.
Sorry if I’ve gone a little OTT with the pictures, its not every day you get to see a 747SP on your door step 🙂
By: Martin43 - 14th December 2008 at 14:04
Fred, great camera work on the AN-22, looks great mate.
By: Ren Frew - 14th December 2008 at 01:38
Thanks Alan I’m using a Sony 1080P HD Camcorder now which has helped a lot in improving the quality of my WMV’s.
Here’s a link to a touch and go from the 747SP.
http://www.saap.co.uk/Movie60-747SP-Prestwick-10-12-08.htmlAnd also one of the main feature of the day which was the AN22 arriving.
http://www.saap.co.uk/Movie59-ADBAN22-Prestwick-10-12-08.htmlFred.
P.S. The noise that is drowning out the AN22 was a Tucano which was taxiing by the Mound, for a little plane it makes an awful racket.
Good work Fred and a tripod too, best way to do it. I shoot 1080 as a matter of course at work these days, I’ve been saying it for a while but I need to make more time for “the hobby” in 2009.;)
By: fredseg1 - 14th December 2008 at 00:46
Great video Fred, you must have been stood just up from me. Were you near a guy with a set of step ladders?
Yes that was me I came through with a friend for the good visitors.
I’m sure I got you in my footage, I’ll send you a link direct to see if I did.
Fred.
By: fredseg1 - 14th December 2008 at 00:41
Great clip Fred, nice image quality too.
Thanks Alan I’m using a Sony 1080P HD Camcorder now which has helped a lot in improving the quality of my WMV’s.
Here’s a link to a touch and go from the 747SP.
http://www.saap.co.uk/Movie60-747SP-Prestwick-10-12-08.html
And also one of the main feature of the day which was the AN22 arriving.
http://www.saap.co.uk/Movie59-ADBAN22-Prestwick-10-12-08.html
Fred.
P.S. The noise that is drowning out the AN22 was a Tucano which was taxiing by the Mound, for a little plane it makes an awful racket.
By: Newcastle - 13th December 2008 at 22:24
Amazing set of shots there, the final shot is excellent mate.
-James
By: Grey Area - 13th December 2008 at 21:16
Well, this particular sun-loving gas-guzzler is based at Bournemouth.
Nice shots, Martin. 🙂
By: chornedsnorkack - 13th December 2008 at 20:14
I thought all those gas guzzlers were baking in the Mojave sunshine
Qatar has sunshine too. And they own the oil, so they are the ones who can afford oil guzzlers. A pity that they did not buy the pointy nosed ones…
By: Martin43 - 13th December 2008 at 16:10
Great video Fred, you must have been stood just up from me. Were you near a guy with a set of step ladders?
By: Ren Frew - 13th December 2008 at 15:07
If anyone wants to see it in action at Prestwick here is a Movie Clip that I made up of it. (Link Below).
Fred.
http://www.saap.co.uk/Movie61-747SP-Prestwick-10-12-08.html
Great clip Fred, nice image quality too. 😉
By: Bristol_Rob - 13th December 2008 at 10:19
Great set of shots there Martin
Im glad you managed to get her she looks great
Rob
🙂
By: fredseg1 - 13th December 2008 at 01:47
If anyone wants to see it in action at Prestwick here is a Movie Clip that I made up of it. (Link Below).
Fred.
http://www.saap.co.uk/Movie61-747SP-Prestwick-10-12-08.html
By: steve rowell - 13th December 2008 at 00:53
I thought all those gas guzzlers were baking in the Mojave sunshine
By: Martin43 - 12th December 2008 at 23:29
Thanks mate, no sadly I missed the An-22 and the Aravas due to work 🙁
The SP was a huge bonus though as was the Transavia 737, we haven’t seen one of those here for a while after the pulled out a few years back. He started just after 9am and was still bashing the CCT at half four! Next day he was still at it!
By: Tartan Pics - 12th December 2008 at 23:13
Very nice,Martin.
I was lucky enough to be at PIK while it was there too, a 5 minute visit and saw the SP a Cargolux and a Tucano (Which buzzed me on the M74 an hour later!!) Did you not manage any shots of the An22? i think i missed it by about 20 mins as i had to leave as i was working, or the Aravas??(Which left this morning incidentally)
By: UPSMD11f - 12th December 2008 at 23:11
some great shots of a very nice plane,looks like the weather was good for you too
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