A Sunday that almost wasn't......
Hello and long time no see...... yeah; it has been months... so, I woke up on Sunday morning to blue skies. normally, this means another day skydiving.... i just HAD to go on my computer and look at ACARS LAAM to find that the ever elusive (for me, at least), B-KPF was inbound to KJFK from VHHH, ETA around 12:40. Take the skydiving rig out of the car, put the camera equipment in the car, call the drop zone, tell them I won't be there, grab Janice and her camera and head out to the Belt Pkwy instead... so we finally saw B-KPF from Bed Bath and Beyond, with nice dramatic clouds around. the usual Sunday morning mix, an interesting C&T Charters 737 and the new Virgin A330 with metallic red paint.... sharp! chance of showers was 30%. After Cathay arrived, it was off to the BayHouse Restaurant, literally under 31R approach. take Brookville Blvd the other way, across Rockaway Blvd, through the industrial area, and the waterfront restaurant is at the end of Bayville Ave. nice lunch, some unique views of approaching planes, and then off to Cross Bay/Howard Beach for the afternoon departures. I waited over 3 1/2 years for nice lighting with B-KPF, and missed a perfect day of skydiving, there was no way we were getting on the Belt Pkwy west bound withint seeing her depart also. well, that 30% showers turned into 100% as it rained on us at Cross Bay. We watched TransAero 777 depart 31L in a downpour..... and then it stopped raining.... what do you get after a brief shower when the sun comes out? unreal. this made the waiting pay off huge dividends. Enjoy! Roman and Janice
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Now, I could hold a contest and ask for type, airline, and reg for the following three, but I'm not that cruel..... the types, everyone should get right off the bat
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and the grand finale......I would have followed her all the way to Hong Kong, if my lens permitted it....
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