Peter Howlett

Plane-spotting alter-ego of @cardiffbirder
Most OTT photos taken using a Nikon Z8 with 500f4+1.4x converter

[Peter Howlett @CardiffOTT]

@Sx60Contrails Lovely, do like it when a Frenchbee goes overhead in clear conditions

[Peter Howlett @CardiffOTT]

@flightradar24 Currently dumping fuel on its circuits

[Peter Howlett @CardiffOTT]

@AirbusRed Judging by all the carefully removed window surrounds I suspect someone has an eye to making a few quid from it, besides the parting out for maintenance of other 747s

[Peter Howlett @CardiffOTT]

@JTTsteve Some good photo opportunities on this track so far plus a QR A350 and others earlier!

[Peter Howlett @CardiffOTT]

@JamieClode No idea, but the increase of them coming to the heliport is because they can now hot fuel there

[Peter Howlett @CardiffOTT]

@Sx60Contrails I'm in Pembs this weekend but with easterly wind it wouldn't approach over the house. Taking the scenic route though right out over the Celtic Sea

[Peter Howlett @CardiffOTT]

@Sx60Contrails Cheers, had heard it was on its way. Photo later, though made an atypical approach so was futher away. Annoyed I missed getting a shot of the New England Patriots B767 which went east n of Cardiff earlier

[Peter Howlett @CardiffOTT]

@markparbhoo Some 14 hours later here's @markparbhoo and G-ZBLA over Cardiff at 08:05 this morning descending through FL300 on the approach to LHR - looks like you had a nice view this morning

[Peter Howlett @CardiffOTT]

@chris_aerospace @Sx60Contrails @EGLLSpotter @Welshmonitor @Frazer_Aero_UK Sadly never come this way of course. Just had the E4 go over at 30000' - cloudy 😞

[Peter Howlett @CardiffOTT]

@Sx60Contrails Looks like runway 12 is in use so may get a chance

[Peter Howlett @CardiffOTT]

@Donnerkebap1 Very nice, bit of extra reach rarely goes amiss - you could even stick the 1.4x on that

[Peter Howlett @CardiffOTT]

@PaulBrinkworth2 My go to is https://t.co/o3W2rkzQ5f it's web-based and you have to pay £21 a year but well worth it for UK tracking. There are others available but 360 has the best graphics by far

[Peter Howlett @CardiffOTT]

@foxyknoxy99 Stacking can reduce noise and preserve details enough to allow you to enlarge the file in PS so that a frame filling shot of the moon can go from c1400px to c2500px (D500+500f4+1.4x)

[Peter Howlett @CardiffOTT]

@olops Most likely this, would have been about 3000' and about 16:45

[Peter Howlett @CardiffOTT]

@foxyknoxy99 @AntonovCompany Nice - glad you had clear skies!

[Peter Howlett @CardiffOTT]

@RobbbinG @NWSAcaster @Su39frogfoot Clouded out here too unfortunately, though did see it on its way north on 27/06. Let's hope there's a clear slot for Atlantique 16 FNY5110 which is following it south, currently over the Lake District

[Peter Howlett @CardiffOTT]

@CivMilAir Notice it's now showing on ADSB-ex as 99-6143! Took off from MHZ at 12:10 as RCH598

[Peter Howlett @CardiffOTT]

@cvvhrn 1 frame of c30 taken useable!

[Peter Howlett @CardiffOTT]

@AirbusRed @metoffice Beautiful, rarely see proper individual cells down this neck of the woods to get shots like that

[Peter Howlett @CardiffOTT]

@chrisholley12 @Phil78791616 @freedar_uk @CivMilAir Sea King XV666 - was being tracked on 360radar