pettitaviation

Traveling the world, taking photos of aircraft

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I am just now realizing the software I use to automatically post stuff makes the images fairly low quality for Twitter - apologies for that. I'll try to fix it, but in the meantime, my Flickr has full resolution images if you want to see them: https://t.co/SUAavklvAv

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@WTXJET Rooms are good! Nothing special honestly.

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I decided to stay at the H Hotel in LA this time to make use of the famous top deck for plane spotting - it did not disappoint! I caught this Delta A359 on approach with a gorgeous sunrise in the background.

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I spent some time in Los Angeles last month and managed to get a bunch of awesome shots! First one up, this @elalusa Boeing 787 wearing the extremely dapper El Al retro livery! This was my first time photographing El Al, super lucky to catch a special!

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I happed to be at MSP recently to catch a friend's flight and this Hawaiian A332 just happened to be diverting on a JFK-HNL route because of a medical issue. Hope all is well with the individual.

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This one is a throw back to the summer when this Royal Air Force Airbus A400M visited MSP a couple times in a week. These are some gorgeous aircraft, love the noise and that massive tail!

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The weather was finally good enough to go out and do some spotting this past weekend! Didn't get much, but it was great to be out again. I caught this @delta CRJ900 making a 12L departure to the east in that nice low winter sun.

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It's a bit weird seeing a bandit mask on a 787, but honestly, I kind of dig the look! This @aircanada Boeing 787 was photographed on short final at LAS during my November trip there.

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More LAS love! This time, @jetblue's dapper looking Airbus A320 wearing a special Bostic Celtics livery. Not many green birds out there, based on how good this looks, I think there should be!

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@skiesnbeyond I agree, 100%

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Happy Friday! Here is another summer throw back - this time from the Duluth Airshow. This was my first time photographing a KC-135 in flight. Look at those super beefy landing gear!

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@jasonChampton Yes! Emirates has been on the north side every time I have captured it, not sure about the others though.

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@jasonChampton I have also found that Clutters can be a little more temperamental, literally. So much concrete/asphalt between you and the aircraft makes heat distortion common and fairly unavoidable. Not to discount it as an awesome spot though!

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@jasonChampton I would say it depends on what you want to capture. Cargo departures are good from Clutters, arrivals from Proud Bird. Northern arrivals H Hotel or, my favorite, the new economy garage. In & Out is good in the afternoon/evening otherwise it is backlit.

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@skiesnbeyond @airfrance Yep!

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Here is a summer time throw back! This @airfrance 777 made an unusually on time departure resulting in some stunning light and gorgeous cotton candy summer skies. Really missing these conditions right about now.

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I caught the first and only A340 special livery during my trip to Denver a few months back. I'm a big fan of spotting these interesting looking quad-jets, especially the longer -600 variant, but I'll take the -300 :P

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The Patriots brought their team-owned 767 when they played against the Vikings a few weeks back. Unfortunately they were slightly late, and got sent to an unexpected runway so the shots were not as great as I'd like. Still worth it to see a really cool looking plane though!

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More Janet! I caught this Janet jet departing to the south while zipping around the LAS airport trying to get into the best position for photos.

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Happy #smallplanesunday everybody! This week I have this elegant looking Gulfstream G550 that I photographed on short final at Las Vegas. I was positioned almost directly below the flight path so I was able to get some nice close detailed shots!

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@Baqir_KPAE @AlaskaAir @MrFindYourPlane @kevci4 @BranomJaeden @TheSnoopySnoop @SR_Planespotter @volgowrath @embraer @FlyPaineField Great shots! Crisp