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by airkas1
Thu Feb 13, 2020 9:28 am
Forum: Aviation Photography
Topic: New observation deck opens at SFO
Replies: 12
Views: 5216

Re: New observation deck opens at SFO

Looks great!

dutchspotter1 wrote:
Has any of you noticed the height of the glass...?

Can be overcome by covering the area between the lens and glass.

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by airkas1
Tue Feb 11, 2020 7:04 am
Forum: Site Related
Topic: Update - Punch List of Bugs, Errors, Requests
Replies: 273
Views: 154955

Re: Update - Punch List of Bugs, Errors, Requests

Does that mean that the new developers can finally start working on the many other outstanding items? Slowly but surely this seems to be the case for now. Yesterday I spent quite some time with a developer to reproduce the bug that upscales images when reuploading (i.e. if an original is 1200px wid...

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by airkas1
Mon Feb 10, 2020 8:26 pm
Forum: Site Related
Topic: Update - Punch List of Bugs, Errors, Requests
Replies: 273
Views: 154955

Re: Update - Punch List of Bugs, Errors, Requests

We had a bug, but all is fixed now.

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by airkas1
Mon Feb 10, 2020 5:52 am
Forum: Aviation Photography
Topic: Priority Screening: Singapore airshow 2020
Replies: 0
Views: 2531

Priority Screening: Singapore airshow 2020

Hi all, We will be offering priority screening for all images taken during the Singapore Airshow 2020. The priority window is now open until February 16 15:59 (all times UTC). Once the priority window has expired, images will be screened as part of the regular queue. To request priority, please tick...

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by airkas1
Sun Feb 09, 2020 3:41 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Storm Ciara over Europe - Impact on Aviation
Replies: 166
Views: 21864

Re: Storm Clara over Europe - Impact on Aviation

blueflyer wrote:
[...]

Oh, I know. But if someone says ‘low on fuel’, I assume in general. If the phrase is along the lines of ‘fuel for one more attempt’ that’s different.

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by airkas1
Sun Feb 09, 2020 2:45 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Storm Ciara over Europe - Impact on Aviation
Replies: 166
Views: 21864

Re: Storm Clara over Europe - Impact on Aviation

Clackers wrote:
Wow such a scary touch and go just then from a BA A320. Such a slow landing and approach, tough touch down, and then took off again unexpectedly.

*BA 777.

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by airkas1
Sun Feb 09, 2020 1:58 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Storm Ciara over Europe - Impact on Aviation
Replies: 166
Views: 21864

Re: Storm Clara over Europe - Impact on Aviation

Clackers wrote:
LATAM diverted to BCN

Can't be that low on fuel after all then.

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by airkas1
Sun Feb 09, 2020 1:53 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Storm Ciara over Europe - Impact on Aviation
Replies: 166
Views: 21864

Re: Storm Clara over Europe - Impact on Aviation

Clackers wrote:
Incoming LATAM flight reporting very low fuel, apparently..

But going around for the second time.

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by airkas1
Sun Feb 09, 2020 12:49 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: UTair 737-500 damaged in hard landing at Usinsk
Replies: 56
Views: 10672

Re: UTair 737-500 damaged in hard landing at Usinsk

Aircraft had a gear problem on landing https://twitter.com/airportwebcams/status/1226469624092483584?s=21 I was going to say it looked more like a gear-up landing than a ‘hard landing’. The nosegear is down though (but not sure if that happened before or after the landing): https://pbs.twimg.com/me...

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by airkas1
Sun Feb 09, 2020 6:38 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Storm Ciara over Europe - Impact on Aviation
Replies: 166
Views: 21864

Re: UK storm today

Should be interesting to tune into liveatc today.

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by airkas1
Sat Feb 08, 2020 10:52 am
Forum: Site Related
Topic: Photo Upload
Replies: 12
Views: 21220

Re: Photo Upload

Hi, photo accepted almost 48 hours ago, still not showing up, Hey Cole, I meant to contact you but hadn't gotten around to it yet. It's about the FedEx 767 sunset photo, right? I screened that. I could see the large version, but the thumbnail was missing. No idea what happened, but we consulted the...

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by airkas1
Fri Feb 07, 2020 12:50 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Yute Air Commuter Plane Crash Kills 5
Replies: 1
Views: 1345

Re: Yute Air Commuter Plane Crash Kills 5

According to ASN, it was a P32R. https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/232807 The Yute Commuter Service plane was a Piper PA 32, according to Allen Kenitzer with the Federal Aviation Administration. https://www.kyuk.org/post/all-aboard-yute-commuter-service-plane-deceased-after-crashing-near-tuntutul...

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by airkas1
Wed Feb 05, 2020 4:24 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Pegasus Airlines Flight PC2193 Runway Overrun at Istanbul (SAW)
Replies: 290
Views: 55089

Re: PC2193 runway overrun at Instanbul (SAW)

https://twitter.com/flightradar24/statu ... 97/photo/1
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Weather around the time of the accident (15:19 UTC).

Image

https://twitter.com/flightradar24/statu ... 97/photo/1

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by airkas1
Wed Feb 05, 2020 4:16 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Pegasus Airlines Flight PC2193 Runway Overrun at Istanbul (SAW)
Replies: 290
Views: 55089

Re: PC2193 runway overrun at Instanbul (SAW)

https://aviation-safety.net/database/re ... 20200205-0
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"According to the Minister of Transport there were no casualties."
Considering the aircraft experienced a 20m/60ft drop and the shape the fuselage is in, I'd say that's a miracle.

https://aviation-safety.net/database/re ... 20200205-0

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by airkas1
Wed Feb 05, 2020 4:01 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Pegasus Airlines Flight PC2193 Runway Overrun at Istanbul (SAW)
Replies: 290
Views: 55089

Re: PC2193 runway overrun at Instanbul (SAW)

http://avherald.com/h?search_term=pegas ... search.y=0

Or are you thinking of the runway excursion at Trabzon, which was on Jan 13, 2018?
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zeke wrote:
Didn’t they have an overrun at the same airport last year ?

They had one on Jan 7 2020.
http://avherald.com/h?search_term=pegas ... search.y=0

Or are you thinking of the runway excursion at Trabzon, which was on Jan 13, 2018?

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by airkas1
Wed Feb 05, 2020 3:55 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Pegasus Airlines Flight PC2193 Runway Overrun at Istanbul (SAW)
Replies: 290
Views: 55089

Re: PC2193 runway overrun at Instanbul (SAW)

https://twitter.com/CagilKasapoglu/stat ... 96/photo/1
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Photo from a different angle:

Image

https://twitter.com/CagilKasapoglu/stat ... 96/photo/1

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by airkas1
Wed Feb 05, 2020 3:51 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Pegasus Airlines Flight PC2193 Runway Overrun at Istanbul (SAW)
Replies: 290
Views: 55089

Pegasus Airlines Flight PC2193 Runway Overrun at Istanbul (SAW)

According to the FR24 Twitter feed, a Pegasus B738 overran the runway. Initial photos show extensive damage. Source: https://twitter.com/flightradar24/status/1225083022367739910 Video: https://twitter.com/Hsn_Erydn/status/1225078909898821637 Still image from video: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EQBfbN...

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by airkas1
Mon Feb 03, 2020 5:10 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: AC MAD-YYZ: major damage to landing gear and engine on takeoff - circling MAD airspace
Replies: 140
Views: 32751

Re: AC MAD-YYZ: major damage to landing gear and engine on takeoff - circling MAD airspace

FWIW I deleted my own post with the onboard photo because I'm not sure if it's legit. the reference post quoting it was deleted for that reason as well. Not saying it's not legit, but it looks off somehow.

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by airkas1
Mon Feb 03, 2020 4:45 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: AC MAD-YYZ: major damage to landing gear and engine on takeoff - circling MAD airspace
Replies: 140
Views: 32751

Re: AC MAD-YYZ: major damage to landing gear and engine on takeoff - circling MAD airspace

https://www.airlive.net/breaking-air-canada-ac837-is-holding-after-departure-from-madrid-due-to-issue-with-left-engine/ The article features a short video of the climbout. At around 0:06 you can see a flame at the back of the left engine. All wheels seem to be accounted for, although their condition...

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by airkas1
Mon Feb 03, 2020 4:42 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: AC MAD-YYZ: major damage to landing gear and engine on takeoff - circling MAD airspace
Replies: 140
Views: 32751

Re: AC MAD-YYZ: major damage to landing gear and engine on takeoff - circling MAD airspace

https://twitter.com/duque_de_gomez/stat ... 8001168384
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According to this Twitter message, the expected landing time is 19:30. That's in 1h50 from now.
https://twitter.com/duque_de_gomez/stat ... 8001168384

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by airkas1
Mon Feb 03, 2020 4:25 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: AC MAD-YYZ: major damage to landing gear and engine on takeoff - circling MAD airspace
Replies: 140
Views: 32751

Re: AC MAD-YYZ: major damage to landing gear and engine on takeoff - circling MAD airspace

https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/0 ... rport.html
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FlyThiz wrote:
TrafficCop wrote:
Maybe a drone attack!!!

MAD operations partially stopped due to suspected drone activity


Do you have sources for this?

https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/0 ... rport.html

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by airkas1
Sun Feb 02, 2020 9:40 pm
Forum: Photography Feedback
Topic: Shouldn't this be considered double?
Replies: 2
Views: 2825

Re: Shouldn't this be considered double?

Hi Jamie,

The registration listed for each photo is different. Visually, one would indeed think they are a double, but it's cleverly bending the rules.

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by airkas1
Sun Feb 02, 2020 8:43 am
Forum: Site Related
Topic: Viewing photos in tiles/cards view
Replies: 3
Views: 2076

Re: Viewing photos in tiles/cards view

This popped up after the fixes of the large photo/screening bug from last weekend. The devs were informed of this layour bug the same evening.

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by airkas1
Sat Feb 01, 2020 10:37 am
Forum: Photography Feedback
Topic: Pre-Screening Chris Phan
Replies: 5
Views: 2940

Re: Pre-Screening Chris Phan

I agree it looks a bit hazed. Underside, underside cheatlines, leading edges of wing/hor.stab.

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by airkas1
Sat Feb 01, 2020 10:35 am
Forum: Photography Feedback
Topic: Prescreening - PHXA332
Replies: 43
Views: 10213

Re: Prescreening - PHXA332

I agree with Tim (with the note that a magenta color is fixable).

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by airkas1
Sat Feb 01, 2020 10:31 am
Forum: Photography Feedback
Topic: Pre-Screening DL747
Replies: 215
Views: 59441

Re: Pre-Screening DL747

I would give you a pass on the runway exit photo. For the takeoff photo, the aft fuselage still blends in with the sky and it doesn't seem fixable. Perhaps if you have another photo in the sequence where the trees can be seen behind it it would look better.

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by airkas1
Fri Jan 31, 2020 8:10 pm
Forum: Photography Feedback
Topic: Pre-Screening DL747
Replies: 215
Views: 59441

Re: Pre-Screening DL747

Although better, they still look quite contrasty. I really don't know what to advise.

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by airkas1
Fri Jan 31, 2020 6:47 pm
Forum: Photography Feedback
Topic: Pre-Screening DL747
Replies: 215
Views: 59441

Re: Pre-Screening DL747

Man, that's some tough contrasty conditions. The new edits look better.

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by airkas1
Fri Jan 31, 2020 2:55 pm
Forum: Aviation Photography
Topic: Photographer's choice
Replies: 53
Views: 15825

Re: Photographer's choice

Linking on sites/pages is alright and part of the modern way to share photos with a wider audience.

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by airkas1
Thu Jan 30, 2020 4:38 pm
Forum: Aviation Photography
Topic: Photographer's choice
Replies: 53
Views: 15825

Re: Photographer's choice

I’ve been in contact today with the Swiss user and it’s not him. So the photos were likely linked somewhere, intent unknown. I’ll try to see if we can change the voting parameters, but with the pace that things are improved I’m not holding my breath.

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by airkas1
Sun Jan 26, 2020 7:51 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Kobe Bryant killed in a helicopter crash
Replies: 835
Views: 142401

Re: Kobe Bryant killed in a helicopter crash

32andBelow wrote:
It was his helicopter I believe. Like he owned it.

I know, but still doesn't mean he was actually on board. It most likely will be true, just making the point it's not a given that he was on board just because it's his helicopter.

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by airkas1
Sun Jan 26, 2020 7:49 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Kobe Bryant killed in a helicopter crash
Replies: 835
Views: 142401

Re: Kobe Bryant killed in a helicopter crash

Scarebus34 wrote:
Here's a few more links for those that will inevitably say TMZ isn't a good source.

But although they confirm the crash, they don't confirm the occupants. Either way RIP to all on board.

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by airkas1
Sat Jan 25, 2020 1:58 pm
Forum: Site Related
Topic: Photo Upload
Replies: 12
Views: 21220

Re: Photo Upload

viewtopic.php?f=7&t=1437351
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viewtopic.php?f=7&t=1437351

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by airkas1
Fri Jan 24, 2020 6:07 pm
Forum: Aviation Photography
Topic: Photographer's choice
Replies: 53
Views: 15825

Re: Photographer's choice

Can the same 'hacks' be used for the top of the day? Today we have four images by the same photog, of regular subjects in not-the-best light. I think this has been discussed before but I really am curious as to how they got there... Are we talking about a Swiss user? It does look odd that he got so...

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by airkas1
Fri Jan 17, 2020 3:56 am
Forum: Site Related
Topic: Delete account
Replies: 2
Views: 2509

Re: Delete account

Hi,

Please contact support[at]airliners.net for that.

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by airkas1
Wed Jan 15, 2020 1:15 pm
Forum: Aviation Photography
Topic: Photographer's choice
Replies: 53
Views: 15825

Re: Photographer's choice

A system with a minimum of X votes would work best I think.

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by airkas1
Mon Jan 13, 2020 11:53 pm
Forum: Aviation Photography
Topic: Photographer's choice
Replies: 53
Views: 15825

Re: Photographer's choice

^ pretty much what Jehan wrote. The crew does not have access to any PC vote information. The only solution is as many people as possible voting every day for photos they find worthy.

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by airkas1
Mon Jan 13, 2020 1:05 am
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: 2019-2020 Active Gulfstream G-II and G-III (G-1159) Tracking Thread
Replies: 80
Views: 10648

Re: 2019-2020 Active Gulfstream G-II and G-III (G-1159) Tracking Thread

I saw N400AA take off at NAS today, another GIII for the list.

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by airkas1
Sun Jan 05, 2020 1:05 pm
Forum: Civil Aviation
Topic: Bahamasair 737-500 fleet prohibited from U.S., no ADS-B
Replies: 50
Views: 12305

Re: Bahamasair 737-500 fleet prohibited from U.S., no ADS-B

Meh, I was looking forward to flying their -500's next week. Hopefully the schedule disruptions/delays will have flattened out by then.

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by airkas1
Sat Jan 04, 2020 9:38 am
Forum: Photography Feedback
Topic: Pre Screen Feedback Please
Replies: 453
Views: 120409

Re: Pre Screen Feedback Please

Asiana: fine
Batik: blurry nose
JetStar: needs a tighter crop, but also looks a little OOF.

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by airkas1
Sat Jan 04, 2020 9:37 am
Forum: Photography Feedback
Topic: Pre-Screening DL747
Replies: 215
Views: 59441

Re: Pre-Screening DL747

Zero-G and Omni look good, Xiamen could use a bit more magenta, but otherwise nice.

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by airkas1
Thu Jan 02, 2020 10:26 pm
Forum: Aviation Photography
Topic: MIA and FLL spotters - spotting areas closed?
Replies: 14
Views: 3728

Re: MIA and FLL spotters - spotting areas closed?

Thanks guys!

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by airkas1
Thu Jan 02, 2020 9:59 pm
Forum: Photography Feedback
Topic: Post Screening
Replies: 3
Views: 2939

Re: Post Screening

viewtopic.php?f=7&t=1426915#p21509809
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FedEx747 wrote:
Can you please elaborate? Like where do you see the blurriness?

The entire aircraft looks blurry.

FedEx747 wrote:
And why does the fact that it's distant matter?

viewtopic.php?f=7&t=1426915#p21509809

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by airkas1
Thu Jan 02, 2020 7:45 pm
Forum: Photography Feedback
Topic: Post Screening
Replies: 3
Views: 2939

Re: Post Screening

Not just noisy, but also blurry and distant.

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by airkas1
Thu Jan 02, 2020 7:44 pm
Forum: Photography Feedback
Topic: Pre Screen Conor Amoia
Replies: 6
Views: 2988

Re: Pre Screen Conor Amoia

Looks alright to me.

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by airkas1
Thu Jan 02, 2020 3:22 pm
Forum: Photography Feedback
Topic: Pre Screening
Replies: 3
Views: 2780

Re: Pre Screening

Still not seeing a link?

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by airkas1
Thu Jan 02, 2020 3:21 pm
Forum: Photography Feedback
Topic: Pre-screening Rene Wendt
Replies: 84
Views: 20175

Re: Pre-screening Rene Wendt

The FI looks a little blurry, especially on the nose.
The LH was my doing as I felt the pole distracts too much. But I too make mistakes, so feel free to appeal. I can't handle the appeal anyway, as I've already screened it.

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by airkas1
Thu Jan 02, 2020 8:22 am
Forum: Photography Feedback
Topic: Pre-Screening - DanielK
Replies: 167
Views: 35889

Re: Pre-Screening - DanielK

Hi Daniel,

I would pull the CZ A330, it looks too smudgy (especially the tail). The taxiing ANA 787 looks passable, but the dark tarmac underneath seems a little noisy. Some people may fall over that.

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by airkas1
Thu Jan 02, 2020 8:00 am
Forum: Photography Feedback
Topic: Wilko001 photoquestions
Replies: 5
Views: 3148

Re: Wilko001 photoquestions

Those links do not work.

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by airkas1
Thu Jan 02, 2020 7:52 am
Forum: Photography Feedback
Topic: Pre-screening Rene Wendt
Replies: 84
Views: 20175

Re: Pre-screening Rene Wendt

Hi Rene, Everyone can use the photo links. They are also listed in the acceptance/rejection E-mails. I agree that the SAS looks oversharpened to compensate blur. The initial upload was likely misjudged as soft instead of blurry. While the 'size' likely indicates that the quality isn't sufficient for...

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