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HAB911

(9,377 posts) Tue Dec 19, 2023, 06:46 PM Dec 2023

And a planespotter's twofer, a shameless Southwest photobomb

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And a planespotter's twofer, a shameless Southwest photobomb (Original Post) HAB911 Dec 2023 OP

I'm going . . . whaddya mean, a twofer??? And then I see the second plane! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2023 #1

ha ha, you might not believe HAB911 Dec 2023 #2

Wow! Diamond_Dog Dec 2023 #3

thank you, it's one of those HAB911 Dec 2023 #4

Nice catch, perfect timing Bundbuster Dec 2023 #5

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,477 posts)

1. I'm going . . . whaddya mean, a twofer??? And then I see the second plane!

Reply to HAB911 (Original post)

Tue Dec 19, 2023, 06:49 PM

Dec 2023

That was one super catch, my dear HAB911!

Thank you.

HAB911

(9,377 posts)

2. ha ha, you might not believe

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 19, 2023, 06:57 PM

Dec 2023

the lengths I have gone to over many months to find Goldielocks spots in the flightpaths of of both runways where they are low, but before lowering their gear. The lower is at about 3000', the higher 30,000'.

Diamond_Dog

(35,198 posts)

3. Wow!

Reply to HAB911 (Original post)

Tue Dec 19, 2023, 07:26 PM

Dec 2023

Talk about being in the right place at the right time! Great shot!

HAB911

(9,377 posts)

4. thank you, it's one of those

Reply to Diamond_Dog (Reply #3)

Tue Dec 19, 2023, 07:38 PM

Dec 2023

where I'm bending over backwards to get the shot, no way I saw the higher plane until I pulled it up on the computer and just started laughing!

Bundbuster

(4,018 posts)

5. Nice catch, perfect timing

Reply to HAB911 (Original post)

Tue Dec 19, 2023, 11:56 PM

Dec 2023

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