Photos of Planes and Contrails (That you took yourself)

[jarlrmai]

Contrail with shadow. The plane was flying almost due north, just after noon, leading to this pretty striking effect.

I saw a really striking one the other day with the full moon and low cloud, didn't have my phone/camera though

 

[Stewart Kay]

A Barrage of army (Puma's?) helecopters headed south this morning, pretty much over my house. I have never known or witnessed actions like this on a Saturday in all my years of plane spotting, unless there is a airshow but that only happens in the summertime here.

 

[derwoodii]

A Barrage of army (Puma's?) helecopters headed south this morning, pretty much over my house. I have never known or witnessed actions like this on a Saturday in all my years of plane spotting, unless there is a airshow but that only happens in the summertime here.

possibly to do with Ukraine ?

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[Trailspotter]

A Barrage of army (Puma's?) helecopters headed south this morning, pretty much over my house. I have never known or witnessed actions like this on a Saturday in all my years of plane spotting, unless there is a airshow but that only happens in the summertime here.

These are British military AW159 Wildcat helicopters, used by Army Air Corps and Royal Navy. Wildcat is an improved version of recently retired Lynx.

 

[NorCal Dave]

A Barrage of army (Puma's?) helecopters headed south this morning, pretty much over my house. I have never known or witnessed actions like this on a Saturday in all my years of plane spotting, unless there is a airshow but that only happens in the summertime here.

That would have been useful on this older thread, where the idea of seeing Military helicopters in the UK country side was considered evidence of a "UFO checking on a Crop circle". You sure there wasn't a Crop circle in your backyard?

https://www.metabunk.org/threads/in-1994-military-helicopter-monitors-orb-near-crop-circle.12153/

 

[Stewart Kay]

possibly to do with Ukraine ?

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Yes, i would say it is giving how things are esculating over there.

That would have been useful on this older thread, where the idea of seeing Military helicopters in the UK country side was considered evidence of a "UFO checking on a Crop circle". You sure there wasn't a Crop circle in your backyard?

https://www.metabunk.org/threads/in-1994-military-helicopter-monitors-orb-near-crop-circle.12153/

I did take a look but no, unfortunatally i dont have any crop circles in my garden !

 

[Trailblazer]

Contrails certainly seem to be back to pre-pandemic levels this morning. Sundog just above the TV aerial too.

 

[JesseCuster]

Contrail and distrail.

 

[Deleted member 16321]

If a screen grab counts as taking it myself this is a pretty great image of an aircraft and contrail on Google Earth. 45°03'39"N 23°34'56"E · 280 m
Zoom out for the full effect.
source: https://earth.app.goo.gl/if8ahw

 

[Stewart Kay]

Belgian A400M, flight from Goose Bay Airport Newfoundland to Belgium unsure what airport, as its on decenct.

Anyway it passed quite close over my location at 19:02 BST with contrails at near enough 35,000ft and i managed quickly to get a few photos. Canon 450 with sigma 70-300 flat out.
The full flight and the close screenshot on ADSB for reference.
Nice to see a prop contrail!

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[Stewart Kay]

So i had the fortinate viewing for the C17 (ZZ177) The Queen passing near here on the 13th September 2022.
Was a rush to do as i just got back in from work, turn on pc -Adsb on, Camera, take the shot! sorry for the quality.
Sigma 300mm Canon 450d
And note all inbound flights, was put on hold locally.
ZZ177. The C17 reg number 'read' this could be read as Lizz Aka Elizabeth just thinking out loud there.
Anyway, love or hate her, i saw the plane go by.
(err its, my Birthday on Monday 19th too - mini isolation again! most shops shut, ACE nice and quiet)

 

[Trailblazer]

ZZ177. The C17 reg number 'read' this could be read as Lizz Aka Elizabeth just thinking out loud there.

Only if it flew inverted. Which would probably be a breach of protocol, or at the very least considered to be showing off.

 

[Trailspotter]

The C17 reg number 'read' this could be read as Lizz Aka Elizabeth just thinking out loud there.

Only if it flew inverted. Which would probably be a breach of protocol, or at the very least considered to be showing off.

It was noted in the meme of the day:

 

[Mick West]

Nice Contrail shadow

 

[deirdre]

i had to sharpen it so the distrail and contrail blotches showed up more like in real life (my phone camera sucks with zoom) but cool distrail/contrail pattern i've never noticed so vividly before.