๐ผ๐ข๐๐ฏ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ค๐ฅ๐: Amazon Air flight 3019 passes over The Coffee Loft in Fairhope Thursday afternoon while on a flight from Lakeland FL, to Austin, TX. Captured 38,000 feet or about 7.2 miles high, the Boeing 737 cargo freighter moves at a ground speed of 400 knots or 460 mph during…
๐ผ๐๐ง๐๐ช๐จ ๐๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐๐ง: City of Hamburg, a 415 foot by 67 foot Ro-ro cargo ship sailing under the flag of France, heads into the port of Mobile Monday morning, finishing 15 days at sea. Moving at 6 mph with a draught of 15 feet, the ship concludes a voyage that began MAR 22nd from Montoir,…
๐๐๐ญ๐๐จ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐: Southwest Airlines flight 3537 passes over Point Clear Tuesday afternoon while on a roughly two hour five minute flight from Jacksonville to Houston. The Boeing 737 is captured at an altitude of 38,000 feet or about 7.2 miles high, moving at a ground speed of 426 knots or about 490 mph. Photo shot…
Donโt be surprised to hear the roar of fighter jets and see unusual aircraft overhead around the eastern shore this weekend. Members of the Classic Jet Aircraft Association are holding their annual โFly-inโ gathering through Sunday. Not a public airshow, but just a convening of aviation enthusiasts who enjoy preserving and flying vintage fighter aircraft….
๐ผ๐๐ง๐๐ค๐ง๐ฃ๐ ๐ข๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐ค๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฃ ๐จ๐๐ค๐ง๐: A US Navy Boeing C-40A Clipper passes over Fairhopeโs Montrose community Saturday morning shortly after taking off from the Pensacola Naval Air Station. Captured climbing from about 23,000 feet or about 4.3 miles up, the aircraft moves at a ground speed of 390 knots or 448 mph. Used…
Multi-purpose airplane over Fairhope: A Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX flies along the eastern shore late Wednesday morning after departing from Crestview, FL. Captured about 2,350 feet up, the aircraft moves at 147 knots or 169 mph. Described by Cessna as the ultimate utility vehicle, the Grand Caravan can carry up to 14 occupants while…
Vietnam veteran and movie star in the air over Fairhope: A 1964 Bell UH-1 Huey helicopter flies across Mobile Bay and the eastern shore late Tuesday afternoon. Captured about 400 feet up, the helicopter moves at a ground speed of 112 knots or 128 mph. After going up for sale at a government surplus auction,…
Ghostrider in the sky: A true machine of war, a US Air Force Lockheed Martin C-130J Ghostrider flies patterns over Mobile Bay Tuesday afternoon. Built by Lockheed Martin, the four engine C-130J provides air support, air interdiction and armed reconnaissance. Used by special operations and conventional forces throughout the world, the C130 is a heavily…
A test of Spirit: A new Airbus A321 passes over The Grand Hotel at Point Clear late Tuesday morning while lining up to land at Brookley Field in Mobile following a test flight. Photo shot from Fairhope, roughly two and a half miles from the aircraftโฆ
A long ride to the other side of the pond: Aeromexico flight 34 flies over Daphneโs Christ The King Catholic Church Thursday afternoon. Captured at an altitude of 37,000 feet or seven miles high, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner moves at a ground speed of 568 knots or 653 mph during a nine hour flight from…