Poseidons in the sky
US Navy Boeing P-8A Poseidon crews make frequent passes over the eastern shore Friday while practicing touch-and-go landings at Brookley Field in Mobile…
Airplanes
Lone Star State over Fairhope
Its Texas livery with white star clearly visible over the eastern shore, Southwest Airlines flight 1231 passes over McMillan Bluff in Daphne Thursday afternoon while on a flight from Austin to Tampa. Captured at an altitude of 36,325 feet or 6.8 miles, the Boeing 737 moves at a ground speed of 522 knots or 600…
Dolphin over mobile bay
Caught in the act (of training): A Coast Guard MH-65D Dolphin flies north along the eastern shore of Mobile Bay on Alabama’s Gulf coast Monday morning. Captured about 500 feet in the air, the aircraft moves at a ground speed of about 93 mph. Dolphins are among several types of aircraft based at the Coast…
United ‘heavy’ over Fairhope
United Airlines flight 1451 passes over Fly Creek in Fairhope Tuesday afternoon while on a flight from Denver to Orlando. The Boeing 757 is captured 35,000 feet or 6.63 miles high, moving at a ground speed of 500 knots or 575 mph during the three hour flight. Heavy is a designation given to aircraft that…
Airbus Test flight over Fairhope
Bound for Mexico at some point: A new Airbus A321neo passes over Point Clear while lining up to land at Brookley Field in Mobile during a test flight at mid day Friday. The A321neo represents a new generation of passenger aircraft that is seeing high demand in part because of its fuel efficiency and range…