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avbuff · Member Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 5031

Hi all,

Last weekend I had a HUSH HUSH spotting trip to MIA. It was a mini reunion and lots of partying. Amidst all that I took few hours to spot there. Now I was lucky that my friend Mr. Krishnan Menon lived just 3 miles from the airport.

There are 2 places that people generally spot there

* El dorado Furniture right net to RWY 09-27

* Some hole in the wall officially used for photography for the diagonal RWY.

I spotted from the first location.

Centurion cargo

One of many American A300's

AM 412 inbound from MEX

TACA means "Transportes Aéreos del Continente Americano " inbound from Managua (MGA), El Salvador

Avianca is the airline of the Republic Of Columbia

According to the local spotter there, this B757 operates for Icelandair

An Avianca A330, this was something surprising for the spotters here.

2 of the 6 spotters there at that time. The one wearing the shades had an ATC scanner with him.

IIRC this B757 was inbound from DFW

Tarmac view

Yawn! tired of the A300's almost coming after every 30 mins.

Another TACA

Check out the cargo Lux B744F

avbuff · Member Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 5031

DC - 8 cargo on short finals

This B767 was inbound from ORD.

American Eagle inbound from Jacksonville,FL

A major airport in the US is incomplete without a BA flight. Here is BA 207 inbound from LHR. BA has 2 daily flights to MIA, this is the first of the day.

My fellow spotter Brian.

Another Arrow Cargo

Flag carrier of Panama

LH 462 inbound from FRA. LH also oeprates a A343 from DUS to MIA.

avbuff · Member Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 5031

Just when things could not get any better for me, I witnessed an AF B744 go around.

Aborted landing and went for a go around

inbound from LIM

The nearby place

AF 090 now finally prepared for touchdown, inbound from CDG

I was just going to sit in the car, and so snapped it quickly.

Coming up Soon: A spotting session from DFW and/or IAH.

airindia787 · Member Joined: 18 Nov 2007 Posts: 770 Location: DAB & ZTF

Grr, you get the nice weather. Up here it has been cold and rainy for the past few days! Evil or Very Mad

Nice pics btw, and you should not be tired of the A300s coming in, they are a going to be a rare sight soon.
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HAWK21M · Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 10:16 am Post subject:

Nice stuff ojas.
Great liveries too.
Initially the Arrow DC8 freighter pic,I was wondering what the smoking bird was.The 2nd pic made it clear.
Thanks for sharing these fantastic moments.
regds
MEL
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rutvij · Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 1:30 pm Post subject:

Lots of Variety there! Hope u enjoyed, Ojas.

Regds

yash777 · Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 7:12 pm Post subject:

Nice pics Ojas....is that a railway track near ur spot?
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Karan69 · Member Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 1334

Nice seesion mate seems u had a blast thanks for sharing the pics

Karan

avbuff · Member Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 5031

Thank you for your comments.

@yash

that was a railway track near my spot, don't know whether it is for regular use or not.

sammyk · Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 1:15 am Post subject:

Nice work, you even got TACA's new livery.

The spotter with the shades and scanner, was his name Jorge? Looks like him.

avbuff · Member Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 5031

I don't know, could not get his name when he told me.

xterra · Member Joined: 10 Feb 2007 Posts: 595 Location: DONT KNO

nice shots..

some of the exotic and soon to be exotic stuff there..

exotic.. DC 8 frieghters

soon to be exotic.. AA A300s.
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