British Airways Boeing 777...

[Sean Curtiss]

This is old stuff, but can anyone explain how these guys take pictures like the middle and the last one below. If you observe the last people are still jumping off the plane. Do they wait all day in an airport or are they plain “lucky”?







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[b29flteng]

They're called "plane watchers"? Most of the airports in Europe have them. They collect aircraft serial numbers, registration numbers etc. I remember flying into the Netherlands and saw about 50-100 sitting on the approach end in lawnchairs.

[warbirdcrew]

yes, as a matter of fact they do wait all day at the end of the runway taking pictures and collecting serial numbers and such just as b29 said. you can find them at most airports, although many airports in the US have started to crack down on this because apparently taking pictures of airplanes is a security risk. to find out more, you can check out this site http://www.airliners.net, its only the biggest aviation website on the internet.

[Sean Curtiss]

Yes, it’s like trainspotting and I surely know Airliners.net. Anyway, it still amazes me how these guys capture these unique moments.

[CAPFlyer]

I would call them both. If you sit around long enough, you'll see something happen, but you have to be lucky and a good photog to get a shot like #2.

[CAPFlyer]

BTW, I watched the CBS video link from the ASN report and couldn't help but laugh when the gentleman from Jane's said that the problem of fuel contamination had been "all but eradicated" in the aviation industry. If he actually went out into the world instead of sitting in his office in London, he'd get a rude awakening. It's still a major problem when most flights into Mexico have to be worried about it, and I know of crews from several major airlines that take extra catering to some of their destinations in Europe to give to the fuelers to ensure they get uncontaminated fuel. If it wasn't still a serious problem, there wouldn't be a worry.

Anyway, I still think this is probably a fuel contamination issue, but we'll wait for the AAIB to make the final determination.