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Boeing 757-200 (N951FD) - N951FD upwind after departing runway 8R. The prevailing winds in Socal are usually from the west and they use runway 26R of L but due to homes in the flight path of the the 26s they land to the west and depart to the east during the night and early morning. There are about 30 departures at KONT between 6 and 7am but the rest of the day averages only about 3 per hour, easily making this the only time thats really worth it to "spot" at KONT unless there is a special charter or something out of the ordinary. This one was taken just after 6am.
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Boeing 757-200 (N951FD)

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N951FD upwind after departing runway 8R. The prevailing winds in Socal are usually from the west and they use runway 26R of L but due to homes in the flight path of the the 26s they land to the west and depart to the east during the night and early morning. There are about 30 departures at KONT between 6 and 7am but the rest of the day averages only about 3 per hour, easily making this the only time that's really worth it to "spot" at KONT unless there is a special charter or something out of the ordinary. This one was taken just after 6am.

17 of N951FD 26498 of B752 141 at KONT
Mark See
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Gary Schenauer
An outstanding capture of "Riley," Mark. The second one for the folder. 5+!!
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Mark SeePhoto Uploader
Thank you very much for the comment Gary. Luckily everything came together for this shot, this was the one aircraft of the morning that departed when the sun was partially behind the clouds. All the aircraft were in either full sunlight or complete cloud cover.
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Dwight Hartje
Excellent shot, Mark! Seen in Daily Newsletter!
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Mark SeePhoto Uploader
Thank you Dwight
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Date Aircraft Origin Destination Departure Arrival Duration
13-Apr-2024 B752Chicago O'Hare Intl ()Indianapolis Intl () 07:56PM CDT 09:26PM EDT 0:30
13-Apr-2024 B752Indianapolis Intl ()Chicago O'Hare Intl () 06:31PM EDT 06:09PM CDT 0:38
11-Apr-2024 B752Piedmont Triad Intl ()Indianapolis Intl () 10:23PM EDT 11:24PM EDT 1:01
11-Apr-2024 B752Charleston Intl/AFB ()Piedmont Triad Intl () 08:07AM EDT 08:46AM EDT 0:38
11-Apr-2024 B752Memphis Intl ()Charleston Intl/AFB () 04:40AM CDT 06:56AM EDT 1:16
10-Apr-2024 B752Portland Intl Jetport ()Memphis Intl () 09:26PM EDT 11:25PM CDT 2:59
10-Apr-2024 B752Memphis Intl ()Portland Intl Jetport () 03:32PM CDT 06:36PM EDT 2:04
10-Apr-2024 B752Indianapolis Intl ()Memphis Intl () 09:11AM EDT 09:11AM CDT 0:59
09-Apr-2024 B752Syracuse Hancock Intl ()Indianapolis Intl () 10:47PM EDT 12:19AM EDT (+1) 1:32
09-Apr-2024 B752Patrick Leahy Burlington Intl ()Syracuse Hancock Intl () 08:20PM EDT 08:57PM EDT 0:37
09-Apr-2024 B752Syracuse Hancock Intl ()Patrick Leahy Burlington Intl () 07:29AM EDT 08:03AM EDT 0:33
09-Apr-2024 B752Indianapolis Intl ()Syracuse Hancock Intl () 04:39AM EDT 05:44AM EDT 1:05
03-Apr-2024 B752Syracuse Hancock Intl ()Indianapolis Intl () 10:17PM EDT 11:42PM EDT 1:24
03-Apr-2024 B752Patrick Leahy Burlington Intl ()Syracuse Hancock Intl () 08:21PM EDT 09:03PM EDT 0:41
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