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Pretty sure I have a stalker. It's getting beyond coincidence.

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Haven't posted in this thread lately, but there are very few pics from the Oakland Airport so I figured I'd share. Most local photographers think the light for spotting is only good in the very early morning. I think they just need to learn to work with the sun and the spots are great, though I'm sure A.nus would reject all these shots. But it was a great sunset Tuesday and I'm happy with the shots I got, plus the new lady friend was more than willing to come along, gotta make sure they embrace the nerd within when things get serious.


FedEx planes on the ramp at OAK. by ChasenSFO, on Flickr
FedEx MD-10, MD-11, 757-200, A310, and A300 on the ramp.

Kaiser Ramp at the Oakland North Field by ChasenSFO, on Flickr
"North Field" ramp with the San Francisco Skyline peaking out over the trees.

Falcon 900 N900SB sunset landing in Oakland. by ChasenSFO, on Flickr
Falcon 900 on short final for 28R.

San Francisco skyline and Bay Bridge at Sunset. by ChasenSFO, on Flickr
Birds chillin' out maxin' relaxin' all cool in the SF Bay in the last light of the day with the Skyline and Bay Bridge in the background.

San Francisco Twin Peaks and Sutro Tower at sunset. by ChasenSFO, on Flickr
Twin Peaks and the Sutro Tower at sunset. Now you see why the area is known as "Twin Peaks". One of the best scenic spots in SF.

Oakland Airport control towers at sunset with Southwest 737 departing. by ChasenSFO, on Flickr
Southwest 737 passing the new FAA tower and the old "North Tower".

San Bruno Mountain seen from across the San Francisco Bay at sunset. by ChasenSFO, on Flickr
San Bruno Mountain at sunset. This light came at the very end and lasted maybe 3 minutes.
 
fly22 said:
Excuse my ignorance but what advantage is this winglet vs. a standard winglet?
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Like @ChasenSFO said, decreased drag and also an increase in lowspeed performance so you get better takeoff data. Also, it's good for taking off the FOs head while doing a walk around.

The same company that makes those is also in the process of developing spiroid winglets for Boeings.

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Doing a lot of photo editing in my down time as I try to finish up my aviation site. Here are a few randoms from this week.

jetBlue A321 N937JB at SFO. by ChasenSFO, on Flickr
3rd revenue jetBlue A321 departure from SFO.

Alaska 737-900ER N318AS "Follow us to Disneyland" at SFO. by ChasenSFO, on Flickr
"We're going to Disneyland!" Alaska 737. But their lying asses were actually going to Portland.

Metlife blimp holding over SFO. by ChasenSFO, on Flickr
Metlife blimp in a hover by my house waiting for a 747 to depart 28L before continuing the Bravo transition. That was random as hell but fun to watch.

Cathay Pacific 777-300ER B-KQS and friends at SFO by ChasenSFO, on Flickr
Airplanes clawing their way to the runway.

Cathay Pacific "Spirit of Hong Kong" 777-300ER B-KPB at SFO by ChasenSFO, on Flickr
Finally worked Cathay's "Spirit of Hong Kong".
 
fly22 said:
Excuse my ignorance but what advantage is this winglet vs. a standard winglet?
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It is aditional one point something percent fuel savings over standard blended winglets. They roll of the line, get painted and shaken down, and then go to Paine where the blended winglets are removed and remanufactured into those things. The bottom part is the only "new" portion. It takes an additional 2-3 days to deliver the aircraft. Retrofits are done the same way.
How do they work? That lies somewhere between PFM and who cares. Something about drag, spanwise airflow, and wingtip vortices. Throw some fairy dust on them and watch out for provisioning trucks when rolling into the gate.
 
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