Oshkosh/Wittman Field (Static, Warbirds, Homebuilt, Pioneer Airport areas), Appleton/Outagamie County, Fond du Lac, Milwaukee/General Mitchell, Chicago/O’Hare – Thursday 28th July 2011 (Grant Robinson)

Hi all,

A quick early morning look around the static area with no people around. Just some pictures as most of these were logged the day before;

More pictures can be seen at:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/62861611@N08/albums/72157718344052647

Then it was straight off to the Warbirds area, again in the hope of beating the footfall there. Not the best light conditions but it was still early and another bad weather system was approaching.

More photos can be seen at:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/62861611@N08/albums/72157718343323488

Warbirds area: not a full log with just new aircraft noted

55-4638, Aero Commander U-4A Skrike, N30U, United States (560A-247)
N137EM, Aero L-39C Albatros (031615)
NX139JK, Aero L-39C Albatros (330205)
N134JV/MA-99, Beechcraft T-34B Mentor (BG-345)
140745/LL-20, Beechcraft T-34B Mentor, N134TD, United States (BG-79)
39750/J-N-2, Beechcraft UC-45J Expediter, N12718, United States (3211)
C-GKUE/FJ875, Boeing-Stearman B75N1 Kaydet (75-3925)
N67895/121, Boeing-Stearman E75N1 Kaydet (75-7593)
CF-ROA/2866/43, Canadian Car & Foundry Harvard 4 (CCF4-242)
N51PA, Cessna 172M Skyhawk (172-60792)
N195SM, Cessna 195B Businessliner (7806)
67-21375/375, Cessna O-2A Super Skymaster, N51SB, United States ()
41+20, Dassault-Breguet/Dornier Alpha Jet, N120AU, German (0120)
(42-)54532/5, Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless, NL82GA, United States (17371)
10712/712, Fairchild (Fleet) M-62A-3 Cornell II, CF-YQR, Canadian (FC-213)
C-FPFF/4462/62, Fleet 16B Finch (284)
N68RW/94996/52/1, Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat (D.1162)
E.14A-6, Hispano Aviación HA.200A Saeta, N606HA, Spanish (20/11)
N996CJ, Nanchang CJ-6A (2951227)
NX886CJ, Nanchang CJ-6A (2951225)
N7572/7572, North American AT-6D Texan (88-15335)
N81854, North American AT-6F Texan (121-42579)
N826G/440075/FB-H, North American AT-6G Texan (SA-075)
44-72339/9D-J, North American P-51D Mustang, NL51JC, United States (122-38798)
91049/B-N-9, North American SNJ-5 Texan, N3265G, United States (121-42045)
(1)37723/TL-723, North American T-28B Trojan, N215SF, United States (200-86)
N584M/93584/LTA-584, North American T-6G Texan (168-092)
51-15048/TA-048, North American T-6G Texan, N42JM, United States (182-735)
N104MR/50, Scottish Aviation Bulldog (Sk-61E) (BH100/165)
N99FD, SIAI-Marchetti SF.260D (787)
44-17191, Stinson L-5B Sentinel, N22422, United States (44-17191A)

North 40-FBO area:
N55GP, Cessna 525B CitationJet CJ3 (525B-0113)
N2, Cessna 560XL Citation Excel (560-5333)
N101ED, Cirrus Design Corp SR20 (1093)
N17KW, Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream II (028)

On the move:
N7700N, Beechcraft 95-B55 Baron (TC-1159)
N823EB, Beechcraft B300 Super King Air 350 (FL-227)
N518FX, Bombardier Aerospace Challenger 300 (20046)
N7522Q, Cessna 310Q (310Q-0022)
N328KK, Piper PA-31T2 Cheyenne IIXL (31T-8166068)

 

Homebuilt area: no log but some people free shots

More photos can be seen at:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/62861611@N08/albums/72157718337383782

My time at Oshkosh was coming to an end as bad weather was due to arrive and as I not yet done the overflow airfields of Appleton and Fond du Lac, I decided to leave a bit earlier but not before I took a scenic helicopter flight. These can be had at Pioneer Airport in rather nice Bell 47s which are kept busy all day, every day of AirVenture.

More photos can be seen at:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/62861611@N08/albums/72157718334702301

Pioneer Airport:
C-FFUN, Bell 222B (47146)
N2490B, Bell 47G-2 (1516)
N984B, Bell 47G-2 (1382)
N666SM, Bell 47G-3B-1 (3133)
N810BK, Robinson R-44 Raven II (11051)

On display near EAA AirVenture Museum entrance:
53-2536, Northrop F-89J Scorpion, AirVenture Museum, N32536, United States (N.4661)

Having spent 4 and a half days at Oshkosh, I was very happy with my lot by the Thursday of AirVenture 2011. I was flying back home from Chicago on Friday afternoon, so wanted to make sure I was back in plenty of time. I was also ready for a slower pace!

Even so, I wanted to do both Appleton and Fond du Lac before leaving the area as I had been advised that both airfields take in lots of aircraft visitors connected to the Oshkosh event, but for some reason choose not to fly in to Wittman Field. I wasn’t to be disappointed……

20 minutes drive up the I-41 North from Oshkosh sees me at Appleton/Outagamie County. No access possible here and there were many more visitors that I couldn’t identify due to a combination of how they were parked and extreme heat haze. I suspect that if I had got here earlier before the heat started and given myself a bit more time, I could have got a lot more. Made 54 out of 62 logged here between 12:15-13:15.

Appleton/Outagamie County

N861GA, McDonnell Douglas MD-83, Allegiant Air (49557)
N12530, EMBRAER ERJ-135LR, Chautauqua Airlines/Midwest Connect (145533)
N11547, EMBRAER ERJ-145LR, ExpressJet Airlines/United Express (145563)
N18557, EMBRAER ERJ-145LR, ExpressJet Airlines/United Express (145596)
N688FE, Airbus A300F4-605R, FedEx Express (874)
C-GULK, Beech F33A Bonanza (CE-1562 )
N1YE, Beechcraft 55 Baron (TE-1074)
N8055R, Beechcraft A36 Bonanza (E-2711)
N5017N/2102516/W/30-H, Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress (8649)
CF-VIZ, Cessna 120 (13583)
N52151, Cessna 162 Skycatcher (16200044)
C-FIMD, Cessna 172G Skyhawk (172-50832)
C-GHGG, Cessna 172R Skyhawk (172-81002)
N982SP, Cessna 172S Skyhawk (172S-8184)
N177BL, Cessna 177B Cardinal (177-02425)
N8673T, Cessna 182C Skylane (182-52573)
C-FQLT, Cessna 182G Skylane (182-55074)
N81CM, Cessna 182N Skylane (182-60721)
N2437L, Cessna 182T Skylane (182-81791)
N3014L, Cessna 310J (310J-0014)
N4811X, Cessna 337D Super Skymaster (337-1094)
N1239Z, Cessna 400 Corvalis TT (411124)
N75GB, Cessna 402B (402B-0912)
N316WC, Cessna 421C Golden Eagle (421C-1047)
N70NF, Cessna 525B CitationJet CJ3 (525B-0276)
N399W, Cessna 750 Citation X (650-0098)
N521FP, Cessna 750 Citation X (750-0016)
N750TX, Cessna 750 Citation X (750-0150)
N970SK, Cessna 750 Citation X (750-0186)
N99BB, Cessna 750 Citation X (750-0005)
N736LH, Cessna R.172K Hawk XP (R172-2608)
C-GWOL, Cessna R.182 Skylane RG (R182-00122)
N736WP, Cessna R.182 Skylane RG (R182-00781)
N705SP, Cessna S550 Citation SII (S550-0048)
N35343, Cessna T.206H Turbo Stationair TC (T206-08284)
N600SG, Cessna T.210N Centurion (210-63872)
N228CA, Cessna TR.182 Turbo Skylane RG (R182-01686)
N206RB, Cessna TU.206C (U206-1068)
C-GREN, Christavia Mk.1 (363)
N339TM, Cirrus Design Corp SR20 (2090)
N891CD, Cirrus Design Corp SR22 (0592)
N10F, Dassault Falcon 10 (012)
N200CU, Dassault Falcon 200 (499)
N322JG, Eclipse Aviation 500 (000130)
PT-PYQ, EMBRAER EMB-500 Phenom 100 (50000223)
HZ-MF3, Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream G300 (1520)
N53M, Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream G550 (5331)
N550GW, Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream G550 (5006)
N76RP, Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream G550 (5334)
C-FHPM, Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream IV (1103)
N7066V, Mooney M.20K (25-0002)
N2215Y, Mooney M.20S (30-0049)
C-GPHT, Piper PA-28R-200 Cherokee Arrow (28R-7635366)
C-GRZR, Piper PA-28R-201 Cherkee Arrow III (28R-7837142)
N2293M, Piper PA-28R-201 Cherokee Arrow III (28R-7837082)
N131PC, Piper PA-31T Cheyenne (31T-7820009)
N191MA, Piper PA-31T1 Cheyenne (31T-8104019)
N4280R, Piper PA-32-300 Cherokee Six (32-40653)
N63PV, Piper PA-32-300 Cherokee Six (32-13087)
N679BB, Piper PA-60-601P Aerostar (61P-07868063399)
N114BX, Rockwell Commander 114B (14543)
N103MM, Velocity Velocity XL RG (3RX013)

Then it was back South down the I-41 taking me back past Oshkosh on the way. I will be back one day! Fond du Lac was much busier this time and I had a good walk around here taking photos and reggies no problem at all. Took the on site shuttle bus to get around the stuff that was parked on the other side of the active runway. From 13:50-15:10, made 173 out of 187….

Fond du Lac

More photos can be seen at:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/62861611@N08/albums/72157718317197223

N500GW, Aero Commander 500-B (1476-170)
N23985, Aeronca 65-C Chief (C-6469)
NC33708, Aeronca 65CA Super Chief (CA-12751)
N39563, Aeronca 65-TAC (F5664TA)
N5672L, American Aviation AA-1 Yankee (AA1-0072)
N5946L, American Aviation AA-1 Yankee (AA1-0246)
N2303Q, Beechcraft 23 Musketeer (M-369)
N895R, Beechcraft 33 Debonair (CD-38)
N7513N, Beechcraft 36 Bonanza (E-47)
N1855W, Beechcraft 55 Baron (TC-1557)
N158BB, Beechcraft 58 Baron (TH-592)
N458WD, Beechcraft 58 Baron (TH-1714)
N6739C, Beechcraft 58P Baron (TJ-262)
N7758B, Beechcraft 58P Baron (TJ-394)
N139SC, Beechcraft 65-C90 King Air (LJ-868)
N2296L, Beechcraft A36 Bonanza (E-932)
N4456W, Beechcraft A36 Bonanza (E-537)
N477JD, Beechcraft A36 Bonanza (E-3289)
N705MB, Beechcraft A36 Bonanza (E-2836)
N21BC, Beechcraft A36TC Bonanza (EA-65)
N31708, Beechcraft B36TC Bonanza (EA-486)
N18950, Beechcraft C24R Sierra (MC-535)
N8465N, Beechcraft E33 Bonanza (CD-1174)
N7185/7185, Beechcraft Expeditor 3NM (CA-104)
N3115A, Beechcraft F33A Bonanza (CE-1194)
N528EW, Beechcraft F33A Bonanza (CE-1375)
N5522L, Beechcraft F33A Bonanza (CE-1399)
N888HP, Beechcraft F33A Bonanza (CE-1302)
N164M, Beechcraft G58 Baron (TH-2295)
N61GM, Beechcraft N35 Bonanza (D-6665)
N6840Q, Beechcraft S35 Bonanza (D-7445)
N673T, Beechcraft V35 Bonanza (D-8470)
C-FQQN, Beechcraft V35B Bonanza (D-9659)
N517KG, Beechcraft V35B Bonanza (D-10350)
N61JL, Beechcraft V35B Bonanza (D-9576)
“N54087/349, Boeing Stearman N2S-1 Kaydet
Boeing Stearman N2S-1 Kaydet,
Boeing Stearman N2S-1 Kaydet
Boeing Stearman N2S-1 Kaydet (75-1148)”
N77130, Cessna 140 (11588)
N7086F, Cessna 150F (150-63686)
N3943V, Cessna 170 (18262)
N7482X, Cessna 172B Skyhawk (172-47982)
N5468R, Cessna 172F Skyhawk (172-53027)
N8283U, Cessna 172F Skyhawk (172-52183)
C-FTXY, Cessna 172H Skyhawk (172-55534)
N46157, Cessna 172I Skyhawk (172-57077)
N8368L, Cessna 172I Skyhawk (172-56568)
N46616, Cessna 172K Skyhawk (172-57386)
N12867, Cessna 172M Skyhawk (172-62326)
N739WF, Cessna 172N Skyhawk (172-70859)
N52250, Cessna 172P Skyhawk (172-74460)
N55325, Cessna 172P Skyhawk (172-75158)
N4800V, Cessna 172RG Cutlass RG (172RG-0382)
N6212R, Cessna 172RG Cutlass RG (172RG-0117)
N724WA, Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP (172S-9665)
N786SA, Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP (172S-8830)
N7972V, Cessna 177RG Cardinal RG II (177RG-0915)
N52158, Cessna 180J Skywagon (180-52526)
N604RD, Cessna 180J Skywagon (180-52417)
N2980Y, Cessna 182E Skylane (182-53980)
N713SM, Cessna 182N Skylane (182-59920)
N92542, Cessna 182N Skylane (182-60252)
N1239M, Cessna 182P Skylane (182-64254)
N21085, Cessna 182P Skylane (182-61402)
N759LF, Cessna 182Q Skylane (182-66073)
N96665, Cessna 182Q Skylane (182-66799)
N97975, Cessna 182Q Skylane (182-67262)
N38RZ, Cessna 182Q Skylane (floats) (182-65430)
N516DM, Cessna 182S Skylane (182-80028)
N7352E, Cessna 210 Centurion (57052)
C-FJBK, Cessna 310Q (310Q-0094)
N1521T, Cessna 310Q (310Q-0518)
N7768Q, Cessna 310Q (310Q-0268)
N6228X, Cessna 340A (340A-0431)
N988DM, Cessna 340A (340A-1244)
N758NB, Cessna R.172K Hawk XP (R172-3219)
N626LS, Cessna T.182T Turbo Skylane (T182-08405)
N1925U, Cessna T.210N Centurion (210-64750)
N6167C, Cessna T.210N Centurion (210-63818)
N7347N, Cessna TU.206G Turbo Stationair II (U206-03624)
N7386C, Cessna TU.206G Turbo Stationair II (U206-03916)
N249RA, Champion 7GCBC Citabria (1371-2004)
N260EP, Christen Pitts S-2B Special (5126)
N777ND, Cirrus Design Corp SR20 (1258)
N101MR, Cirrus Design Corp SR20 GTS (1732)
N22WX, Cirrus Design Corp SR22 (0281)
N720EC, Cirrus Design Corp SR22 (1218)
N816LT, Cirrus Design Corp SR22 (0511)
N880CD, Cirrus Design Corp SR22 (0300)
N952C, Cirrus Design Corp SR22 (0422)
N987AA, Cirrus Design Corp SR22 (0513)
N306ST, Cirrus Design Corp SR22-G3 Turbo (2247)
N328CP, Cirrus Design Corp SR22-G3 Turbo GTS (3248)
N417MM, Cirrus Design Corp SR22-GTS (2332)
N659WP, CZAW SportCruiser (08SC133)
N477JS, de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver Mk.1 (floats) (930)
N218WL, Diamond DA.40 Diamond Star (40.387)
N633DS, Diamond DA.40 Diamond Star (40.613)
N653DS, Diamond DA.40 Diamond Star (40.853)
N913JD, Diamond DA.40-180 Diamond Star (40.068)
N93YT, Diamond DA.42 Twin Star (42.AC093)
N700EW, Eagle Aircraft EA-100 (1001)
N458LM, EMBRAER EMB-500 Phenom 100 (50000019)
N469K, Flight Design CTLS (F-11-02-09)
N217PW, Flight Design CTSW (06-03-05)
N6787T, Grumman-American AA-5A Cheetah (AA5A-0212)
N676W, Grumman-American AA-5B Tiger (AA5B-0676)
N695KG, Gulfstream Aerospace 695B Jetprop 1000 (96207)
N927LE, Lancair Evolution (EVO001)
N576BS, Lancair LC-41-550FG Columbia 400 (41059)
N6508A, Lancair LC-42-550FG Columbia 350 (42038)
N588S, Lancair Legacy 2000 (L2K-125)
N532XL, Liberty Aerospace Liberty XL-2 (0026)
N704W, Maule M-7-235B Super Rocket (23077C)
N1174U, MBB/Kawasaki Bk.117B-2 (7146)
N10VU, Mitsubishi MU-2B-40 (438SA)
N6908U, Mooney M.20C Ranger (2703)
N2701W, Mooney M.20E Chaparral (1016)
N1085C, Mooney M.20K (25-1228)
N5634N, Mooney M.20K (25-0739)
N5808X, Mooney M.20K (25-0871)
N706GP, Mooney M.20K (25-0535)
N5287S, Mooney M.20M Bravo (27-0244)
N411TX, Mooney M.20R Ovation (29-0410)
N131MA, Mooney M.20S Eagle (30-0059)
N360JH, Neico Aviation Lancair 360 (580)
N864M, Neico Aviation Lancair 360 (822)
44-73843/VF-G, North American P-51D Mustang, NL10601, United States (122-40382)
NL44727/414292/QP-A, North American P-51D Mustang (122-39198)
N468C, Partenavia P.68C (213)
N327JZ, Pilatus PC-12/45 (327)
N543PB, Pilatus PC-12/45 (543)
N78629, Piper PA-11 Cub Special (11-1390)
N5024P, Piper PA-24-180 Comanche (24-27)
N5674P, Piper PA-24-250 Comanche (24-746)
N5939P, Piper PA-24-250 Comanche (24-1029)
N2391T, Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee (28-7225069)
N40874, Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee Cruiser (28-7425184)
N32646, Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee Cruiser (28-7525094)
C-FPKV, Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee D (28-7125531)
N5607W, Piper PA-28-160 Cherokee (28-745)
N4881L, Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee (28-4247)
N7761N, Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee (28-5207)
N8007, Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee (28-3225)
N8098B, Piper PA-28-181 Archer II (28-8090110)
N8386C, Piper PA-28-181 Archer II (28-7690134)
N20985, Piper PA-28-181 Cherokee Archer (28-7990029)
N4165E, Piper PA-28-181 Cherokee Archer (28-43291)
N2926J, Piper PA-28-236 Dakota (28-7911248)
N55960, Piper PA-28R-200 Cherokee Arrow (28R-7335318)
N2826T, Piper PA-28R-200 Cherokee Arrow II (28R-7235016)
N113VK, Piper PA-28R-201T Turbo Arrow III (28R-7803352)
N313WC, Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche (39-97)
N9NY, Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche (30-739)
N3924W, Piper PA-32-260 Cherokee Six (32-871)
N616CR, Piper PA-32-301FT Piper 6X (32-32008)
N777NF, Piper PA-32R-301 Saratoga II HP (3246206)
N8186D, Piper PA-32R-301 Saratoga SP (32R-8013051)
N401SL, Piper PA-32RT-300T Turbo Lance II (32R-7887148)
N209RR, Piper PA-34-200T Seneca II (34-7870267)
N2536A, Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk (38-78A0739)
N9836T, Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk (38-78A0220)
N864JB, Piper PA-46-310P Malibu (46-08009)
N9219T, Piper PA-46-310P Malibu (46-8608015)
N65TM, Piper PA-60-601P Aerostar (61P-0669-7963313)
N88VM, Rutan Defiant (MS-4)
N6CG, Rutan LongEz (310)
NX26AU/282/BK-04, SIAI-Marchetti SF.260C (37-002)
N636GT, SOCATA TB-20 Trinidad (2031)
N716MA, SOCATA TBM-700 (310)
N6559M, Stinson 108-3 Voyager (108-4559)
N8960Z, Stoddard-Hamilton Glastar (5284)
N89EE, Swearingen SX300 (49)
N7533S, Ted Smith Aerostar 600 (60-0165-073)
N30JB, Van’s RV-6 (23892)
N350TW, Van’s RV-6A (24822)
N65GE, Van’s RV-6A (23884)
N757TW, Van’s RV-6A (23911)
N914ES, Van’s RV-6A (20828)
N326P, Van’s RV-7 (72077)
N917TB, Van’s RV-7 (70475)
N5025G, Van’s RV-7A (71591)
N13XB, Van’s RV-8A (1)
N246VA, Van’s RV-8A (81121)
N314TS, Van’s RV-8A (80877)
N426PK, Vans RV-9A (91404)
N72436, Van’s RV-9A (91036)
N82PR, Van’s RV-9A (487)
N311LA, Wheeler Express CT (L0001)
N710DH, Wittman Tailwind W-8 (100)

Just over a one hour drive South later towards Chicago, I thought I would break the journey up by stopping at Milwaukee/General Mitchell which was pretty productive on my last visit. Back then though I couldn’t read off the based KC-135’s and as I needed one, I had every incentive to try again.

Given the heat at Appleton and Fond du Lac, I wasn’t that hopeful, but it seemed to be a bit cooler here. Got my Stratotanker (57-1514) so I was a happy bunny. Made 29 out of 53
here during a quick stint here from 16:15-17:00…

57-1514, Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker, 126th ARS/Wisconsin ANG, , United States Air Force (17585)
58-0009, Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker, 126th ARS/Wisconsin ANG, , United States Air Force (17754)
58-0120, Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker, 126th ARS/Wisconsin ANG, , United States Air Force (17865)
58-0130, Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker, 126th ARS/Wisconsin ANG, , United States Air Force (17875)
61-0309, Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker, 126th ARS/Wisconsin ANG, , United States Air Force (18216)
62-3500, Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker, 126th ARS/Wisconsin ANG, , United States Air Force (18483)
63-8029, Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker, 126th ARS/Wisconsin ANG, , United States Air Force (18646)
N952AT, Boeing 717-2BD, AirTran Airways (55014)
N975AT, Boeing 717-2BD, AirTran Airways (55035)
N313AT, Boeing 737-7BD, AirTran Airways (33927)
N372SK, EMBRAER ERJ-140LR, Chautauqua Airlines (145538)
N268SK, EMBRAER ERJ-145LR, Chautauqua Airlines (145270)
N283SK, EMBRAER ERJ-145LR, Chautauqua Airlines/Continental Express (145424)
N12528, EMBRAER ERJ-135LR, Chautauqua Airlines/Midwest Connect (145504)
N335NB, Airbus A319-114, Delta Air Lines (1662)
N13550, EMBRAER ERJ-145LR, ExpressJet Airlines/United Express (145575)
N13958, EMBRAER ERJ-145LR, ExpressJet Airlines/United Express (145085)
N816FD, Airbus A310-304F, FedEx Express (593)
N944FD, Boeing 757-2G5SF, Fedex Express (24497)
N931FR, Airbus A319-111, Frontier Airlines (2253)
N937FR, Airbus A319-111, Frontier Airlines (2400)
N417SW, Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-200LR, Skywest Airlines (7400)
N691WN, Boeing 737-3G7, Southwest Airlines (23781)
N444WN, Boeing 737-7H4, Southwest Airlines (29839)
N443UA, Airbus A320-232, United Airlines (0820)
N276UP, McDonnell Douglas MD-11F, United Parcel Service (48579)
N95GK, Beechcraft 400A Beechjet, (RK-27)
N109CZ, Beechcraft 99 Airliner, (U-109)
N799CZ, Beechcraft 99 Airliner, (U-68)
N599CZ, Beechcraft 99A Airliner, (U-89)
N537FX, Bombardier Aerospace Challenger 300, (20187)
N80HD, Bombardier Aerospace Challenger 300, (20309)
N241LJ, Bombardier Aerospace Learjet 45, (45-241)
N945HC, Bombardier Aerospace Learjet 45, (45-109)
N7328N, Cessna 182P Skylane, (182-63112)
N759HL, Cessna 182Q Skylane , (182-66006)
N362B, Cessna 510 Citation Mustang, (510-0263)
N535DL, Cessna 525B CitationJet CJ3, (525B-0172)
N589QS, Cessna 560XLS Citation Excel, (560-5810)
N693QS, Cessna 560XLS Citation Excel, (560-5657)
N717NB, Cessna 560XLS Citation Excel, (560-5694)
N748RE, Cessna 560XLS Citation Excel+, (560-6008)
N605SA, Cessna 650 Citation III, (650-0152)
N157PH, Cessna 680 Citation Sovereign, (680-0035)
N446RT, Cessna 680 Citation Sovereign, (680-0017)
N605CS, Cessna 680 Citation Sovereign, (680-0001)
N577JC, Cessna 750 Citation X, (750-0122)
N943QS, Cessna 750 Citation X, (750-0043)
N428SR, Cirrus Design Corp SR22-GTS, (2258)
N650LR, Gates Learjet Corporation Learjet 35A, (35-650)
N508P, Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream V, (693)
N729AG, Raytheon Hawker 800XP, (258729)
N832QS, Raytheon Hawker 800XP, (258683)

 

 

I was tempted to do Chicago Executive/Pauwaukee for some more biz, but I saw that available daylight was fast running out and that I would make more at O’Hare in the few hours left. Got here around 18:15 and as before, I spotted from Scott Street with the aid of the trusty SBS with no law enforcement interference. Made a quick 61 out of 187 seen before darkness and another major thunderstorm and more torrential rain stopped play.

Chicago/O’Hare;

EI-DUZ, Airbus A330-302, Aer Lingus (0847)
C-FEKS, EMBRAER ERJ-170SU, Air Canada (17000110)
C-FSKM, Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-100ER, Air Canada Jazz (7071)
F-GIUC, Boeing 747-428ERF(SCD), Air France (25634)
N303AS, Boeing 737-990, Alaska Airlines (30016)
N626AW, Airbus A320-231, America West Airlines (0065)
N814NN, Boeing 737-823, American Airlines (29562)
N830NN, Boeing 737-823, American Airlines (31091)
N912AN, Boeing 737-823, American Airlines (29513)
N916AN, Boeing 737-823, American Airlines (29517)
N918AN, Boeing 737-823, American Airlines (29519)
N927AN, Boeing 737-823, American Airlines (30077)
N970AN, Boeing 737-823, American Airlines (30096)
N198AA, Boeing 757-223, American Airlines (32392)
N668AA, Boeing 757-223, American Airlines (25333)
N693AA, Boeing 757-223, American Airlines (26973)
N360AA, Boeing 767-323ER, American Airlines (24041)
N379AA, Boeing 767-323ER, American Airlines (25448)
N762AN, Boeing 777-223ER, American Airlines (31479)
N772AN, Boeing 777-223ER, American Airlines (29580)
N3515, McDonnell Douglas MD-82, American Airlines (49892)
N463AA, McDonnell Douglas MD-82, American Airlines (49543)
N479AA, McDonnell Douglas MD-82, American Airlines (49654)
N487AA, McDonnell Douglas MD-82, American Airlines (49680)
N488AA, McDonnell Douglas MD-82, American Airlines (49681)
N70401, McDonnell Douglas MD-82, American Airlines (49312)
N70425, McDonnell Douglas MD-82, American Airlines (49337)
N7509, McDonnell Douglas MD-82, American Airlines (49803)
N7521A, McDonnell Douglas MD-82, American Airlines (49898)
N7522A, McDonnell Douglas MD-82, American Airlines (49899)
N7548A, McDonnell Douglas MD-82, American Airlines (53030)
N590AA, McDonnell Douglas MD-83, American Airlines (53253)
N594AA, McDonnell Douglas MD-83, American Airlines (53284)
N9412W, McDonnell Douglas MD-83, American Airlines (53187)
N948TW, McDonnell Douglas MD-83, American Airlines (49575)
N951TW, McDonnell Douglas MD-83, American Airlines (53470)
N979TW, McDonnell Douglas MD-83, American Airlines (53629)
N522AE, Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-701, American Eagle (10147)
N505AE, Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-701ER, American Eagle (10053)
N508AE, Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-701ER, American Eagle (10072)
N509AE, Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-701ER, American Eagle (10078)
N519AE, Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-701ER, American Eagle (10131)
N520DC, Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-701ER, American Eagle (10140)
N529EA, Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-701ER, American Eagle (10307)
N526EA, Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-702ER, American Eagle (10304)
N803AE, EMBRAER ERJ-140ER, American Eagle (145483)
N804AE, EMBRAER ERJ-140LR, American Eagle (145487)
N822AE, EMBRAER ERJ-140LR, American Eagle (145581)
N841AE, EMBRAER ERJ-140LR, American Eagle (145667)
N601DW, EMBRAER ERJ-145LR, American Eagle (145046)
N602AE, EMBRAER ERJ-145LR, American Eagle (145048)
N603KC, EMBRAER ERJ-145LR, American Eagle (145055)
N615AE, EMBRAER ERJ-145LR, American Eagle (145087)
N618AE, EMBRAER ERJ-145LR, American Eagle (145097)
N627AE, EMBRAER ERJ-145LR, American Eagle (145121)
N628AE, EMBRAER ERJ-145LR, American Eagle (145124)
N632AE, EMBRAER ERJ-145LR, American Eagle (145143)
N641AE, EMBRAER ERJ-145LR, American Eagle (145191)
N648AE, EMBRAER ERJ-145LR, American Eagle (145225)
N655AE, EMBRAER ERJ-145LR, American Eagle (145452)
N658AE, EMBRAER ERJ-145LR, American Eagle (145760)
N661JA, EMBRAER ERJ-145LR, American Eagle (145766)
N664MS, EMBRAER ERJ-145LR, American Eagle (145779)
N668HH, EMBRAER ERJ-145LR, American Eagle (145785)
N674RJ, EMBRAER ERJ-145LR, American Eagle (14500801)
N676AE, EMBRAER ERJ-145LR, American Eagle (14500807)
N682AE, EMBRAER ERJ-145LR, American Eagle (14500826)
N824AE, EMBRAER ERJ-145LR, American Eagle (145584)
N902BC, EMBRAER ERJ-145LR, American Eagle (14500887)
N931AE, EMBRAER ERJ-145LR, American Eagle (14500912)
G-STBB, Boeing 777-36NER, British Airways (38286)
N380SK, EMBRAER ERJ-140LR, Chautauqua Airlines (145613)
N297SK, EMBRAER ERJ-140LR, Chautauqua Airlines/American Connection (145522)
N299SK, EMBRAER ERJ-140LR, Chautauqua Airlines/American Connection (145532)
N371SK, EMBRAER ERJ-140LR, Chautauqua Airlines/American Connection (145535)
N376SK, EMBRAER ERJ-140LR, Chautauqua Airlines/American Connection (145578)
N377SK, EMBRAER ERJ-140LR, Chautauqua Airlines/American Connection (145579)
N378SK, EMBRAER ERJ-140LR, Chautauqua Airlines/American Connection (145593)
N378SK, EMBRAER ERJ-140LR, Chautauqua Airlines/American Connection (145593)
N381SK, EMBRAER ERJ-140LR, Chautauqua Airlines/American Connection (145619)
N382SK, EMBRAER ERJ-140LR, Chautauqua Airlines/American Connection (145624)
N868CA, Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-200ER, Comair/Delta Connection (7427)
N959CA, Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-200ER, Comair/Delta Connection (7116)
N16703, Boeing 737-724, Continental Airlines (28764)
N318US, Airbus A320-211, Delta Air Lines (0206)
N640DL, Boeing 757-232, Delta Air Lines (23994)
N773NC, Douglas DC-9-51, Delta Air Lines (47775)
N970DL, McDonnell Douglas MD-88, Delta Air Lines (53173)
A6-EHI, Airbus A340-642X, Etihad Airways (0929)
N12163, EMBRAER ERJ-145XR, ExpressJet Airlines (14500811)
N11535, EMBRAER ERJ-145LR, ExpressJet Airlines/Continental Express (145518)
N13914, EMBRAER ERJ-145LR, ExpressJet Airlines/Continental Express (145430)
N14902, EMBRAER ERJ-145LR, ExpressJet Airlines/Continental Express (145496)
N14960, EMBRAER ERJ-145LR, ExpressJet Airlines/Continental Express (145100)
N16918, EMBRAER ERJ-145LR, ExpressJet Airlines/Continental Express (145397)
N36915, EMBRAER ERJ-145LR, ExpressJet Airlines/Continental Express (145421)
N11547, EMBRAER ERJ-145LR, ExpressJet Airlines/United Express (145563)
N13566, EMBRAER ERJ-145LR, ExpressJet Airlines/United Express (145622)
N13908, EMBRAER ERJ-145LR, ExpressJet Airlines/United Express (145465)
N14562, EMBRAER ERJ-145LR, ExpressJet Airlines/United Express (145611)
N14568, EMBRAER ERJ-145LR, ExpressJet Airlines/United Express (145628)
N16571, EMBRAER ERJ-145LR, ExpressJet Airlines/United Express (145633)
N17560, EMBRAER ERJ-145LR, ExpressJet Airlines/United Express (145605)
N17984, EMBRAER ERJ-145LR, ExpressJet Airlines/United Express (145246)
N11176, EMBRAER ERJ-145XR, ExpressJet Airlines/United Express (14500881)
N14117, EMBRAER ERJ-145XR, ExpressJet Airlines/United Express (145674)
N16149, EMBRAER ERJ-145XR, ExpressJet Airlines/United Express (145753)
N16170, EMBRAER ERJ-145XR, ExpressJet Airlines/United Express (14500850)
N154GJ, Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-700, GoJet Airlines/United Express (10224)
N173GJ, Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-702, GoJet Airlines/United Express (10287)
N174GJ, Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-702, GoJet Airlines/United Express (10283)
N249JB, EMBRAER ERJ-190AR, JetBlue Airways (19000045)
D-ALCE, McDonnell Douglas MD-11F, Lufthansa Cargo Airlines (48785)
N502MJ, Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-701ER, Mesa Airlines/United Express (10050)
N507MJ, Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-701ER, Mesa Airlines/United Express (10077)
OY-KBD, Airbus A340-313X, Scandinavian Airlines System (0470)
N206JQ, EMBRAER ERJ-175LR, Shuttle America/Delta Connection (17000249)
N636RW, EMBRAER ERJ-170SE, Shuttle America/United Express (17000052)
N638RW, EMBRAER ERJ-170SE, Shuttle America/United Express (17000053)
N648RW, EMBRAER ERJ-170SE, Shuttle America/United Express (17000068)
N657RW, EMBRAER ERJ-170SE, Shuttle America/United Express (17000115)
N861RW, EMBRAER ERJ-170SE, Shuttle America/United Express (17000094)
N864RW, EMBRAER ERJ-170SE, Shuttle America/United Express (17000117)
N905SW, Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-200ER, SkyWest Airlines/United Express (7437)
N928SW, Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-200ER, SkyWest Airlines/United Express (7701)
N948SW, Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-200ER, SkyWest Airlines/United Express (7789)
N961SW, Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-200ER, SkyWest Airlines/United Express (7857)
N965SW, Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-200ER, SkyWest Airlines/United Express (7871)
N967SW, Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-200ER, SkyWest Airlines/United Express (7872)
N707SK, Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-701, SkyWest Airlines/United Express (10003)
N751SK, Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-701, SkyWest Airlines/United Express (10208)
N763SK, Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-701, SkyWest Airlines/United Express (10228)
N774SK, Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-702, SkyWest Airlines/United Express (10240)
N510NK, Airbus A319-132, Spirit Airlines (2622)
N523NK, Airbus A319-132, Spirit Airlines (2898)
HB-JHH, Airbus A330-343X, Swiss International Air Lines (1145)
N835HK, EMBRAER ERJ-145LR, Trans States Airlines/United Express (145670)
N836HK, EMBRAER ERJ-145LR, Trans States Airlines/United Express (145695)
N842HK, EMBRAER ERJ-145LR, Trans States Airlines/United Express (14500830)
TC-JII, Airbus A340-313X, Turkish Airlines (0331)
N807UA, Airbus A319-131, United Airlines (0798)
N808UA, Airbus A319-131, United Airlines (0804)
N809UA, Airbus A319-131, United Airlines (0825)
N811UA, Airbus A319-131, United Airlines (0847)
N815UA, Airbus A319-131, United Airlines (0867)
N818UA, Airbus A319-131, United Airlines (0882)
N823UA, Airbus A319-131, United Airlines (0952)
N825UA, Airbus A319-131, United Airlines (0980)
N831UA, Airbus A319-131, United Airlines (1291)
N844UA, Airbus A319-131, United Airlines (1581)
N850UA, Airbus A319-131, United Airlines (1653)
N853UA, Airbus A319-131, United Airlines (1688)
N401UA, Airbus A320-232, United Airlines (0435)
N415UA, Airbus A320-232, United Airlines (0475)
N430UA, Airbus A320-232, United Airlines (0568)
N435UA, Airbus A320-232, United Airlines (0613)
N442UA, Airbus A320-232, United Airlines (0780)
N444UA, Airbus A320-232, United Airlines (0824)
N480UA, Airbus A320-232, United Airlines (1555)
N24702, Boeing 737-724, United Airlines (28763)
N37290, Boeing 737-824, United Airlines (31601)
N37298, Boeing 737-824, United Airlines (34004)
N121UA, Boeing 747-422, United Airlines (29167)
N181UA, Boeing 747-422, United Airlines (25278)
N199UA, Boeing 747-422, United Airlines (28717)
N520UA, Boeing 757-222, United Airlines (24890)
N526UA, Boeing 757-222, United Airlines (24994)
N527UA, Boeing 757-222, United Airlines (24995)
N529UA, Boeing 757-222, United Airlines (25019)
N561UA, Boeing 757-222, United Airlines (26661)
N565UA, Boeing 757-222, United Airlines (26669)
N568UA, Boeing 757-222, United Airlines (26674)
N569UA, Boeing 757-222, United Airlines (26677)
N575UA, Boeing 757-222, United Airlines (26689)
N577UA, Boeing 757-222, United Airlines (26693)
N646UA, Boeing 767-322ER, United Airlines (25283)
N652UA, Boeing 767-322ER, United Airlines (25390)
N778UA, Boeing 777-222, United Airlines (26928)
N786UA, Boeing 777-222, United Airlines (26938)
N651AW, Airbus A320-232, US Airways (0866)
N626VA, Airbus A320-214, Virgin America (2830)
N224EA, British Aerospace 125-700A, (257088)
N732MD, Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, (208B-1083)
N656QS, Cessna 560XLS Citation Excel, (560-5732)
N669QS, Cessna 560XLS Citation Excel, (560-5689)
N693QS, Cessna 560XLS Citation Excel, (560-5657)
N470CT, Hawker 400XP, (RK-536)

So another productive day making 317 out of 489 and now safely in position for my departure tomorrow…..

Photo credits: Grant Robinson

Regards,

 

Grant Robinson