Remarks: Look at the paint on this. Looks like a new chopper for the University of Cincinnati Air Care team, with school colors. Sharp looking paint scheme.
Remarks: 165th Airlift Squadron, 123rd Airlift Wing, Kentucky ANG out of Louisville Int'l (KSDF).Kentucky ,doing a few training runs in this area today. Here at hangar 4 at Lunken with some nice December weather.
Remarks: Erickson was established in 1971 in Central Point, Oregon by Jack Erickson. Originally the Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane, the type certification and manufacturing rights for the S-64 were purchased from Sikorsky Aircraft by Erickson Air-Crane in 1992. Since that time, Erickson Air-Crane has become the manufacturer and world's largest operator of S-64 Aircranes and has made over 1,350 changes to the airframe, instrumentation, and payload capabilities of the helicopter.
Here's "Annie" sitting at hangar 4 at Lunken on a beautiful sunny afternoon about 30 minutes before sunset, and in this area to do some work in downtown Cincinnati at the Paul Brown football stadium.
Remarks: In for a truck race at the Ky. Speedway in Sparta, Ky. Landing runway 27 and pic taken from the ONLY public viewing area at CVG off Donaldson Rd. at Mineola Pike.
Remarks: At the end of runway 27 is a great spot to watch or photograph in the afternoons. 39degrees 2' 34.56" North Lat. / 84degrees 41' 58.17" West Long.
Remarks: After landing 18C, turned right in front of us and headed back to the DHL ramp area. Man, that's a big plane. This is a newer addition to the Atlas 747 fleet.
