757's and an An-124 in Houston, Texas

[embdude]

Couple of more works in progress...

1. 2 sizes of 757 on the Houston Ramp

2. AN-124 preparing for takeoff on rwy 15L.
The grain on this one came out real bad in RAW (never seen it so bad as a jpg) I tried neat-image but it wasnt working for me. I need more practice.

Please as always, comments are encourraged...

[embdude]

What the heck, I'll throw in a shot of rwy 15/33 at Houston IAH. Which I can't seem to get quite right.....

[cbock]

how was the AN-124? i've always wanted to see one in person. nice shot of the 757s.

[Merlin Driver]

If your are in Ft. Worth, Texas, stop by Alliance Airport as its there a lot as well. You can't miss it from the air!


Take care,

Lynn

[cbock]

CRAP! i was there last week!

[embdude]

how was the AN-124? i've always wanted to see one in person. nice shot of the 757s.

Yeah the Antonov was cleared to takeoff by the tower who said...
"Cleared for takeoff, runway 15L. Let me know when you are starting your roll..."

The Antonov took the runway and spent 5 minutes, from what we could hear, running up each engine (Mag Check??;)) then announced he was rolling...

The controller then commented it was like watching paint dry!

I took a bunch of photos, but most were blurry because I dont have a place to prop the camera, and have to handhold. The front is only illuminited because I left my taxi light on. The first officer told me to light him up with the landing lights when he started to roll.... I wasnt willing to risk an aviation dissaster just to get a better shot though...

[Mobius]

Could you post a link the the full resolution picture of the an-124?

Also, do you have any idea why it was here in Texas?