Boeing 737-200 over Afrika and the Middle East

[stephanedieltiens]

This time I'm doing a photo report about Air Tanzania, on their flight from Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania to Dubai, United Arab Emirates...

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'Rocketting' out of Dar-Es-Salaam Intl,...


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...over the Indian Ocean,...

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...destination: Dubai Intl.


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Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome aboard an we wish you a pleasant trip.

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Cruising along at FL250,...


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...high above the clouds...

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...and the ocean.


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Approaching African soil again,...

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...this time it's Somalia.


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Leaving the city of Mogadishu in the background,...

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...as we head further towards the United Arab Emirates,...


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...during yet another...

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...fascinating...


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...African...

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...sunset.


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As fast as sunsets kick in...

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...nights fall.


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Landing Dubai Intl,...

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it's allready pitch black, but it's still hot...

Thanks for looking, and let me know what you think...

Greetings
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[steve7fm]

Very nice, love the layout and style Stephane..

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[fredrik_osterlund]

LAST EDITED ON Dec-12-02 AT 06:29PM (EST)[p]I'll just have to agree, nice pics. The landning looks smooth. :)

Is that sun edited in any way? Looks great! :)

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[Pol]

Jees mate, your shots just keep getting better!!!

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Greets

Pol

[stephanedieltiens]

Steve: Thanks, you've got to explain me one day how you edit your shots, I always love the colors you use... :-cool
what program have you got, Adobe Photoshop, or Jasc Paint Shop Pro?

Fredrik: To be honest, that landing wasn't smooth at all, I was struging against an almost 90° crosswind from the left(had to use almost full rudder too) which caused the aircraft to slow down so quick and sink so fast, I had to use FULL Flaps and about 70% thrust to get her on the runway... I'm still amazed I got her right behind the numbers, almost on the centerline, and that without a puff of smoke... rolling out, was something different... reverse thrust, spoilers, full flaps and max brakes just nearly kept me on the runway... :-eek

Paul: Thanks mate, unfortunately the amount of replies don't really prove that, but what the heck, at least I'm having fun... :P

:-wave Greetings

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[fredrik_osterlund]

LAST EDITED ON Dec-13-02 AT 06:32AM (EST)[p]LAST EDITED ON Dec-13-02 AT 06:30 AM (EST)

Ok. :-lol

Are you supposed to use full flaps in (heavy) 90° crosswind or did you use full flaps to "save" this Boeing 737 from crash? ;-) If so, is that really the best way to avoid, for example, a heavy sink-rate (during crosswind conditions)?

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[yannickvw]

Stephane, I didn't know perfection existed...:-eek:D

Greetz!
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Yannick Van Wynsberge
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[dudarf]

some of the nicest civilian pics I saw out there...good job mate!
regards,

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[rara_bb]

One airline I would hate to fly with :-lol

Very good pictures.

BEn

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[stephanedieltiens]

Fredrik: I was just doing all I knew NOT to crash her, that's all
I don't know standard procedures in that sort of weather in real life :-eek

Yannick: Well here you go for a revelation of truth :-roll

Philip: Thanks, mate

Ben: Now why's that :-hmmm

:-wave Greetings

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[steve7fm]

Stephane.. Thanks for the compliments about the edits above. I use Photoshop 7. It's a combination of a light touch until the effect is right but not too much so that hopefully it retains the FS image and not too much like an edit, unless i want that look.

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[stephanedieltiens]

Well I'm a proud user of Adobe Photoshop Elements, and I like it but there are still 1001 functions I need to know about :-roll

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