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CLT Airport Photos from last weekend |

A330 on 36C

New Tower Under Construction

De-Icing

A330 taxiing

Conga line across 36C

A330 Departing

Concourse A Expansion

Delta 717 Departing

A321 taxiing

FEDEX DC10 Departing 36C
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Andrew Vane DVA2887
Captain, B727-200
OLP, VFROLP, 737-ATP, PPL DISPATCHER
Joined on January 30 2006
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"Caffeinate, Navigate, Concentrate" Charlotte, NC
786 legs, 1,195.6 hours
479 legs,
649.2 hours online 769 legs,
1,174.8 hours ACARS 24 legs,
36.7 hours event 3 legs dispatched, 2.5
hours
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December 19 2017 11:05 ET by Andrew Vane
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Picked up my son on Saturday and had some time to do some planespotting from the Hourly Deck. Lots of heavies for an early Saturday. Mostly the European flights arrive after lunch and depart in the evenings.
The early AM sky was a bit hazy for a cold morning so not the best backdrop for aircraft photos. Took these with a 200mm zoom lens on my Samsung NX1100. Unedited.

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Christian Samuels DVA12568
Assistant Chief Pilot, CRJ-200
Joined on March 20 2015
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Atlanta, GA
515 legs, 1,430.9 hours
453 legs,
1,320.3 hours online 503 legs,
1,405.2 hours ACARS 17 legs,
82.5 hours event
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December 19 2017 13:32 ET by Christian Samuels
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Great photos!

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David Keech DVA613
Senior Captain, B727-200
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"Beware of the Green Baron!" Charlotte, NC USA
1,765 legs, 3,064.7 hours
1,626 legs,
2,724.0 hours online 1,414 legs,
2,249.7 hours ACARS 124 legs,
226.2 hours event 163 legs dispatched, 99.4
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December 20 2017 09:36 ET by David Keech
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That new tower is massive. Drew, are they planning on demoing the existing tower?

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Andrew Vane DVA2887
Captain, B727-200
OLP, VFROLP, 737-ATP, PPL DISPATCHER
Joined on January 30 2006
50 State Club
Globetrotter
Everett 250 Club
Piranha Club
Tri-Jet Triumph
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Online Quadruple Century Club
US Coastal Club
Seven Century Club
"Caffeinate, Navigate, Concentrate" Charlotte, NC
786 legs, 1,195.6 hours
479 legs,
649.2 hours online 769 legs,
1,174.8 hours ACARS 24 legs,
36.7 hours event 3 legs dispatched, 2.5
hours
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December 20 2017 10:13 ET by Andrew Vane
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Yes. That old tower is gone. The new tower will be the 2nd tallest in the US from what I understand.
In place of the old tower, I believe the airport plans to build another terminal for drop-offs combined with a hotel and conference center. Eventually, after the light rail is extended down Wilkinson Blvd. there will be a train that goes over the parking lots and then dives down under the terminals to beneath the main terminal and then extended out to the future island terminal when they get rid of 5/23. Its insane. It must be $6 Billion they plan to spend in the next 25 years, if not more.

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Logan Lynch DVA6377
First Officer, B747-400
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Online Double Century Club
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Killdeer, ND
561 legs, 1,464.2 hours
265 legs,
477.8 hours online 541 legs,
1,428.6 hours ACARS 11 legs,
18.4 hours event
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December 23 2017 12:16 ET by Logan Lynch
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Love Charlotte!
Logan LynchFirst Officer, B747-400
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Ronald Pearson DVA8917
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Greenville, SC
927 legs, 1,734.7 hours
14 legs,
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December 23 2017 18:37 ET by Ronald Pearson
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Great shots. I have family that lives near Stanley, northwest of CLT. When I visit, depending on the winds, I can watch a lot of traffic over the house. Thanks Andrew.

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Joe Flanagan DVA13370
Captain, A320
Joined on November 25 2017
Fort Mill, SC
25 legs, 38.1 hours
7 legs,
9.0 hours online 23 legs,
32.5 hours ACARS
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December 24 2017 08:10 ET by Joe Flanagan
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I used to live in Stanley too. Now I'm in Fort Mill, still close to the airport. Before 9/11 you could park at the end of the runway and watch them fly overhead. Now you have to go to a different area, but it's still fun.
Do they have a Cityscape scenery pack for Charlotte in X-Plane 11? The airport is great, but flying over the city with generic buildings kinda ruins it for me.
Joe FlanaganCaptain, A320
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