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DARKSTAR on 292.300 (the AWACS) talking to fighters
Working Giant Killer on 238.100

Cold outside !!
Terry- What zoom lens do you use? I have a 70-300 (480 equiv crop factor) on a Canon T7i. Those look like at least a 500mm lens? Beautiful job you do. I think to get a tripple header is the most exciting. Hear the aircraft on the radio, see it on the ADS-B map, and then see it or hear it go overhead! And photographing it is a home run!
 

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Terry- What zoom lens do you use? I have a 70-300 (480 equiv crop factor) on a Canon T7i. Those look like at least a 500mm lens? Beautiful job you do. I think to get a tripple header is the most exciting. Hear the aircraft on the radio, see it on the ADS-B map, and then see it or hear it go overhead! And photographing it is a home run!

Nikon D7000 using a Nikon 80-400 lens

Yeah definitely one of those days when you see it visually, and on the computer (on ads-b exchnage plus on my Kinetic basestation screen as well) and hear it on the radio.
 

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Yeah definitely one of those days when you see it visually, and on the computer (on ads-b exchnage plus on my Kinetic basestation screen as well) and hear it on the radio.
Nice setup. So like a 640mm crop factor. Nice. Yes nice clear air this time of the year too. No smog lol.
 

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AF1 and AF2 head to Atlanta tomorrow. POTUS schedule released, while it shows VP in ATL, there is no travel info on her public schedule.

AF1
11:00 AM THE PRESIDENT departs Joint Base Andrews en route Atlanta, Georgia
12:45 PM THE PRESIDENT arrives in Atlanta, Georgia landing at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport
6:15 PM THE PRESIDENT departs Atlanta, Georgia en route Joint Base Andrews
7:45 PM THE PRESIDENT arrives at Joint Base Andrews
 
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AN-124 inbound PHL from St Louis.. Too bad at night. Maybe fuel stop with heavy load from St Louis.
Maybe just a oversize parts delivery from Boeing St Louis to Boeing PHL. Flying fairly low at FL28k.
1935 local thick accent on ZNY 132.200 Harrisburg :)
1937 Antonov 321F descending to fl 11k on ZNY 132.200
UR-82007 Flight Tracking and History - FlightAware

Antonov to provide a further five years of strategic airlift for NATO and the EU - Aviation24.be

Yeah cannot locate the OST approval from DOT for the flight. Otherwise might be able to find out what is onboard.
 

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.... So like a 640mm crop factor.

You seem to be mixing concepts.
The crop factor is dimensionless.

640mm would imply "35mm equivalent focal length" NOT "crop factor". You are also assuming Canon and Nikon crop sensors are the same size but this is not the case. For a Nikon the crop factor would be 1.5 (ie. the sensor is a touch bigger than Canon's) so the 35mm equivalent for Terry's lens in this case would be 120-600mm
 

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You seem to be mixing concepts.
The crop factor is dimensionless.

640mm would imply "35mm equivalent focal length" NOT "crop factor". You are also assuming Canon and Nikon crop sensors are the same size but this is not the case. For a Nikon the crop factor would be 1.5 (ie. the sensor is a touch bigger than Canon's) so the 35mm equivalent for Terry's lens in this case would be 120-600mm
Ahh very good thanks for the info. I never owned or researched anything but Canon's so I didn't realize there was a sensor size difference. Now that I read a little more on the web about Nikon cameras, I see what you are saying. 600mm still pretty good. Plus after crop zooming on the computer, you can see the subject aircraft pretty darn good!
 

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Ahh very good thanks for the info. I never owned or researched anything but Canon's so I didn't realize there was a sensor size difference. Now that I read a little more on the web about Nikon cameras, I see what you are saying. 600mm still pretty good. Plus after crop zooming on the computer, you can see the subject aircraft pretty darn good!

I am just happy I can find the aircraft in the viewfinder and take the picture :) Need to buy one of those self tracking cameras. Just tell it what you want it to take a picture of and it self tracks and gets good closeups. That way I can stay inside on days when the wind chill is below 20F !!
 

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311.000- EMA being announced, now do you think this guy can yell any louder ?

Seeing INFRA56 off of Va Beach in the Atlantic, possibly him

Yeah there was someone yelling on 323.800 for a bit and I thought I had some bleed over from CB radio for a minute. Then I listened closer and realized it was an EAM.
 
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