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Boeing 737-800 (N820SY) - SCXs N820SY, an ETOPS B737-800, rolls past a flock of three Southwest B737 fleetbirds as it taxies toward runway 16R for a dawn departure from Reno Tahoe International.  I was hoping the morning sun would come up over the mountains behind me before the Sun Country flight took off, but the SCX departed long before the sun finally appeared in the eastern sky.  (* There were actually five SWA aircraft gathered around the concourse but I couldnt get them all in the shot.)
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Boeing 737-800 (N820SY)

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SCX's N820SY, an ETOPS B737-800, rolls past a flock of three Southwest B737 fleetbirds as it taxies toward runway 16R for a dawn departure from Reno Tahoe International. I was hoping the morning sun would come up over the mountains behind me before the Sun Country flight took off, but the SCX departed long before the sun finally appeared in the eastern sky. (* There were actually five SWA aircraft gathered around the concourse but I couldn't get them all in the shot.)

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Dwight Hartje
Excellent shot! I like all the Southwest tails in the background!
Gary SchenauerPhoto Uploader
Thanks, Dwight, for the comment / compli. There were five SW aircraft there but if I had backed off my zoom to try and get them all the pic would have looked "long distance" (which it was because I was way across the grounds on the east perimeter access road). So I disregarded two of them and this snap came out OK.
Dwight Hartje
Thanks for the info, Gary! I'm considering a Nikon D7100 for my next camera. Do you think it would be a good choice?
BTW, RDU is going to get a second international flight starting May 2016. It will be a Delta 757-200 to Paris Charles De Gaule. No chance that American will upgrade the flight to London Heathrow to a 787-8 for at least 2 years.
Hi Gary, super photo, -
Gary SchenauerPhoto Uploader
Mathias, Hi back to you, my friend, and Thank You for the comment. :-)
Dwight, a new camera! That's so cool to hear. I'll dig a bit into the Nikon but I don't recall hearing anything negative about it.
And congrats on the news of the second int flight. Means more snapshot opportunities ... AND another B757 to capture clicks of. (High Fives)
While I'm replying to you, here's an FYI ... keep your eyes peeled for American's Reno Air heritage liverybird. N916NN was in the AA barn for a repaint and came out with Reno Air clothes. It will be getting a "special reception" when it lands out here, but it is already back in service working your side of the country, so watch for it. (Thumbs Up)
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