Airplane Photoshop Or Not?

No Photoshop.

Just some focal length handiwork....

 

I'd say it's not. Looks like they could be landing on parallel runways.

 

Both approaching KLAX with 747 on 24R and 737 on 24L

 

So how far apart are they actually??

 

Dont know exactly.

But you can see that they get pretty close here....

http://www4.passur.com/lax.html

 

Cool site

 

There are other airports as well. Pity there is a 10 min delay for "security" reasons....

Also you should track all flights between TNX (Tonopah) and LAS (Las Vegas)...They are all the "janet" flights that go between LV and Area 51.

 

Vik, is that real?

 

heh, thinking of making something like that for public transport in adelaide.

 

The approach into SFO

side by side

Two more side by side...

Original Photo Here
Another similar shot

Mike^^^^^^^^^^^
as well, the UA is a 757, not a 737. And there is a story behind the 747 in the airliners.net Orig. photo.

The runways are 750 ft apart........

 

Well there you go.

A saw those pics on a clietns laptop. He is a pilot and he said they were from KLAX. Well anyways, Redhead to save the day........

 

Check out this link!!! Awesome!

http://www.rlmsoftware.com/TravelTools/ProcessFTQuery.asp?qt=at&arrap=all

 

I've seen that. It's unbelieveable how those ATC guys manage all that traffic. There's another site I use from time to time to check realtime flight status - exactly where any given particular flight is on its journey. I'll post it when I find the link again...

 

I've been in a flight landing at LAX at exactly the same time when another is landing..........it's cool to watch it from the other aircraft as you touch down together.

 

LAX never lands simultaneously on 24L and R or 25L and R for that matter, they're too close together. Normal config is landing on 24R and 25L, takeoffs on 24L and 25R. The photo looks like the 28s at SFO to me, with telephoto foreshortening. Haven't read the other responses yet. And it's not a 737, that's a 757.

Gary

 

Yep. I've passed the info on to the interested party.

Gary

 

Gary-


Whats it like from your standpoint land there if another plane is on approach with you? Do you really notice the other plane? Or just so busy doing your thing, you don't notice?

 

I saw it 5 years ago actually (Feb 2000 at LAX)...........a simultaneous landing that is. I was on a LanChile flight and to my left the airline with Lincoln on the tail. No word of a lie.......

 

You definitely keep an eye on him (and we normally brief the pax, time permitting), and wingtip-to-wingtip is avoided. The tower tries to get the spacing so that one aircraft is clearly ahead of the other, even if it's only 1 plane length or so.

Gary

 

Cool. Thanks for the insight. On a Virgin flight back from the Uk, they did just that, notify us that we were going to be on approach with a plane to the left. Very cool to watch!

Thanks again...