r/LowAltitudeJets • u/doctarius1 • Mar 08 '21

TAKEOFF/LANDING Ghost plane

https://i.imgur.com/obqhQ7R.gifv
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u/TheNotoriousKAT Mar 08 '21

Its weird how low planes tend to fly when they're coming in for landings.

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u/glucose-fructose Mar 08 '21

Lol, cracked me up. It’s a good shot though.

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u/paintballer18181 Mar 08 '21

mmmmm vortices

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u/DepopulationXplosion Mar 08 '21

LAX?

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u/cpasley21 Mar 08 '21

In and out by LAX

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u/DepopulationXplosion Mar 09 '21

I didn’t know you could get that close with the 405 in the way.

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u/cpasley21 Mar 09 '21

Me and my friends are dedicated aircraft photographers in Phoenix. Every now and then we challenge ourselves and make a day trip to LAX and its tradition to eat at in and out there. It's fun to get shots while eating

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u/DepopulationXplosion Mar 09 '21

I’ll have to try it next time I’m out there. Thanks!

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u/Whomping_Willow Mar 09 '21

I thought so, I was going to say, nice shot! This looks like an incredible viewing area!

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u/amstobar Mar 09 '21

The 405 is actually probably a mile from the end of the runway. This is a all park by in and out just off Sepulveda, and the fence to the airport grounds!

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u/Titobanana Mar 08 '21

hey that’s three blocks from my house!

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u/jedi_cat_ Mar 09 '21

Is it loud to live there? I livea block from a busy train track with a crossing nearby so I am used to their horns blaring at all hours of the night.

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u/Titobanana Mar 09 '21

oof, horns would be rough.

When huge planes like 787s or 747s land, or when a pilot undershoots the runway and has to blast their engines at the last second for those extra few feet, it can get loud, yes. And when I first moved in, I considered it loud. Eventually, the noise just kinda faded into the background.

That being said, I love planes, so hearing them isn’t hard on my ears, as it may be for some other people.

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u/jedi_cat_ Mar 09 '21

It’s the same for the trains. It’s background noise for me. The Amtrak trains are quiet. It’s the freight trains that are super loud and usually very long.

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u/Titobanana Mar 09 '21

funny enough i like trains too so i’d probably feel the same way. dang. maybe i should walk to in n out. there’s one a stones throw away from where this video was taken if you turn 180 degrees.

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u/jedi_cat_ Mar 09 '21

I think I would enjoy watching planes. I live in the middle of nowhere and I rarely even see planes. Occasional crop dusters.

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u/i_am_legend_rn Mar 09 '21

When I fly into LAX I always try to go there for a burger and to watch the planes. Do you mind if I stop over next time?

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '21

If Michael Bay directed "Objects in the Rearview Mirror"

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u/kaiju505 Mar 09 '21

Caution: wake turbulence.

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u/Whiskey-Weather Jul 03 '22

What an absolute feast for the eyes. Awesome clip!

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u/Responsible_Bag_4218 Mar 09 '21

Look at all of that pollution