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Living in the greater Seattle area has its advantages. Being able to go pretty much any time and drive around Paine Field Airport (KPAE) is for sure one of them. Plus, if you book yourself a night at the Hilton Garden Inn, you are very likely to get a room that looks over the airport. Heck, you can even spot from your room and/or car and have yourself a bit of an AvGeek hootenanny. I recently did just that and my pal Jeremy joined me. Although this story might mostly be photos, I am likely to add a snarky comment here or there.

I decided to do a little blast from the past and use my "real" DSLR camera instead of my iPhone. It is amazing for the close-ups, but I think I might need a refresher course. Jeremy ended up taking a few of the photos, but I was too lazy to label them properly. Just assume if one looks like someone with talent took the picture, it was him. Here we go...

I typically don't like to use two photos that essentially tell the same story, but I like how these other used parked aircraft are watching the new 777s just sitting there.

This was a sweet surprise... N782TW. She was built in 1967 for Continental and then operated by Ameristar since April 2011.

I was excited to look at FlightRadar24 and see that this beast was going to take off later in the night. Took this and the take off (well, taxi) from my hotel room.

Even though Paine Field has had commercial service for a while now, it still surprises me to see an Alaska 737 taking off with passengers here.

As it started to get dark a 777 was moved across the tarmac.

Now you might be wondering why I didn't get a photo of the Sky Lease Cargo 747-400F going full throttle. Well, I did, it is just that...

Weeee... remember how I said I think I was rusty earlier?

I not only love the fact that I always see an array of liveries here that I might never see out in the world, but also the fact that there are different airplanes there every time I go!

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A Condor Airbus A330 with Mt. Rainier in the background.





It is one thing to smell jet fuel (which we did), but we also enjoyed the smell of burning rubber after each aircraft touched down. Most times I will use my longer lens when spotting at airports, but we were so close that I often had to swap out for my shorter one... and that is not a bad thing. I am by no means a professional photographer (I use auto mode, like a noob), but Francis is. So, here are some amazing photos, most taken by Francis, that we took during our little adventure...

An Airbus A321neo at the gate, about to be pushed back.

The classic tail lineup shot at SEA.















A FedEx Boeing 777

Turkish Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

It never gets old, even when it is "another" 737!

Southwest 737 with special Nevada State livery.


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via: https://skyblueradio.com/from-the-taxiway-spotting-at-seattle-tacoma-international-airport

Scenery developer Burning Blue Designs has released their rendition of Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome. Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome is located east of London in Essex - Threshold: Question the Answers.

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Renowned for their high-quality helicopter add-ons for both Microsoft Flight Simulator and X-Plane, Cowan Simulation has announced they're working on an R66 for MSFS. - Threshold: Question the Answers.

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BMWorld and AmSim have recently released their rendition of Arlington Municipal Airport (KGKY) for Microsoft Flight Simulator, serving the city of Arlington, Texas, [...]

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Scenery developer Verticalsim has released an updated version of their Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (KMSY). The update comes packed with features. - Threshold: Question the Answers.

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A recently uploaded video on both Facebook and Discord by Cockspur offers an exclusive look at the Embraer Phenom-100 that is in its final stages of completion. - Threshold: Question the Answers.

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Heatblur and IndiaFoxtEcho provides a potential release date of next week for the F-14 Tomcat! Final tests are being completed awaiting the green light of FS Marketplace. - Threshold: Question the Answers.

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Coming shortly after their recently released Avro Vulcan, Just Flight has posted an update on their website regarding their upcoming Fokker F100 and F70 for MSFS. - Threshold: Question the Answers.

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In their latest monthly developer livestream on Twitch, Microsoft has announced World Update XVI, along with the upcoming Famous Flyer, and other details on Sim Update 14 - Threshold: Question the Answers.

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