Evening Spotting at McGhee Tyson Airport
Evening stop at McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) to see what is flying. My son shot these photos while I worked the Video Camera. We were fortunate to catch the takeoff of a USAF KC-135R (57-1436) Stratotanker for a few Touch-n-Go passes before it departed for a rendezvous with a C-17 climbing out of Memphis, TN. The regularly scheduled FedEx A-300F (N733FD) flight came out and departed the opposite direction to the current traffic pattern. Unfortunately away from our position at the end of Runway 5. We left for home after the KC-135 departed. However, I spied a pair of USMC AH-1Z Zulu Cobra Gunships running up their engines and stopped to capture their departure from the airport into the evening sunset.
16Jun21
USAF KC-135R (57-1436) Stratotanker climbing out of McGhee Tyson Airport. 16Jun21
USAF KC-135R (57-1436) Stratotanker 16Jun21
USAF KC-135R (57-1436) Stratotanker 16Jun21
USAF KC-135R (57-1436) Stratotanker 16Jun21
USAF KC-135R (57-1436) Stratotanker 16Jun21
USAF KC-135R (57-1436) Stratotanker 16Jun21
USAF KC-135R (57-1436) Stratotanker 16Jun21
USAF KC-135R (57-1436) Stratotanker 16Jun21
USAF KC-135R (57-1436) Stratotanker 16Jun21
USAF KC-135R (57-1436) Stratotanker Air Traffic Control warned the KC-135 about a flock of starlings near the runway during one Touch-n-Go attempt which resulted it them flying a missed approach. 16Jun21
USAF KC-135R (57-1436) Stratotanker 16Jun21
The "Touch" portion of a Touch-n-Go landing by the USAF KC-135R (57-1436) Stratotanker. Shortly after the tankers departure the smell of burned rubber wafted past. 16Jun21
USAF KC-135R (57-1436) Stratotanker 16Jun21
Another smokey touchdown by the USAF KC-135R (57-1436) Stratotanker 16Jun21
FedEx Airbus A300F (N733FD) departing via runway 23 while all other traffic was using the runway 5 approach/departure. 16Jun21
FedEx Airbus A300F steeply climbs out after departure from runway 23. I had hoped to catch the FedEx A300F flying towards me. Not away from me. 16Jun21
Delta CRJ departing 16Jun21
Delta Connection Bombardier CRJ-900LR. 16Jun21
A pair of USMC AH-1Z Zulu Cobra Gunships approach McGhee Tyson Airport to land. 16Jun21
The recently arrived USMC AH-1Z Zulu Cobra Gunships going through pre-flight procedures prior to departure. 16Jun21
Engines running on the USMC AH-1Z Zulu Cobra Gunships. 16Jun21
The USMC AH-1Z Zulu Cobra Gunships lifted off and held in hover before finally departing to the West. 16Jun1
The USMC AH-1Z Zulu Cobra Gunships lifted off and held in hover before finally departing to the West. 16Jun1
The USMC AH-1Z Zulu Cobra Gunships lifted off and held in hover before finally departing to the West. 16Jun1
USMC AH-1Z Zulu Cobra Gunship 16Jun1
USMC AH-1Z Zulu Cobra Gunships
USMC AH-1Z Zulu Cobra Gunships 16Jun21
A pair of USMC AH-1Z Zulu Cobra Gunships 16Jun21
USMC AH-1Z Zulu Cobra Gunship 16Jun21
USMC AH-1Z Zulu Cobra Gunship 16Jun21
USMC AH-1Z Zulu Cobra Gunship departing while kicking up a bit of grass. 16Jun21
The USMC AH-1Z Zulu Cobra Gunships move out to their next destination. 16Jun21