McGhee Tyson Airport Plane Spotting
Evening visit to McGhee Tyson Airport for some plane spotting. Early GA traffic included daily FedEx 757 flight and was followed by a Tennessee Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker take off for a series of touch-n-go's. Later a US Navy P-8 Poseidon joined the pattern for a few touch-n-go landings. Darkness eventually ended spotting for the day.
21Oct20
N83DS - Cirrus SF-50 Vision
FedEx - N783FD - Boeing 757-222
FedEx - N783FD - Boeing 757-222
Allegiant Air - N283NV - Airbus A320-214
United Express - N913EV - Bombardier CRJ-200LR
N61KB - 1981 PIPER PA-31-350
American Eagle - N699AE - Embraer ERJ-145LR
N400ET - Cessna 525C CitationJet CJ4
TN Air National Guard - Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker - 58-0119 taxing out to depart.
TN Air National Guard - Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker - 58-0119 takeoff
TN Air National Guard - Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker - 58-0119 gear coming up on takeoff.
TN Air National Guard - Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker - 58-0119 taking off into the setting sunlight.
TN Air National Guard - Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker - 58-0119 gear down on final to land for a touch-n-go.
TN Air National Guard - Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker - 58-0119 gear down on final to land for a touch-n-go.
N678AM - Beech 390 Premier IA
American Eagle - N567NN - Bombardier CRJ-900LR
N1CH - 2017 Embraer 505 Phenom 300
TN Air National Guard - Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker - 58-0119 making another touch-n-go in the darkening skies.
TN Air National Guard - Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker - 58-0119 with landing lights illuminating the tanker passing overhead to make yet another touch-n-go.
A late arriving US Navy P-8 Poseidon joined the pattern at TYS for a few touch-n-go landings. Darkness made getting even this photo of the P-8 a real tough situation.