UPS Boeing 747-400F Arrives in Louisville

[technoairplaneman]

Wow, you can hear a cricket chirping in the background.

[vinayak678]

nice clip!!

[raderrader3911]

never a bad video

[FSXDreams]

I LOVE plane spotting but, don't have the camera I want yet. Every morning, I ride past John Wayne Airport and see (usually) a Southwest Airlines Jet landing right in front of me. Soon, I'll post some good vids of the action!

[FSXDelux]

Nice vid 5/5 abd could you film some Rain action?

[gunitalmada]

wow.. really nice filming here.. I tell ya, it aint easy at night.. wow.. 5 stars

[Jon5700]

You're right, it's very difficult to get proper angles at night. Thanks for watching :)

[switchkid54321]

wow? i thought you were going to saint marteen :(?

[sean301975]

That's a really nice shot you recorded at night.

[FunMan125]

Airports at night are always great! 5/5

[GatwickSpotting]

Nice! Never knew they had 744s! Good filming too. Filming at night is one of the hardest things to get right. And you got it spot on!

[AaBDanskeMester]

fuck, i love very the movie!

[aleupalex]

yeah, this is not flightsim

[fsturtur]

Great video! 5/ 5

[flightsimy]

amazing :)

[MSFSX94]

Awsome quality!

Great video!

[blast616]

Textbook landing! Awesome at night!

[SirMildredPierce]

Ah I miss living somewhere where they landed big gigantic planes on a regular basis! Do the fuzz ever give you any gruff when you are out filming and taking pics?

[Necrommancer]

if u have time, do more vids at night jon, its cool, nice vid there =)

[LaneMaddox00]

loisville is about 45 min from my house

[tf51d]

I know it's not a passenger jet, but I'm surprised there was no logo lights

[dooweezy]

For some reason UPS doesnt use logo lights.

[hmn88]

is it optional? I thought it was mandatory to use all lights during landings.

[dooweezy]

Logo lights are optional yes.

[AreaCode090]

AWESOME!!!

[planelover3640]

Nice video man.

[moose6692]

lucky i only see these things around christmas time

[rickya350]

Those landing lights are pretty bright!

[MrFlightsim]

didnt know UPS owned 747's good video

[tchapman1977]

Actually, UPS is the only freight service that directly owns and operates the Boeing 747F (in -100F, -200F & -400F variants). FedEx relies mainly on DC-10s, MD-11s & Boeing 777s and DHL uses mostly A300Fs & B727Fs in their worldwide operations (although DHL regularly contracts/partners with Polar Air Freight who uses 747-400Fs but the aircraft are branded with the Polar Air logo & not DHLs). What's more interesting is that UPS also uses the DC-8 still. This is definitely a neat video. Cheers!

[tf51d]

What's more interesting is that UPS also uses the DC-8 still.

Not anymore, One of Jon's earlier videos is of it's final flight for UPS!

[tchapman1977]

If I remember the video correctly, it was the final flight for 2 DC-8s. UPS operates or operated a total of 44 of the aging birds. If they did retire every one of them, then it marks the end of an era for the venerable aircraft. If not, then they are still plying the airways and keeping the legacy going.

[tchapman1977]

I've emailed Jon for clarification because the video's notations are a little ambiguous. It leads me to believe that it was only the retirement for the 2 DC-8s in the video, not the entire fleet of DC-8s.

[tchapman1977]

UPDATE: Heard back from Jon and UPS did retire their entire fleet of DC-8s (his video was only of the two still at KSDF). Apparently the information sources online are a bit out of date as they still indicate UPS operates the DC-8. Thanks for correcting me (and thanks to Jon for posting these great videos!). Cheers!

[Blatpoppin5]

Great! :D

5*'s |BLaCK|

[Fs9AirbusA300Pilot]

nice

[NKCrime]

good job but i would like to see more flying than taxing!

[planemadmatt]

What is it with you and UPS :P

[kyotoair]

well, he lives near their Airport

[planemadmatt]

NAH, you don't f*cking say...Pr*ck

[kyotoair]

go f* your self. i just tried to be nice

[planemadmatt]

You think I'm stupid or something? That wasn't being nice. End of discussion, I won't be replying.

[kyotoair]

retard!! still, go f* your self

[tf51d]

Hey, your the one that asked!

[FSXFS2002]

amazing jon, love your spotting. You are a prof plane spotter! What can I more say... oh: Just amazing!

[elferen1]

Nice man!!!

[Airforceproud95]

Another great spotting vid jon, 5/5

[bahamas1992]

jon u still gotta make a video flying in the bahamas

[tomchittock]

1st yay

cool vid!!

[tomchittock]

noooo lol

but still

awesome video!!

[KeKKeKKeKr]

looks like your the second one;)

[tomchittock]

lol

[flyingking12093]

AWESOME!!!!