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Photography: Air Transportation
http://www.ilankelman.org/airtransport.html

Random airplane.

A Dozen Air Transportation Photographs

All images are copyright Ilan Kelman.

Flying from NAN, Nadi, Fiji to TPU, Fua'amotu, Tongatapu, Tonga (2004).

Flying from NAN, Nadi, Fiji to TPU, Fua'amotu, Tongatapu, Tonga (2004).



Tail slinging a helo in field camp, Northern Manitoba (1995).

Tail slinging a helo in field camp, Northern Manitoba (1995).



Sunset flight: BGI, Grantley Adams, Barbados to YYZ, Lester B. Pearson, Toronto (1999).

Sunset flight: BGI, Grantley Adams, Barbados to YYZ, Lester B. Pearson, Toronto (1999).



Arriving at TPU, Fua'amotu, Tongatapu, Tonga (2004).

Arriving at TPU, Fua'amotu, Tongatapu, Tonga (2004).



Departing from TPU, Fua'amotu, Tongatapu, Tonga (2004).

Departing from TPU, Fua'amotu, Tongatapu, Tonga (2004).



Disembarking at CHT, Chatham Island, New Zealand (2004).

Disembarking at CHT, Chatham Island, New Zealand (2004).



The main terminal at CHT, Chatham Island, New Zealand (2004).

The main terminal at CHT, Chatham Island, New Zealand (2004).



Helicopter pilot over northern Ontario (1995).

Helicopter pilot over northern Ontario (1995).



Warning light atop the volcano Helgafell (Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland, 2001).

On taking off or landing from VEY, Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland, don't hit Helgafell--or its warning light (2001).



Antonov 225, Gander, Newfoundland (2005).

Antonov 225, the largest plane in the world at the time, Gander, Newfoundland (2005).



Inside a burned out fuselage near BGI, Grantley Adams, Barbados (1999).

Oops.
Actually, fire fighters use this wreck near BGI, Grantley Adams, Barbados for training for air crashes. Or that's what they told me (Barbados, 1999).



Paragliding in a Tenerife sunset (2004).

Paragliding off the north shore of Tenerife (2004).



Bonus: Flight Fun

On 3 September 2004, I was on board Flight IB958 from Madrid (MAD2) to Tenerife Norte (TFN), heading to the island for some field work. Approximately 20 minutes into the flight, a burning smell pervaded the cabin and some people near us vacated their seats rapidly and worriedly. The crew on board scuttled around, not doing much but eventually bringing over fire extinguishers although I neither saw nor heard any being used. The airplane continued ascending, but soon after, we turned around and started descending to return to Madrid where we landed and taxied, escorted by fire engines.

I have several times emailed, faxed, and written to Iberia to request "further details regarding...the specific nature of the incident, why the problem arose, and what measures are being undertaken to prevent recurrence". They have ignored this request. The photos below were taken after landing. On 19 November 2004, an Iberia airplane made a much more exciting emergency landing in Lisbon because of an apparently similar problem to that which my flight experienced. See BBC's report.


Seat damage.

Seat damage.

A strange collection.

A strange collection.

Firefighters pretend to examine the damage.

Firefighters pretend to examine the damage.


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