Boeing Dreamlifter

SHADES OF SUPER GUPPY !!!! A while back, while working at the airport, I noticed a large contrail coming up from the the Southeast, and threw some binoculars on it. The thing looked really bloated, and I thought it was one of those new Airbuses that keep smacking littler planes around, but a search on Flightaware I.D.'d it as a Boeing 747 LCF (Large Cargo Freighter).

Apparently, they were (are?) operating out of Huntsville, and it's track would have brought it fairly close to us if it was headed for Washington State.

Flightaware is a lot of fun, if you're the type of nerd that likes to stare at stuff passing by overhead. It doesn't show V.F.R. or military traffic, but does tag commercial, corporate, and private aircraft that are flying I.F.R, giving their altitude, speed, destination and origin, along with the aircraft type. You can call up any airport or city by typing in the name in the box on the lower left and clicking "Activity"' . The radar screen lags by 5 minutes or so, so if a plane is directly overhead, it's target will be "back up the road" a bit on the screen.

http://flightaware.com/live/airport/KCGI

AirNav is another good one we use a lot for getting airport information, and to check customer comments on our service:

http://www.airnav.com/airport/KCGI