Your 2019 Aviation Adventures

[Will_A]

Hello all, and Happy New Year!

2020 is upon us, and it’s a great time to reflect on what we did in 2019.

The purpose of this thread is to share some of your 2019 aviation accomplishments, stories, flights, photos, and experiences! Similar to this topic by @GlobalFlyer1, I figure everyone wants the ability to share some of their adventures.

So I’ll start, and then let’s see some of your favorite moments!

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Flights

I had the opportunity to take 22 flights this year! I feel so fortunate to be able to do this, and can’t wait to continue sharing all these journeys with you guys.

Without further ado, here are my flights.

Route	Aircraft	Airline
JFK-MSY	Airbus A320	JetBlue
MSY-JFK	Airbus A320	JetBlue
JFK-AMS	Boeing 747-400	KLM
AMS-FCO	Boeing 737-800	KLM
VCE-CDG	Airbus A319	Air France
CDG-JFK	Airbus A380	Air France
JFK-SXM	Boeing 757-200	Delta
SXM-SBH	DHC6 Twin Otter	Winair
SBH-SXM	DHC6 Twin Otter	Winar
SXM-JFK	Boeing 757-200	Delta
JFK-JAX	CRJ-900	Delta
JAX-ATL	Boeing 757-200	Delta
ATL-SEA	Boeing 757-300	Delta
SEA-JFK	Boeing 737-900	Delta
HPN-RSW	Airbus A320	JetBlue
RSW-HPN	Airbus A320	JetBlue
HPN-ATL	Boeing 717-200	Delta
ATL-PVR	Airbus A320	Delta
PVR-ATL	Airbus A320	Delta
ATL-LGA	Airbus A321	Delta
JFK-FLL	Airbus A321	Delta
FLL-JFK	Airbus A321	Delta

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Statistics

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Map

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Flight Training

In addition to flying commercially, I continued with my flight training this year. I flew over 20 times and gained upwards of 30 hours of flight time.

Some notable achievements include:

• Passing 50 hours of flight time
• Flying the NYC skyline route in the NYC Class Bravo Airspace
• Taking my grandfather (who was in flight training) on a flight

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Photos

This year, I had the opportunity to take many amazing photos! Here are the few I find most worthy of sharing

Aircraft: Cessna 172 (N6228N)
Airline: N/A
Route: KHPN-KBDR-KHPN

This may be one of the most stunning sunsets I’ve ever captured!

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Aircraft: Boeing 717-200
Airline: Delta
Route: KHPN-KATL

A very early morning departure started out with low visibility and low cloud layers, but passing through the layer during our climb led to a stunning sunrise!

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Aircraft: Boeing 757-200
Airline: Delta
Route: KJAX-KATL

Yet another sunrise. The reflection of the sun off the water was absolutely incredible

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Aircraft: Airbus A340
Airline: Air France (Joon)
Route: LFPG-TNCM

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It’s your turn!

I’ve had the opportunity to share what my 2019 was like, now it’s on to you guys! What did you do? Did you travel somewhere unique? Explore a fun airport, or fly a new aircraft? Did you get good photos or do you have a funny story to tell? Let’s hear it!

Thanks so much, and have a great day/evening.

[AlphaSeven]

The routes I did this year:

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Airport Code	City/Country	Month	Aircraft and airline
DOH-BEG	Doha --> Belgrade	January	A321 QR
BEG-DOH	Belgrade --> Doha	January	A321 QR
DOH-GVA	Doha --> Geneva	March	A350-900 QR
GVA-DOH	Geneva --> Doha	March	A350-900 QR
DOH-FCO	Doha --> Rome	April	B787-8 QR
FCO-BEG	Rome --> Belgrade	April	A319 Alitalia
BEG-DOH	Belgrade --> Doha	April	A320 QR
DOH-MXP	Doha --> Milan	May	A330-300 QR
MXP-DOH	Milan --> Doha	May	A330-300 QR
DOH-ATH	Doha --> Athens	June	B787-8 QR
ATH-CHX	Athens --> Chania	June	A320 AE
CHX-ATH	Chania --> Athens	June	A320 AE
ATH-BEG	Athens --> Belgrade	June	A320 ASL
BEG-DOH	Belgrade --> Doha	July	A321 QR
DOH-SIN	Doha --> Singapore	October	A350-1000 QR
SIN-DOH	Singapore --> Doha	October	A350-1000 QR
DOH-BEG	Doha --> Belgrade	December	A320

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It was definitively a great year! Especially flying-wise.

Here’s my flying story of 2019!

BravoCharlie's Best 2019 aviation moments and awards

Well hello there everyone! As the year gracefully Comes to an end, I decided to make a topic of my best aviation moments and awards, featuring airlines, aircraft, airports, and more! This year I’ve flown about 10-20 flights and flew to about 5 countries! It was an amazing year, and all I can be is grateful. 1-Routes I’ve flown this year Airport Code City/Country Month Aircraft and airline DOH-BEG Doha --> Belgrade January A321 QR BEG-DOH Belgrade --> Doha January A321 QR DOH-GVA D…

[AlphaSeven]

Also, what camera did you take this shot with? Incredible!

[GlobalFlyer1]

Airport Code	Cities	Airline	Aircraft	Registration
SFO-CPH	San Francisco to Copenhagen	Scandinavian Airlines	A340-313	OY-KBM
CPH-AMS	Copenhagen to Amsterdam	Scandinavian Airlines	CRJ-900LR	EI-FPG
AMS-KEF	Amsterdam to Reykjavík	Icelandair	767-319(ER)	TF-ISN
KEF-CPH	Reykjavík to Copenhagen	EuroAtlantic Airways	767-36N(ER)	CS-TKR
CPH-FRA	Copenhagen to Frankfurt	Lufthansa	A320-214	D-AIUN
FRA-SFO	Frankfurt to San Francisco	United	777-222(ER	N782UA
SFO-ORD	San Francisco to Chicago	United	777-222	N778UA
ORD-SFO	Chicago to San Francicso	United	777-222	N210UA
SFO-SEA	San Francisco to Seattle	Alaska	737-990	N320AS
SEA-SJC	Seattle to San Jose	Alaska	737-990(ER)	N285AK
SFO-LIS	San Francisco to Lisbon	TAP Air Portugal	A330-941	CS-TUB
LIS-BRU	Lisbon to Brussels	TAP Air Portugal	A321-251N	CS-TJJ
BRU-LIS	Brussels to Lisbon	TAP Air Portugal	A320-214	CS-TNP
LIS-SFO	Lisbon to San Francisco	TAP Air Portugal	A330-941	CS-TUC
SFO-LAS	San Francisco to Las Vegas	Alaska	A320-214	N621VA
LAS-SJC	Las Vegas to San Jose	Delta Connection	E175LR	N256SY
SFO-MUC	San Francisco to Munich	Lufthansa	A380-841	D-AIMB
MUC-FCO	Munich to Rome	Lufthansa	A321-231	D-AIDF
FCO-LIN	Rome to Milan	Alitalia	E175STD	EI-RDA
MXP-FCO	Milan to Rome	Air Italy	E190STD	LZ-PLO
FCO-FRA	Rome to Frankfurt	Lufthansa	A321-231	D-AISU
FRA-MUC	Frankfurt to Munich	Lufthansa	A321-231	D-AIST
MUC-SFO	Munich to San Francisco	Lufthansa	A380-841	D-AIMG
SFO-YVR	San Francisco to Vancouver	United	A320-214	N1902U
YVR-FRA	Vancouver to Frankfurt	Lufthansa	747-430	D-ABVU
FRA-BCN	Frankfurt to Barcelona	Lufthansa	A320-271N	D-AINQ
BCN-MAD	Barcelona to Madrid	Iberia	A320-214	EC-LXQ
MAD-BCN	Madrid to Barcelona	Air Europa	A330-243	EC-LQP
BCN-FRA	Barcelona to Frankfurt	Lufthansa	A320-271N	D-AINA
FRA-SFO	Frankfurt to San Francisco	United	777-222(ER)	N779UA
SFO-SYD	San Francisco to Sydney	United	777-322(ER)	N2747UA
SYD-MEL	Sydney to Melbourne	Virgin Australia	737-8FE	VH-VUI
MEL-AKL	Melbourne to Auckland	Air New Zealand	777-319(ER)	ZK-OKR
AKL-SYD	Auckland to Sydney	Qantas	A330-203	VH-EBG
SYD-LAX	Sydney to Los Angeles	United	787-9	N9971
LAX-SFO	Los Angeles to San Francisco	United	737-824	N12238

Aaaand, you can read about my statistics and look at pictures by clicking here!

This year, I flew the A330neo for the first time, on 2 separate flights. I also had lots of bad luck traveling, with many missed connections or delays. In April, my SAS flight was canceled due to a crew strike, so we were re-routed to fly via Frankfurt. In June, I had a 5-hour delay and a cancellation with Alaska Airlines from San Jose, and we were re-booked from San Francisco. About a week later, my TAP flight was delayed and we missed our connection in Lisbon. Then again in November, my Lufthansa flight was delayed and we missed our connection. The same thing happened just last week, after my United flight was delayed! Hoping I have some better luck with that this year!

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On a slightly different note, that 717 sunrise/sunset picture is amazing!

[Will_A]

I used a Canon Powershot SX60HS. I’m really not a good photographer. I haven’t invested too much time into learning how to capture, and I am not a huge photography geek. When I was there, the A340 was only coming once. I had to estimate the zoom required before it came and hope that I got a good shot, because I had one chance. I captured it perfectly and it came out so much better than expected.

Some light editing and that’s what I got. It’s one of my all time favorite photos that I’ve taken,

Thanks for the kind words!

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@GlobalFlyer1 that’s a lot of flights! Thanks for sharing.

[NYFLFlyer22]

Here are my 2019 flights!

Route	Aircraft	Airline
CUN-JFK	Boeing 737-900ER	Delta
JFK-DAB	Airbus A320	JetBlue
MCO-JFK	Airbus A321	JetBlue
JFK-CMN	Boeing 787-9	Royal Air Maroc
CMN-JFK	Boeing 787-8	Royal Air Maroc
JFK-MCO	Airbus A320	JetBlue
DAB-ATL	McDonald Douglas MD90	Delta
ATL-JFK	Boeing 767-300ER	Delta
JFK-ATL	Airbus A320	Delta
ATL-DAB	McDonald Douglas MD88	Delta
DAB-CLT	CRJ-900LR	American/PSA
CLT-JFK	Boeing 737-800	American
LGA-DAB	Embraer E175	American/Republic
MCO-ISP	Boeing 737-700	Southwest
ISP-MCO	Boeing 737-700	Southwest
MCO-CUN	Airbus A320	JetBlue

A LOT of Florida-NY flights (live in NY, go to college in FL so that’s why lol).

As for cool flights, there’s the Delta 763 I took ATL-JFK (equipment swap, it was supposed to be a 739) and I got a flatbed in Delta One for the short flight! Also got to go on my first Dreamliner (both -8 and -9) so that was a lot of fun!)
This is my current phone wallpaper, just after leaving CMN on the 787-8. Love the wingflex!

Also with my college’s airport club, we got to go on the ramps and taxiways at RSW and MCO! At MCO we got right up close to the active runway and taxiway. What a trip! Here’s 2 cool pics I got from the trip to MCO

Looking forward to 2020! Get to go on a Dreamliner again with EgyptAir and can’t wait to see where else my travels take me :)

[den.aviation]

So again. I feel flexed on with how much you guys fly.
I flew
DEN-PHX x2
DEN-PHX x2
DEN -MDW
DEN-MCI-DEN
MDW-OKC-DEN
DEN-LGA-DEN
All on southwest.

[snoman]

Looks like an awesome year! You can see mine here:

Snoman's 2019 of flying! Highlights, awards, and more

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