Facing Most Powerful Snowstorm In History Of Israel!

[Aharon 606]

Shalom and greetings all my pals,

Presenting Israir Boeing 767-300ER flight from LGIR Heraklion International Airport located about 5 km east of the main city center of Heraklion  on the island of Crete, Greece to LLBG Ben Gurion airport located near the suburb of Lod about 12 miles from Tel Aviv's city centre, Israel not realizing the plane would run into most powerful snowstorm in history of Israel

Full boarded and ready for pushback on early rainy morning!!



Nice tail



Ahhh  sunrise is beginning!!



You can see rain drops on window!!!



Finished with pushback from gate and now waiting for clearance from airport tower controllers in background for taxi to short of runway 27 via taxiway D



Clearance granted and now leaving passenger apron to enter into taxiway D to taxi to short of runway 27



Wing view of the airport



Crossing runway 12/30 while continuing taxi to short of runway 27



Entering into runway 27 to hold there



Holding while waiting for take off clearance



Airborne on climb to FL350 toward SIT



Time to make 180 degree right turn toward SIT on way to Israel







Still in middle of 180 degree right turn toward SIT now above clouds





Gorgeous sunrise view





Because of regulations of those forums not allowing more than 20 screenshots per post, please be kind enough to go to this hyperlink to view rest of the flight including snowy landing.

 

Here is the link: http://vatil.org.il/forum/index.php/topic/41268-facing-most-powerful-snowstorm-in-history-of-israel/

 

Thank you for viewing. Please stay tuned for next exciting flight!!

Regards.

Aharon

[Humpty 751]

crazy and nice 

[altstiff 71]

Looks like god is pretty mad, fire and brimstone. We better get another ark ready!

[Aharon 606]

Ironmadien and Altstiff,

 

Thanks for your kind words.

Regards,

 

Aharon

[brucets 94]

Beautiful! Great job, Aharon! Looked at the linked shots as well! Is that FS9? What weather program is that?

 

Bruce

[Aharon 606]

Brucets,

 

Thanks for kind words.  It is FSX and the weather is FSX default aided by editing software.

 

Regards,

 

Aharon

[brucets 94]

Excellent --- here's a video I made a couple days ago using stormy weather of ASN! No lightening though!

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJM0H8-Odaw

 

Bruce

[Aharon 606]

Brucets,

 

Thanks for your kind words and thanks for your great video!!

Regards,

 

Aharon