Sightings at Islamabad

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Shaheer wrote:October 02, 2009 - ISB - Shaheen B732 AP-BHC & PIA B733 AP-BCF
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Noticed AP-BHC cabin doors without prominent outline paint that help rescue teams in locating doors in poor light/visibility conditions.

This is how it should have been:
Shaheer wrote: July 25, 2015 - ISB - Shaheen B734 (AP-BJO)
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Can it be due to ongoing paint job?

The same aircraft appears to have emergency exit window & cabin door outlined in another picture.

Abbas Ali wrote:Photographed by First Officer Aroosh Naqvi (forum member AN).

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Shaheen Air Boeing 737-291 (AP-BHC) braking.
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Few more from archive

September 21, 2010 - ISB - PIA A310 AP-BGS
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September 21, 2010 - ISB - PIA B77E AP-BHX
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September 21, 2010 - ISB - PIA A310 AP-BGS
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September 21, 2010 - ISB - Airblue A321 AP-BJA
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September 21, 2010 - ISB - Air Armenia AN-32B EK32500
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Again amazing set of photos :D :thumbs_up:
BTW why has the photos index views decreased in past days ?
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Thank you;

Considering you are talking about the viewing index on Flickr, most of the old pictures are made public in past couple of days, so it has lower viewing counts

Following are from my first spotting session at ISB. I am sure i've shared these before but just in case :)

December 15, 2008 - ISB - Airblue A321 AP-BJA & PIA B77E AP-BHX
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December 15, 2008 - ISB - PIA B77W AP-BHV & AP-BHW, Emirates B77W & PIA A310
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Pictures from latest trip to Islamabad


August 21, 2015 - ISB - Emirates B77W (In-flight) - Fateh-Jang Airfield
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August 21, 2015 - ISB - Emirates B77W (In-flight) - New Islamabad Airport
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August 21, 2015 - ISB - Emirates B77W (In-flight) - New Islamabad Airport
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August 21, 2015 - ISB - Emirates B77W (In-flight) - New Islamabad Airport
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August 21, 2015 - ISB - Emirates B77W (In-flight) - Islamabad Highway
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August 21, 2015 - ISB - Emirates B77W (In-flight) - to Approach
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^ Excellent photos as always - thank you for sharing.

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Thank you Abbas

Few more from the same trip


August 21, 2015 - ISB - PrinclyJet EuroCopter EC130 B4 (AP-BKH)
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August 21, 2015 - ISB - (Front to back) PrinclyJet MBB BO-105DBS-4 (AP-BHR) & (AP-BIH), Askari Aviation Cessna 162 Skycatcher (AP-ZBJ) & (AP-ZBK)
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August 21, 2015 - ISB - Bahriya Town Beechcraft Hawker 4000 (AP-RRR)
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August 21, 2015 - ISB - Bahriya Town Beechcraft Hawker 4000 (AP-RRR) & PrinclyJet EuroCopter EC130 B4 (AP-BKH)
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Again very nice set of photos - good to see newer & modern flying machines in Pakistan's general aviation.

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Thank you. I'll post more pictures from recent trip in coming week
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August 21, 2015 - ISB - Pak Army Bombardier Challenger 605 (EYE77)
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August 21, 2015 - ISB - Sixth Squardon AW139
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August 21, 2015 - ISB - Shaheen A320 (AP-BLN)
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August 21, 2015 - ISB - Pakistan Airforce Saab 2000 (J019)
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August 21, 2015 - ISB - Bahriya Town Beechcraft Hawker 4000 (AP-RRR)
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August 24, 2015 - Islamabad - China Southern B752
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August 24, 2015 - Islamabad - Sixth Squardon AW139
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August 24, 2015 - Islamabad - PIA A320
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August 26, 2015 - Islamabad - Turkish A332
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August 26, 2015 - Islamabad - Turkish A332
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August 26, 2015 - Islamabad - PIA ATR42 (AP-BHN)
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Shaheer wrote:August 21, 2015 - ISB - Pak Army Bombardier Challenger 605 (EYE77)
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Mashallah.....latest weapon to fight terrorism, after the multirole long-range fighter bomber Gulfstream G-450 \:D/
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That Challenger is construction number 5955. It was built in 2013 and flew under Canadian registration C-GWQR.

C-GWQR.
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EYE 77.
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Cathcy Regn EYE77 should give some idea as to the operator