For this shot I was camped out right at the start of runway 23, so that the planes were passing directly overhead. To give you an idea of just how close this Boeing 737 was, this was shot with an 18-70mm lens at 18mm and is not cropped. The plane was probably no more than 50 or 60 feet overhead. Yes, it was scary. Scarier still is that this same plane experienced engine failure at 3300 feet on March 11, 2003, shortly after takeoff from Kelowna, BC. It returned to Kelowna and landed safely. (It’s amazing what you can find out on the Internet.)<\/p>\n

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