Two weeks in the USA Sat 5th Oct - Sat 19th Oct Day 2

[davidallum]

Sunday 6th October 2019

Today we had earmarked a touristy day so at 09.00 we were at the pier for our sailing to Alcatraz Island to visit the infamous prison and then onto Angel Island which is a national park.I managed to sit in the cell that Al Capone was imprisoned in and also spent a couple of minutes in a maximum solitary cell which was small and dark and was sure glad to get out off.Angel Island was a lovely national park which you could explore by bike or walking but we did ours by a small coach,we all had a great time.

Although today was not a spotting day we had taken,bins,a pole and of course FR24 on the phone and the following were noted overflying the area:


Airliners:

EI-GCF A330 Aer Lingus
N790SK CRJ United Express (Skywest)
N921VA A321 Alaska
N7858A B737 Southwest
N38268 B737 United
N161SY E170 United Express (Skywest)
N624QX E170 Alaska (Horizon Air)
N374HA A330 Hawaiian
N598UA B757 United
N633VA A320 Alaska
N387DA B737 Delta
N268WN B737 Southwest
N8303R B737 Southwest
N956WN B737 Southwest
N38443 B737 United
C-GJAZ CRJ Air Canada Express (Jazz)
N628QX E170 Alaska (Horizon Air)

GA:

N908LJ Robinson R66
ST-12 Siai Marchetti SF260 (does anyone know if this has a civil reg?)
N90LB Beech 90 King Air
N647ST PA-46 Malibu 600TP
N5220G DHC2 Beaver

Day 3 to follow.

[keithh]

I don’t know if ST-12 is a spurious reg but it was still on charge at Beauvechain in April last year. Could have been struck off charge since of course

[cornwall01]

Hi. Just done an internet search for the Siai ST-12 and there are a couple of photos and videos of a California based Siai painted as ST-12 registration N26AE. The pilot seems to have his own web site as well. Hope that helps.

[rh226]

Yes, but N26AE is not the genuine ST-12 - just painted that way.

[davidallum]

Thanks guys,I've had a look at a photo of N26AE and that's the machine we saw flying over Alcatraz although I do appreciate the fact that it's not the proper ST-12,it will do for me.