This is the beginning of what I plan to be a three-week road trip, which will culminate in a week at Sun ‘n Fun. First stop is Atlanta to visit my folks. At age 64, I am tremendously blessed to still have both of my parents around. Not only alive, but, all things considered, in relatively decent shape, physically AND mentally. I never stop counting my blessings, and I try to make a point of visiting them each month.

While in Atlanta, I try to get out to DeKalb-Peachtree Airport (PDK), one of the busiest general aviation airports in the country.  It also happens to be a very good airport for photography. There is a great viewing area, complete with raised “stadium-style” seating, which works very well in the afternoon.  I spent about 4 1/2 hours on Good Friday, and was pleasantly surprised by the volume of traffic. Between about 1pm and 5:30, I photographed over 50 bizjets, not at all shabby for 4 1/2 hours.  I photographed another 20+ cabin-class turboprops, including three military Dornier DO-328s.

So, without further adieu, here is a good sample of Good Friday’s traffic:

N241JS, MSN 258652, HAWKER 800XP, registered to SKYLAND LEASING CORP

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N99VS, MSN RK-465, RAYTHEON 400A, registered to AVIAN APARTMENTS LLC

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N288CB, MSN 272, LEARJET 45, registered to SYNOVUS FINANCIAL CORP

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N880MG, MSN RK83, BEECH 400A, registered to SHARE AIR CORP

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N189PP, MSN 264, LEARJET 45, registered to BUTLER LLC

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N902BW, MSN 5005, Challenger 601-3A, registered to GOODFRIEND AVIATION LLC

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N900QC, MSN HA-0143, HAWKER 900XP, registered to QUIKRETE AIRCRAFT LEASING LLC

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N125SB, MSN 258046, BAE 125-800A, registered to BAY VENTURE MANAGEMENT LLC

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I was pleasantly surprised to see not one, but two CIRRUS SF50s at PDK. The first was N547DH, MSN 0039,CIRRUS SF50, registered to CIRRUS DESIGN CORP.  No sooner did this one taxi out, than it was followed out by sister ship N379JM, MSN 0038. Since they are in sequential MSN order, I’m wondering if they are demonstrators that somehow might wind up at Sun ‘n Fun…

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N300FL, MSN 50500027, EMBRAER EMB-505 (PHENOM 300), registered to LH AIR LLC

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N48VP, MSN 240, LEARJET 31A, registered to LH AIR LLC

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N77PR, MSN 550-0211,CITATION 550, registered to TRNS SOLUTIONS LLC

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N560GG, MSN 560-0037, CITATION 560, registered to 2141 CORP

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N109GA, MSN 550-0124,CITATION 550, registered to BONANZA BUMS LLC

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N690XL, MSN 560-5690, CITATION 560XL, registered to ROCK-TENN XLS LLC

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N45TL, MSN 5010016, CITATION 501, registered to TARVAIR ECLIPSE LLC

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N190JK, MSN 560-0303, CITATION 560, registered to PCH AVIATION LLC

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N176MG, MSN 1501, GULFSTREAM G-IV (G400), registered to RCT MOTIVATING INC

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N4VF, MSN 62, FALCON 7X. registered to VF CORP

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N114QS, MSN 9732, GLOBAL 5000, operated by NETJETS

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N682GA, MSN 202, IAI GALAXY (G200), registered to AVRJ LLC

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N429FJ, MSN 3194, DORNIER 328-300, registered to ULTIMATE LEASING LLC

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N812RP, MSN 190, LEARJET 60, registered to ATI JET SALES WEST LLC
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N778LC, MSN 680A0085, CITATION 680A LATITUDE, registered to CD AVIATION LLC
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N343CC, MSN 560-6004, CITATION 560XL, registered to BANC OF AMERICA LEASING & CAPITAL LLC
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N89TB, MSN 272, LEARJET 35A, OPERATED BY ANGEL MEDFLIGHT
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This was the star of the show for me. T7-SAL, MSN 4354. Gulfstream G450

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N491J, MSN 525B0186, CITATIONJET 525B, OPERATED BY DELTA PRIVATE JETS
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N563QS, MSN 680A-0113, CITATION 680A LATITUDE, OPERATED BY NETJETS
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N500GF, MSN 488, GULFSTREAM G-1159A (GULFSTREAM III) WITH HUSH KITS, registered to WAFFLE HOUSE INC
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N773RC, MSN 20448, BD-100-1A10 (CHALLENGER 300) , registered to RCM AVIATION LLC
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N802AB, MSN 560-0217, CITATION 560, registered to ACORN LEASING CO LLC
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N592CF, MSN 560-5207, CITATION 560XL, registered to CC SERVICES INC
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And last but not least, N327GA, MSN 157, IAI SP-X (G) 100, registered to LMI LLC
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All in all, not a bad afternoon at PDK!