I found myself out at the airport taking shots of the aircraft the other morning for the first time ever, and was wondering if anyone's got any advice and suggestions?

I found that it's not as easy as it seems, and my panning needs some work. Also, shooting into the sun as I was doing was probably not the best idea as I lost some contrast, but it was a spur of a moment thing and I wasn't sure how to get to the Shep's Mound, which would have offered some better light.
WB was also kept warm to keep with the way I saw the scene as it was at around sunrise. Shot with K10D and 55-300mm.

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#7 And as I was leaving, I saw this fat bird taxiing out, so stayed and took a few shots: