The Planespotting/General AV Geek Thread

[harvyk]

Just one I took yesterday of the VA flyover. I took a few closer photo's but they looked no different than an aircraft taking off from an airport.

 

[Clivem]

Just one I took yesterday of the VA flyover. I took a few closer photo's but they looked no different than an aircraft taking off from an airport.

Flight path for that flight was interesting ( certainly not a regular one ) ..... holding to the N.W. of Bathurst and descending - minor approach deviation to arrive on cue etc. .... link is below, -

VA9901 - Virgin Australia - Flight history - Flightradar24

 

[Fruitcake]

I took a few closer photo's but they looked no different than an aircraft taking off from an airport.

In my view one of CASA's key objectives is preventing Australia having nice things. Certainly, nothing as fun as this would ever happen in Australia:
[video=youtube;3zj4GA1zkqg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zj4GA1zkqg[/video]

 

[Clivem]

VA posted this picture on there Facebook page today ........now while it is a good picture ......the tag they put on it read, -

"Our daily flights from Los Angeles to Sydney arrive at dawn, so you can enjoy beautiful views like this upon descent.'

Any body see why there would actually be 'Buckley's chance' of seeing that under 'normal' circumstance as VA claimed ?

 

[ozbeachbabe]

VA posted this picture on there Facebook page today ........now while it is a good picture ......the tag they put on it read, -

"Our daily flights from Los Angeles to Sydney arrive at dawn, so you can enjoy beautiful views like this upon descent.'

Any body see why there would actually be 'Buckley's chance' of seeing that under 'normal' circumstance as VA claimed ?

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Um yes, because it looks more like a sunset eg if flying from BNE to PER because if you look to the right of the pic it's slightly darker as you'd expect due to the sun sets in the west.

Also sunrise on Tue 21 Oct in SYD is 0606 yet VA2 is due to arrive in SYD tomorrow at 0543 so they'd probably be top of descent approx 30 minutes prior around 0515 when it would still be dark.

 

[Clivem]

Exactly ...... unless they are for some reason, circling at that altitude, you are not going to have the sun in front of the aircraft for a VA 2 flight making a normal morning arrival into SYD.

 

[drpurpleturtle]

Just done a check of the photo on Instagram and it's actually VA7 on the top of descent into LAX...

 

[TomVexille]

Exactly ...... unless they are for some reason, circling at that altitude, you are not going to have the sun in front of the aircraft for a VA 2 flight making a normal morning arrival into SYD.

Never let the truth get in the way of good marketing

 

[docjames]

Here's the QF A380 arriving at MEL

 

[ozbeachbabe]

Just done a check of the photo on Instagram and it's actually VA7 on the top of descent into LAX...

So they should've said Sydney to Los Angeles, or more importantly as it was VA7, Brisbane/Los Angeles. Seems like a lost opportunity as they could've used the photo to promote their daily (or soon to be daily) BNE/LAX flights.

 

[straitman]

Also sunrise on Tue 21 Oct in SYD is 0606 yet VA2 is due to arrive in SYD tomorrow at 0543 so they'd probably be top of descent approx 30 minutes prior around 0515 when it would still be dark.

At cruise altitude the sun does rise earlier and set later.

 

[AVC]

St Maarten last year
ps the resizing took its toll, sorry

 

[lastrow]

Hi, I am a new poster on this thread, I shall visit often as I am a life long plane spotter.
Now here is some truly mind blowing stuff.
Click on this site https://www.flickr.com/photos/lucaiaconistewart/sets/72157632208677161/

 

[harvyk]

Hi, I am a new poster on this thread, I shall visit often as I am a life long plane spotter.
Now here is some truly mind blowing stuff.
Click on this site https://www.flickr.com/photos/lucaiaconistewart/sets/72157632208677161/

I'd seen the news articles about this project, but I'd never seen the flickr site. Certainly very impressive.

 

[ozbeachbabe]

Looking down on the Tom Bradley International Terminal 28 November 2013 as we're airborne on AA to HNL.

Anyone who's had an early arrival into LAX will recognise the usual suspects whose passengers you want to desperately be ahead of in the immigration queue.

 

[ozbeachbabe]

Our late afternoon 763 flight on AA from Maui's Kahului Airport (OGG) non-stop to DFW on 04 Nov 2012 with Mount Haleakala in the background.

 

[bass_ke]

I got the A380 friends a couple of weeks ago at LAX

 

[bass_ke]

Does anyone have an idea what this abandoned looking airfield is over the water from JFK?

 

[defurax]

Does anyone have an idea what this abandoned looking airfield is over the water from JFK?

Apparently still used for helicopters
Floyd Bennett Field - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Fruitcake]

Does anyone have an idea what this abandoned looking airfield is over the water from JFK?

Floyd Bennett Field. It has enjoyed mild fame in recent years as the location where the Concorde now on display at the USS Intrepid museum received a nose job.