The totally off-topic thread

[oz_mark]

When you know, you know (I know those of you who will know what I'm referring to!)

I think I know, what Flashware knows that he knows

 

[TonyHancock]

I think I know, what Flashware knows that he knows

Nothing I know is worth knowing, even if what I know is known by the knowing.

 

[Flashback]

I must say, I had to chuckle when someone said "oh, well now that it's on FB it's real!"

 

[QF WP]

What's with all the cryptic comments Flashware - now I'm really confused

 

[Flashback]

What's with all the cryptic comments Flashware - now I'm really confused

Refer back to your e-mail!

 

[JohnK]

When you know, you know (I know those of you who will know what I'm referring to!)

I thought I knew something but as it turned out I did not really know anything at all and that was the end of that....

 

[ozbeachbabe]

Saw 2 x QF 747's take off one after another from BNE today about 1425 hours. The first one took off on RW01 made a right-hand turn then flew back over the top of the airport in a westerly direction. The second one also made a right hand turn then continued in a southbound direction.

 

[Mal]

Saw 2 x QF 747's take off one after another from BNE today about 1425 hours.

QF15 was late.
QFLATE was late.

QF8 seems to have done a fuel splash'n'go in AKL. Arrived in BNE 6.5 hours late! Finally left BNE @ 14:16. Bet the pax were happy to land in SYD @14:16 ( over 6 hours late).
QF15 is showing up as leaving at 13:04, but I presume that is "left gate", rather than "departed airport". It was only 2-odd hours late.

Good to see QFLate is keeping up to it's usual reputation...

 

[ozbeachbabe]

QF15 was late.
QFLATE was late.

QF8 seems to have done a fuel splash'n'go in AKL. Arrived in BNE 6.5 hours late! Finally left BNE @ 14:16. Bet the pax were happy to land in SYD @14:16 ( over 6 hours late).
QF15 is showing up as leaving at 13:04, but I presume that is "left gate", rather than "departed airport". It was only 2-odd hours late.

Good to see QFLate is keeping up to it's usual reputation...

I just checked out the flight status from the QF website & it looks like QF8 operated DFW/LAX/AKL/BNE. :shock:

QF8 [TD="class: from"]Brisbane[/TD]
[TD="class: to"]Sydney[/TD]
[TD="class: scheduled"] Departure 06:30 (Wed)
Arrival 08:05 (Wed)
[/TD]
[TD="class: current"] DepartureTerminal:
Gate: 79 14:16 (Wed) Departed ArrivalTerminal: T1
Gate: 9 15:45 (Wed) Landed
[/TD]

[TD="class: from"]Auckland[/TD]
[TD="class: to"]Brisbane[/TD]
[TD="class: scheduled"] Departure Arrival 05:00 (Wed)
[/TD]
[TD="class: current"] DepartureTerminal:
Gate: 11:37 (Wed) Departed ArrivalTerminal:
Gate: 12:53 (Wed) Landed
[/TD]

[TD="class: from"]Los Angeles[/TD]
[TD="class: to"]Auckland[/TD]
[TD="class: scheduled"] Departure Arrival
[/TD]
[TD="class: current"] DepartureTerminal:
Gate: 01:44 (Tue) Departed ArrivalTerminal:
Gate: 08:57 (Wed) Landed
[/TD]

[TD="class: from"]Dallas Fort Worth[/TD]
[TD="class: to"]Los Angeles[/TD]
[TD="class: scheduled"] Departure Arrival
[/TD]
[TD="class: current"] DepartureTerminal:
Gate: 22:02 (Mon) Departed ArrivalTerminal:
Gate: 00:41 (Tue) Landed
[/TD]

 

[Mal]

I just checked out the flight status from the QF website & it looks like QF8 operated DFW/LAX/AKL/BNE. :shock:

Didn't notice that. LAX stop-over is interesting and not usual. Medical diversion perhaps?

 

[docjames]

Didn't notice that. LAX stop-over is interesting and not usual. Medical diversion perhaps?

There a thread on airliners.net including from a pax on the flight travelling to mel - took them 36 hrs to get to MEL in the end. DFW-LAX-AKL-BNE-SYD-MEL (no switching to a direct AKL-MEL flight!).

Diverted to LAX whilst over Baja Mexico for sick pax (stroke apparently) then knowing crw would be out of hours to get direct to BNE they elected for AKL so that a crew could be shipped across to operate AKL-BNE-SYD.


Pax got a $12 voucher to use in AKL for food.

 

[LiamR]

Hearing reports there was a bomb threat on a DJ SYD-ADL flight on takeoff this morning.

AFP were called and 42 passengers were put onto another flight.

 

[markis10]

Didn't notice that. LAX stop-over is interesting and not usual. Medical diversion perhaps?

Medical Diversion to LAX then a stop in AKl for new crew due hours. I wonder what the PER-SIN customers on Tuesday thought of their domestic config aircraft?

 

[Mal]

There a thread on airliners.net including from a pax on the flight travelling to mel - took them 36 hrs to get to MEL in the end. DFW-LAX-AKL-BNE-SYD-MEL (no switching to a direct AKL-MEL flight!).

Diverted to LAX whilst over Baja Mexico for sick pax (stroke apparently) then knowing crw would be out of hours to get direct to BNE they elected for AKL so that a crew could be shipped across to operate AKL-BNE-SYD.


Pax got a $12 voucher to use in AKL for food.

Interesting. 36 hours of flying is not fun (esp when they could have used DFW-LAX-MEL directly -- probably around 20 hours in total). Medical emergencies happen, but it is a huge flight.

$12 @ AKL would probably get something ok ... of course us "frequent flyers" would be in the lounge. Although the F lounge (when I was there recently for breakfast) had a minimal breakfast menu. Seemed they didn't expect pax that early.

 

[Mal]

The media disappoints me (Yet again).

Ok, a girl is somehow attached to a "Bomb" (turned out to be fake).

Do I really need to see her Facebook photos on media, do I need to know her surname (or even her first name?).

The media has lost the plot. Perhaps Gillard needs to chat to other people apart from the News LTD editors.

 

[NM]

QF15 was late.
QFLATE was late.

QF8 seems to have done a fuel splash'n'go in AKL. Arrived in BNE 6.5 hours late! Finally left BNE @ 14:16. Bet the pax were happy to land in SYD @14:16 ( over 6 hours late).
QF15 is showing up as leaving at 13:04, but I presume that is "left gate", rather than "departed airport". It was only 2-odd hours late.

Good to see QFLate is keeping up to it's usual reputation...

What about QF51? Its a 744 most days now and would be departing around that time and would be seen to be heading westerly.

 

[markis10]

What about QF51? Its a 744 most days now and would be departing around that time and would be seen to be heading westerly.

Yep:

[TABLE="width: 740"]
[TR]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]03-Aug-11 14:24[/TD]
[TD]

[/TD]
[TD]7C482D[/TD]
[TD]VH-OJJ[/TD]
[TD]B744[/TD]
[TD]QFA51[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]

 

[Mal]

What about QF51? Its a 744 most days now and would be departing around that time and would be seen to be heading westerly.

Good point. Didn't realise it had moved from a 330 to a 744.

Departure was 14:12.

 

[ozbeachbabe]

What about QF51? Its a 744 most days now and would be departing around that time and would be seen to be heading westerly.

Okay so it must've been QF51 first heading west to SIN then QF8 to SYD heading down the coast.

Thank you linesmen, thank you ball boys.

One would hope QF15 was already on its way to LAX by then.

 

[markis10]

Okay so it must've been QF51 first heading west to SIN then QF8 to SYD heading down the coast.

Thank you linesmen, thank you ball boys.

One would hope QF15 was already on its way to LAX by then.

Indeed

[TABLE="width: 740"]
[TR]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]03-Aug-11 14:26[/TD]
[TD]

[/TD]
[TD]7C4778[/TD]
[TD]VH-OEI[/TD]
[TD]B744[/TD]
[TD]QFA8[/TD]
[TD]Brisbane[/TD]
[TD]Sydney[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]03-Aug-11 14:24[/TD]
[TD]

[/TD]
[TD]7C482D[/TD]
[TD]VH-OJJ[/TD]
[TD]B744[/TD]
[TD]QFA51[/TD]
[TD]Brisbane[/TD]
[TD]Singapore[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]03-Aug-11 13:19[/TD]
[TD]

[/TD]
[TD]7C482C[/TD]
[TD]VH-OJI[/TD]
[TD]B744[/TD]
[TD]QFA15[/TD]
[TD]Brisbane[/TD]
[TD]Los Angeles
[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]