From seat 47A the landing was indeed very good - little hard on the brakes in order to make the second high speed exit off 16R (B7). The water cannon salute at both ends made a fitting farewell.
A short summary:
* Gift bags and a t-shirt (though the t-shirt I got was a ladies size 12)
* Countless rounds of applause throughout the flight
* A QF engineer proposing to his girlfriend on the PA (she said "yes" of course)
* A 2,000ft orbit of the Sydney CBD on either side.
* Water Cannons in Sydney - about 50 QF hangar crew on either side of the plane taxiing in - Kirrily gave permission for DEF pax to get out of their seats to watch the cannons.
Generally a much better vibe than I initially expected - a very well done farewell. I am looking forward to seeing what Qantas releases in terms of footage of the event.
Here is an album of a number of photos I took on the flight.
Cheers
