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PaulDamian
8th Feb 2020, 11:20
Why is Qatar A380 #905 cutting patterns over the Melbourne bay and SE suburbs at 5800ft???
Capn Bloggs
8th Feb 2020, 11:22
Sowing lessons before heading off?
Alexander Scutt
8th Feb 2020, 11:28
He is dumping fuel and has been circling our area for the last 45 or so.
Alexander Scutt
8th Feb 2020, 11:28
He is dumping fuel.
Sunfish
8th Feb 2020, 11:33
Hope it’s just a minor glitch. Pilot left their headlights on.
Dr Smith
8th Feb 2020, 11:35
Fuel dump occurring.
Break Right
8th Feb 2020, 11:36
Landing gear problem.
Seems to be turning for approach now
Alexander Scutt
8th Feb 2020, 12:59
Yes, he is on finals now.
Double_Clutch
8th Feb 2020, 21:41
Awesome, thank goodness this is a spotters page!
Weapons Grade
9th Feb 2020, 07:43
Grammar: "sewing" lessons, unless you need a lesson in throwing seeds into a sown field.
Capn Bloggs
9th Feb 2020, 08:51
Oops, yer right, WG. When I move form "Spotter" to "Pro" my spelling will improve. :{
L-Plater
9th Feb 2020, 10:47
Taxing now for departure. Hopefully all is good.
sunnySA
9th Feb 2020, 11:29
Why is Qatar A380 #905 cutting patterns over the Melbourne bay and SE suburbs at 5800ft???
5800ft seems to be a better height than DAL89.
Led Zeppelin
9th Feb 2020, 19:49
Taxing now for departure. Hopefully all is good.
That's great for the SLF - wonder if it was the original flight crew. If so, what sort of duty time will they complete when they sign off in Doha??
Did all the dumping at 9,000’
vee1-rotate
11th Feb 2020, 02:48
Awesome, thank goodness this is a spotters page!
Came here to say this. Honestly thought I had typed the website wrong, with the type of posts on here lately.
Left 270
11th Feb 2020, 03:21
Came here to say this. Honestly thought I had typed the website wrong, with the type of posts on here lately.
Somebody let the Facebook kids on the big boys page.
Eclan
11th Feb 2020, 10:25
He is dumping fuel and has been circling our area for the last 45 or so.
In fact he was conducting a "fuel jettison," just as described in the manual.
A "dump" is something the less couth conduct the morning after a steak and a few pints.
By the way, he wasn't on "finals", he was on final. Do you also fly "bases" or "downwinds"? There's only one final approach per runway.
There you go, now you know the proper terminology.
maggot
11th Feb 2020, 22:13
:hmm:
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patty50
13th Feb 2020, 04:03
Ferried to Sydney yesterday at 12000ft and the gear down, then into the hangar.
Good job to the engineers who fixed it. Now on the way back to Doha with, one assumes, gear up.