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Originally Posted by Pugilistic Animus
(Post 10843680)
I'm green with envy...I think every pilot would love to fly a 747.
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Originally Posted by oicur12.again
(Post 10844024)
Hi all Do any of the QF folk have an eta for Mojave? I am in the area and would love to get some pics of its arrival and I have been advised it is scheduled to touchdown at 11:30. But there is much confusion as to which day, thursday (tomorrow here) or Friday! Is it spending one day in LAX or two? If you get any decent shots there's a few here who wouldn't mind seeing 'em! |
:EVery Good 'Buster'.....but its supposed to be WHITE........
Cheers.... Nah... I dunno either.... |
Originally Posted by Pugilistic Animus
(Post 10844012)
Damn someone has a lot of patience or too much time on their hands...or maybe it was set up by dispatch. I wonder what Clearance Delivery had to say. Nevertheless so cool!
well done team |
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Anyone know what the 90 minute delay out of Sydney was about? ETD was originally 1400 local
Plenty of folks flew in to YSHL and were getting nervous about last light. |
I am reliably informed that the waypoints for skippy were sorted out and refined in the sim. At least a full day I hear, then into the system for uplink.
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Originally Posted by RampDog
(Post 10844231)
Buster and Griffo, how's this then?
rgds all S28- BE |
Anyone know what the 90 minute delay out of Sydney was about? ETD was originally 1400 local It was then towed to a gate to be fuelled. That takes a bit of time. |
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Well done Qantas for the effort that went into this during what is possibly the worst time to farewell an iconic aircraft. Just to remind some of the younger viewers, at one time Qantas was a one type airline. Nowadays thats called the low cost model.
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B E W D I F U L L L ...................................
Ta Muchly Mr 'D'........ Cheeerrrsss.......... |
Originally Posted by C441
(Post 10844068)
Scheduled 11:00am ex-LAX with an 11:30 arrival VCV Friday morning LAX time…..
If you get any decent shots there's a few here who wouldn't mind seeing 'em! And yes, pics will be forthcoming to the best of my . . ahem . . .ability. |
I grew up in a Boeing family. I saw the first flights of the 727, 737, 747, 757 and 767. I got to ride on a test flight of an SP that was destined for the Saudi government. We did stalls, very tight turns and all sorts of things I had never before (or since) experienced in any aircraft.
For some reason the mass retirement of the 747 makes me weepy. Edit: It's just now circling before landing at Mohave according to Flightaware. I hope C441 knew it was going to Mohave. Update: An era is over now. :{ https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....1ede6b25fa.jpg |
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A few months from now no one will give this a second thought! Everything ends at some time or another!
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Originally Posted by machtuk
(Post 10845773)
A few months from now no one will give this a second thought!
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Mr 'oicur12.again' -
Many thanks- and 'Sir', you Do Seriously - HAVE Skills......... Thank-You- again, and well done You- Magnificent !!!!!! Rgds S28- BE |
Originally Posted by machtuk
(Post 10845773)
A few months from now no one will give this a second thought! Everything ends at some time or another!
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Just a brainstorming thought. Could a few of these QF 74s be converted into tankers and base them here. The tech crew and engineers (plenty of them)
would just need fire fighting training, all government or privately sponsored. No doubt they would be used every summer and during our winter they could be utilised for the southern parts of Europe. i.e. Parts of Greece is burning now. Costly yes, though in the long run worth it. I think their's 2 DC-10s and 1 or 2 747BCF. You would think the world needs a few more. Thought I throw in this interesting vid produced by Blancolirio on N744ST on some technical aspects. |
Nope, wasn’t uplinked. And was flown a number of times, not just the day prior.
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While we're at it...
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Six boxes should do it Fris. Question to QF crew, was there a particular name given to the ER to differentiate it from the other 400's, one suggestion I've seen without attribution was "910K". Anoraks need to know.
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Just 'ER'. Pronounced E.R. Not as in the cockney ' 'er indoors' :)
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Originally Posted by megan
(Post 10846354)
Six boxes should do it Fris. Question to QF crew, was there a particular name given to the ER to differentiate it from the other 400's, one suggestion I've seen without attribution was "910K". Anoraks need to know.
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As SLF many times on QANTAS 747, and as when I saw the Southern Cross from the cockpit, God Bless Qantas, the 747, and Australia.
Dreams fulfilled. Dust in my eyes. I still wear the Qantas watch. |
Terrific Pics oicur12.again, thank you.:ok:
I'm not really across the A380 fleet, but do those two closest have different APU exhaust arrangements? :confused: Perhaps it's just the angle & lighting. |
Buster, you need a new set of goggles. OQJ's got a nice shiny one=looks different. Nice BIG 1999 pic too, BTW! :D
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Yeah, just the angle & reflection...needed to zoom in. :8
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Great photos!..
I have very fond memories of many journeys on the QF Queens as SLF....jagged a few jump seat landings back in the good old pre- 9/11 days. Awesome tech crews who were so welcoming to flight deck visitors with a lot of silly questions :) |
As an old 744 driver, i am curious as to the configurations used when doing the tight corners of the ROO. If one of the drivers of the final flight could fill us in on altitudes, speeds, slat/flap settings for the drawing , it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance
ULH |
Originally Posted by Eclan
(Post 10848475)
It didn't need to be. They should've bought the 7478 instead of the whale and everyone would still be happy.
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Originally Posted by Eclan
(Post 10848475)
It didn't need to be. They should've bought the 7478 instead of the whale and everyone would still be happy.
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Thanks for the positive feedback.
The 380 pic was a little tricky, fighting off rattlers and getting the camera above the barbed wire....... Sad to see them sitting there in the sand but they appear well cared for. QF 380 is still the best non rev seat around. cheers |
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