Flightradar24 Quantas 747 into Sydney QFA18
 

Something going on here, was diverted to Brisbane, landed and took off for Sydney, not circling at 30K ft at 435knots. Odd I think.

Headed off to Northwest
 

333 degrees away from Sysdney still at 30K ft. 415kn.

Seen the weather in Sydney today champ?

So what was he circling at?

Firstly the obvious:----


It's QANTAS.

Secondly:-----


So the crew looked at the weather, looked at holding delays, looked at their Fuel state and made a "Command decision". Oooh shock horror....:ooh:


Move on mate, really.

Internet aviation experts! They expose themselves to easily.

ACMS:

:D..........

R and N??
This shoulfd be moved across to the Unprofessional Nerds thread

Sydney TAF:

TAF AMD YSSY 210508Z 2106/2212
18035G52KT 8000 LIGHT RAIN SCT010 BKN020
FM211600 20020G35KT 8000 LIGHT RAIN SCT008 BKN020
FM220200 22015KT 9999 SHOWERS OF LIGHT RAIN FEW010 SCT025
TEMPO 2106/2202 2000 HEAVY RAIN BKN008
INTER 2202/2212 4000 SHOWERS OF MODERATE RAIN BKN010
PROB30 TEMPO 2112/2202 VRB30G40KT 2000 THUNDERSTORMS WITH MODERATE
RAIN BKN008 SCT025CB
RMK FM210600 SEV TURB BLW 5000FT TILL211600
FM211600 MOD/SEV TURB BLW 5000FT TILL220200
T 16 16 17 17 Q 1015 1016 1015 1013

TTF SPECI YSSY 210600Z 19037G47KT 3000 MODERATE RAIN SCT015 SCT020
BKN030 14/13
Q1016
RMK RF00.0/014.4
FM0645 18035G52KT 8000 LIGHT RAIN SCT010 BKN020
TEMPO 0645/0900 2000 HEAVY RAIN BKN008
FM0600 SEV TURB BLW 5000FT

ATIS YSSY O 210544
APCH: EXP ILS OR GLS APCH
RWY: 16L AND R FOR ARRS AND DEPS
SFC COND: WET
OPR INFO: PARL RWY OPS IN PROGRESS.
INDEPENDENT DEPS IN PROGRESS.
SYDNEY DME NOT AVBL.
HIGH INTENSITY LIGHTING ON.
TWY B1, BETWEEN BRAVO AND RWY 16R CLOSED
WIND: 170/30-50
XW MAX 15 KTS
VIS: REDUCED TO 3000M IN RAIN
CLD: FEW015, SCT021, SCT030
TMP: 15
+ QNH: 1017
SIGWX: SEV TURB FCST BLW 5000FT.

And the earlier TAF:

TAF YSSY 201637Z 2018/2124 17030G50KT 8000 -RA SCT010
BKN020 FM211200 19025G45KT 8000 -RA SCT008 BKN020
TEMPO 2018/2118 2000 +RA BKN008
INTER 2118/2124 4000 SHRA BKN008
RMK FM201800 SEV TURB BLW 5000FT

Not a pretty day, but at least the wind's down the runway!:}

HNlute , if you can match these professionals toadyness then you too might be a pylut . until then let me apologise .