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Post by nzompilot on Sept 6, 2008 13:19:30 GMT 12
From another site BUGGER!!! Im in AKL on the 12th miss it by two days  So this is a heads up for everyone in AKL to schedule it into their calanders to take photos of it. |
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Post by slackie on Sept 7, 2008 15:46:10 GMT 12
are we talking 10th Sept or Oct??
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Post by nzompilot on Sept 7, 2008 16:00:27 GMT 12
10th October - it arrives into Sydney on Sept 21st on delivery to Qantas then goes on training and promotional flights to Melbourne and Brisbane on 2nd October and Auckland 10th.  |
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Post by ARU on Sept 7, 2008 20:04:14 GMT 12
any idea what sort of time yet?, I'll go and try to get a few photos airside. (that is if avsec arent around lol)
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Post by beagle on Sept 7, 2008 21:09:50 GMT 12
and CHC  |
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Post by nzompilot on Sept 9, 2008 22:07:19 GMT 12
Alex - no idea of times yet - probably wont be released until closer to the time as these things are changeable .... and who knows if the QF A380 will be reliable  Beagle - only AKL at this stage - which is a pity as CHC would be far easier to get to, to see it. Looks like I'll have to forgo seeing it and just wait until Feb 2nd when the Emirates A380 touches down ...  |
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Post by ox on Sept 11, 2008 0:06:33 GMT 12
. and who knows if the QF A380 will be reliable Well Emirates' first one has apparently been decked for week after an electrical fire. All I'm worried about is if it can do LAX-MEL with full payload so us staffies can get on instead of being left behind because they are weight limited. |
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Post by nzompilot on Sept 11, 2008 12:48:11 GMT 12
From the Qantas schedule............ Arrives AKL Thursday 9th as QF6601 at 2200 departs as QF6602 at 1500 on Friday 10th October to and from SYD. Should be plenty of time for photos on the ground Alex and also as it departs for those who cant get airside |
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Post by nzompilot on Sept 11, 2008 12:50:54 GMT 12
and from another forum
so there will be two lots of opportunities for airborne/takeoff/taxiing shots as well as the landing shots.
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Post by vgp on Sept 13, 2008 6:31:10 GMT 12
this was posted on another nz forum last night by an Akl ATCO:
arrives at 10pm local at NZAA on Oct 9th and departs again at 3pm Oct 10th
so says the plan at the moment but always subject to change
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Post by Kereru on Sept 25, 2008 19:34:40 GMT 12
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Post by flyjoe180 on Sept 25, 2008 19:58:11 GMT 12
If you were feeling a bit nervous and maybe ill before boarding that, you sure as hell would be when you saw it.
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Post by stu on Sept 26, 2008 9:44:01 GMT 12
Groovy baby, totally shagadelic  Something familiar about that scheme .... hmmmm .....  |
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Post by nzompilot on Oct 9, 2008 15:44:12 GMT 12
Just a reminder folks this is arriving from Sydney at 2200 tonight - with the promotional flight 1000-1115 tomorrow and then darparture back to SYD at 1500
EDIT: Auckland Airport website arrivals board showing arrival as 2300
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Post by Kereru on Oct 9, 2008 17:59:58 GMT 12
Just a reminder folks this is arriving from Sydney at 2200 tonight - with the promotional flight 1000-1115 tomorrow and then darparture back to SYD at 1500 EDIT: Auckland Airport website arrivals board showing arrival as 2300 2300 Is that because of Daylight Saving Time? |
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Post by nzompilot on Oct 9, 2008 18:13:21 GMT 12
Just a reminder folks this is arriving from Sydney at 2200 tonight - with the promotional flight 1000-1115 tomorrow and then darparture back to SYD at 1500 EDIT: Auckland Airport website arrivals board showing arrival as 2300 2300 Is that because of Daylight Saving Time? Not too sure of the reason, but Sydney airport website showing departure as 1800 (2000NZDT) so could be daylight savings or possibly a change of flight time by an hour since all the media releases said 2200. |
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Post by flyjoe180 on Oct 10, 2008 9:29:40 GMT 12
Just saw the mighty A380 on the news at Auckland.
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Post by stu on Oct 10, 2008 10:05:17 GMT 12
Damn quiet plane, kind of sneaks up on you. At 10:00 I was with a small group in a nice spot by the harbour bridge with a good view of the harbour ....  ... waiting and waiting and waiting when all of a sudden one of the group says "there she is" as the aircraft came over the bridge and then overhead (in exactly the opposite direction to which we'd been looking). I managed to get a few shots on video but they're not great sorry....  About 40 minutes later I shot this from my back step.  I eagerly await those taken with more skill. |
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Post by ARU on Oct 10, 2008 14:41:43 GMT 12
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Post by stu on Oct 10, 2008 14:51:38 GMT 12
Amazing photos Alex, I bow before the masters of the shutter Looks like you had one of the better positions of the day Cheers, Stu. |
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