At 5.30 I starting heading down to gate 20 where our B737-838 was waiting for us after resting there overnight.
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| QANTAS B737-838 VH-VYL (CN 34184) |
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| QANTAS DASH 8 Q400 VH-QOK (CN 4215) |
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| QANTAS DASH 8 Q400 VH-QOH (CN 4132) |
We started boarding at 5.38am and I took my seat which was 7F, the aircraft for today's flight was VH-VYI (CN 34181). The final door was closed at 5.56am and we pushed back right on 6.00am. Even though the flight was near full, I had a spare seat next to me.
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| QANTAS B737-838 VH-VYD (CN 33992) |
We began taxiing at 6.05 but then stopped as there were a few other aircraft taxing out in front of us. We continued to taxi out to the holding point of Alpha 3, there we had to wait for a company 747 to land (Qantas 16 from L.A) and then an Alliance F28 to depart. We lined up on runway 19 at 6.14 and got airborne a minute later.
Once airborne we banked to the left and then banked back to the right and made tracks for Melbourne. Our track took us down over Tenterfield, Gunnedah, Parkes and then Tolleen.
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| MORNING SUNRISE REALLY SHOWING OFF THE ROO |
Our cruising altitude was 380 and the flight down was very smooth and comfortable. Once over Tolleen we banked left and began our descent at 7.49am. From there we made our way towards Tullamarine.
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| A FOGGY START IN MELBOURNE CITY |
Flying abeam the airport we tracked downwind for about 10 mile before turning 180 degrees and landing on runway 34 at 8.25am. Our company has a branch in Keilor East, a suburb just south of the airport and aircraft fly in or out over our roof all day. Today I managed to get a photo of our business.
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| VIRGIN AUSTRALIA B737-8FE VH-VUJ (CN 34443) |
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| SINGAPORE B777-312 9V-SWN (CN 34579) |
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| UNITED B787-9 N26952 (CN 36403) |
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| QANTAS A380-842 VH-OQB (CN 15) |
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| QANTAS A380-842 VH-OQF (CN 29) |
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| AIR ASIA X A330-343 9M-XXC (CN 1048) |
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| VIETNAM B787-9 VN-A863 (CN 35153) |
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