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Hi Pete, Qantas QFA 63 / 64, very seldom cross Western Australian coast line, the depart Sydney and overfly Melbourne-Tasmania and traverse west of NZ, the track along the Antartic coast, called the Antartic Route, then turn up to SA to JNB, and vise versa return for Fl QFA 64, the flight is approx an hour longer than if they flew as the crow fly's, which would cross just slightly north of Bunbury WA, they save 28% fuel by doing this route, maybe a couple times a year , it will , depending on the trade winds, cross over WA.

 

All flight plans lodged for any AC movement, are based on the best tail winds and lightest head winds, an example today, Etihad, from Abu Dhabi, Fl454 flew over the north west of Coral Bay, near Carnarvon, the other flight crossed south of Margaret River, both AC had a ground speed of 1 knot the difference and both AC chasing good tail winds, arrived on time, regardless of the route taken.

 

Cheers john

 

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Guest scott fletcher
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need some on on a boat way sth of albany me thinks

 

 

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need some on on a boat way sth of albany me thinks

Need to win Lotto, so can set up a SBS-1e Base station at Albany, Carnarvon, Kununarra and Caiguna, that would gice us a full WA coverage to upload to Plane Plotter, great idea, whose got the $$$.

 

cheers

 

 

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Thanks for the info John. I'm on that flight on Thursday, I'll wear a warmer jumper now that I know it's close to the Antartic coast !

 

- Pete

 

 

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Qantas' new A330 EBO operated it's first service to Perth today as QF575 from SYD.

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Returned again to YPPH around 2100 Sun evening, 2nd trip for the day.

 

cheers..

 

 

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Guest scott fletcher
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B747-200F in at perth today rego N761SA

 

Aircraft owned by Southern air it is using call sign MAS 6202

 

 

Guest scott fletcher
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Vancouver island helicopters

 

S-61N C-FQNG arrived Perth airport 19.00hrs

 

from fremantle after being unloaded from ship earlier in week.

 

 

Guest scott fletcher
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A B747F due in today or this evening operating on behalf

 

of the band Bon Jovi.

 

Will be B747 9V-SFM operating as SQ7215

 

 

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Guest scott fletcher
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the band U2 arrived into town this evening at 19.23hrs,

 

skytraders A319 VH-VHD.

 

concerts are sat and sunday nights

 

 

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Guest scott fletcher
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a movement and a question and a for everyone.

 

into perth on a regular basis last few weeks a white B737- no markings

 

any 1 with any ideas? we have been told either a virgin jet or norfolk air jet?

 

doing immigration flights to and back from christmas island.

 

cheers scott

 

 

Guest scott fletcher
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monday 3rd/ tuesday 4th Jan we had a southern air B747 freighter N783SA. in town

 

operating as malaysian MH6408. Departed at about 9.10 am tue 4th

 

destination brunei.

 

Wed 5th Jan - Maylasian airlinrs flight MH124/5 was operated by B747-400 9M-MPL

 

 

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Re: White B737.

 

Scott,

 

That White B737 - VH VUY, wandered into MEL today. Yes it was under a Virgin flight number, but it parked where the Skywest normally does on it's Friday flight into MEL, (Virgin doesn't park there, its normally Tiger or Skywest)and a skywest fokker didn't arrive. I did hear they - Virgin + Skywest had a little agreement together in the West. It's the first friday I've worked at MEL for 6 wks.

 

 

Guest scott fletcher
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yes pete. they code share , frequent flyer points etc

 

here in the west

 

 

Guest scott fletcher
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4.25pm the arriving jetstar flight just preformed a aborted approach and go around .

 

will get rego up and flight No.for u later if i can, unless john can help with that.

 

reason for go around unknown.

 

 

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Jetstar, was having my papa nap at that time, only records show for around that time zone is JST975, signal Start Time at 1532, EndTime off at 1642, Rego VH-VQH, Hex 7C6C97, .. cheers john

 

 

Guest scott fletcher
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john a Pappa Napp?

 

anyway yesterdays afternoon jetstar flight did a go around due

 

to another aircarft BA146 on its take of run.

 

air newzealand allso did a go around , due to aircraft on runway

 

garuda stopped on runway and waited for an escort. fire was all so waiting for garuda.

 

cheers scott

 

 

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Garuda didn't have a good day yesterday, it went around on its first attempt at MEL as well.

This is YPPH Movements, Melbourne Movements belong in YMML.

 

cheers John

 

 

Guest scott fletcher
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Singapore cargo B747 due into perth this evening about 12.30-12.45am 22/1/11

 

should be SQ7294. it then heading east to melb.

 

 

Guest scott fletcher
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allso in over the weekend will be the PM, defence minister, chief of the army, chief of the defence force , the GG, opposition defence minister, and libs leader tony abbott .

 

all here to attend a function at the SAS base at swanbourne , where SAS trooper ben will be awarded the victoria cross medal, for heroism.

 

 

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Guest scott fletcher
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2 sikorsky S61 firefighting aircraft arrived into town over the weekend

 

 

 

1 from Helijet International C-GBSF

 

1 from Coulson Air Crane Ltd C-Gjqe

 

 

 

these join the other the other firefighting aircraft of 2 S61s that are here in perth and the sth west

 

C-FQNG & C-FTIG.

 

as well as the 10 AT802's and the 4 AS350B3's.

 

 

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