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PostPosted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 5:53 pm
by BigBird
Decided to head out to the airport with the Nikon D90 yesterday. Was fairly quiet between 2.15 - 3pm. Lots of smaller national stuff. Just thought I would post some of the bigger aircraft. Was fairly hot as you can tell in some of the photos.































The main reason I went out for a look... She arrived just as I was about to pack up and leave.

PostPosted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 6:03 pm
by Ian Warren
All the heavy,s in one place cool.gif

PostPosted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 12:18 am
by Splitpin
Awesome pics BB......makes CHC look like bloody Ashburton. What is that Qantas aircraft?....looks like an old A310..or is it an A330?
Anyway...go back and take more thumbup1.gif Great post....many thumbs thumbup1.gif thumbup1.gif thumbup1.gif thumbup1.gif

PostPosted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 12:26 am
by Splitpin
Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Jan 3 2011, 07:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
All the heavy,s in one place cool.gif


Makes ya sick Ian....we get all excited when something odd gets diverted here, otherwise....nothing.

We have a new squillion dollor terminal for ATR's tongue.gif I'll have to sweet talk the flatmate, and see if i can get another freebe up to AKL........you can come too ......two skinnys on the loose in the big smoke..... winkyy.gif

PostPosted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 12:50 am
by Ian Warren
Splitpin wrote:
QUOTE (Splitpin @ Jan 4 2011, 01:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I'll have to sweet talk the flatmate, and see if i can get another freebe up to AKL........you can come too ......two skinnys on the loose in the big smoke..... winkyy.gif

Your on Marty , i still need the window seat .. its the Autogen thing , studying looking studying cool.gif

PostPosted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 8:39 am
by connor
Poor old NZCH, like you all say, we are getting a fancy-pants new terminal, for what? More outdated ATR's sad.gif . Although, I'm not sure if any of you would of heard it, but something very loud and slow was cruising over our house on the north side of the waimak, at about half-past eleven last night???? Maybe a C-5's in town? ohmy.gif

PostPosted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 10:40 am
by Ian Warren
I,m very sure all C5s only arrived in daylight hours , more likely to be ANZ Cargo 737 ,

Marty that s an A330 . one thing to ask is how many 747s are left in the ANZ fleet .

PostPosted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 12:35 pm
by HamiltonWest
Awesome photo's BigBird Thanks for shareing all very cool - cheer Sean
The Last Time I saw a Qantas A330 at Akl all The Mail was Falling off the top of the rear conveyer Belt - the only person Interested in Catching the stuff falling off was a customs dog handler that was walking past.

PostPosted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 2:20 pm
by 737NG
Nice shots BigBird! Love the Airbus shots, I've always liked the A340s for some reason.

Which reminds me, I should probably get out to NZAA on one of these fine days.

PostPosted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 4:11 pm
by connor
Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Jan 5 2011, 11:40 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I,m very sure all C5s only arrived in daylight hours , more likely to be ANZ Cargo 737 ,

Marty that s an A330 . one thing to ask is how many 747s are left in the ANZ fleet .


Why do the C-5's only come in when its daylight? I it because there only equipped for VFR? laugh.gif

It was definitely not a 737-300, so are the cargo '37's the 200 model?

PostPosted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 4:28 pm
by Ian Warren
connor wrote:
QUOTE (connor @ Jan 5 2011, 05:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Why do the C-5's only come in when its daylight? I it because there only equipped for VFR? laugh.gif

Most crews are not familar with layout , on the norm , many still use 'Follow Me' trucks in daylight all-tho as the airport grows this is getting less done .

PostPosted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 5:25 pm
by AirNewZealandA320
connor wrote:
QUOTE (connor @ Jan 5 2011, 05:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Why do the C-5's only come in when its daylight? I it because there only equipped for VFR? laugh.gif

It was definitely not a 737-300, so are the cargo '37's the 200 model?


Yep, the last -219. A 737-219C/ADV ZK-NQC. Does overnight freight from AKL to CHC.