NZFF

by **Kelburn** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 5:14 pm

Does anyone know of any visiting aircraft in the last 10mins as I saw a DC-9/727/MD-80 lloking aircraft arrive from the north along the 16 ILS. Any ideas?

by **victor_alpha_charlie** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 5:28 pm

Kelburn wrote:
QUOTE (Kelburn @ Apr 2 2008, 06:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Does anyone know of any visiting aircraft in the last 10mins as I saw a DC-9/727/MD-80 lloking aircraft arrive from the north along the 16 ILS. Any ideas?

I'm going down to the airport soon, I'll go have a look. I'm guessing RNZAF building will be the first place to look..

by **Stumpy** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 5:40 pm

I saw it too. looked like one from http://www.pacificjets.co.nz/

by **ardypilot** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 7:06 pm

I think that may have come via Auckland, as I heard an odd sounding engine noise and poked my head outside a few hours ago to see a tail-mounted twin engine jet fly over. Thought it was a biz-jet from what I saw, guess MRC aviation can give us some details in the next 24 hours...

by **victor_alpha_charlie** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 7:30 pm

It was just a Gulfstream 550. Parked at the Bizjet apron in Wellington.

by **Nunner** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 7:44 pm

victor_alpha_charlie wrote:
QUOTE (victor_alpha_charlie @ Apr 7 2008, 07:30 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
It was just a Gulfstream 550. Parked at the Bizjet apron in Wellington.

Pretty sure it was N860AA c/n5079....................Routed from Melbourne I think
Nunner

by **victor_alpha_charlie** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 7:55 pm

Nunner wrote:
QUOTE (Nunner @ Apr 2 2008, 08:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Pretty sure it was N860AA c/n5079....................Routed from Melbourne I think
Nunner

Could well be.
It certainly gets around..

by **Kelburn** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 3:54 pm

really? It looked much bigger from my house

by **victor_alpha_charlie** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 4:35 pm

Kelburn wrote:
QUOTE (Kelburn @ Apr 4 2008, 04:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
really? It looked much bigger from my house

Nothing else was there- unless you mistook an A320 for a DC-9- I don't think anyone can do that

Although the Gulfstream 550 is quite a big aircraft..

by **Peppermint** » Fri Apr 04, 2008 5:05 pm

I think it may have come to Christchurch early this morning, about 2am. I heard a different engine noise and had a look outside, only saw the nav lights, looked pretty big.

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