End of the line for 727s in NZ/Oz

[deeknow]

Sad news for 727 spotting fans, but good news for residents under major Oz airports, and Auckland. The Australian govt is to ban the 727s from movements in Australia. This will mean the end of Tasman Cargo's VH-DHE appearing in Auckland I guess...

QUOTE

THE Rudd government will ban noisy Boeing 727 and giant Antonov aircraft from four major airports from September 1, and applications to use the aircraft will be rejected after July 1. The new bans apply to Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth.
Sydney, where one of the ageing aircraft flies trans-Tasman runs for freight operator DHL, is the most affected airport, recording 396 727 movements in 2008-09. There were 201 727 movements at Brisbane, 12 in Melbourne and 11 in Perth.[/quote]

see: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/a...x-1225847176174

Last edited by deeknow on Wed Apr 14, 2010 1:08 pm, edited 1 time in total.

[h290master]

this sucks its the only nice aircraft with a nice sound that still flies over regularly

[redkiwi]

I love the sound that thing makes, even with the hush-kit installed. Still nothing compared to the old "full-noise" RNZAF ones.

[deeknow]

I guess Tasman could still base the machine in Auckland and fly it up/down to the Pacific, avoiding Aussie airspace, but I wonder if they wont just replace it in September. The Belgian company that actually owns VH-DHE (European Air Transport) might lease Tasman one of their A300s or a 757 as a replacement?

There's an interesting thread on the topic goin on at pprune (of course)...
http://www.pprune.org/dg-p-general-aviatio...y-aircraft.html

ps - If anyone gets wind of a farewell for the thing in September, or if you know how we might get a better view of VH-DHE departing than through that terrible security gate at NZAA near where it usually parks, let me know. I'd love to go up to AA and see the machine departing some time.

[Nzeddy]

Good thing I still have the Captainsim 727!

[FlyingKiwi]

Will be a real shame to see them go. There's also a Transmile one in Auckland quite often, which I assume comes from Australia, although it's a Malaysian company.

[deeknow]

QUOTE (FlyingKiwi @ Apr 15 2010, 11:33 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Will be a real shame to see them go. There's also a Transmile one in Auckland quite often, which I assume comes from Australia, although it's a Malaysian company.

Yeah according to Mike Condon's blog that was a loaner while VH-DHE was off for maintenance. Is it still in Auckland?
see: http://mrcaviation.blogspot.com/2010/01/sa...nuary-2010.html

[FlyingKiwi]

I don't know, the last time I was at Auckland airport was back in January, and I saw it on the ground then.

[Ian Warren]

We do get a few private 72's park out the ramp at Christchurch , they are hush kitted or superQ's with the winglet fix , the rich family RV off the skies i surpose or simply the oversized corperate jet .

[bennz]

These Australian do anything it takes to have a say in Aviation world. They suck!
Most countries have no issues with B727s and their noise level . I can understand to ban Tupolev and Antonov ( 1960-80 models )as the noise level is very high in low altitude ( where there are residential places close to airport)
But nothing can be the roar of almost idle engines of a TU-154 getting close to the runway ?!! Probably not so pleasant for those who live there though lol

[deeknow]

QUOTE (bennz @ Apr 19 2010, 07:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

But nothing can be the roar of almost ideal engines of a TU-154 getting close to the runway ?!! Probably not so pleasant for those who live there though lol

I would LOVE to catch sight of a Tu154 in real life, and hear the thing take off, I just love the look of those things. Must organise a trip to Eastern Europe some time

[bennz]

That would be a great experience, You can feel the engine spooling up in your heart if you are on tarmac or even outside of airport. I flew around 6 times on tu-154( B and M ), twice on IL-62 and twice on IL-96 .

The closest experience you can get is to have Project Tupolev 154M on your FS , It is free and one of the best ( and complex ) add-on to date.