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Plane spotting
As a fanatic of Planes, I observed a Boeing 777 glide over the top of me in Carine today without a sound, watching it banked a little to left and lost sight of it behind trees, as too far from perth Airport, a lovely sight at 2000 ft above and tail marking looked like Italia ?.
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Re: Plane spotting
Now that is a resource worth preserving for future generations.jasonjag wrote:As a fanatic of Planes, I observed a Boing 777 glide over the top of me in Carine today without a sound, watching it banked a little to left and lost sight of it behind trees, as too far from perth Airport, a lovely sight at 2000 ft above and tail marking looked like Italia ?.
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Re: Plane spotting
What time was this?jasonjag wrote:As a fanatic of Planes, I observed a Boing 777 glide over the top of me in Carine today without a sound, watching it banked a little to left and lost sight of it behind trees, as too far from perth Airport, a lovely sight at 2000 ft above and tail marking looked like Italia ?.
Sure it wasn't Emirates?
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php? ... 328&nseq=1
Re: Plane spotting
[quote="numloxx"] [quote="jasonjag"]As a fanatic of Planes, I observed a Boing 777 glide over the top of me in Carine today without a sound, watching it banked a little to left and lost sight of it behind trees, as too far from perth Airport, a lovely sight at 2000 ft above and tail marking looked like Italia ?.[/quote]
What time was this?
Sure it wasn't Emirates?
[url]http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php? ... 328&nseq=1[/url][/quote]
Could have been Emerites, it was right above me ans the turn was when i saw the tail colours, hard to tell at that distance. Thanks for that great picture.
What time was this?
Sure it wasn't Emirates?
[url]http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php? ... 328&nseq=1[/url][/quote]
Could have been Emerites, it was right above me ans the turn was when i saw the tail colours, hard to tell at that distance. Thanks for that great picture.
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Air China
No silly, its an AC that takes off and lands at Perth AP ,spartacus wrote:Is it NASA
An Air China AC is about to land, 20 miles out on Freq 118.7 Safety "Follow me Vehicle has been dispached to lead it to where ever, 2226 Just calle3d tower. jj
Lisp in speach
Well Ive heard it many times before, so the ACT controller either nick names Polair 62 that, or has a lisp in his speach. jjAlways RX wrote:jj, i was listening to approach that day too and what you actually heard was "Polair 62". There are no aircraft operating out of YPPH using the callsign apollo.