Pictures from work

[Infernal]

Hey all, took my camera into work last night and took some happy snaps

EK 777-300


CX A330-300


Inside the Baggage make up area, bags travel around the belts above your head, through various X-ray machines, before coming down to us, where we load them into the containers


The Scissor lift for loading containers into the aircraft


The controls on the scissor lift, and a container being, loaded into the rear Cargo hold


The boys servicing the toilet system on VH-VQD JQ's 2nd newest Aircraft, being delivered in April/May this year


The scissor lift from the ground

[Tyranus]

Ahh very interesting pictures Kirk, if a little dark, but you still get the idea! Greatly appreciated.

[phreak]

awesome pictures!! thanks

[written_ficton]

I wouldnt like the job of a sh** cleaner...... What happens if it burst's yuk!

[Always RX]

It happens too...Just last week I saw the dump hose coupling fail during the unload of a Virgin jet...the poor rampy fella got doused in it from the shoulders down. He then had the pleasure of picking up the "solids" with a shovel and bucket.....mmmm delicious.

[robbage]

I hope anyone working around that area has had hep shots

[Infernal]

i always pull on the hose after i connect it

[written_ficton]

i always pull on the hose after i connect it

hmmmmm okay =D> =D> =D>

[Infernal]

At the hold point Runway 06/24 waiting for some traffic


Heading over to Qantas Domestic to collect VH-VQV


VH-VQV Landing

[yorky]

Couple of questions regarding the pushbacks:

Is the steering on the aircraft unlocked and therefore totally under your control like reversing a trailer?

And when you are shifting the aircraft's position is there a pilot onboard to hit the brakes just in case?

EDIT: Oh and keep the speed up

[Infernal]

Yes we place a steering bypass pin in every time the tow bar is connected, these air craft have some HYD power, the last thing we want is the pilot bumping the pedals and having a big metal bar swing around to wack you in the shins

Next time you go flying try get a window seat, youll see the guy on the head set walk away and wave a orange/red streamer in the air facing the flight deck, that streamer is attached to the pin which locks the steering.

The engineers ride the brakes on tows

Thats not our tug it is borrowed from Menzies, it has a temperamental accelerator, even when holding your foot still it moves Revs

[Always RX]

Cool pics Kirk...it`s different seeing the ute from that angle. Just curious are you the young bloke I took across the runways at night a few weeks ago in the Prado?

[Infernal]

I was driving the Tug, we did a tow at about 3am, was my first reverse push

[Infernal]

Re uploaded Youtube Videos

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http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=-yaA9jbGL7A

[Infernal]

Cool pics Kirk...it`s different seeing the ute from that angle. Just curious are you the young bloke I took across the runways at night a few weeks ago in the Prado?

Some one did give me a lift across the taxi way from the bays to 60 to pick up the stairs