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Pictures from work
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 9:12 am
by 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
Re: Pictures from work
Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 9:18 am
by Tyranus
Ahh very interesting pictures Kirk, if a little dark, but you still get the idea!
Greatly appreciated.
Re: Pictures from work
Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 10:50 pm
by phreak
awesome pictures!! thanks
Re: Pictures from work
Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 6:18 am
by written_ficton
I wouldnt like the job of a sh** cleaner...... What happens if it burst's yuk!
Re: Pictures from work
Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 9:07 am
by 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.
Re: Pictures from work
Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 3:17 pm
by robbage
I hope anyone working around that area has had hep shots
Re: Pictures from work
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 2:32 am
by Infernal
i always pull on the hose after i connect it
Re: Pictures from work
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 6:25 am
by written_ficton
AO11912 wrote:i always pull on the hose after i connect it
hmmmmm okay =D> =D> =D>
Re: Pictures from work
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 3:17 pm
by Infernal
At the hold point Runway 06/24 waiting for some traffic
Heading over to Qantas Domestic to collect VH-VQV
VH-VQV Landing
Re: Pictures from work
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 6:07 pm
by 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
Re: Pictures from work
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 6:23 pm
by 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
Re: Pictures from work
Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 8:40 am
by 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?
Re: Pictures from work
Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 12:48 pm
by Infernal
I was driving the Tug, we did a tow at about 3am, was my first reverse push
Re: Pictures from work
Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 4:39 pm
by Infernal
Re: Pictures from work
Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 4:36 am
by Infernal
Always RX wrote: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