October 2014 Noteworthy Movements - Discussion & Photos

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[Grahame Hutchison]

What is VH-OGJ up to this morning as QF6100 ?

http://www.16right.com/MessageBoard/VH-OGJ 20141007.jpg

[Alex T]

VH-OGN did a flight similar to that just before it was retired as QF6100 too, so maybe OGJ is next to be retired? :(

[Greg Hyde]

Normally QF will swap high-time vs low-time spares after an aircraft is withdrawn.

This could be a check flight before ferry to storage,

[Greg Hyde]

OGN was withdrawn on the the 6th.

The day before this flight

[Grahame Hutchison]

A little bit of Calibration going on this morning at Richmond by VH-FIZ - looks like a RW25 departure from Sydney, then
a northerly track from Picnic Point to Kellyville. A36-002 is parked on the eastern apron but still on ADS-B.

http://www.16Right.com/MessageBoard/VH-FIZ 20141009 01.jpg

[Mark T]

Hi Grahame

Do you know when G-OOBC is due to depart?

Tks
Mark

Thompson Airways Boeing 757-28A G-OOBC (http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/9/7/3/2513379.jpg) in from Nadi at 12:52 EST

[Grahame Hutchison]

Mark, No Flight Plan in the system yet at FlightAware (http://flightaware.com/live/flight/GOOBC)

[Grahame Hutchison]

It looks like REX178 VH-ZLO had some problems over the Blue Mountains this afternoon, and returned to Sydney
after a couple of orbits just west of Richmond. I only heard the back end of the ATC transmissions, so not sure
what happened.

http://www.16Right.com/MessageBoard/VH-ZLO 20141013.jpg

Just checked the weather, maybe that was the problem ?

http://www.16right.com/MessageBoard/VH-ZLO 20141013 B.jpg

Gulfstream G-V HB-JKI made a large diversion to the north after departure to work around the weather. ATC said the
front was moving at 30kts and was 15nm wide and 100nm long.
http://www.16right.com/MessageBoard/VH-ZLO 20141013 C.jpg

[Easton S]

Not sure if this is the right thread - I have four flights in my ADS-B log yesterday from VH-EQZ (7C1699); I can't seem to find any information about this plane though, nor any other previous flights before yesterday.

[Grahame Hutchison]

I have picked this one up a few times also in the last couple of days. It does not appear on the Australian Register currently, and on one flight it climbed to almost 15,000ft and reached 230kts - so a reasonable performing aircraft.

[Todd Steele]

Anybody know why Japan Airlines was departing Darwin at 12:23am Wedensday morning? Red. JA706J

[Stefan Perkas]

I reckon it could have had delegates for the 52nd Australia-Japan Joint Business Conference

[Darren T.]

Does anyone know which aircraft will be operating the Cathay 101 for Tuesday the 21st?

[Zac M]

Best place to ask that is in the rego request section Darren, I'll see what I can find and send you a PM

[Darren T.]

Thanks Zac

[Grahame Hutchison]

VH-FIZ doing some interesting calibrations off Williamtown today.

http://www.16Right.com/MessageBoard/VH-FIZ 20141025 A.JPG