September 2015 Noteworthy Movements - Discussion & Photos

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[Grahame Hutchison]

Interesting departure from Runway 16L ...

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[Grahame Hutchison]

One of the slower movements on ADS-B this morning, MOWER-1 keeping the grass down either side of BRAVO & CHARLIE between
GHD and B10. No doubt we will see more of the New Hollands as the Spring growth takes hold. YSSY ADS-B Coverage (http://adsb.16right.com/live/map/)

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[Adrian B]

Now this is a job I would happily do

[Grahame Hutchison]

While I was out at the Port Botany launching ramp yesterday to shoot the arrival of Cessna 650 N163JM, I thought I would also shoot the panorama from
this location. This is a great spot for photography, or just watching the arrivals and departures on Runway 16L/34R, and although it is more focused on
smaller Domestic aircraft (B737, A320, Dash 8 & ATR), I have seen an increase in the number of Asian A330 arrivals on this runway. The LAN Dreamliner
is also a regular user of this Runway, along with the Air New Zealand Dreamliner when it operates the ANZ103/104 service (once or twice a week). The
other good thing about this location is that you also have a clear view of traffic on the main Runway, 16R/34L, and although too far away to photograph,
you can still keep track of the action.

From the end of the rock wall breakwater in this panorama, to the perpendicular centreline of the Runway is 650mtrs, and to the RW34R Threshold, about
1.3Km. While Corporate Jet sized aircraft are a little challenging, the normal commercial traffic is fine with a long lens and a fast shutter speed. Like most
locations around the airport, heat haze is always going to be a problem on warmer days.

This is basically a 180 degree Panorama from the Port Botany Launching Ramp, taking in the Control Tower to the right (north), and the new container
loading facility on the left (south). The Qantas A330 near the centre of the panorama is at the Alpha 6 Holding Point on Runway 34L (Main Runway)
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[Terence W]

Great pano and nice photos Grahame - thanks for posting.

[Kent Broadhead]

Agree, thanks Grahame!

[Grahame Hutchison]

Early Spring growth has the SACL mowers busy today along the eastern side of Runway 16R ...

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[NathanJ]

Interesting departure from Runway 16L...

MAS122 departed 16L earlier in the week... Super rare!

[Grahame Hutchison]

Busy morning, everything from Mowers, to Cars, Tugs and a queue of departing aircraft ...

Live ADS-B Map (http://adsb.16right.com/live/map)

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[Grahame Hutchison]

The evening "conga line" into Sydney from the south, and Fiji Airways sneeking across the Tasman heading for Bass Strait and destination Melbourne. Tasman 1 was
given a decent dogleg for sequencing.

ADS-B Live Map (http://adsb.16right.com/live/map/) - Combined data from our three Sydney based ADS-B ground stations - coverage from the Gate level to 250nm.

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Ops on Runway 25 never helps ...
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[MarkR]

Got to love the old noise sharing regime. 07/25 has a place and it works at times, which is why it came back to life after a premature death.

Sydney ATC is actually pretty easy by comparison to other places, especially when compared to secondary airports like Bankstown where the traffic is somewhat less professional shall we say!

[Grahame Hutchison]

Nice chopper arrival this morning (VH-KHR), Aussie Flag on the side and Southern Cross on the tail ...

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... and it parked alongside another EC120B - VH-RWC

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... and Tigerair VH-XUG was parked up on DOM6 Bay 99
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... up close with Rex Saab VH-SBA, City Of Wagga Wagga
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[Reece perram]

2111

virgin samoa 737-800 at YSSY on 12/9/15

[Grahame Hutchison]

It was quite busy out at the Helipads this afternoon ... the sun was popping in and out of the clouds.

I noticed that Robinsons VH-SJK and VH-VLX both have some electrical cables coming out the back window and
down onto the skids - Is this for some sort of "Floatation" activation, as they both have two small silver additions to the skids.

Also a long time since I have seen a Hughes 369E.

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[MarkR]

I dont think the Robinsons have floats, seems to be a temporary sensor setup, note the 100mph tape.

[AdamC]

The EC130 had something similar on it's starboard skid also.

Any ideas as to what it is Grahame, Some sort of aerial or something maybe.

Cheers

Adam

[Nigel C]

Grahame, I think you'll start seeing a lot more of the 369E (or MD-500E) as it's now a part of the Blue Sky Helicopters stable. It's a seriousy sleek looking bit of gear :)

[Robert.M]

No photos of N298KA Beechcraft King Air C90GTX which arrived this afternoon, was visible but no way of getting a decent pic of it.

NSW Police Force Aviation Support Branch POLAIR 3 (VH-PHB) was in Wagga last Saturday doing operations and was at Wantabadgery for the unveiling of the Edward Bowen memorial.
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VH-ATP parked at Wagga
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VH-HVK has been in town for roughly a week, been picking it up on MODE-S.
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VH-AJJ and VH-SLF parked outside the "Douglas Aerospace" hangar.
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[Grahame Hutchison]

Great to see the Lear and Westwind in Wagga Wagga Robert, they are both hard working aircraft (BTW nice images Robert, and the countryside is looking very green these days).

[MarkR]

Surprised both are not in museums, given their age. AJJ has certainly had an interesting life, remember talking to her often when doing the night freight runs for Ansett, and of course we are coming up to the thirtieth anniversary of the last fatal crash at YSSY of sister WW24 VH-IWJ, may her pilots RIP.

[Robert.M]

Great to see the Lear and Westwind in Wagga Wagga Robert, they are both hard working aircraft (BTW nice images Robert, and the countryside is looking very green these days).
Yeah, not often you get to see them together in Wagga. We've had VH-KNU (quick stop over) and VH-KNS (spent a few days here after a tech issue) in Wagga before. VH-SLD is another Learjet (though 35 not a 36) but was here for paint. Not too sure what the future has install for AJJ and SLF, possibly a repaint. Would've love to have got photos of them coming in but been living in the darkroom (film photography) for the past week.

Well had a very good winter rainfall wise, though September has been a little on the dry side (not too surprised). It is good and bad, good for the farmers crops but bad for the upcoming fire season.

[Grahame Hutchison]

Beech 300 VH-FIZ, Callsign OZCAL4, is out at the moment calibrating the ILS etc. on Runway 25. After this screen shot they flew a perfect
6 DME arc from the Harbour Bridge to Cape Banks.

http://www.16Right.com/MessageBoard/YSSY 20150921 A.jpg

[Grahame Hutchison]

Mystery solved ... I spoke to one of the pilots from Sydney Helitours

The electrical cables extending from below the rear window of the Robinsons down to the silver attachments on the skids, were being used for live coverage
of the Sydney Marathon. They are actually part of an Upload/Download system from cameras mounted on motorcycles. They receive the signal from the
motorcycle and retransmit it to an antenna on the top of the AMP Building from memory.

Their R66 has a belly mounted system and the EC130B4 VH-XEV has the full camera setup.

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[Reece perram]

I was plane spotting at YSSY and i saw 2 qantas 737-800s and they had a NZ tail number on. I am confused because they are an australian plane

[Rowan McKeever]

Hey Reece! There are another 6 of those, operated by Qantas's NZ subsidiary JetConnect. They do QF's trans-Tasman flying (except 1 Saturday return service out of Brissie) & I believe the reasoning is lower wage costs in NZ than Australia. Hope that helps!?

[Reece perram]

Ok, thankyou

[Robert.M]

VH-SLE (Learjet 35A) and VH-SLJ (Learjet 36). SLE really is needing a paint job! Heat haze was an issue today, so apologies for the quality.
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[Grahame Hutchison]

Great to see them all in one place Robert, they usually head out in pairs for the different exercises they conduct for the military.

[Robert.M]

Just missing VH-AJP, VH-AJV, VH-SLD, VH-KNR, VH-KNS and VH-KNU to complete the family. ;)

VH-SLD was painted into the new colours early in the year and VH-KNS went tech at Wagga after a flight from Avalon and VH-KNU made a very brief visit in 2014.

[Stefan Perkas]

Evening all,

Iceland Air B757-200 TF-FIW (http://flightaware.com/live/flight/TFFIW) is scheduled from Apia at 1400 tomorrow as 'ICE1402'.

This does wear 'Abercrombie and Kent' titles on the fueslage.

[Zac Clark]

I'm at YSSY right now and there is a Iceland air 757-200 at T1. When's it due for departure?

Cheers Zac

[lloyd fox]

Zac it leaves Tuesday morning.

[Grahame Hutchison]

TF-FIW (http://adsb.16right.com/modes/4CC26F) was is Sydney back on the 8/9/2013 departing the next day.

[Zac Clark]

Sitting on DOM5.

[Robert.M]

Aerorescue VH-PPJ Dornier 328-110 was doing two touch and goes at Wagga. Was unable to get to the airport in time.

Australian Helicopters VH-YXJ AugustaWestland AW139 called in for fuel for its journey north. (photos to follow)

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[Grahame Hutchison]

Iceland Air B757-200 TF-FIW currently has its Transponder on at DOM6 Bay 99

[Grahame Hutchison]

It was a beautiful sunny morning to capture the Iceland Air B757-200 TF-FIW "Abercrombie & Kent". The APU was running for quite a while, looks like they
were cleaning the aircraft for tomorrow's departure. The cabin interior (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEZp0WhVwaQ&feature=player_embedded)is fitted with 50 custom-designed Italian leather seats equipped with a personal
massage system and a fully lie-flat bed more than 6.5' long (79" pitch).
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[Paul Hunter]

The 757 is due out approx 9am for Darwin.

Regards.

[Grahame Hutchison]

LAN B787-9 Dreamliner CC-BGE departing from Runway 16L this morning. I am still very impressed with how quiet the Dreamliner is, you could almost not
hear it at all from the Port Botany launching ramp.

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[Robert.M]

Great photos Grahame! :)

Four Westwinds 1124 parked in the GA part of the AP
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Three LearJets at the hangar tarmac area.
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Now five Westwinds and one LearJet this evening
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[Rowan McKeever]

I'd no idea they had a Westwind with a Rex-style tail.

Thanks for sharing your photos, Robert, and yours of the LAN, Grahame!

[Grahame Hutchison]

Thanks for posting all the great images Robert, Wagga Wagga is really seeing some action these days - Westwind and Lear have been a long time favourite
for me.

Back in December 1983 there were Lear Jets under contract to the Australian Navy, and the equipment they used was the Hayes TGX Aerial Tow Target. I
photographed this one on the floor at the back of the Stillwell Aviation showroom at Essendon Airport. Stillwell Aviation were the Lear Jet dealer back then.

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