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Zac M
27th January 2010, 09:41 PM
I went out to Canberra Airport on Monday afternoon to do some spotting, here are the decent photos from the afternoon. Unfortunently my lens was smudged which spoiled most of my photos.
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VH-QOM leaves Canberra Airport as QF1476 approximently 45 minutes late due to an aircraft change
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Virgin Blue's VH-ZPD 'Tickled Blue' arrives at Canberra from Brisbane. I haven't seen this plane since I flew on it when it was two weeks old so nice to see it again.
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VH-ZPB 'Rio de Gold Coast' makes its way to runway 35.
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VH-VNJ preparing to depart to Melbourne
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VH-VNJ taxing onto taxiway November for departure to Melbourne

Zac M
27th January 2010, 10:32 PM
Went out to the airport once again this afternoon for a bit more spotting, a few interesting ones in this afternoon including Strategics YQA and Virgins VUA and ZPM. A long with the regular 734s and E Jets. This afternoon was one of the busiest days I have ever seen t Canberra airport with at one stage 12 commercial aircraft were on the ground causing a bank up for Virgin Blue as they only have three spaces and there was four on the ground.
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A bit of a surprise seeing this one come in, not one I was expecting. Strategics VH-YQA 'The Kimberly' about to touch down.
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VH-ZHE, 'Bee Bop-a Blue' taxis for departure on runway 35
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737-800 VH-VUA 'Bondi Babe' follows closely behind.
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VH-ZPI 'Allie Albury' gets going.
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'The Kimberly' departs after a short stop, taxiing to runway 35
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YQA heading onto taxiway November.

Zac M
27th January 2010, 10:39 PM
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VH-TJL 'Swift' ready to depart, taxiing to runway 35
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VH-ZPM 'Emma-braer' taxis to depart to Adelaide.
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Tiger VH-VNC back to Melbourne after a short stop.
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VH-TJF 'Brolga' taxis to 35
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and finally VH-TJR 'Lorikeet' taxis out

Marty H
27th January 2010, 10:51 PM
Nice pictures Zac, where were you shooting from and what size lens?

Zac M
27th January 2010, 11:02 PM
I was on top of the multi story carpark in the Brindibella Buisness Park using my Pentax Optio E60 which is a little point and shoot. Great camera for what I paid.