Trip Report: Virgin Australia SYD-BNE-SYD

[Andrew Coggan]

I decided I would do a Brissy daytrip, just because I could more than anything. I’m not really a big fan of writing trip reports (although I like reading them), I made a pack with myself that I would do one everytime I got the chance to fly on my favourite aircraft! :D

31st Aug 2011
SYD-BNE
Virgin Australia
Boeing 737-700
VH-VBJ
DJ901
Seat 18A

One of the first flights of the morning out of Sydney, so the sun wasn’t up for take off so I opted not to bother taking photos until we got airbourne.

Passing the City.
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Climbing through some clouds off the coast of Manly.
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On climb to FL390.
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Cruise was quite quick, captain told gave a very informative address just before decent. Only thing wrong with his speech was that it interrupted Family Guy on Live’2’Air! :P

Turning onto extended Base for RWY19.
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Just before turning onto finals for RWY19. The runway can be seen above the wing.
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Made a smooth touchdown before taxiing to bay 39.

Cabin Shot. :D
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Time for some breakfast and a look around the terminal!
My Girl “Ballina-Rina Blue” will always be special to me! The very first plane I had ever been on.
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Tropical Tempress awaits her departure to Sydney.
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[Andrew Coggan]

On the day I was really sick. A really bad cold that wouldn’t leave me alone, so I just spent the next 2 hours sitting down watching the various movements. VH-YVA departed to Cairns and VUY arrived from Denpasar.

At about 10:30 I decided that I would walk around to Loop Road. Spent most of the day spotting. A few nice surprises throughout the day!

164997 was the first surprise and it was a good one!
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The always amazing VH-VBY. I will be seeing more of her later in the day! ;)
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G-BRMJ – Very last time in Australia on her delivery flight to wherever she is going!
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Virgin ATR! :D
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Started to feel off again so I headed back around to the DJ terminal and waiting for my flight.

31st Aug 2011
BNE-SYD
Virgin Australia
Boeing 737-700
VH-VBY
DJ966
Seat 18

Wooo Virgin-ia Blue! .. again! :D Second time on her!

Boarded on time and taxied out to RWY01. As I was on the left side of the aircraft I was looking straight into the sun for departure so I decided to wait for the turn until I took some pics.

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I think I had the dirtiest window on the whole plane! :(

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Eventually we joined finals for RWY16L, by which time it was getting dark.
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Made a smooth landing, long taxi back to Bay 32 and off Virgin-ia Blue for the second time!

[James S.]

Nice trip report, looks like you had a good day other than that stupid cold, (which you still happen to have :D). Very nice shots!

[Dan Collins]

Great shots and report Andrew.

Looks like I should do some of these day trips so I can add some of these planes to my 'been on' lists :)

Dan