Grand prix 2012 - melbourne

[robert J]

Good day to all..
i know you guys are the sydney forum but didnt know if you are interested in whats heading your way for the 2012 Grand Prix, if i shouldnt have posted details here then please accept my apologises

Leaving East Midlands (EMA) ,UK
5/3/2012 0130 G-GSSD B748F BA World Cargo

9/3/2012 1330 LV-VCD B748F Cargolux
9/3/2012 1730 LV- B744F Cargolux
9/3/2012 2100 9M- B744F Malaysian (may be sub-chartered to Air France)
9/3/2012 2330 B- B744F Cathay Pacific

aircraft subject to change, G-GSSD has arrived with us at DHL , east midlands at 2117 and has started to be loaded

hope info is of use to you guys if not as i say my apologises....

[Brian Wilkes]

any arr times into Avalon?

[Jim M]

Hi Robert,

No need to apologise,I for one am very interested,as i'm sure others would be too.
Thank you for posting.

Cheers
Jim

[Mike S]

LV-VCD will be a real treat for the Melb spotters :)

[Tim Bowrey]

BA8357 may arrive early in the morning sometime depending on turnaround time in its fuel stop(It appeared to decend into DXB or SHJ). Not long after departure from EMA it was flying in a similar position to BA15 which arrives at 7am.

[robert J]

told there may be an aircraft change on the cargolux 748F on friday, still down as a 748F though.the Malaysian has been changed as expected to Air France. will inform all of regs as and when known

[Brian Wilkes]

thx for your help!
Would you have any arr times into Avalon?

[Tim Bowrey]

Just advised by a spotter from England it went to Singapore and given its departure time from SIN should be arriving about 8:30am. Nothing confirmed though.

[Shayne G]

Due 0800 from SIN, out 2100 to HKG.

[Jaryd stock]

G-GSSD is to the west of Adelaide at 37,000

[Shayne G]

Now due 9:30am.

[Ian Gains]

G-GSSD 747-8F arrived at AVV on runway 18 around 09.27am. It was clearly visible from the viewing car park at Tullamarine for the two of us who had the time to chase it this way. Roll on the Cargolux !

Thanks again Robert for the info.

[Brian Wilkes]

Heavy landing with over heated brakes!

[Lukas M]

Some more from me. Landing sure was a greaser.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7061/6958461461_c59fc26268_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7040/6958468953_edc7e78940_b.jpg


http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7064/6812357738_33431045e8_b.jpg


http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7203/6958462477_f6bb5825b4_b.jpg

[Rowan McKeever]

Nice work Lukas and Brian!!

[Brian Wilkes]

What location did you take yours Luke, inside the terminal?

[Jim M]

Any further updates on the remaining aircraft? And to Lukas and Brian,great shots of the BA aircraft.

Cheers
Jim

[Stefan Perkas]

Jim,

Morning all,

If it helps some people...

There is a Cargolux flight (CV895) showing on Hong Kong arrivals at 0545(Hong Kong TIme) on Sunday morning. Which would mean a ROUGH departure time from Avalon of 2300 on Saturday evening.

The arrival time would be I guess some time tomorrow morning...

[robert J]

Cargolux 748 confirmed as LX-VCB
due into East Midlands at 0906 and scheduled to depart at 1105

will post shots from EMA later

[Brian Wilkes]

Any arr time into AVV!

[Sarah C]

That BA 748 is stunning..............

[james baker]

All,

LX-VCB is currently showing on Plane Finder FL300 NW of Luxembourg, looks to be heading toward the UK. With the remaining flight time and loading to follow, surely the A/C will arrive well after 1900 AVV time saturday?

james

[Brian Wilkes]

Yes im looking at a 3 hour turn around!

[james baker]

Could be some interesting light for the arrival if it is the same weather as currently. Assuming the flight is not delayed of course. Hopefully someone gets some nice shots, I doubt I'll make it out to AVV :(

[Jim M]

I'm assuming that the other flights that Robert mentioned. i.e the other Cargolux 744 flight and the Malaysian/Air France and Cathay flights are still coming too???

Cheers
Jim

[Lukas M]

I will bring you the shots, if someone could bring me the times ;)

[Stefan Perkas]

Evening all,

http://www.jetspotter.com/forum/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&p=101695#p101695 saying that an Etihad Cargo is due into Melbourne (Tullamarine) tomorrow.

I have since found that...

Hong Kong Airport arrivals board is showing an Etihad Cargo (EY9866) due into there from melbourne (Tullamarine) at 1825(HK time) on Sunday evening. Which would make a a departure time from melbourne around 11am (Rough estimate).

As for arrival time I can only guess of Saturday evening or early Sunday morning.

Not sure what aircraft type it is...

[Ian Gains]

LX-VCB 747-8F Cargolux has just left East Midlands as CLX894 (around 12.35pm local time), so assuming a 2 hour refueling stop somewhere in the Far East, we are looking at an AVV arrival time of around 20.00pm Saturday night. Doesn't look as if it is staying long either.

[robert J]

Cargolux 747-8R7F LX-VCB at East Midlands Airport this Morning


http://www.flickr.com/photos/63586859@N03/6966742525/in/photostream

Also due later today on F1 charters are

1555/1800 LV-PCV B744F Cargolux (Aircraft confirmed on arrival at 1629 local time)
1705/1930 9M-MPR B744F Malaysian (Aircraft confirmed on arrival at 1706 local time)
2200/2355 B-HUO B744F Cathay Pacific (Aircraft confirmed via sbs past my window at 6000 feet)

apologises that i cant help with arrial times your end......

hope the messages have been of help to some of you guys and girls

hope above info helps

rob

[Ian Gains]

LX-PCV 747-400F Cargolux. CLX730 coming via SIN.

B-HUO 747-400F Cathay Paific. CPA014.

9M-MPR 747-400F Malaysia. MAS6427.

Only one on Planefinder at 09.25am local was 9M-MPR which was overflying Budapest. There is nothing on Ninervictor yet to confirm that either Cargolux's are stopping there.

Updates later.

Big thanks to Robert for sharing this info so quickly.

[Tim Bowrey]

The Etihad Cargo flight is EY9865 due into MEL from AUH via KUL at about 2215 tonight and out to HKG at 1215 tomorrow.

Type is still unknown at this stage.

[Shayne G]

EY Cargo scheduled to arrive into Mel around 22:50, will land a little before that time though :D

[Daniel Ayto]

Looks like it could be World Airways N279WA operating the Etihad flight. Currently operating EY9864 on it's way to Kuala Lumpur

[Shayne G]

You're correct Daniel, I forgot to mention its a World MD11 in my last post :o

[Jim M]

Is this Etihad Cargo flight to do with the F1 as well?

Cheers
Jim

[james baker]

All,

Plane finder is now showing VCB between Penang and KUL. If it is stopping in SIN I can't see it being at AVV before dark tonight. Shame!

James

[Stefan Perkas]

Is this Etihad Cargo flight to do with the F1 as well?

Cheers
Jim

Yes it is. Believed to be bringing the tyres for the race.

[Jim M]

Cheers Stefan!!

[Andrew Coggan]

EY9865 on climb out of KUL tracking SE toward Singapore.

[Lukas M]

Anyone find where VCB currently is? Cant seem to find it on radar.

[robert J]

9M-MPR is currently just passing to the north of sri lanka

http://www.flightradar24.com/#!/MAS6427

[james baker]

VCB recently crossed onto Aust mainland at South Hedland. Long way to go yet.

James

[Shayne G]

Anyone find where VCB currently is? Cant seem to find it on radar.

ETA is 23:25

[Jim M]

Any further updates on any of these flights?

[Shayne G]

LX-PCV arrived in Avalon this morning around 7am as CLX730 from SIN.

I think this only leaves the Cathay and MASkargo charters now.

[Jim M]

Thanks Shayne,you are right,just waiting on MAS and Cathy now.
Does anyone know what finally happened with LX-VCB,as in what time it arrived/ departed?

Seems like it was well and truly in the dark.... what a shame :(

Cheers
Jim

[Lukas M]

There was a Malaysian 744 in this morning around 8am from memory.

[Ian Gains]

Jim, the Cargolux 747-8F arrived at 23.15pm & would have departed around 3.00am. It is currently steaming up the west side of Taiwan as CLX658A, after it's departure from HKG.

Lukas, the MH was 9M-MPR & I believe that the callsign was MAS6427.

[Brian Wilkes]

World Cargo on dep this arvo....

[Jim M]

Thanks Ian and Lukas for the additional info.

Nice shot of the World Airways MD-11 Brian.

Cheers
Jim

[Ian Gains]

Just when we thought that 'it' was all over.....AVV is now expecting N477MC 747-400F Atlas Air (ex G-GSSC, N494MC) as GTI8569 around 20.30pm tonight.

Big thanks to Stefan P in Adelaide for this.

Nice shot of the MD-11, Brian. I was the only one at the crash gate on Sunbury Rd for it's departure, which struck me as strange !

[Brian Wilkes]

Thats why I went to a different location, thought everyone would have been there!

[Tim Bowrey]

Brand new Atlas Air 744F in AVV now N477MC. Unconfirmed origon although f/n was GTI8569.

**Sorry didnt read above, but to add. Its supposedly due out later tonight to HKG.

[Jim M]

This thread is of great interest to me and i would like to pass on my thanks to all that have contributed the information for those such as me that are a little less informed on this subject. I think special thanks must go to Robert for supplying the original info and giving us all the heads up.

That said,thanks again to you all

Cheers
Jim

[robert J]

hi jim. many thanks for your kind words........hope you managed to see most if not all the freighters , i believe the cargolux arrived late and in darkness which is a shame.....
we are now looking forward to the return flights at east midlands and over the course of the F1 season will see 747F's from KLM, ATLAS,EMIRATES, CATHAY,SINGAPORE ,CARGOLUX,AIR FRANCE,MALAYSIAN plus anyone else who has them....

Anyway happy hunting and hope you enjoy the race

best wishes from the UK

rob

[JamesP]

Does anyone know when the two F/A-18s came into Tullamarine today? I was driving past this evening and noticed them parked near one of the hangars...
They'll probably be the ones used for the F/A-18 flypast on the weekend for the F1.

[james baker]

And does anyone know any details for the QF fly over on sunday before the race start? The usual 747 in attendance I assume?

James

[james baker]

VH-OEB is currently over Corryong in Northern Victoria heading south as QFA6601 showing a flight routing as "F1-GP-FLY".

[Grahame Hutchison]

1633L Now orbiting out Greensborough way at 5700ft and 179kts.

[George G]

Is this the plane? Sydney Airport around 1pm..

Not a good quality pic...i was quite far away.

[Andrew Coggan]

Is this the plane? Sydney Airport around 1pm.

Sure is George.

[JamesP]

And I can confirm visually that it was VH-OEB; I might have a photo or two of it once I start going through all the photos I took at the Grand Prix today. But for me, one of the highlights of the day was the F/A-18 flying around, one of these birds, which I shot at Tullamarine yesterday morning, definitely not a usual sight there:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7053/6988650111_d1ce711ab4_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/j_pang/6988650111/)
20120317 - 001 RAAF FA-18 Hornets (http://www.flickr.com/photos/j_pang/6988650111/)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7039/6988650491_dbfe83c79e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/j_pang/6988650491/)
20120317 - 002 RAAF FA-18 Hornets (http://www.flickr.com/photos/j_pang/6988650491/)

[Mark Grima]

Does anyone have any info on the cargo movements out of Melbourne today?

I'd imagine there would be a few aircraft all in a very short amount of time. The GP begins on Thursday in Malaysia!!

Cheers

M

[Jayden Laing]

2 Malaysian 744F's & 2 Singapore 744F's. F1 contract went to MasKargo for this movement.

[Adam P.]

The Roulettes departed Essendon about half an hour ago.