Australian grand prix - 2013

[robert J]

Good evening to all, last year i started a thread on here with details of what was due from my local , East Midlands , taking the cars and spares out to the melbourne grand prix
please let me know if you are interested in me posting the same again for this years event. info should be in system shortly

[Andrew Coggan]

Fingers crossed for another BA 748F Robert!

[Brian Wilkes]

Yes pls mate!
I was very happy to get the BA 748IF last time, hope to get the Cargolux this time if it runs on time this time around!

Thks for your support!

[Joseph Saragozza.]

I was driving down the fwy this arvo and a I saw a MH cargo 747 at AVV. I don't think it had anything to do with the airshow, but saying that the Grand Prix isn't for another 2 weeks, so I could be wrong.

[Brian Wilkes]

That would have been there to pick up the moto GP bikes??????

[JamesL]

Another forum has posted that is has TV equipment for the GP...

[Jaryd stock]

It's for super bikes

[Brian Wilkes]

Thats it, knew had to do with bikes of some sort:p

[Rob Fluke]

There is still another F1 test in Barcelona starting tomorrow for 4 days so don't expect the F1 arrivals for at least another week or week and a bit.....

[robert J]

so far as we can tell at the moment there will be the following

leaving EMA (East Midlands)
06/03/2013 2 x 747F
07/03/2013 1 x 747F
09/03/2013 1 x 747F

airlines that look like doing the flights this year are KLM Cargo, Atlasair and Cargolux so doesnt look like you guys will get a BA 748F this time round
but as they say things change,

there was scheduled a 747F for today but doesnt look like thats happening now.

will try to update with a schedule of flights when i get them

best wishes to all

[robert J]

we have an atlasair 747F due at East Midlands this afternoon which i believe will be operating the first charter down to you guys

N498MC B744F due EMA 1515

no departure time filed at present

best wishes

[Brian Wilkes]

Thanks for your help Robert pls keep them coming!:o

[robert J]

still no flightplans filed for these flights will update as soon as info available

[Brian Wilkes]

Been watching this, there a little late this year?

[robert J]

looks like we may have our first flight in to East Midlands today, lots of F1 stuff now on site

arriving at East Midlands as below

1040 GTI2694 N419MC B744

very foggy here today so may be some delay, also fog and snow forecast for over the weekend

[Brian Wilkes]

Thx Mate there another Atlas 744F coming your way as well ops GTI2692.

[robert J]

yes another atlasair has just popped up on the system as below

due with us as below

1805 GTI2692 N497MC B744

more to follow

[Adrian B]

Does anyone have an YMAV eta?

[Morris Biondi]

About 01:15 tommorrow morning.

[Morris Biondi]

It must have made up time, now 00:50 from Singapore.

Also Cargolux LX-VCG 748 from Singapore in at 06:25 in the morning.

[robert J]

another two have arrived for loading with us at East Midlands this morning again looks like an atlasair invasion for you guys

GTI5499 N498MC
ETD9865 N476MC

hope these are good for some of you

both will depart and next port of call is sharjah

best wishes all

[Brian Wilkes]

Well Polar has a DHL contract that uses Atlas/Polar aircraft. DHL is the prime mover for the F1, So it looks like Atlas has neg there way to haul the F1's around this year!

[robert J]

yes probably puts them in prime position to get the gig i would imagine

[Brian Wilkes]

So I guessing with this invasion and the CLX via Milan to pick the cars up Im guessing no KLM 744F.

[robert J]

doesnt look like it at the moment which is a shame as always like to see the KLM Cargo 747's at EMA,

as a sidenote how many bizjets does the grand prix bring to melbourne and surrounding areas

[Brian Wilkes]

Depends a number from 6 to 12.......which is not much due our distance to travel. Half of those are sponsors and drivers private transports.
Not like the EU where you sit at an airport near the GP and you count them by the dozens!

[robert J]

quite surprised by the low number , they mainly use luton for the british GP and a few of the drivers go into oxford.

thanks for the info

best wishes rob

[Ian Gains]

LV-VCG 747-8F Cargolux due around 06.30 tmw (currently on ground at SIN) as CLX894/5, & N497MC 747-400F Atlas due around 07.30 as GTI2692. There is likely to be another Atlas 747-400F, probably using an Etihad callsign but it won't be until either late tmw or Monday, & could be to either AVV or MEL. Looks like this will be N476MC.

G'day Morris.

[robert J]

LV-VCG 747-8F Cargolux due around 06.30 tmw (currently on ground at SIN) as CLX894/5, & N497MC 747-400F Atlas due around 07.30 as GTI2692. There is likely to be another Atlas 747-400F, probably using an Etihad callsign but it won't be until either late tmw or Monday, & could be to either AVV or MEL. Looks like this will be N476MC.

G'day Morris.

ETD9865 N476MC

[robert J]

both atlasair have departed ema and are on their way

GTI2696 N498MC currently over northern Germany

ETD9866 N476MC departed EMA 10 minutes ago

best wishes

[Brian Wilkes]

Thanks for your help this year mate!
Until next year all the best!

[robert J]

if i win the lottery tonight i will get the first available out to sydney and sit on the beach spotting....used to live there in the 1980's so would love to see how its all changed
best wishes rob

[Morris Biondi]

Hi Ian, i hope you got the Cargolux, i saw it was due to depart at 09:10.

[Morris Biondi]

if i win the lottery tonight i will get the first available out to sydney and sit on the beach spotting....used to live there in the 1980's so would love to see how its all changed
best wishes rob

Thanks for the info Robert, unfortunately as any spotter who has been around since the 80s will tell you, Sydney is a lot harder to photograph at than it used to be. But yes the beach remains.

[robert J]

thanks for that morris

sadly its the same everywhere now.........uk airports very bad these days
luton the latest one being developed and starting to get less patient with spotters...

best wishes

rob

[Ian Gains]

Hi Morris. I was content to see the Cargolux from a fair distance. I would have liked to have chased it at AVV, but the timing wasn't the best. If it had landed in daylight, that would have been different....always next year !

Thanks to Robert for the updates from EMA. Hopefully the ****ty Pommie weather will improve soon (spoken by an ex-pom who couldn't stand the incessant rain in Cheshire !).