Canberra Airport Open Day 2012
 

Sunday the 25th of March, not many details as of yet.
http://www.canberraairport.com.au/ai...rt/openday.cfm

Thanks for the link Zac! Can't wait for more details!! Been waiting for this...

Canberra Open Day or Melbourne Spotting for the last SQ 744 visit!:confused:

Go the SQ 747 - there will be future open days, there won't be anymore SQ 747s.

The 744 departs at 1700, the airport open day finishes at 1330, there is a 1400 flight to Melbourne from Canberra....if you had enough money it would be possible to do both.

Actually Zac:

24/3/2012 SQ227 Singapore to Melbourne Depart 2115 Arrive 0750+1
25/3/2012 SQ238 Melbourne to Singapore Depart 1120 Arrive 1610

Hmmm :(
Parafield Airshow
Canberra Open Day
Last SQ 747

Does anyone know how to clone yourself. :D

Another QLink Charity flight on the agenda? I'll be in for that again! :)

Just thinking.
Can you buy airline tickets eg JQ at the check in desk at the airport
if so, how old do you have to be.
Really want to see an SQ 747 before they leave (I missed them in Sydney)

I have booked myself on the last SQ 747 flight from SIN-HKG return for 6th April. Flying to Singapore return on a QF 747 from Brisbane. A great way to spend $2000 for four days!

I wll take some photos and do my first trip report highlighting the event. I belive 9V-SPQ is doing the final flight.

Dave

Looking forward to your report Dale! :D

I hope the last flight to Australia is not 9V-SPP for the Singapore B744. I'd personally like it to be 9V-SPJ that does the last flight here, but I expect its the one out of the last three due for retirement this month. It's quite a nice coincidence that the last 3 have all 3 different variations of the livery!

I too am considering going to Melbourne for the last flight as it is definately the end of an era!

I don't believe it will be SPQ operating the last flight. IIRC it has been retired from the fleet and getting ready for Transaero in Russia. SPQ should be in Singapore at the airshow on static display and MAY be operating the SQ747/748 rotation on April 6.

SPP and SPJ are the only 2 747's left in the fleet at present. How sad... It was only like 8 years ago they had nearly 20+ 747's in the fleet.

Alex

The thought of spotting and taking photos of the last SQ flight out of Melbourne does sound enticing.

However, not familiar with the area, can anyone kindly offer any assistance, as to where would be a good spot to take photos in Tullamarine?

If there are good guidance, I might consider taking this special day trip to MEL and back.

Cheers,



Hendra

Here you go Hendra
Melbourne Airport

A Car will be required for all of them, you alway's have the option of taking photo's through the Terminal windows, but the results wont be the best at that time of the day

David,

Can't thank you enough mate. Cheers for the info!

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The 737 will be one with the new Sky Interior. Arrives as QF787, as always. I don't know what it will leave on, potentially to Brisbane? as Sydney and Melbourne flights leaving at 5 show a 734.

Unsure at this stage whether a charity flight will operate on the day.

Is this the Caribou that was put in the museum at Canberra or is a airworthy one going to be flown in?

While on this topic does any organisation currently have any airworthy Caribou's in Australia?
I know HARS aquired an Caribou or two but does HARS fly them?

The HARS aircraft are registered VH-VBA and VBB I am pretty sure.

Does anyone know the regos of the attending aircraft (from Qantas and Virgin) or the arrival times of the HARS aircraft?

Can anyone confirm whether there will be a charity flight going this year?

Todd?? :)

The charity flight was awesome, operated by VH-QOP!

The 737 in attendance was VH-VZY, the ATR was VH-FVU which is not to Virgin's specifications which may explain why it is yet to enter service.

Never got the chance to go on VZY!! :( Bus tour took too long. But yes, I would have to agree the charity flight was great. Nice way to spend a Sunday afternoon.

Alex.

Was there any displays? Or was it just purely static aircraft on display......

I was planning to go, however was in Cowra all weekend for the Antique Aeroplane Association of Australia's Annual Fly-In, and wouldn't have had enough time for the driver over to Canberra.

If anything, I'd only go for the Charity flight :)

Jaryd there was a stunt plane at 10:30 and 12 I think.

Matt Hall did the displays.

Here's some pics from today:

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/s...202012/010.jpg

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