I haven't managed to capture photos of all of them - often it is a case of being in the right place at the right time, although it helps that some of the flights are also published on the likes of Flightradar24.com and FlightAware.
This evening was one of those cases with multiple reports of a United Arab Emirates-operated Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, A6-PFC, inbound to Wellington, with confirmation on the above websites. As it happens, this is the same aircraft that visited Wellington back on 18 February 2015.
Just fortunate then that I was also due at the Aero Club for a meeting, so the timing worked out really well for getting some photos :-)
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| Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, A6-PFC, operated by the United Arab Emirates |
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| Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, A6-PFC, operated by the United Arab Emirates |
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| Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, A6-PFC, operated by the United Arab Emirates |
Wow, the aviation scene at WN just keeps getting more interesting. Has a Dreamliner visited before?
ReplyDeleteHi Andrew. Yep, Feb last year, and this same aircraft as it turns out :-) I'm not aware of any other Dreamliner flights into Wellington though...
ReplyDeleteAwesome photos Rodney!
ReplyDeleteLove seeing the composite wing flexing off like that!
Keep up the good work :) :)
Fantastic stuff!
ReplyDeleteAPU running, ready for push soon?
ReplyDeleteHello Anons! Thanks for the compliments. I hear that the aircraft has now left Wellington.
ReplyDeleteRodney,
ReplyDeleteWhen you say 'multiple reports' where do you tend to get these from? I've missed a few interesting visitors for want of lack of information on the subject. I have flightradar24 but I'm not sure if it has any alerting capability that would have given me a heads up on this?
Cheers!
Rodney the pineapple
ReplyDeleteIn this case, I heard from several other plane spotters who saw the aircraft being powered up. Also, I use flightradar24.com and flightaware.com. Flightaware.com doesn't always have flightplans on it, but it's helpful when it does and sometimes those flightplans are lodged well in advance of the flight (not in this case it appears). Mind you, aircraft don't always show up on flightradar24 either :-)
ReplyDeleteIn other words, I don't always get a lot of warning. Often it is a case of being in the right place at the right time, combined with tools like Flightradar and flightaware.
Other Anon. I do like pineapple... not sure why I am one though! Perhaps I am more watermelon? LOL!!
ReplyDeleteSorry I was mistaken Rodney u watermelon
ReplyDeleteWell it looks like you have the scoop on this one Rodney.
ReplyDeleteAbsolute zip, nada, nothing in mainstream press on this visit, unlike last Feb when it was very widely publicised.
Not hanging out for this to become a regular commercial service anytime soon, but.
It seemed a very long way down the R/W when it rotated with all of its ~30 SOB.
But then again, the 24 carat tapware might impact it's accelleration somewhat.
Also interesting to see how little room there was left for other traffic to maneuver during engine start.
OAB was stuck on the taxiway before a DASH stopped and backtracked around it, then the All Black Bus was sent back out into the runway to get to the gate.
Just imagine how much fun that’s going to be when the SIA Heavy starts operations in September.
Well I don't know about having the scoop :-) There are plenty of other photographers who have great photos of the arrival and departure.
ReplyDeleteI am starting to wonder if the restrictions in place with large aircraft taxying around might be an even bigger problem than the runway length... anyone want to shift the taxyway and terminal 100 meters to the east?? :-P Just kidding, but yeah...
Also, other Anon... I might actually be a blackberry... :-P
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