Boeing 747 days are numbered
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surveyor said:
si_xsi said:
a BA 747 making its way from Cardiff to Dunsfold today so i'm told by my Brother in Law who is flying it. Should be around midday.
Dunsfold have also said this and told spotters they will not be allowed on the estate......
I’m here at Dunsfold at the east side of the runway on the main road.
Quite a few others milling around and I’m told the Captain intends to perform two missed approaches followed by a determined landing as he’s quite light and to ensure he stops within the 1800m of available runway.
Emergency services are in the airfield have a play with their lights etc.
Hopefully the police won’t come along and spoil the moment.
Quite a few others milling around and I’m told the Captain intends to perform two missed approaches followed by a determined landing as he’s quite light and to ensure he stops within the 1800m of available runway.
Emergency services are in the airfield have a play with their lights etc.
Hopefully the police won’t come along and spoil the moment.
Assume this is it? https://www.flightradar24.com/BAW9178/25d7287b
HoHoHo said:
I’m here at Dunsfold at the east side of the runway on the main road.
Quite a few others milling around and I’m told the Captain intends to perform two missed approaches followed by a determined landing as he’s quite light and to ensure he stops within the 1800m of available runway.
Emergency services are in the airfield have a play with their lights etc.
Hopefully the police won’t come along and spoil the moment.
Might be interesting, circuits on RWY 25 puts them quite close to Gatwick departures. Quite a few others milling around and I’m told the Captain intends to perform two missed approaches followed by a determined landing as he’s quite light and to ensure he stops within the 1800m of available runway.
Emergency services are in the airfield have a play with their lights etc.
Hopefully the police won’t come along and spoil the moment.
My short video
https://youtu.be/7YsU1PlT-_I
Quite a sight and a bit emotional seeing one of the last 747’s flying......and still airworthy at that
https://youtu.be/7YsU1PlT-_I
Quite a sight and a bit emotional seeing one of the last 747’s flying......and still airworthy at that
HoHoHo said:
My short video
https://youtu.be/7YsU1PlT-_I
Quite a sight and a bit emotional seeing one of the last 747’s flying......and still airworthy at that
Thanks for that - good video.https://youtu.be/7YsU1PlT-_I
Quite a sight and a bit emotional seeing one of the last 747’s flying......and still airworthy at that
HoHoHo said:
My short video
https://youtu.be/7YsU1PlT-_I
Quite a sight and a bit emotional seeing one of the last 747’s flying......and still airworthy at that
Only its not. We see 2 a week just at Doncaster.https://youtu.be/7YsU1PlT-_I
Quite a sight and a bit emotional seeing one of the last 747’s flying......and still airworthy at that
surveyor said:
HoHoHo said:
My short video
https://youtu.be/7YsU1PlT-_I
Quite a sight and a bit emotional seeing one of the last 747’s flying......and still airworthy at that
Only its not. We see 2 a week just at Doncaster.https://youtu.be/7YsU1PlT-_I
Quite a sight and a bit emotional seeing one of the last 747’s flying......and still airworthy at that
HoHoHo said:
surveyor said:
HoHoHo said:
My short video
https://youtu.be/7YsU1PlT-_I
Quite a sight and a bit emotional seeing one of the last 747’s flying......and still airworthy at that
Only its not. We see 2 a week just at Doncaster.https://youtu.be/7YsU1PlT-_I
Quite a sight and a bit emotional seeing one of the last 747’s flying......and still airworthy at that
HoHoHo said:
aeropilot said:
surveyor said:
Not even one of the last.... Plenty more will be in our skies over the next 20 years.
Not in BA colours though.....and this is what most are referring to after 50 years UK airline service with BOAC/BA/Virgin.
surveyor said:
HoHoHo said:
aeropilot said:
surveyor said:
Not even one of the last.... Plenty more will be in our skies over the next 20 years.
Not in BA colours though.....and this is what most are referring to after 50 years UK airline service with BOAC/BA/Virgin.
HoHoHo said:
That’s OK and don’t worry - as soon as the London airports start to suffer the government will spend money helping everyone else around he country get better flights
The London airports have been suffering for the past 7 months..........hence so many of us now being ex-airport workers!aeropilot said:
HoHoHo said:
That’s OK and don’t worry - as soon as the London airports start to suffer the government will spend money helping everyone else around he country get better flights
The London airports have been suffering for the past 7 months..........hence so many of us now being ex-airport workers!I really feel for you guys at the airports. I live quite near to Gatwick and have many friends who are employed in varying roles with a number of airlines and it’s s
t at best. If the industry continues at the current pace of retraction I hate to think where it will be in 6 months.Those who know me on PH also know I own an exhibition company and that’s gone, all my staff have been made redundant and currently we have no light at the end of the tunnel. I have the money, vans and logistics experience and I’ve worked hard over the last 6 months to start another business and that’s keeping me going however I was talking to a close friend who’s a training Captain (and examiner) for a major airline and he’s not got the equipment and funds readily available to simply change direction. He’s now thinking of becoming a plumber if he finds himself without a job.
Edited by HoHoHo on Thursday 22 October 19:21
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