Re: Stabbing Attack at Shopping Mall in Sydney

Absolutely awful, but "Bollard Man" (he one who stood on the top of the escalator wielding a metal bollard or whatever it was) is a true hero, as is the officer who took him down. My thoughts to those who lost friends and family. The PM basically said if he wants citizenship that he has i...

Re: Stabbing Attack at Shopping Mall in Sydney

There was another stabbing in Western Sydney that the police are saying is a terrorist attack. A teenager stabbed a popular bishop and priest and then things got a little active outside. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/apr/16/sydney-church-stabbing-bishop-mar-mari-emmanuel-wakeley-as...

Re: Indiana State Aviation - 2024

I flew EVV-CVG once, and it must've been an onward connection to ATL to visit family. It was before I was into aviation, but would've been late 80s and a small prop of some sort. Pretty quick flight. I'm surprised that UA isn't back at EVV. If they couldn't make ORD work, maybe another hub, ORD was...

Re: Qf331 Sydney to lgw

In the Qantas fleet thread there's speculation that it's a religious group charter.

Re: Indiana State Aviation - 2024

I flew EVV-CVG once, and it must've been an onward connection to ATL to visit family. It was before I was into aviation, but would've been late 80s and a small prop of some sort. Pretty quick flight. I'm surprised that UA isn't back at EVV. If they couldn't make ORD work, maybe another hub, ORD was ...

Re: Stabbing Attack at Shopping Mall in Sydney

I live in Sydney and the videos coming out of the Westfield shopping centre were both horrific and also it made me a bit proud at the same time. The video of the guy confronting the killer on the escalator made me proud. The interview of the two brothers who helped maintain the attacked baby, who is...

Re: Camera Gear for Alaskan cruise?

No sure why 200mm would not be sufficient, unless you are looking for pictures of Polar Bears. My understanding is that you will mostly be photographing landscapes. No polar bears on an Alaskan cruise. They are much further north. I do agree with you about 200mm being long enough, though. One other...

Camera Gear for Alaskan cruise?

In July I'll be on an Alaskan cruise out of Vancouver. I'm wondering if I should bring my 150-600mm lens or stick with my 24-70mm and 70-200mm lenses. One big day is in Glacier Bay National Park. Does anyone know if I'd need the 250-6600mm lens there?

Re: Australian Aviation - April 2024

Is YQS still active? I caught her SYD-HBA at the end of March. And ironically if that's my last 717, it was also my first.

Re: Your 2024 Booked/Flown Flights

I keep on wondering this, will my recent B712 flight be my last? If it is, ironically it's on the same airframe that I got my first B712 flight on back in February 2015. Flown EVV-CLT | JAN 10 | AA5755 | E145 | N932AE CLT-RSW | JAN 10 | AA1930 | A321 | N979UY RSW-DFW | JAN 12 | AA2979 | A321 | N321A...

Re: Proposal: San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport

Nonrevhell wrote:

Gary Indiana, Chicago's "Other airport!"

Canon Every Day Lens?

I'm looking at replacing my every day lens. I'm not sure how much it would be used in spotting, so that doesn't matter. My spotting lenses are a 70-200mm or a 150-600mm. My body is a Canon 90D and was looking at the 24-70mm f2.8 (Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L II USM). As my everyday lens, it would be ran...

Re: Terrorist Attack in Moscow

On Friday, a terrorist attack at a concert hall in Moscow led to the death of 133 people with ISIS-K claiming responsibility for the attack. The attack involved a shooting rampage and a fire breaking out and there was initially suspicion by Russian forces that Ukraine was responsible. This is a ver...

Re: What aircraft have you flown transpacific?

AA - B77W
JQ - B788 (it was over the Pacific to HNL, I'm counting it)
QF - A333 (as above, to HNL and I'm counting it) A388, B747, B788

In a few months I can add AC B77L.

Re: Indiana State Aviation - 2024

Here are the Bureau of Transportation Statistics numbers for the past 12 months at EVV. Of Note at EVV: CLT saw a nice increase of locals using it for their connections. Top 3 airports for connecting passengers 1. ORD 2. DFW and 3. CLT. https://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?20=E&Nv42146=Ri...

Re: Indiana State Aviation - 2024

Here are the Bureau of Transportation Statistics numbers for the past 12 months at EVV. Of Note at EVV: CLT saw a nice increase of locals using it for their connections. Top 3 airports for connecting passengers 1. ORD 2. DFW and 3. CLT. https://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?20=E&Nv42146=Ri...

Re: Your Flights On A "Four-Holer" (4-engine aircraft)

My very first one was August 2013 when I flew on a QF B744 LAX to SYD. I was too nervous to really enjoy it, I was going to company's Sydney office (my now permanent office) for a three month stint. I had just gone through hell getting ready (my house, my car, mt cat and so on) and to make things wo...

Re: Which US gateways have you flown to/ from internationally?

LAX, SFO, DFW & HNL (SYD)
ATL (CUN)

Re: Australian Aviation - March 2024

Assume others here can tell the type just by hearing it? It's an avgeek thing right? They are overhead from me at about 2000ft on departure off 19R My observations: JQ 787's are the quietest aircraft on departure JQ 320's are the noisiest aircraft on departure A350 are distinctive but much noiser t...

Re: Commonwealth Commuter Airways

Gotta give it to them, not many businesses publish the CEOs cell number on their site.

Re: New SAS MEDEVAC aircraft

Kudos for having this capability. Normally, one reads of military aircraft doing this. The US CDC has a special business jets for highly infectious: https://www.businessinsider.com/inside-ebola-plane-now-being-used-for-covid-19-patients-2020-4 COVID seems to still be a bigger issue in the US than e...

Re: Australian Aviation - March 2024

How long will Aircalin using metal from Amelia? I was spotting at SYD today and it appears I just missed them after I left. Would like to get out there again to capture a rare A319 (to SYD at least).

Re: First Time You Flew on an A320?

My first Airbus flight ever, that I can remember, was in 2000, on an A321. I flew ORD-PHX-SAN on US, but I didn't keep track back then and can't remember if it was the ORD-PHX leg or the PHX-SAN leg, but I definitely remember it not being Boeing and it was a big deal to me. My first A320 flight, who...

Re: AA orders 85 Airbus A321neo, 85 Boeing 737 MAX 10 and 90 Embraer E175 aircraft

I love how an narrow body order spirals into a debate over widebody AvB. Classic A.net. Don't change.

Re: Australian Aviation - March 2024

An An-12 crisscrossed the country the past few days before making a smokey departure today to AKL. Anybody have any insight on the cargo mission it's was, or is still on? Could be something SaliGP related? Don't think so, looking at their schedule. After flying to Auckland, it then went off to the ...

Re: Your 2024 Booked/Flown Flights

At the tail end of the Qantas double status points promo, I snuck in another flight, I booked one to Melbourne for the weekend. Flown EVV-CLT | JAN 10 | AA5755 | E145 | N932AE CLT-RSW | JAN 10 | AA1930 | A321 | N979UY RSW-DFW | JAN 12 | AA2979 | A321 | N321AN DFW-SYD | JAN 12 | QF8 | B789 | VH-ZND P...

Re: Last time you flew on a tri-/quad-jet

My last trijet, I can't remember who it was, but it was a 727-200 in the early 2000s, flew FLL-ORD possibly UA. My last quad was early January 2020, QF A380 DFW-SYD. I got upgraded to business, which I needed. Not even 24 hours before, I was in the ER at a hospital and had no sleep that night. Being...

Re: Australian Aviation - March 2024

An An-12 crisscrossed the country the past few days before making a smokey departure today to AKL. Anybody have any insight on the cargo mission it's was, or is still on?

Re: Australian Aviation - February 2024

Is QF all B738 on SYD-MEL now? I just booked a flight in May and all I saw was B738. To be honest, I filtered my search for afternoon and evening flights, but in the past I've seen A332/A333 flights on this route. There are still a few A330s on MEL-SYD but I think they are more for repositioning th...

Re: Australian Aviation - February 2024

Is QF all B738 on SYD-MEL now? I just booked a flight in May and all I saw was B738. To be honest, I filtered my search for afternoon and evening flights, but in the past I've seen A332/A333 flights on this route.

Re: First Time Flying On A Widebody?

The first one I can think might be was late 90s when I flew on Aeromexico from Atlanta to Cancun, I think it was a 767. I do not think it was a 757. My most memorable early widebody flight was in September 2001. I was working for a software company in San Diego, and shortly after 9/11 and the skies ...

Re: How actually “frequent” are frequent fliers?

I use a credit card to get Qantas points, and will double dip when I can. Buy from their online shopping mall to get points and use my card too. I switched the points from the grocery store near me to Qantas points as well, so that helps. And I book my hotels through Qantas and earn more points from...

Re: Your 2024 Booked/Flown Flights

Qantas has a double status or double points promo going on now, so I booked a few flights to take advantage of it. I would assume no other bookings until June or July when I look at a US Christmas trip. Flown EVV-CLT | JAN 10 | AA5755 | E145 | N932AE CLT-RSW | JAN 10 | AA1930 | A321 | N979UY RSW-DFW...

Re: E195 accident in Belgrade