Canberra Airport Open Day - 26th October 2008
 

Canberra Airport will hold it's seeminlgy now annual Open Day this Sunday on the 26th October. The Event will be held on the taxiway inbetween November and Papa (The extension of 35) where it was held last year. Aircraft from Qantas (Most likely 767, it was last year and is the largest aircarft flying to Canberra on a regular basis), QantasLink (Most likely Sunstate, -Q400), Virgin Blue (I would say either an E170 or E190) and Brindabella Airlines (I would say a Jetstream 41). There will also be other Aircraft Displays and Airport Equipment displays. A 'Carnival' area will be provided with activites for families, RAAF Hot Air Balloon Display along with Food and Drink. Not only this, it looks as though Airside Tarmac Tours will be held again, using three Deanes Buslines buses at regualr intevals.

Date - 26th October 2008
Time - 9:30 till 2 (Website says 1.30, street side signs say 2)
Parking - Parking is free, Multi Storey Carpark and other Carparks can be found of Brindabella Cct and Molongolo Drive

Aircraft will still be arriving and departing, so you may be able to get some good photos in a different place to the Norm!

If you have a partner that does not want to attend the event, there is a DFO in Fyshwick and Brand Depot at the Airport, Both are an easy drive, and big enough to distract the girls for a few hours ;)

A PDF Map and Information Sheet can be found at http://www.canberraairport.com.au/PDF/openday.pdf

Todd,

Thanks for the info. I will be showing up in the morning for some fun and frivolity....

And with Constable Kenny Koala going, my god, how can you miss it!!!!!

Browneye

Unfortunately I am no longer going but you can expect VH-OGD there.

If I can change my shift to a later start I may jet up for a squizz.

Thatd be about a 5am wake-up call or so?

Any ideas if there is easy access to the Cabin and flight decks for some pics? And it says "Watch out for the thrilling flying display by a RAAF F/A-18 Hornet
from 11.30am!" Thats be awesome! I guess im asking people who went to the other one last year.

Yes, Cabins will be open for inspection albeit with a large line! Cockpits are a quick look in, and you may be able to sneak in a photo. The Hornet Display is new, as I cannot remember one from last year.

Info from an insider:

Air Show at HMAS Albatross, Nowra - Sunday 26 October 2008.Bugger which one to attend.

Exactly!

http://www.airdayspectacular.com.au/

Im going now to Canberra:) What would be at the thingo at Nowra flying?

Tim

A strong rumour that a Mineralogy MD-82 may be a last minute addition to the aircraft line-up, with the opportunity to see inside the VIP-configured interior! Now that would be cool!

Yes VP-CBI flew Brisbane-Canberra this arvo.

Yay! Do you reckon you'll be aloud onboard? Im going down there tomorrow afternoon and staying the night;) Thatd be really somthing to climb aboard and see;) Any idea what rego?

VP-CBI as per Lloyds post.

you might even be allowed on board

The magazine will have both airshows covered...Paul Sadler will be at Canberra with his cameras, whilst Gerard and I will have a stand at Nowra.

Drop by and say hi whichever show you end up at.

Cheers

Andrew

I'll be over on Glenora Dr (access to Fairbairn) in Taxi with the regoTX23 come and say Hi if ya see me around.

Rod

Yes, people were allowed on board the MD-82, however you could not look around the cabin, just look in. You were able to grab photos of the Cockpit only. A very nice aircraft, both inside and out however. Photos to come!

Will anyone be posting a list of attending aircraft with regos?

Ill do the best I can off by heart as my battery is still charging.

F/A18 - A21-11
QF 763 VH-OGD
DJ E190 VH-ZPF
Minerology VP-CBI
QF Q400 VH-QOH(which did a charity flight that i flew on and Todd Milton swiped my boarding pass;))

Those were the main ones and ill put some photos up asap.

What callsigns do the Hornets use? I heard something like "Aussie 01" but im not sure.

Tim

There was a RAAF hot air balloon there VH-DEF. Can anyone tell me who makes that and what type it is and stuff?

I might have my photos up here tomorrow because im exusted and need sleep:p

For now..

My mystery flight ticket on VH-QOH(Pink Dash 8 Q400)
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i1...uff/ticket.jpg

Will have photos of the flight deck and inside which was amazing:D
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i1.../vpcbitail.jpg

Tim

Was a pleasure to Dispatch your flight, Tim!

Here are some of my efforts for the day

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3280/...e31e98a9_o.jpg
VH-QOH the QantasLink Dash 8-Q400 is on display in its Breast Cancer Livery (This aircraft later performed the Mystery Joy Flight)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3252/...39cc93cd_o.jpg
The Mineralogy MD 82 on Display

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3252/...23c57ae7_o.jpg
The cockpit of the MD-82

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3151/...45ddfb53_o.jpg
VH-OGD 'Maitland' a Boeing 767-338/ER is on display to the public

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3006/...8e0e0fd7_o.jpg
The F/A-18 Hornet is coming into land on Runway 35

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3162/...f9517835_o.jpg
VH-ZPF a Embraer 190 'Maiden Brazil' is on display to the public

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3139/...5e5020ba_o.jpg
The newest firetruck in the Canberra Airport Fleet is the Rosenbauer truck, painted in High Vis Yellow


More photos can be found at http://www.flickr.com/photos/kommiss...7608385043799/

That looks a lot like you Todd in the picture of the MD-82.

Yep was a good morning, except for the swarm of bees that surrounded the crowd where I was just before the F-18 arrived.

I'd be a bit worried about some of the people who were reaching up and touching stuff in the wheel wells of the QF76. They had all the doors open and the crowd seemed to jump the line and go right up and were reaching and touching.....scary stuff.

Photos to follow shortly. I might even be arsed and do a trip report.

Todd, I got some shots of the MD82 cabin as well as the flight deck, didn't they let you??

I've seen the F-18 demo heaps of times, either in a show or practiced over Willytown, and I swear he mucked up yesterday. One of his high Alpha maneuvers nearly looked like it resulted in a stall and he had to push over quick to get out of it. I could be wrong, but at the time I thought at his altitude he was a bit low for what he was trying to do.

But the missed approach and high speed pass was good......

Stuff to follow

Hey Stephen i saw you there. You were waiting in-line to go on the MD-82 not far infront of me.

Sunday was Wardie's last show as the RAAF's Hornet display pilot - perhaps he was looking to do something a little bit more speckie?! I think more power is the way out of a high alpha stall rather than a nose over if you're only at 1000'.

The new display pilot, 'Acko', did his first show at Nowra the same afternoon and did well considering it was his first public display.

Yeah, he did the usual high alpha low air speed pass, but after that he did a pass and went down towards the south of the airfield and he pulled into High G tight turn but then pulled up out of the turn with not much airpseed and the plane seemed to hang on the pull up. i could hear the afterburners kick in but it didn't seem to start climbing. After it started marginally climbing he did a fairly abrupt pushover. Just haven't seen it done like that before.

That'd be the bunt he's been working on in recent shows...there's a sort horizontal version of it after his missed approach too...he kicks the tail around and then pushes it over whilst cranked over at 90 degrees...not too shabby! I think I heard from someone that the new software in the jet has made that move possible...???

Yeah I was imagining bitching Betty going off during the demo...

Yes, the Bee's swarmed around me aswell!

The MD-82 Captain said 'No photos of the cabin, but feel free to take photos of the Cockpit' and even the Canberra Time's stated no photos were allowed to be taken of the MD-82 interior. I was lucky enough to be able to get in, when I arrived at the aircraft they were saying no before Mr Palmer came down and said that people could have another 30 minutes of tours. That even got a mention in the Canberra Times aswell!

The much anticipated MD-82 Cabin
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.p...6396881&nseq=3

Flight Deck
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.p...6396895&nseq=2

VH-QOH Q400 Flight Deck
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.p...6396913&nseq=1

Climbing out on VH-QOH on our Charity Flight from RWY35.
http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.p...6396920&nseq=0

More to Come.

Tim

All photos inc. F/A-18 display are up now.

http://myaviation.net/search/search.php?uid=18540

Some of my shots from the day here