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Old 29th November 2008, 09:53 AM
Will T Will T is offline
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Well, this trip was certainly the highlight of my (short) time in QF!

Amsy's asked me to speak about it on the February weekend, so I won't bore you with the full blow-by-blow trip report just now.

But here are the plan details:

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QF17 YSSY-SAEZ 24/11/8 (Inaugural Service)

Out 0045z
Off 0058z
On 1247z
In 1257z

VH-OEI 747-438ER
Planned TOW 380.7 LW 250.5
Flight Time 11:51

Route:



YSSY..
OPTIC
TONIM (via Y84)
S44 E160
S45 E160
S48 E163
S50 E165
S55 E170
S58 E175
S60 E180
S61 W175
S62 W170
S63 W165
S63 W160
S63 W155
S63 W150
S63 W145
S63 W140
S63 W135
S63 W131
S62 W125
S61 W120
S60 W115
S59 W110
S58 W105
S56 W100
S54 W95
S52 W90
S49 W85
S47 W82
S46 W080
S43 W75
MON
BAR (via UB682)
BODIR (via UW68)
EZE
SAEZ

(Dist 6566nm)
Overall Wind Component - 71 kts tailwind

Departed SYD 16R KAMPI 1
Arrived EZE ILS 11 via dct ARSOT

The route as plotted on our Jeppesen South Pole Plotting Chart...
http://yssyforum.net/will/sydeze/1.JPG

About to make landfall near Puerto Montt, Chile after a very lengthy ocean passage.
http://yssyforum.net/will/sydeze/2.JPG

Crossing the southern Andes range
http://yssyforum.net/will/sydeze/3.JPG

Final approach to runway 11 at Buenos Aires Ezeiza Intl
http://yssyforum.net/will/sydeze/4.JPG

Arriving at the old terminal at Ezeiza Intl
http://yssyforum.net/will/sydeze/5.JPG

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QF18 SAEZ-YSSY 26/11/8 (Second service)

Out 1710z
Off 1726z
On 0709z
In 0721z

VH-OEJ 747-438ER
Planned TOW 374.8 LW 229.9
Flight Time 13:49

Route:



SAEZ
GBE
VIE (via UA570)
GAL (via UT109)
NAS (via UA570)
S55 W75
S60 W80
S65 W85
S71 W90
S72 W95
S72 W100
S72 W105
S72 W110
S72 W115
S72 W120
S72 W125
S72 W130
S72 W131
S72 W135
S72 W140
S72 W145
S72 W150
S71 W155
S70 W160
S69 W165
S68 W170
S66 W175
S64 E180
S61 E175
S56 E170
S50 E165
S48 08 E163
S45 E160
TONIM
SHARK
SY (via N774)
YSSY

(Dist 6571nm)
Overall Wind Component - 11 kts headwind

Departed EZE 11 via Belgrano
Arrived SYD IVA 34L

(Note the deep south latitudes on this sector. Being handed over to McMurdo Centre ('Mac Centre') on HF was certainly a highlight).

Ice everywhere
http://yssyforum.net/will/ezesyd/1.JPG

Flying over Thurston Island and Cape Flying Fish, part of continental Antarctica. Note the green terrain shading selected on the ND.
http://yssyforum.net/will/ezesyd/2.JPG

The return route plotted on our South Pole chart. Much further south than the first leg.
http://yssyforum.net/will/ezesyd/3.JPG

More ice:
http://yssyforum.net/will/ezesyd/4.JPG

Melting ice at the very edge of the Antarctic ice pack. Next stop, Terra Australis!
http://yssyforum.net/will/ezesyd/5.JPG

About to pass by Invercargill, NZ, our main alternate in this direction.
http://yssyforum.net/will/ezesyd/6.JPG

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Anyway, that's the nuts and bolts of it. Feel free to ask any questions, and I'll go through it all in more detail (and with many more photos) at the Spotting Weekend dinner.
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