June 18, 2011
Tiger Airways Australia
TT5206
MEL-BNE
VH-VNC
Seat 16A
Only one Tiger Airways plane was parked out on the apron and I knew it was VH-VNC, so my third time on her. Walked out to the aircraft, managed to get some good photos again and on to the aircraft, made my way down the plane and to seat 16A, the second time I have sat in this exact seat! Was on VH-VNC in 16A back in March from BNE-SYD
Time for some more photos.
Walking out to VH-VNC for the second time today
Nearly there
On-board in 16A, saw VH-OQE depart as QF9 off the main runway
As we were about to push back one of the f/a’s told me to put my camera in my bag and put my bag in the overhead locker, never been asked to do that before
Luckily I had my iPod in my pocket so I just used that
Taxiing out, passing the Southern Air B742F
9V-SPO rotates
Both Josh and I took a video of the take off, his turned out better but I will show both
Josh’s
http://www.youtube.com/user/Joshmati.../8/3TcNg1YSIgU
Mine
http://www.youtube.com/user/brandong.../2/mDtTB89TE24
As soon as the seatbelt sign was switched off I got Josh to grab my bag, Inside VH-VNC, quite a few empty seats on this flight
Sun starts going down, cruising at 37 000ft
Wasn’t a very good sunset
This is as good as it got
Speed brake as we start our decent
That was the last photo I managed to get in the air as it was too dark. Think we went in to a holding pattern just south of the Gold Coast. Had lots of turns and I had no idea where we were thought we were going to land on RWY01, but then I saw the runway and the port so we would be landing on RWY19.