AN-124 14-15 Jan

[matthew dobson]

Can this large bird use 07/25 for departure?

[Andrew Coggan]

awesome Im gonna go down to the Obs deck in about half an hour, hopefully get a picture of her and maybe some 16R arrivals

[Nigel C]

Originally Posted by matthew dobson

Can this large bird use 07/25 for departure?

Sure can. It's a Code F aircraft, same as the A380. Rwy 16L/34R is the only runway not available for it at Sydney.

[Jeff T]

If I take a run down there tonight to have a look, where is the best place to go, the Observation deck, the beach....any advice fellas?

Edit, Just saw Andrews post on going to the Ob deck, I might shoot down there as well.

Cheer's,
Jeff.

[Shayne G]

Jeff, I would personally recommend the observation deck if 16R is in use for heavy departures or just in use in general. As the An-124 has to sit on the runway for a few minutes running it's engines you have a fairly good chance of getting a shot of it while it's there. I imagine the lighting would be best that time of night from there. That's just my opinion though!

[Jeff T]

Thanks Shayne!...much appreciated.


Cheer's,
Jeff.

[steve k]

Whats it bringing in ?? anyone know??

Here's an image of the aircraft over Lane Cove West this morning, just on 9:30. Pretty dark morning, so not the best photo. I also caught the QF 747 with the F1 livery at about 8:30 this morning too.

[Sarah C]

Does anyone actually know why it is here?

[Tim Bowrey]

Originally Posted by Sarah C

Does anyone actually know why it is here?

Does it really matter Sarah?

They were loading a few big containers in the back this morning when Matty McD and I went on it but all closed doors closed up now.