Heat haze and time of day

[Stefan Drury]

Hello everyone, I am a newbie to these boards (this is post #1) and relatively new entrant to airline photography.

I've been down to YSSY a couple of times now but each time has been between 11am - 2pm, so a lot of my photos on ground level end up with some heat distortion.

Any tips on best times to go in terms of natural lighting and low heat haze? Do late evenings still suffer from heat haze from the beach? Or would mornings from Foreshore Drive be better?

Thanks in advance, nice to talk to some like minded aviation enthusiasts.