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Hurry up, or we'll miss the flight!

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Created by Waiting4wind > 9 months ago, 17 Oct 2008
Waiting4wind
NSW, 1871 posts
17 Oct 2008 11:37PM
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mineral1
WA, 4564 posts
17 Oct 2008 8:56PM
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What a great shot

wormy
QLD, 679 posts
18 Oct 2008 7:36AM
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I don't care if I miss it. Its QANTAS, I'm safer on the water.

DavMen
NSW, 1508 posts
18 Oct 2008 9:50AM
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wormy said...

I don't care if I miss it. Its QANTAS, I'm safer on the water.


If its Qantas - these days there is a good chance you'll end up in the water

Sadly they use to be one of the best airline in the world until they started some offshore maintanace. - Maybe they should source some offshore CEO's and Fat cats.

Good pic though - the runway can make a great backdrop
- can't wait to see the gybing pic's around the dredgger.

Strange pic Too! when you analyze it.
Must have been a fair bit of north in the wind? going by the sailors, but the jet looks like its taxi'ing back so it landed heading south which implies southerly wind?

Maybe I shouldn't analyze it!

Waiting4wind
NSW, 1871 posts
18 Oct 2008 9:41PM
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The wind was a NE'r but it does tend to often twist/gust more North up near the runway. I think also because the big zoom and depth of field it skews the perspective a bit. maybe the plain was just taxi'ing. The weird thing is that I don't even remember seeing the plane must have been concentrating on the sailing.

It's funny sometimes you can have 4 or 5 planes sitting there waiting for take off. So you know that there are a few hundred people watching you and you start thinking will I drop this gybe, the pressure is on!

NotWal
QLD, 7430 posts
18 Oct 2008 8:51PM
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Do you get a lift from the jet blast?

Waiting4wind
NSW, 1871 posts
18 Oct 2008 11:18PM
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NotWal said...

Do you get a lift from the jet blast?


Hey, maybe that's why we get the weird twist in the wind near the runway.
I think they either land there coming from the end of the runway or taxi to take off, so i haven't noticed anything but will have to pay attention tommorrow...if the NE'er happens.

Pammie
NSW, 3 posts
18 Oct 2008 11:42PM
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