Australia 2014 (Running Thread)- Image HEAVY

[NickPeterman]

Hello Guys,

After something of an absence from posting photos here these past 2 months, I am back-albeit half a world away. I successfully traversed JFK and made it here to SYD on QF108 this past Friday, where I will be until Late July. While spotting wasn't necessarily in the plan for the immediate days following my arrival, the sudden announcement of the imminent closure of the airport observation deck prompted me to head for the airport the afternoon of my arrival, and a rare Tupolev attending Sunday's G20 finance minister meeting prompted an early rise on Saturday-so 2 spotting trips in my first 24 hours in Australia, and my first outings of 2014 to boot. Anyhow, I got plenty of firsts for me in the following set, so I hope you enjoy!


Day One-Pardon the heat haze, it was sadly inevitable from the deck

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[NickPeterman]

Day 2

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2nd to last day in service for this type with Qantas

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Until next time.

Nick

[JZ]

Excellent shots; thumbs up for your dedication too.


Day 2

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2nd to last day in service for this type with Qantas

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Until next time.

Nick

[Gintaras B.]

Great photos, nice collection of airplanes.

[MarkLawrence]

Awesome Nick!! Is that private TU214???

[Jared Blech]

HOLY NICKAMOLEE! There's about 15 catches in these sets that i would die to have! Great shots Nick!

[Gerard]

Great pictures from the other side of this planet!!
Love that the RAAF emblem has a kangaroo in it!!!!:cool:

[Zee71]

Nice collection from the other side!

[moose135]

Very cool, Nick! I look forward to seeing more from Down Under!

[Greg_NY]

Great shots Nick! Keep em coming...

[NickPeterman]

Thank's guys! This is probably about half of what I shot, the rest was either to heat hazed for my tastes or obstructed by clouds on day 2, which you can probably see also happened to the Tu-214 sadly. The more amazing thing for me down here is that I actually have a view of the airport from my dorm. Not a photo worthy view, but I can see the heavies moving around in the distance, which is cool! If the skies clear I hope to go snag some more shots from the observation deck before it closes.

So stay tuned :)

[backlash]

Fantastic Shots!

Markus

[MPC]

Awesome pictures! Nice Tupolev!

[MSN007]

Damn I feel like everything I want is in Sydney. Nice work lucky man.

[Mateo]

Excellent stuff. Is the Tupolev RA-64010? If so, it comes to Newark roughly once per year.

[gonzalu]

The Tupolev is the best of the bunch ;) The Australian Military jets were nice too

[NickPeterman]

Thanks guys! Manny I'd agree, but with the light being what it was, it's just hard for me to get excited about it. I do believe that it is the jet that hits EWR here and there, yes.

Some more shots from today, trying out a new location-a hill at the base of the tower.

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Very pleased to catch this girl, I really love the look of their new livery!

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This scheme is sadly due for a repaint soon, so I was glad to bag her early in my trip, and before she loses this striking livery

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caught the english side of Air India for once!

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Promoting the recent arrival of the Modern Family cast to film an episode in Australia

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The star of the show for sure, VH-OGG rocketing out of SYD for Cairns. Sadly she is rumored to ditch the decals and head for VCV as soon as the end of March...

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[jerslice]

Green with envy...solid shooting and excellent subject material to boot!

[Kiffy]

Stunning set(s)! I'd be more then happy with just the first day. Great catches, especially the RAAF birds. It's a shame the observation deck is closing but looks like you've already got more then your moneys worth. looking forward to seeing more!

[NickPeterman]

Thank you guys! Sadly the weather has soured for the rest of the week, and classes start up for me on Monday-however I will be sneaking out to the airport as often as I can, worry not!

[mirrodie]

love it, man!!

[captmjk16]

Thanks for sharing these with us Nick, I'm a HUGE fan of the Disney Planes 763 (even picked up a 1/200th model of it) and it's awesome to see such great pictures of it!

[NickPeterman]

Thanks guys! Glad you enjoyed the Disney 763, Captmjk16!

I found myself back out at SYD this morning, despite it being the first day of classes, and the fact that I wound up having to go out there without getting any sleep the night before. I am so glad that I did. Here is today's haul. If I ever had a perfect day of spotting, today may have been it. And keep in mind this all came in in just about a 2 hour window this morning.

Sunrise fell perfectly on this Cathay A330, bathing it in some shockingly warm early morning light

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767s usually land on the other runway at SYD, but today I had no fewer than 3 land right in front of me on 16R!

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Got tons of A-380 action today too, which was fantastic!

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My first Sharklet A320

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I was beyond thrilled to catch this little guy landing on 16R instead of the usual 16L

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Got treated to two of these lovely ladies

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Last second go around

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This next set of 4 images go together, because I really liked the perspective. This Virgin Australia 77W was forced to go around at the last second

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To be continued...

[NickPeterman]

...Continued

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Anyhow, thanks for checking 'em out! Hope you enjoyed

Nick

[Gintaras B.]

You're a very happy guy...I'm getting jealous...So many nice planes, great photos....

[NickPeterman]

Thanks Gintaras. With that I have banged out a lot of what I had on my bucket list to snag. Now it'll just be about keeping my eyes out for the odd special scheme or alliance livery I suspect.

[megatop412]

Nick you're doing a great job over there, keep it up man, you're getting some interesting Quantas schemes

[NickPeterman]

Thank you for the kind words, William.

Quick update from today. Yesterday, disgusted by my laziness having cost me the Thai Airways Star Alliance 747 because I had forgotten to take a look at the inbound traffic, I decided to set up alerts for some high priority "objectives" for my time down here. I was hardly expecting one of the alerts to come up less than 24 hours later. Despite previous plans to hit the beach with a friend, I was able to convince him to accompany me to a slightly different beach. After one incorrect bus, and almost 2 hours in transit we made it to SYD-just as it started to cloud over. However it was well worth the effort, as I hope the photos can attest to.

I thought it would be unfair to exclude the wonderful feathered friends who keep me company on my airport outings, so here is a Pied Cormorant

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And the reason for all the hustle, the one and only ZK-OKQ, Air New Zealand's All-Black 777-300ER

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Anyhow, I hope you enjoyed!

Cheers,

Nick

[NickPeterman]

Time for this week's installment from Australia. This set comes from SYD's newest spotting location, the rooftop of the Rydges Hotel. While not free, I think you will agree that the view is worth the price!

QF7 heads out for DFW

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This was admittedly a bit eerie, as MH370 had just been reported missing while I was on my bus to the airport

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The Sharklet and Jetstar livery have really changed my opinion about the aesthetics of the A320

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Trying to snag these beauties before Virgin quits Sydney in May

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The 772 is actually a fairly rare type at SYD, with only Scoot and KAL bringing them in regularly, and with ANZ and JAL bringing them intermittently

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Another sight that is soon to leave SYD's skies, with the 777 soon to come

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Such a striking livery with all the red, sad that it is almost gone now

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I had never seen one of these before, and thank heavens for the nose-gear blister, as it helped me ID it on the downwind and prevented me from leaving before she taxied by

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As a huge A340-600 fan, and someone who really likes the Etihad livery, I was ecstatic when the departure back to Abu Dhabi had a nice long takeoff roll, followed by a fairly mild climb. Not often will I be able to be above a departing A340-600, and I was thrilled with the resultant shot!

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Anyhow, I hope you enjoyed!

Have a good weekend,

Nick

[GY757]

Great SET!!!!! LOVE the JETSTAR 787

[NickPeterman]

Thank you, Gy757

[MSN007]

Damn I didn't know QF got so many specials. Sydney is now on my wish list.

[NickPeterman]

I know, Fasil! I swear they are multiplying, scored another one today. No idea where they are all coming from...

[captmjk16]

This thread just keeps getting better, great shots Nick!

[Smoketrails]

Great stuff Nick, really enjoying your posts. Love the Qantas B744 take off shot, stunning!

[Speedbird1]

Thanks for sharing. Magnifico ! These are planes we can only dream about here at JFK. Were all the shots from the SYD observation deck? Are they closing it? If so, any reason? Is it for security or for economical reasons?

[NickPeterman]

Thank you all for the kind words. Speedbird, only my first post in this thread has photos from the old observation deck. They have only told us it was closed for "operational reasons". We have no idea what that truly means.

Time for this weeks update, a bit early since I doubt I will be back out after 3 separate trips to the airport this week (and I will confess they left me so exhausted that I willingly passed on a corporate 757 and SQ's Star Alliance 773 in the past two days :eek: )

So, from Monday. Just a get together with some locals at Shep's Hill, which was a good time. Also got to check out a few new locations on the east side of the airport.

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Another special for you, Fasil

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Oh Look, Fasil, I found another one!

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An impressive takeoff, headed for Melbourne

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My first Air Canada heavy

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An exercise in perspective

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Another short takeoff roll, this time for Auckland

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It is similarly impressive how quickly a completely empty 777F will climb

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While the light had soured somewhat, I managed to check out a location for 34R departures, and snagged these two

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So endeth part 1...

[NickPeterman]

And so beginneth Part 2...

Tuesday, the locals had invited me to accompany them down to Canberra to photograph a very rare and exciting visitor, their first ANA 77W. While I had admittedly shot ANA 77ws at no less than 3 other airports, I was more than excited for the 3 hour roadtrip, and decided to tag along. As some of you may know, Canberra is the Australian capitol city, but unlike Sydney, it has a much smaller airport, seldom visited by much more than the semi-weekly QF 763 (although that famous video of the Ilyushin IL-76 using every inch of runway was actually filmed at CBR).

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The reason for the trip, dwarfing everything else on the field

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The highlight for me

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And now, for the grand finale...

[NickPeterman]

At this point I feel the need to provide a small bit of back story for context here. Two weeks ago, I had signed up to be a subject in some silly on campus experiment for some economics post-grad on that Friday. Thursday afternoon, upon observing that Friday was set to have immaculate weather, I remarked to a friend in Dallas that A6-EHJ, Etihad's infamous Formula One jet was guaranteed to fly in the next day, seeing as I could not make it. True to form, I got a flightaware alert no more than 20 minutes later. Suffice it to say I was slightly peeved to have missed EHJ yet again.

Fast forward to the ride home from Canberra, where I recounted this story for the benefit of the group. After finishing, one of them simply asked, "well, what is she doing tomorrow?". Low and behold, she was scheduled back into SYD for the following morning (my alert somehow had failed, gee thanks flightaware) and she was inbound, running late enough to ensure it would be well lit when she arrived. Despite having risen early 2 days in a row to go out shooting, and only having time for about 3 hours of sleep before I needed to catch a bus, I decided to give it a shot and chase EHJ. It turned into quite the morning...

Singapore Cargo at the literal first light of day

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So excited to be flying on one of these beasts with SQ in a few short week's time
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Just about one more week until these beauties give way to 777s in SYD

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Another sight that is soon to bow out of SYD's skies

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Those appear to be charts and maps shoved into the cockpit windscreen to block the sun

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And last but certainly not least, and even though Jared may never want to speak with me again :frown: , here is A6-EHJ at long last.

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Suffice it to say that after this I basically passed out, and have found the idea of going back out to be a bit much to take for this week.


Until next time,

Cheers!

[NickPeterman]

Time for another update from Sydney. It's been a somewhat more quiet week, with weather and increasing classwork conspiring to keep me too tired to spot, but here are some keepers from the past 10ish days

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As some of you may have seen, 747-400ERs VH-OEH and OEJ are wearing deals near the L1 door for the 2014 MLB season opening season (which I was there for :redface: ) Might see one of them in NYC before the decals disappear. Also my first instance of shooting a jet that I know I have flown on, which was cool.

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Was very pleased to try a new location, and catch this SQ 772 landing in the afternoon

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Love these little guys

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Very late arrival from Nadi

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And sadly even though Etihad's 77W was running early, she couldn't quite make it with light. Landing seconds after sunset...

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Until next time, cheers!

[Jared Blech]

And last but certainly not least, and even though Jared may never want to speak with me again :frown: , here is A6-EHJ at long last
And last but certainly not least, and even though Jared may never want to speak with me again :frown: , here is A6-EHJ at long last

GRRR, At least I have the TNT 744F and the Korean 77F! Great set Nick, I'll think about talking to you later :tongue:

[sdspinelli2]

Very very nice images! That EHJ shot is spectacular!

[NickPeterman]

The weather hasn't been playing nice lately, but I have a few images to offer up for the past few weeks

VH-OJS, the first 747 I had the pleasure of flying on

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3810/13841790514_e8590fd320_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/n69N5A)IMG_1086_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/n69N5A) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr

Another Etihad A340-600 for my collection

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2839/13841423955_be4fd5dc8c_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/n67V7B)IMG_1135_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/n67V7B) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr


VH-OGG, the soon-to-be-retired Planes special livery, at least if the rumor mill is correct

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3817/13841423835_8fbf1638ca_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/n67V5x)IMG_1216_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/n67V5x) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr


Encountered my first rainbow while out spotting today, as you can kinda see in the subsequent 3 photos

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3790/13841444773_b0a908ef04_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/n682ix)IMG_1233_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/n682ix) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr


https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3815/13841423445_fce5154f64_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/n67UXP)IMG_1243_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/n67UXP) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr


https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7257/13841788864_11e348725d_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/n69MA9)IMG_9454_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/n69MA9) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr


Cheers,

Nick

[NickPeterman]

Time for my weekly update from SYD. Sadly I took rather ill with the flu this week, which put paid to my plans to travel in Thailand for spring break. After being laid up in bed for several days, I finally managed to get up and out for a few hours, and I think I made the best of it!

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IMG_1294_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/ndhoT8)
by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr

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by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr

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by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr

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by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr

My first good shot of a Jetstar A330, and it was the singular All-White airframe

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by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr

Air Vanuatu's sole 737-800

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by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr

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by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr

A visitor from across the Tasman Sea

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by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr

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by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr

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by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr

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by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr

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by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr

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by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr

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by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr

Got very lucky catching this bird again

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by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr

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by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr

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by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr

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by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr

Downtown Sydney in the background

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by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr

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by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr

Finally caught this rather unique Dash 8

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by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr

And lastly this Atlas 744F slipped in just before sunset.

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by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr


Until next time,

Nick

[nssd70]

Great shots. I always enjoy seeing your photos.

Doug

[NickPeterman]

Thank you for the kind words, Doug.

[skyteam18]

You've certainly been making good use of your free time down there! I particularly enjoy the photos that are taken when the light is RED and the others that show the terminal/shipping environment in the background. I've never shot at SYD, but it's nice to see they have some elevated points to shoot from. That always adds to the dramatic nature of a photo.

And.. DAMN. This photo:
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[NickPeterman]

Hah, thank you so much! They certainly get some stunning light early in the morning, and I have been told the number of mornings I have gotten with south winds and sunshine is unique, as it usually brings the rain and clouds. These elevated shots are from the new Rydges rooftop deck, and while not free as I have said, I fully believe it to be worth the minimal expense- no different that paying parking at JFK or IAD.

And I appreciate the kind words about that shot of VH-OGG, I was thrilled when she rotated so early!

[NickPeterman]

Time for the catches from the latter half of April and the first few days of May. A bit of a quiet period for me, due to illness, but I made it out a few times.

Samsung's Global Express arriving in the pre-sunrise blue hour

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A Jet I had been after for a long while, Qantas Freight's sole 767-300ER freighter

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5313/13901408880_4c32ff96a9_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nbqmxs)IMG_2197_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nbqmxs) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr


Face-to-face with a Dash-8

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https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5513/14064901266_08e688338e_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nqSi8G)IMG_2245_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nqSi8G) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr


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One of the many Virgin Australia liveries

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This mysterious all-white A343 apparently runs a charter from Afghanistan to Australia for the local military. Operated under callsign "Aussie". Seen here leaving for Brisbane I believe

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2938/14087991455_91a08bf292_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nsUD3p)IMG_2328_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nsUD3p) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr


Qantas pilots are now saying the 763s may be gone by end of this year, not 2015 as previously stated. Nothing official yet, though

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Nice looking Falcon

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2932/13901407970_1b0fa51a1f_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nbqmgL)IMG_2359_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nbqmgL) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr


The "Qantas" 744Fs

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7350/13901390129_c6133a91f9_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nbqfYa)IMG_2463_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nbqfYa) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr


And the target for this afternoon, killed by unforcasted clouds

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5536/13901399127_ef5ddd0d93_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nbqiDi)IMG_2574_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nbqiDi) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr


Cheers!

Nick

[skyteam18]

That falcon is money! check yer PMs boss

[Landing Lights]

Another fantastic set there, Nick!

[moose135]

Even more cool stuff, Nick!

[NickPeterman]

Thanks, guys!

[NickPeterman]

I guess it is time for me to report back in after another week-ish worth of life down under. This time I actually have a pretty large amount of (what I think to be) decent quality stuff for y'all! So I will just dive right in.

First up, Wings Over Illawarra airshow. Cancelled due to extremely high winds, some decent shots were still had. This first jet made it well worth the price of admission and long trip to the show.

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2921/14118254932_072cd921ab_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nvzKju)IMG_2783_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nvzKju) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr


https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7349/14121621524_96b72560e6_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nvT16b)IMG_2797_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nvT16b) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr


https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7355/14121621514_78f99182a5_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nvT161)IMG_2845_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nvT161) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr


She also brought a plain looking sister-ship
https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2933/13934614757_c2310a57e3_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nemxuz)IMG_2869_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nemxuz) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr


Some general aviation stuff flew in before they closed down the show

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7444/13934657638_0550aa7b24_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nemLeU)IMG_2726_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nemLeU) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5457/13934628869_167f6e7409_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nemBFT)IMG_2678_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nemBFT) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7321/14118255112_224430e9fa_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nvzKnA)IMG_2658_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nvzKnA) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2934/13934657728_16b9468e80_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nemLgs)IMG_2648_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nemLgs) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2921/14118255332_c2638c2e7c_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nvzKro)IMG_2598_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nvzKro) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7349/14117984591_e94412f59d_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nvymXr)IMG_2908_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nvymXr) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr


Then it was back to SYD, where the rare 25 departures were in use due to the strong winds. A slight delay due to the 25 usage and the different vantage point allowed for some slightly-less-crap lit photos of Scoot and Fiji than have henceforth been possible

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7442/14098118526_b59ca7c1c2_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ntNxt5)IMG_2969_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/ntNxt5) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7414/14121622074_06cd45869e_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nvT1fE)IMG_2989_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nvT1fE) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5073/14098118546_981590490f_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ntNxtq)IMG_2938_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/ntNxtq) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr


Then it was a race over to the Rydges Hotel rooftop

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7424/14121621754_f2bd21b1bf_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nvT1a9)IMG_3042_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nvT1a9) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7332/14121287915_0718a27b81_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nvRhVi)IMG_3026_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nvRhVi) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7326/13934662700_e2cf308f2d_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nemMKb)IMG_3194_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nemMKb) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5032/14121289255_ac184c07a8_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nvRijp)IMG_3174_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nvRijp) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr

The runway 25 departures were very unique from the rooftop

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2914/14141358283_dca19cd75e_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nxCa98)IMG_8833_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nxCa98) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7396/14098119436_35fa6ff8fa_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ntNxJL)IMG_3155_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/ntNxJL) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr

This flight normally leaves rather early in the morning, so this was a rare opportunity

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7424/14121622924_3911184419_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nvT1vj)IMG_3137_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nvT1vj) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr


https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5276/13934663100_1612ea642a_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nemMS5)IMG_3071_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nemMS5) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr

Finally got my re-match with the RAAF BBJ

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5515/14141357873_4373125fd2_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nxCa24)IMG_8905_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nxCa24) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7352/14121289915_33246023aa_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nvRivM)IMG_8862_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nvRivM) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr


Here goes Tom Cruise's Gulfstream

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7451/14098120546_093514e86f_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ntNy4U)IMG_8820_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/ntNy4U) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr


And the ability to check ZK-OKC off my "To Shoot" list a scarce 48 hours after I first saw her

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7371/14121290795_510566d8de_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nvRiLX)IMG_8881 (https://flic.kr/p/nvRiLX) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr



And finally, out briefly the next day for Virgin Atlantic's last flight and a shot I had been after for a while.

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7371/13934660338_b2e2803f0d_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nemM3s)IMG_9102_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nemM3s) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr


https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5564/13934616707_bcf7939eb1_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nemy5c)IMG_9067_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nemy5c) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr


I had no idea how quickly a 747 could get off the ground and climb until this flight, an empty ferry hop minus the hour worth of fuel needed to get to Brisbane, rocketed off of 34L

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7306/14117986851_4440988f1a_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nvynCp)IMG_9054_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nvynCp) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr


Here went Virgin Atlantic's last departure from Sydney. Lots of locals came out for the last day, it was clear that she will be missed by the spotters and enthusiasts alike

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7333/14121290935_76f682f6c3_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nvRiPn)IMG_8999_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nvRiPn) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr


And since Jared has already sworn to never talk to me again ;)

A photo I had in mind since I first shot the Etihad A340-600 from Rydges back in March, A6-EHJ and the weather were kind enough to finally oblige me

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2908/14118258642_70a459131f_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nvzLqs)IMG_9037_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nvzLqs) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr


I hope you enjoyed!

Cheers,

Nick

[727C47]

love it !!!

[NickPeterman]

Thanks 727C47!

Another week another update. Since the regular traffic has been well documented, just a few to cease boring you all with duplicates.

There is talk of this one losing this wonderful livery in the coming weeks, so I was thrilled to finally catch her in the air

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2909/14212051884_40bf18cd4f_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nDStTj)IMG_9275_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nDStTj) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr


Fiji only has one of these 737-700s, and I had never seen her depart 34L before. Lucky catch for me to say the least

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2933/14025572420_805958c8c2_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nnoJ39)IMG_9241_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nnoJ39) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr


Finally caught the Thai 747 departure! Lots of weird runway swaps had prevented it up until this point.

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2904/14025542399_202188e28f_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nnoz7x)IMG_9345_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nnoz7x) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr


Having bagged the new Air New Zealand livery, I wanted to grab a good shot of the old one too. ZK-OKE got up really fast for the quick hop to Auckland

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5499/14025542529_957788870c_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nnoz9M)IMG_1508 (https://flic.kr/p/nnoz9M) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr


And last light on a QF A332

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5529/14212209485_a327887d23_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nDThJz)IMG_9476_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nDThJz) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr


Cheers!

[NickPeterman]

Some more images from another week down under

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2896/14054388110_1921f7ab30_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/npWpWo)IMG_9950_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/npWpWo) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr


https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2924/14238743152_b71f1211ea_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nGehgA)IMG_9904_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nGehgA) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr


https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2936/14054345328_bbe658d4c1_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/npWcdL)IMG_9866_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/npWcdL) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr


https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2909/14237691901_be9f4f307f_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nG8TLz)IMG_9831_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nG8TLz) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr


https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5549/14054345158_b4f5f0cd6f_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/npWcaQ)IMG_9813_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/npWcaQ) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr


The final Qantas 747 I needed photos of.

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2928/14261172473_b959a01470_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nJdeJ2)IMG_9751_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nJdeJ2) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr


Rocking the new World Cup Decals

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2924/14054406127_759a5bf3a0_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/npWvi2)IMG_9633_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/npWvi2) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr


https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5516/14217838706_774db01664_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nEo977)IMG_0002_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nEo977) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr



And one final image from the week before last, of VH-OJL departing on her last revenue round trip, to Singapore. She retired today flying SYD-LAX-VCV

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2932/14025544159_350105e9e9_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nnozCT)IMG_9258_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nnozCT) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people/53263228@N04/), on Flickr

[Gintaras B.]

Great shots and planes - you'll get there a pretty good collection of planes.

I wish, some more special planes Qantas would send to JFK.

[megatop412]

Nick where are all the shots of the beautiful Australian women! Their accents drive me nuts!

Awesome shots from the last few weeks

[captmjk16]

Nice shots Nick, that A332 last light shot is incredible!

[NickPeterman]

Thanks guys!

William, I will see what I can do for you ;)


Of course right after I posted this update I got pulled over to the airport for a rather special visitor...but alas it will have to wait until next week :)

[NickPeterman]

Alright, I promised a special visitor last week, so I guess I need to step up and deliver. This week featured a couple of significant images.

But first, some shots taking advantage of the nice winter light down here in Sydney.

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5195/14333711791_724f332261_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nQC28V)IMG_0867_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nQC28V) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr


Singapore just pulled some of their A380s from Sydney and Melbourne, with 77W's taking over these rotations

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3837/14333711591_e4309de5d8_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nQC25t)IMG_0898_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nQC25t) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr


Finally caught this little guy in flight

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3858/14313921106_be130fa274_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nNSA4d)IMG_0123_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nNSA4d) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr


https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5080/14150562087_5d4e3c64c9_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nyrk7p)IMG_0145_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nyrk7p) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr


An airline that has been rather hard for me to shoot down here

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3915/14150397338_cd09492833_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nyqu8U)IMG_0178_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nyqu8U) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr


It was the morning of the Saab 340 for sure!

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2918/14337054855_e46a1df509_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nQV9UX)IMG_0189_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nQV9UX) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr


https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2935/14150561757_0f6e007dab_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nyrk1H)IMG_0203_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nyrk1H) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr


A Gulf-State duo

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3915/14313920536_4db3159f38_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nNSzTo)IMG_0224_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nNSzTo) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr


These QF 763s are gearing up to leave the fleet fast, supposedly 3 in rapid succession this quarter.

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3862/14150393699_c244dc3d37_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nyqt4a)IMG_0248_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nyqt4a) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr


More concrete rumours about VH-OGG have turned up, with it being said she should soon lose the decals, and depart for VCV after a little bit more time in revenue service

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2900/14336299264_f21d5ee65c_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nQRhiw)IMG_0287_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nQRhiw) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr


https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3856/14337053595_f7bc11def9_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nQV9xe)IMG_0332_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nQV9xe) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr


In any other week, this photo would have earned itself top honours as the week's highlight, but it was not to be the case. I just happened to be waiting for an arrival when this little Saab landed and taxied by. I was vaguely aware of a small airline called Vincent Aviation, which had picked up a single route out of Sydney to a remote community following the failure of another regional carrier, Brindabella. Because it was a bit of a rare sight, only one flight a day, I was of course eager to snap a few shots. About 24 hours later I learned that Vincent had gone into receivership, the operations terminated, and the aircraft seized the afternoon that I took this photo. Upon some consultation, it would seem that this was their final arrival in Sydney.

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5582/14333717711_3bde48b4b5_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nQC3TZ)IMG_0260_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nQC3TZ) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr


But now for the non-plus-ultra of this week, and like all good captures, it has a wee-bit of a story to it. When I first got to Sydney, i set up flight alerts for the 5 things I most wanted to catch if they happened to file in, despite the improbability. After an early success with the All-Black 777, the list had languished in the intervening 3 months with none of my alerts hitting paydirt. Last Wednesday morning I happened to wake earlier than normal and rolled over to check the time on my phone. I saw a text message that "ZK-SUH" was inbound to Sydney. In my half-asleep stupor I had no idea what that meant at first, but then it hit me, Air New Zealand 747! Since I arrived here I had kept a "Go-kit" for emergency spotting purposes, with a full round-trip bus ticket and flip flops in my camera bag at all times so that I could wake and run out the door. I put that plan into good effect, and went from bed to a seat on a bus inside of 8 minutes. Low and behold, I got my ANZ 744. And with the cancellation of the ceremonial flight previously scheduled for later this year, it would seem that it could be the last time one pays a visit to YSSY.

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2927/14150441090_f348b09dc1_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nyqH9f)IMG_0311a_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nyqH9f) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr


As always, I hope you enjoyed despite the slightly longer blurbs this week.

Ciao!

[Gintaras B.]

Very nice...
as usuall....all the nicer planes are somewhere else...

[MSN007]

You are killing it Nick.

[captmjk16]

Yet another awesome set! Thanks for sharing them Nick!

[Jared Blech]

See those photos...? Their funeral is next week. That set is killer Nick!

[skyteam18]

See those photos...? Their funeral is next week. That set is killer Nick!

Original. I like it!

Good stuff Nick. That ANZ 744 is a beaut

[NickPeterman]

Thank you all so much. Based on the weather forecasts and my schedule, it looks like I am officially done spotting at Sydney, sadly. Not a bad way to go out I reckon...

[Smoketrails]

Still enjoying your posts Nick!

[NickPeterman]

Thanks, Smoketrails.

Alright folks, this is it, I believe this will be the final set of photos from Sydney. Weather and school have conspired to run down the clock. Nothing spectacular this week.


https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2916/14397210072_67b521363f_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nWesXS)IMG_0803_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nWesXS) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr


https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5191/14375447586_9302812665_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nUiVJA)IMG_0867_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nUiVJA) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr


https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5484/14375447596_5b7bb03f73_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nUiVJL)IMG_0891_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nUiVJL) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr


https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3920/14211916459_3300b0345d_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nDRMCp)IMG_0898_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nDRMCp) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr



Cheers,

Nick

[NickPeterman]

So it would appear that my report of the end of my Sydney spotting was slightly premature.

With my plans to travel to Melbourne failing to come through in the end, I suddenly found myself with some additional time in Sydney. Not much traffic of note came through until this past Wednesday when I found excuse to head back out to the beach for a little spotting.

Finally a 787 I hadn't shot, VH-VKA. These things are so quiet that I actually didn't know she was rolling until she had almost passed me

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5561/14462932622_47be411a0c_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/o33iZh)IMG_1314_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/o33iZh) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr


The daily MD-11 action

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2936/14460928681_e7faaf9e5e_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/o2S3hz)IMG_1330a_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/o2S3hz) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr


And at long last, A6-EHF, completing Etihad's A346 fleet

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2933/14441179926_cf4bc5fac6_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/o17PEN)IMG_1356_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/o17PEN) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr


Reason for going out spotting #1, a jet I have always hoped would hit IAH while I was down there, but with no luck

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2926/14277827937_f5dbdfb4af_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nKFAPc)IMG_1422_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nKFAPc) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3842/14277691668_acdeee2925_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nKEUiJ)IMG_1444_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nKEUiJ) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr


Heading for Singapore

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5589/14462930602_24b6207789_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/o33ios)IMG_1413_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/o33ios) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr


A local B-1RD having some gear difficulties

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3847/14441180876_2798ff552e_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/o17PXb)IMG_1309_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/o17PXb) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr


https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2924/14277697028_711b35ef65_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nKEVU9)IMG_1488_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nKEVU9) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr


ANZ is so lightly loaded returning to AKL they don't even request the full runway sometimes, as in this case

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2921/14277644259_8842d86194_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nKEEdk)IMG_1498_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nKEEdk) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr


https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3883/14441183096_de1d2f29d2_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/o17QBs)IMG_1529_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/o17QBs) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr


Lightly loaded for the flight to Singapore

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5575/14277674690_2709236717_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nKEPg1)IMG_1536_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nKEPg1) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr


The jet I had been seeking my entire time here in SYD finally made an appearance on a sunny day, and a slight delay made for even nicer light

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3894/14484442663_9fbbae96d2_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/o4Wyb4)IMG_1567_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/o4Wyb4) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5557/14277695378_d70d6a2451_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nKEVpG)IMG_1593_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nKEVpG) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr


https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3873/14460929791_4917af3184_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/o2S3BH)IMG_1625_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/o2S3BH) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr


https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3883/14277694888_05f75c5beb_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nKEVgf)IMG_1630a_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/nKEVgf) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr


https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3856/14484441363_9b93c3663c_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/o4WxMD)IMG_1664_filtered (https://flic.kr/p/o4WxMD) by Nicholas Peterman (https://www.flickr.com/people//), on Flickr



Cheers,

Nick

[skyteam18]

All of these look great! I particularly like the Star Alliance Singapore 773 rotating out of SYD. Vibrant Colors! Excellent Work Mr. Peterman.

[NickPeterman]

Thank you! It was a great way to close out Sydney, with some jets I had wanted for a while.