Hurry up, or we'll miss the flight!

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Waiting4wind
Waiting4wind
NSW
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NSW, 1871 posts
17 Oct 2008 11:37pm
mineral1
mineral1
WA
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WA, 4564 posts
17 Oct 2008 8:56pm
What a great shot
wormy
wormy
QLD
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QLD, 679 posts
18 Oct 2008 7:36am
I don't care if I miss it. Its QANTAS, I'm safer on the water.
DavMen
DavMen
NSW
1510 posts
NSW, 1510 posts
18 Oct 2008 9:50am
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
Waiting4wind
NSW
1871 posts
NSW, 1871 posts
18 Oct 2008 9:41pm
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
NotWal
QLD
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QLD, 7436 posts
18 Oct 2008 8:51pm
Do you get a lift from the jet blast?
Waiting4wind
Waiting4wind
NSW
1871 posts
NSW, 1871 posts
18 Oct 2008 11:18pm
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
Pammie
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18 Oct 2008 11:42pm
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