Sadly only fluent in my native English, can read and understand a little bit of German, can understand a small amount of ASL but cannot sign much myself. Beyond that its a few common words and phrases of random languages that I'd bet most people know anyway. I wish our schools here would have done ...
Jump to postI have always preferred cold climates. I can't put my finger on why, but I just do. Some people say they love the cold, others hate the cold. But I have never met anyone who says they love the heat, it's such a strange thing to say. So I would guess most people prefer cold winters to hot summers an...
Jump to postEveryone has one country they would visit tomorrow if given the chance. I'd love to hear where everyone would go if given a free RT tomorrow. Definitely Canada. I’ve got this thing about Canada lately. I can’t say exactly why that specific country, but maybe it’s the Australian heat and all the res...
Jump to postThank you for this report, and I like your enthusiasm! I hope to fly on this type one day, but I have flown Air New Zealand on their A320 from SYD to NLK. Have to say the flights were among the best I’ve ever been on - that was a great first impression! That butterfly décor! Hope you do more reports...
Jump to postHere we go again.. :banghead: Source: https://www.9news.com.au/national/emergency-warning-act-namadgi-national-park-bushfire-orroral-valley/0d852ef3-e39c-41eb-8ff1-6f0c21de6317 Excerpt from the article: “A defence helicopter's landing light is believed to have started the 6100 hectare fire threateni...
Jump to postJouhou wrote:As much as I'm not big on following celebrities, this is a pretty shocking one.
Thankfully the Pialligo fire has currently been downgraded to Advice level. It started in or near the Redwood Grove Forest, which is heritage protected - as to why it is sitting so close to critical infrastructure IMHO. The fire is burning away from the airport as is the smoke. The airport has not b...
Jump to postThere’s an emergency level warning for a grass fire burning near the perimeter of Canberra Airport. Not sure how long it’s been going. Saw it in peak hour traffic. Nearly got involved in a minor collision of rear-enders rubber necking. Sirens going off, but hoping for a speedy and positive resolutio...
Jump to postInto the last part of January 2020 - after the smoke - for now - it is the dust, this time with large proportions, and being pummelled by hailstones. :melting: The central part of New South Wales had the big one for the dust.. Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/rural-news/2020-01-20/bom-nsw-f...
Jump to postRe storms in MEL 1600 - 1800 local this evening. 23 diversions I have picked up so far, I may have missed some. QF1014 HBA - MEL back to HBA...VA 274 CBR MEL div to ADL...ANZ 865 ZQN MEL enroute to SYD...TGG 243 SYD MEL back to SYD...QF 443 SYD MEL back to SYD...TGG 683 CBR MEL back to CBR...QF 772...
Jump to postIt’s all about sharing.. Smoke from the Australian fires arrives in Chile and Argentina Source: https://youtu.be/5LfaxM_Csbo I am wondering if or when it will go full circle.. Things have stabilised around my way for now. The fires are still burning, but they’re not on the move at any fast pace. Thi...
Jump to postApologies for asking these dumb questions. How did this happen? Australia is not a overpopulated continent and most of them are nature loving folks. How come millions of animals killed in such a short period. Was there prolonged drought and build-up of dead brush? One of the problems making the sev...
Jump to postPretty stark footage here apparently taken within the last two days of a B738 landing at Canberra in smoke haze. https://youtu.be/nfO8IoBZwyU Thanks for that. This is my home. I am just like that person - on those flights, and was out there somewhere when that was filmed. I am devastated to see tha...
Jump to postPassengers describe flying through fire-generated cloud on Melbourne-to-Canberra flight Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-05/nsw-vic-fire-generated-thunderstorm-plane-qantas/11842038 From the article: "It was orange outside of the window, then suddenly it was black, and then the turb...
Jump to postGood thread - I was another one wondering, and good to know that more aircraft are on the way. :thumbsup: Juan Browne (blancolirio, YouTube) made a behind the scenes video on the DC-10, and the 747 Global Supertanker back in 2018, during the 'Camp' fire. This is filmed at McClellan Reload Base, Sacr...
Jump to postVA, TT and SQ were still operating at CBR on Sunday afternoon and evening.
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