Re: Word Game Q1 2020

Newspaper

Re: Word Game Q1 2020

readytotaxi wrote:

Sarcophagus

Re: Bushfires in Australia

In regard to becoming a cashless society, having cash is proving very useful in this ongoing crisis, as electronic payments are useless in the event of a power outage. Two deaths on Kangaroo Island sadly. :worried: Over 480 million animals killed overall so far I heard - devastating, particularly f...

Re: Word Game Q1 2020

LovePlanes74 wrote:

Cloud

Re: Bushfires in Australia

Hottest day records were broken in NSW today, still currently 43 where I am 1815 AEST. 37°C (98°F) here at 20:30 AEDT. Got to 44°C (111°F) the highest reading ever recorded in the Canberra, beating a 1968 Canberra Airport record and a 1939 record. The other main issue here for now is power outages,...

Re: Bushfires in Australia

In regard to becoming a cashless society, having cash is proving very useful in this ongoing crisis, as electronic payments are useless in the event of a power outage. Two deaths on Kangaroo Island sadly. :worried: Over 480 million animals killed overall so far I heard - devastating, particularly fo...

Re: Word Game Q1 2020

LovePlanes74 wrote:

Fire

Re: Bushfires in Australia

I’m in a fairly safe area where I think it cannot get to here, but it is still concerning. I was in Canberra during the 2003 bushfire, or firestorm as it was called. That was my first close range bushfire experience. I gauge from that, when the ash starts falling and the sky changes colour, as a ti...

Re: Word Game Q1 2020

LovePlanes74 wrote:

Towers

Re: Bushfires in Australia

:eyebrow: Light-hearted moment.. I do like the way that no matter how serious or unprecedented the ongoing threat of bushfire and the scale of the situation is, the rolling live coverage presenters all of a sudden switch the focus to the cricket! It is summer after all! The second most important thi...

Re: Word Game Q1 2020

LovePlanes74 wrote:

Double

Re: Australian Aviation Thread - January 2020

melpax wrote:

An elderly passenger has passed away at CBR going into respiratory shock after getting off a QF flight from BNE.

Re: Bushfires in Australia

I’ve been in the US for the last couple of weeks but it’s been incredible reading and watching the news from home. It has been a big relief escaping the smoke, but I almost feel I’ve run away from the place. I check the NSW RFS site each day and am still amazed to see fires burning along over 800 m...

Re: Bushfires & Aircraft

https://nnimgt-a.akamaihd.net/transform/v1/crop/frm/fdcx/doc78ny104a8u9q72ak4v4.jpg/r0_0_4062_2699_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg Source: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6563401/canberra-has-worst-air-quality-of-major-cities-forcing-attractions-to-close/ From the article 2 January 2020: "According...

Re: Word Game Q1 2020

fr8mech wrote:

Betty

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Brown

Re: Australian Aviation Thread - January 2020

Canberra Airport (CBR) Open Day 2020 is on Sunday 5 April. Source: https://www.canberraairport.com.au/corporate/community/canberra-airport-open-day-2020/ Will be the fourth time attending for me, after 2014, 2016, 2018 - and can recommend it. Last one in 2018 was ticketed (free) as it attracts a lar...

Re: Gliding - More like Real Flying

The usual 'if we crash don't blame us' forms had to be filled out. The launch point for the gliders was a fair distance from where the bookings were taken in one of the hangars, so after a short drive out there, it was time to strap in. The cockpit is small and cramped and the seat is angled back l...

Re: Another Family Thanksgiving ATL-IAD-ATL

Hello! Thank you for this report. I really like the photography, particularly the wide-angle. What is a TSA Precheck? I am planning to head to the US for a vacation - in this decade it's now here, earlier rather than later. I already have the TSA-approved lock on my luggage so that much I know. I gu...

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Zinc

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Flyingdevil737 wrote:

Furnace

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Smelter

Re: Word Game Q1 2020

LovePlanes74 wrote:

Freezing

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Permafrost

Re: Bushfires in Australia

This article discusses potential further aircraft that ‘could’ be utilised from overseas.. Source: https://www.smh.com.au/national/firefighting-aircraft-in-mothballs-overseas-while-country-burns-20191228-p53naw.html From the article: “He said an aircraft worth testing was the Bombardier CL-415, a tw...

Re: Australian Aviation Thread - December 2019

VH-OEJ ‘Wunala’ is operating the New Years Antarctica charter flight QF2907 from MEL.

Re: Word Game Q4 2019

Pinto

Re: Australian Aviation Thread - December 2019

VA277 MEL to CBR returned to MEL shortly after take-off this afternoon.

Re: Your 2019 Booked/Flown Flights List

December 2019 QantasLink QF2054 DPO-MEL Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 VH-QOH Row 4 December 2019 Qantas QF818 MEL-CBR Boeing 737-800 VH-VZW Row 4 My last flights for 2019. Too much to share to add it here, will consider doing a short trip report in that forum. Involves heat, high winds, fire and smoke, and...

Re: Word Game Q4 2019

Cart

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Auger

Re: Bushfires in Australia

What also needs to be mentioned is the fact that most of the country is in the grip of an unprecedented drought. The country is bone dry and it is only taking the negligent act of some dickhead flicking a cigarette butt out of a car window, to start a raging inferno. Some of these fires have been b...

Re: Bushfires in Australia

I’ve never known anything like it. The Kings Highway, the main route of access from Canberra to the south coast has been closed since before Christmas, and may not be re-opened before February. The fire has caused fallen trees and the asphalt is now also damaged from the heat. Crews cannot safely ge...

Re: Word Game Q4 2019

Flyingdevil737 wrote:

Nature

Re: What is the easiest way to upload a photo into the Trip Report forum?

I can recommend imgur - it’s very easy to use.

Re: Word Game Q4 2019

LovePlanes74 wrote:

Gas

Re: Word Game Q4 2019

Flyingdevil737 wrote:

Shell

Re: Word Game Q4 2019

Oyster

Re: Word Game Q4 2019

LovePlanes74 wrote:

Swing

Re: Word Game Q4 2019

2707200X wrote:

Dog

Re: Word Game Q4 2019

LovePlanes74 wrote:

Original

Re: Word Game Q4 2019

2707200X wrote:

Winds

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Shifting

Re: Word Game Q4 2019

LovePlanes74 wrote:

Music

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Beat

Re: Word Game Q4 2019

LovePlanes74 wrote:

Engine

Re: Operation 747 - One Last Fling With The Queen Of The Skies

Hi Ryan - thanks for sharing this journey with us. I liked your videos too, both the walk through and visit to the flight deck.

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Re: Word Game Q4 2019

Train

Re: Word Game Q4 2019

readytotaxi wrote:

Metropolis

Re: ADL farewells the Queen - ADL-SYD on a QF 747-400ER

It was interesting seeing the condition of the 747-400 compared to the 737-800 I had on the flight back. Both were a similar age, but the 747 looked every day of 17 years, while the renovated 737-800 looked quite fresh despite it's age. Memorabilia you want, memorabilia you shall receive - https://...