Good Day everyone,
I just came across a video on Facebook of an EK A380 flying very close to another aircraft in which someone is videoing the A380. The smaller aircraft doesn't look like a commercial aircraft but I personally think they were too close.
The video was posted on a Facebook community called 'Commercial plane lovers'
I am posting the link below but I don't have any rights for this.
https://www.facebook.com/1600021113597594/videos/1645950695671302/
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RE: EK A380 Air To Air Video
I'd call this a "near miss". Separation altitude is 1000 ft, right?
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RE: EK A380 Air To Air Video
| Quoting kalpaperera1 (Thread starter): I just came across a video on Facebook of an EK A380 flying very close to another aircraft in which someone is videoing the A380. The smaller aircraft doesn't look like a commercial aircraft but I personally think they were too close. |
Looks to me like that is a video shot from inside a camera aircraft that is filming the A380. Most likely shooting some footage and/or photographs for marketing purposes.
I doubt very much that the A380 is on a commercial flight so why not get close? Makes for much better pictures.
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RE: EK A380 Air To Air Video
| Quoting speedbored (Reply 2): Looks to me like that is a video shot from inside a camera aircraft that is filming the A380. Most likely shooting some footage and/or photographs for marketing purposes. |
That makes a lot of sense. This is just north of the world islands so very close to DXB
RE: EK A380 Air To Air Video
| Quoting speedbored (Reply 2): Looks to me like that is a video shot from inside a camera aircraft that is filming the A380. Most likely shooting some footage and/or photographs for marketing purposes. |
That's what I thought as well, the passenger you can see at the beginning is looking at a screen instead of the A380 which would be unlikely unless he is part of a filming crew.
I'm sure this thread will take off soon
RE: EK A380 Air To Air Video
I'd say the A380 forgot about how high his tail is.
That was 50' below
That was 50' below
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RE: EK A380 Air To Air Video
It's a helicopter for one and obviously used for professional photography and filming.
Would be completely planned and rehearsed, there's probably a tv or onboard promotional video somewhere out there where you can see the finished product.
Would be completely planned and rehearsed, there's probably a tv or onboard promotional video somewhere out there where you can see the finished product.
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RE: EK A380 Air To Air Video
In the comments of the video it states that it was filmed for an upcoming Emirates commercial.
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RE: EK A380 Air To Air Video
for all those in doubt:
http://gulfnews.com/business/aviatio...en-circling-over-the-sea-1.1599178
and:
http://gulfnews.com/business/aviatio...en-circling-over-the-sea-1.1599178
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RE: EK A380 Air To Air Video
I saw soemthing similar in Sydney: The helicopter had a camera mounted underneath, and followed the A380 taking off for quite some time:
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000765778.html
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micha
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000765778.html
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micha
RE: EK A380 Air To Air Video
| Quoting kalpaperera1 (Thread starter): but I personally think they were too close. |
I'm always relieved airliners.net posters are not actually in charge of aviation!!
Aviation in the US and other developed countries has a mind-boggling GOOD safety rating, precisely because they approach safety from a RATIONAL way.
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RE: EK A380 Air To Air Video
| Quoting kalpaperera1 (Thread starter): The smaller aircraft doesn't look like a commercial aircraft but I personally think they were too close. |
No different than any other "photo flight" except in this case it was a helicopter as opposed to a Lear Jet (Clay Lacy and Wolfe Air) or an old WW II bomber with the photographer in the tail gunners position. Both crews probably briefed the flight ahead of time and knew exactly what they were doing. On anther note, the bigger the airplane the farther away the camera has to be so it's a lot closer when you're doing 737 shots.
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