DATE. JUNE 16TH 2010.
DESTINATION BRISBANE TO SINGAPORE THEN TO DUBAI AND ON TO GLASGOW.
MY AIRCRAFT TO DUBAI WAS A BOEING 777-300ER, THEN FROM SINGAPORE TO GLASGOW A BOEING 777-300. THE SAME APPLIES ON THE RETURN TRIP.
FLIGHT NUMBER EK433.
CHECK IN AT ROW 10.
CHECK IN TIME 11.50 AM.
DEPARTURE GATE NUMBER 75.
PLANE REG. A6-ECN.
BOARDED AT 2.38AM (LATE AS MEANT TO BE 2.00 AM BOARDING).
TAKE OFF TIME 2.55AM. PERFECT TAKE OFF.!!
SEAT NUMBER 20F. AN AISLE SEAT, SECOND FROM THE END.HORRENDOUS AS I THOUGHT I HAD THE SEAT AT THE VERY BACK OF THE PLANE BOOKED. EVEN WORSE HAVING BLOKES ON BOTH SIDES OF YOU SO I NEVER GOT A SLEEP AT ALL.
WE LANDED AT SINGAPORE AT 8.05 AM. 27 DEG C THERE AND SHOWERY, BUT FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON WE WERE ALLOWED TO REMAIN ON THE AIRCRAFT WHIST IT WAS BEING CLEANED AND REFUELLED. I THOUGHT WE ALL HAD TO VACATE DURING THIS PROCESS, BUT ANYWAY IT SUITED ME AS I COULD DO SOME EXERCISES.
TAKE OFF TIME 10 AM.
ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL AT DUBAI WAS 6 HOURS AND 39 MINUTES.
CAPTAIN NICK MANLY.
WE HAD TO DELAY THE TAKE OFF THOUGH DUE TO HORRENDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS. I TOOK A COUPLE OF PHOTOS OF THE AIRPORT TO SHOW YOU THE CONDITIONS.
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THIS IS A VIEW FROM THE CAMERA ON THE FRONT OF THE PLANE AT SINGAPORE.
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WE WERE DELAYED FOR ONLY 20 MINUTES THOUGH.
THIS BLOKE NEXT TO ME FELL ASLEEP WITH HIS TRAY DOWN SO I GENTLY REMINDED HIM THAT IT HAD TO BE STOWED AWAY FOR TAKE OFF. NO DOUBT THE CABIN CREW WOULD HAVE TOLD HIM BUT THEY WERE NOW SEATED FOR TAKE OFF.
A PHOTO FROM THE MONITOR SHOWING OUR POSITION
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WE LANDED IN DUBAI ON RUNWAY 20C AT 12.40 PM. THE TEMPERATURE HERE WAS 44DEG C. HOT.
A PREFECT LANDING BUT WHIST THE PLANE WAS STILL TAXIING,THIS STUPID FEMALE, WHO HAD TOO MUCH TO DRINK, GOT OUT OF HER SEAT AND WAS CHATTING TO THESEW GUYS IN FRONT OF HER.IF THE CABIN CREW HAD SEEN HER..WELL...I HAVE TO SAY THAT SHE WAS RATHER LOUD AND RUDE.IT WAS OFFENSIVE THE THINGS SHE WAS SAYING AND I WAS GLAD SHE WAS STAYING IN DUBAI.
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ON OUR WAY TO THE HOTEL IN DUBAI.
THIS WAS AN AMAZING PLACE TO STAY AT. THE MILLENIUM HOTEL..I WAS PICKED UP AT THE AIRPORT NO BOTHER AND WAS GIVEN A LOT OF FOOD VOUCHERS FOR FREE MEALS. JUST SUPERB FOOD AND STAFF. TO BE RECOMMENDED.
THIS WAS THE BEDROOM.
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THE VIEW FROM MY ROOM.. NOT GREAT!!
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A SAMPLE OF MY SNACK AT 4.30AM..
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THE NEXT DAY, 17TH JUNE , I WAS TAKEN TO THE AIRPORT BY MINIBUS.VERY NEAR THE AIRPORT SO HANDY.
FLIGHT WAS NUMBER EK027.
BOARDING GATE NUMBER 203.
BOARDED AT 7.20AM.
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MY PLANE .
TAKE OFF AT 8.20 AM.
SEAT NUMBER 8A. A WINDOW SEAT. FANTASTIC. NOW I CAN TAKE A VIDEO OF THE TAKE OFF AND LANDING.
ON THE TARMAC AWAITING CLEARANCE.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUFhI1HaCQE
THIS IS TAKE OFF..
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PLANE REG A6-EBO.
CAPTAIN ALAN SMITH.
F/O MIKE ALEXANDER.
ESTIMATED TIME TO GLASGOW 7 HOURS AND 21 MINUTES.
TEMPERATURE IN GLASGOW 19 DEG C.
THIS WAS SOME NOTES I SCRIBBLED DOWN. NOW GETTING REALLY TIRED.
GROUND SPEED 903KMPH.TIME TO DESTINATION 4 HOURS 56 MINUTES.ETA 12.39PM.
DISTANCE 3979KM AND FROM DEPARTURE 1866KMS.
HEADING 318DEG. MACH 0.83.
OUTSIDE TEMP -44DEG C.
I WROTE THIS AS WE WERE FLYING OVER MOSUL AND THEN ISTANBUL.
OUR HEIGHT WAS 36,000 FEET MOST OF THE TIME. THE CAMERAS AT THE FRONT AND UNDERNEATH THE PLANE WERE EXCELLENT AS WE COULD SEE THE LANDINGS AND TAKE OFFS. I REALLY LOVED THAT PART.
COMING IN TO LAND AT GLASGOW.
THE LANDING AT GLASGOW AIRPORT.
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WE LANDED AT 12.40 PM. NOT BAD AT ALL AND ONCE AGAIN A PERFECT LANDING ..
THIS WAS TAKEN AT THE AIRPORT AT GLASGOW.
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0 permalink Post Admin: edit | delete | spam THANKS MARK. NOW FOR PART TWO..DATE JULY 2ND.
THIS WAS TAKEN AT THE AIRPORT AT GLASGOW.
MY PLANE ..
I COULD NOT VIDEO ANY MORE TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS DUE TO THE FACT THAT FROM GLASGOW TO DUBAI, I HAD A WIDE SEAT AND SO COULD NOT SEE OUT OF THE WINDOW FAR LESS VIDEO.
ANYWAYS HERE I GO..
FLIGHT NUMBER EK028.
CHECK IN GATE NUNBER 29.
CHECKED IN AT 10.30 AM.
SEAT NUMBER 23A..A WIDE SEAT AT THE EMERGENCY EXIT..PLENTY OF LEG ROOM BUT WE HAD TO STOW OUR MONITORS AWAY FOR TAKE OFF AND LANDING SO I COULD NOT EVEN SEE THE CAMERAS AT THE FRONT AND BELOW THE AIRCRAFT WHICH WAS A PITY.
PLANE REG.A6-EBA.
CAPTAIN PAUL..SUMMAT..
F/O GEOFF THOMPSON.
TAKE OFF AT 2.30PM.
ESTIMATED TIME TO DUBAI 6 HOUIRS AND 50 MINUTES.
HEIGHT 37,000 FEET.
A SHOT I TOOK WHILST ON ROUTE TO DUBAI..NOT THAT YOU CAN SEE MUCH..
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I TOOK SOME VIDEO OF THE AIRPORT. JUST SUCH AN AMAZING PLACE.
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THEN ON TO ANOTHER PLANE. THE BOEING 777-300ER.TO SINGAPORE THEN BRISBANE.
FLIGHT NO EK432.
DEPARTURE GATE NUMBER 231.
BOARDED AT 2.15AM.
TAKE OFF AT 2.55AM.
PLANE REG A6-ECN.
SEAT NUMBER 27G. THIS TIME I AM AT THE END OF THE AISLE SEATS.I HOPED THAT WOULD BE BETTER BUT NO. I KEPT ON LEANING ONTO THE PASSAGE AT TIMES AND WITH FOLK AND THE CABIN CREW MOVING BACK AND FORTH I NEVER GOT MUCH REST. THE LIGHTS THOUGH WERE SOFT PINKS AND PURPLES AT THE SIDES AND ABOVE ME IT WAS LIKE STARS. SO PEACEFUL. I TOOK A QUICK VIDEO OF IT BUT IT DOES NOT DO IT JUSTICE REALLY. VERY CALMING EFFECT
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ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL AT SINGAPORE 6 HOURS 35 MINUTES.
TEMPERATURE THERE 30 DEG C AND FAIR.
WE LANDED AT 2.05PM.
RUNWAY 20.
THE LANDING WAS NOT QUITE SPOT ON. I FELT THE PLANE SWAY QUITE A BIT AS THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED.
WE HAD TO DISEMBARK THIS TIME BUT WE HAD TO GO BACK THROUGH SECURITY AND CUSTOMS, WHICH I FELT WAS A COMPLETE WASTE OF TIME AND TROUBLE. I KNOW THERE WERE OTHER PASSENGERS TRAVELLING TO BRISBANE BUT COULD THEY NOT HAVE GIVEN US A PASS OR SOMETHING. LUCKILY I HELD ONTO MY SEAT TICKET, NEVER THINKING I WOULD NEED TO SHOW IT AGAIN!.
DEPARTURE GATE C22,
BOARDED AT 3.30 PM.
TAKE OFF AT 3.50PM.
THIS IS MY PLANE..
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WE HIT REALLY BAD TURBULENCE JUST AS WE WERE CROSSING THE LAND AT THE NORTH OF AUSTRALIA. JUST AS WE WERE APPROACHING MOUNT ISA. I KNEW IT WAS SERIOUS WHEN THE CABIN CREW WERE TOLD TO BE SEATED.
THIS WENT ON FOR MAYBE HALF AN HOUR THEN THE CAPTAIN SAID THAT HE WOULD TRY DROPPING THE HEIGHT TO MAKE THE FLIGHT MORE COMFORTABLE FOR US.
I WATCH THE MONITOR AND THIS IS WHAT I SAW.
ALT.35,827 FEET THEN DOWN TO 35,418 FEET.TRUE AIRSPEED 546 MPH TO 549 MPH.
GROUND SPEED 607 TO 610 MPH.
STILL DROPPING HEIGHT, NOW AT 35,231 FEET. AIRSPEED 549MPH. GROUND SPEED 612 MPH.
SEEMD TO HAVE LEVELLED OUT AT 35,000 FEET. AIRSPEED 553 MPH. GROUND SPEED 614 MPH.
TAIL WIND 103 KM PER HOUR. . AIRSPEED 890 KM PER HOUR. GROUND SPEED 619 KM PER HOUR.
I WAS PROBABLY HALF ASLEEP THAT IS WHY I HAVE SOME OF THE DATA IN KMS AND SOME IN FEET.
TO CONCLUDE THOUGH, I HAVE TO SAY THAT UNITED EMIRATES ARE THE BEST AIRLINE I HAVE FLOWN WITH. THE FOOD WAS EXCELLENT. THE FLIGHT CREW VERY INFORMATIVE. THE CABIN CREW VERY EFFICIENT.I CANNOT WAIT TO FLY WITH THEM AGAIN.
I HOPE YOU ENJOY THIS AS MUCH AS I ENJOYED TAKING THE PHOTOS AND FILMING IT.
WE LANDED AT BRISBANE AT 12. 59 AM ON SUNDAY
I HAVE TO ADMIT THAT I WAS NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO FLYING ON MY OWN HALF WAY AORUND THE WORLD AND BACK, BUT FOR ANY OF YOU WHO WHO LOVE TO FLY TO ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BUT ARE A BIT APPREHENSIVE ABOUT GOING ON YOUR OWN. DON'T BE. YOU WILL MANAGE.ONE THING THOUGH JUST KEEP YOUR WITS ABOUT YOU AT TIMES AND YOU WILL MANAGE FINE.
