Plane Spotting - The Quiz

[SeaVisionBurma]

David if you're interested also look up the wiki page on TCAS - Traffic Collision Avoidance System.

And sorry should have put VMC is visual meteorological conditions in above post

[David48]

# 021

Try for the ...

• Airline
  

• Make and Model
  

Nice and easy ... I hope!

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[Chao Lao Beach]

I have a vote 1 for TCAS....

[lubbkis]

# 021

Try for the ...

• Airline
  

• Make and Model
  

Nice and easy ... I hope!

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Aeroflot A330

[GrantSmith]

Yup I'm with lubbkis on this one..

[GrantSmith]

The only bit I'll add is that it's a -300 series

[diddums]

Not an official spotting, however ...

Given the difficulities of the last plane ... maybe something a little more well known.

You just beat me to it I am searching for the full calendar now

I am thinking of buying a 1000 calendars, then bring them to New York, rent a helicopter and fly over the snow disaster zone and throw them out 1 by 1.

That should get the poor Americans 'warmed up'. Also good advertising for tourism to Thailand. Any sponsors out there?

I'll fly it.

[diddums]

what airline is this ?

[lubbkis]

what airline is this ?

Judging by the age of the safety officer, I doubt it is North American.

[David48]

^^ Not one that I would care to fly with.

If I wanted my gf/wife to be a hostie ... I would have chosen a sultry Asian Lassie.

Amusing photo though ... made me smile and wince simultaneously ...

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[Ricardo]

what airline is this ?

LCC-carrier "On the count of three, open the windows and start flapping, hard as you can !"

British Airways "We've just taken-off from London-Heathrow, and left UK-airspace, so you can all start cheering and applauding now !"

Asian airline "Who's next for the in-flight Karaoke ?"

LCC-carrier, again "I said, who wants to volunteer, to help serve the meal or drinks ?"

"Please don't panic, but is there anybody on board, who's really really good on 'Flight Simulator' ?"

"Here in Very-Economy Class, we've decided to dispense with the normal flight-safety announcements, as we can't really afford the electricity, can you still hear me down at the back ?"

"It's our new Boat-Race-In-The-Sky Game, seats A-C are Oxford, seats D-F are Cambridge, now Start Rowing Chaps/Chappesses !"

Edited February 12, 2013 by Ricardo

[tw25rw]

Speaking of Lufthansa and what the subject matter of the photo was.

Maybe 5 years or so I ago, I was flying Lufthansa from Germany into Eastern Europe ... done the flight a few times.

One time I looked out the side window and I couldn't believe what I saw ... one of the few times I was genuinely concerned when flying.

Planes travel in corridors as we all know.

Flying in the corridor but in the reverse direction was another commercial jet ... at the same <deleted>' altitude!

We passed at close to 500 metres with a combined speed of maybe 1,000 kph.

To watch it fly towards us was an amazing sight at that speed.

Maybe, apart from sharing this story, my question is ... how on earth did this happen?

I thought that planes had the early warning devices etc?

I had something similar circling over London.. Came out of a cloud and there was a US Airways 767 next to us, close enough that the length of the plane went from one side of the window to the other with my face against it.. He banked away and my heart started pumping again.

Another time I was walking through Bromley in London and saw 2 737s immediately 1 above the other in the same direction separated by about 3 plane lengths.

Where I currently live, I'm at a confluence of 2 streams of air traffic coming out of hold patterns before flying into LHR. On a clear day, at any time, I can see maybe a dozen planes somewhere in th sky. It amazes me that they never collide over London.

[GrantSmith]

what airline is this ?

Das looks like Lufthansa cabin crew

[David48]

# 021

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Aeroflot A330

Well spotted lubbkis ... a nice easy one to restart us.

Indeed a Aeroflot Airbus A330-343X (A333) flying from Sheremetyevo (moscow) into Suvarnabhumi

• Airline: Aeroflot
  
• Flight: SU270
  
• From: Moscow, Sheremetyevo (SVO)
  
• To: Bangkok, Suvarnabhumi (BKK)
  
• Aircraft: Airbus A330-343X (A333)
  
• Reg: VQ-BQX
  
• Altitude: 13000 ft (3962 m)
  
• V/S: 0 fpm
  
• Speed: 281 kt (520 km/h, 323 mph)
  
• Track: 143°
  
• Hex: 4249FD
  
• Squawk: 2731
  
• Pos:
  
• Radar: T-VTBD1
  

To diddums for the photo and then the excellent in-flight instruction from Ricardo ...

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[Ricardo]

what airline is this ?

New airline "Welcome aboard Start-Up-Air ! I apologise for the slight-delay in departure of our Inaugural-Flight, we'll be leaving just as soon as we can recruit two pilots to actually fly the aircraft !"

Air Music "I shall now play some soothing music, on this big red kazoo, while we line-up to land at Suvarnabhumi's new Third-Runway !"

Local airline "Did we tell you, how exited we all are, about our recently-announced 7% pay-rise ?!"

Rabidly non-smoking airline "It's name-and-shame time, Mr John Smith of Neasden in seat-15F !"

Edited February 13, 2013 by Ricardo

[David48]

# 022

Try for the ...

• Airline
  

• Make and Model
  

Bit different as we start with an internal shot.

Looking back

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Edited February 14, 2013 by David48

[geriatrickid]

What is the derelict B747 doing at Udon Thani airport? The engines are removed. Is it for training purposes?

[lubbkis]

# 022

Try for the ...

• Airline
  

• Make and Model
  

Bit different as we start with an internal shot.

Looking back

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As Ricardo calls it Bog standard A319 probably Air Asia

[Chao Lao Beach]

What is the derelict B747 doing at Udon Thani airport? The engines are removed. Is it for training purposes?

Do you have a pic?

[David48]

# 022

Try for the ...

• Airline
  

• Make and Model
  

Bit different as we start with an internal shot.

Looking back

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As Ricardo calls it Bog standard A319 probably Air Asia

Sadly no and no ... though the plane model number is close ...

Wing shot ... if it helps ...

Forward Cabin shot ...

[GrantSmith]

I'll take a stab with a Tiger Airways A320..

[Ricardo]

Not Air Asia, I'd guess, note the lack of advertising on the overhead-locker doors,

And yellow winglets, not Sharklets, on the wing-shot.

Lastly the mixed-Asian passengers, and Kenya Airways B773 (or B763 ?)

& MAS narrow-body jet in the background, daytime flight ?

I'm going for a wild guess at Cebu Pacific A320 flight 930 to Manila, at Suvarnabhumi ?

Edited February 14, 2013 by Ricardo

[lubbkis]

Not Air Asia, I'd guess, note the lack of advertising on the overhead-locker doors,

And yellow winglets, not Sharklets, on the wing-shot.

Lastly the mixed-Asian passengers, and Kenya Airways B773 & MAS narrow-body jet in the background, daytime flight ?

I'm going for a wild guess at Cebu Pacific A320 flight 930 to Manila, at Suvarnabhumi ?

All we need is a pic enhancement programme to be able to read the Safety card.

[David48]

Not Air Asia, I'd guess, note the lack of advertising on the overhead-locker doors,

And yellow winglets, not Sharklets, on the wing-shot.

Lastly the mixed-Asian passengers, and Kenya Airways B773 & MAS narrow-body jet in the background, daytime flight ?

I'm going for a wild guess at Cebu Pacific A320 flight 930 to Manila, at Suvarnabhumi ?

All we need is a pic enhancement programme to be able to read the Safety card.

Your wish is my command ...

[David48]

Some in-flight shots ... twas a beautiful flight.

Big hint here ...

[Ricardo]

Big hint here ...

Flaps extended for descent/landing, is that Laem Chabang with all the moored shipping (so inbound to Swampy) but then why does nobody on the interior-shots look to be leaping-up for disembarkation ?

Perhaps the interior shots are in-flight, and the wingshot is after landing at Swampy, so it would be the inbound-flight 929 ?

Excuse me while I go and get my anorak !

Edited February 14, 2013 by Ricardo

[RabC]

Tiger Airways A320 and the anchorage out of the window shot is Changi.

[David48]

Ricardo ... some great deductions there, and I can see the logic in your answer ...

However GrantSmith is correct ...

I'll take a stab with a Tiger Airways A320..

Tiger Airways A320 and the anchorage out of the window shot is Changi.

Plus RabC, indeed it was Changi that I was flying into.

So, it was Tiger Airlines

... and an A300

[David48]

I have more planes to spot ... but your contributions are warmly welcome.

Whether it's traditional shots, personal flights (like above) or any avaition experiences you wish to share.

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[Dancealot]

He got it!

Anyone has got a collection of these....?

Edited February 14, 2013 by Dancealot