Plane Spotting - The Quiz

[dickyknee]

Yep

http://skydivecairns.com.au/ VH-WKD. It took a bit of googling to find it.

[Chao Lao Beach]

correct it is based in Cairns, and did some work out of Tully.

[SinglePot]

Yep

http://skydivecairns.com.au/ VH-WKD. It took a bit of googling to find it.

Excellent spot dickyknee.

Looks like more fun than crop spraying.

[GrantSmith]

I reckon this would have been way more fun than crop dusting...

Not sure I'd be looking to lose my job over it though

[GrantSmith]

I'm not a fan of BA, but thought this pic was pretty dam_n cool!

(photo credit to an A318 bus driver on twitter [@A318Driver])

[Chao Lao Beach]

Cool pic but they are both so ugly designs. . And then out popped the 330 which is elegant.

Some nice lines in the background though

[GrantSmith]

Personally I'm a fan of the A345 and A346...

Liking the A350 as well.. Looking forward to seeing her commercially viable and not plagued by similar problems as her Boeing counterpart...

[GrantSmith]

Personally I'm a fan of the A345 and A346...

Liking the A350 as well.. Looking forward to seeing her commercially viable and not plagued by similar problems as her Boeing counterpart...

[SinglePot]

Jumbo 747 for me. 'Queen of the Skies'

[GrantSmith]

Jumbo 747 for me. 'Queen of the Skies'

I bet there's plenty of trolly dollies out there working for the like of Qantas & British Airways who would question that ascertion

(and I'll get my coat... hahaha)

[SinglePot]

Jumbo 747 for me. 'Queen of the Skies'

I bet there's plenty of trolly dollies out there working for the like of Qantas & British Airways who would question that ascertion

(and I'll get my coat... hahaha)

Yep. I am sure you are right MrSmith.

I wonder what the pilots like?

P51 Mustang. Cadillac of the Skies.

[GrantSmith]

Speaking of P51 Mustangs... I see Disney Pixar is about to release a movie entitled "Planes"

Seems to be similar to the "Cars" franchise.... I haven't really gone into too much detail to make a real comparison...

[Chao Lao Beach]

Where is this?

[SinglePot]

Where is this?

sexy-asian-terminal.jpg

KL?

[GrantSmith]

The real swampy?

[SinglePot]

The real swampy?

Chri**...I think you're right MrGrant. That walkway looks lower than a Thai balcony.

Hope they planned for the next generation Dreamliner.

[GrantSmith]

Or perhaps it's an artists impression of what Pattaya's airport could like if it were to be included in the... money printing scheme.. I mean the 2 trillion baht infrastructure mega project loan thingamewhatsit...

[Chao Lao Beach]

It is an artist impression of the new "Low cost Terminal" in KL.

It is now 90% but with no opening date yet.

It is a complete fiasco, running more than twice over budget, the CEO of Air Asia claiming due to gross corruption and mass incompetence..... and this is going to make the terminal not cheap to use. It is going to be called KLIA2.

[GrantSmith]

Interesting spin on it by the Government...

http://www.thestar.com.my/Business/Business-News/2013/07/13/KLIA2-set-to-be-the-first-hybrid-airport-in-Malaysia.aspx

[David48]

It is an artist impression of the new "Low cost Terminal" in KL.

It is now 90% but with no opening date yet.

It is a complete fiasco, running more than twice over budget, the CEO of Air Asia claiming due to gross corruption and mass incompetence..... and this is going to make the terminal not cheap to use. It is going to be called KLIA2.

sexy-asian-terminal.jpg

Flew through the LCCT on Tuesday ... same same.

I was in transit. Maybe 6 staff doing the check (boarding pass, passport etc) ... but only 1 security scanner ... needless to say, about 40 mins to get through.

If the train runs to the current KL International Terminal, and considering that it's less then 1 kilometre away ... why is there no connection between the LCCC and the International Terminal, so that a passenger could take the train, instead of the crappy bus?

Or have I got it wrong?

[GrantSmith]

Because the KLIA authorities don't want the peasants spoiling the KL Ekspres

[SinglePot]

Because the KLIA authorities don't want the peasants spoiling the KL Ekspres

"No Ball", the umpire said loudly.

[GrantSmith]

Because the KLIA authorities don't want the peasants spoiling the KL Ekspres

"No Ball", the umpire said loudly.

Then Shane Watson asked for a review of the decision... and it was... Oh wait... Wrong thread

[SinglePot]

Because the KLIA authorities don't want the peasants spoiling the KL Ekspres

"No Ball", the umpire said loudly.

Then Shane Watson asked for a review of the decision... and it was... Oh wait... Wrong thread

Enjoy. Day 2!

[SeaVisionBurma]

Flew through the LCCT on Tuesday ... same same.

I was in transit. Maybe 6 staff doing the check (boarding pass, passport etc) ... but only 1 security scanner ... needless to say, about 40 mins to get through.

If the train runs to the current KL International Terminal, and considering that it's less then 1 kilometre away ... why is there no connection between the LCCC and the International Terminal, so that a passenger could take the train, instead of the crappy bus?

Or have I got it wrong?

David - just missed you by a day, also went through the LCCT the other day.

The new terminal CLB posted above will have a train connection - the current KLIA Ekspres will pass through KLIA and terminate at KLIA 2. Track work is mostly done now. They had a long term plan to replace the LCCT with the new KLIA 2 so they didn't bother with the train.

I've stopped using the bus from the LCCT into KL Sentral. Much better option is the KLIA Transit ticket which gets you a nice bus between the LCCT and Salak Tinggi station (first one after KLIA as you head towards the city. Then the KLIA Transit train the rest of the way.

April 2014 now the proposed opening date for KLIA2 - and looking at the terminal works seems achievable. Lets hope - can't wait until the LCCT is consigned into history....

[David48]

Thanks for that.

I did do the bus/train one time and it was good ... but surprised the distance that the bus had to drive to connect with the rail line.

If they better the link as you have suggested above I might overnight in KL more often.

Oh, when I chose my seat to fly from OOL, I picked 14A (they omit the #13)

How disappointed I was when I sat and discovered that I was the one seat forward of the Planes main egress point and I had no window, and a limited recline ... but how happy I was when the 2 other seats remained vacant and I could spread out, so to speak.

Plus, for some lovely reason, the eye candy did have allocated seats near.

So, what was destined to be a cramped sightless flight, turned out to be quite enjoyable ...

.

[GrantSmith]

I'm actually a fan of KLIA.. Love the biometric scanning.. Wham bam thank you ma'am..

What I don't like is the satellite terminal connectivity... This is certainly offset by the MH lounge in said terminal BUT nonetheless...

KL Ekspres is certainly the way to travel, trumps any other transport into the near CBD area.

I will most definitely fly MH where I can continue to enjoy these experiences.

The taxi thingo from KLIA is cheaper but takes a freakin eternity.

[SinglePot]

I still get a buzz out of flying into BKK.

Nowhere else does it for me. don't know why.

Just how it feels.

Thai Jumbo 747 Queen of the Skies.

Not perfect, but I love it.

[GrantSmith]

Holy crap!

http://youtu.be/h0sKNTaSZGM

[Jay Sata]

I'm actually a fan of KLIA.. Love the biometric scanning.. Wham bam thank you ma'am..

What I don't like is the satellite terminal connectivity... This is certainly offset by the MH lounge in said terminal BUT nonetheless...

KL Ekspres is certainly the way to travel, trumps any other transport into the near CBD area.

I will most definitely fly MH where I can continue to enjoy these experiences.

The taxi thingo from KLIA is cheaper but takes a freakin eternity.

I'm a big fan of KLIA as well. Love the air space of the place plus the train to downtown.

There is in fact a wonderful airport most people don't know about downtown.

Simpang Air Base is home to the Royal Selangor Flying Club and allows those of us with private pilots licenses the chance to land and take of and get views like this.