Greg Wood

Min, Saturday suits me best for spotting / photography ...starts with SAA and the continues till dusk! Also this weekend on "Sunday" is Father's Day! Cheers Greg

Good work there! I didnt bother with yesterday as the weather wasn't that flash, hopefully next weeekend's a bit better. A good quality 3 step ladder is the way to go try Bunnings they have a good selection to choose from. May see you there next weekend weather pending! Cheers Greg

Thanks Kianhong & Chaity, It all comes together when you have: Good Weather, Good company, Good subjects to photograph Looking forward to Springtime then early summer before the heathaze starts! Cheers again Greg

Thankyou! The weather here today has returned to overcast and gloomy skies, so glad we ventured out yesterday and made the most of the nice conditions. Regards Greg

Hi All, fine weather returned to Perth yesterday after days of rain,so with the company of Ian & Clyde decided to go spotting at the airport and this is a sample of what we got yesterday. Starting the afternoon off with: Malaysia Airlines B777-2H6 (ER) 9M-MRP Singapore Airlines A330-343X 9V-STA Emirates B777-21H (LR) A6-EWJ Air Asia.com (Indonesia) A320-232 PK-AXF Garuda Indonesia 737-800s PK-GEF (old colours)& PK-GMA (new colours) Virgin Blue & Pacific Blue Embraer 190s VH-ZPG & VH-ZPM Qantas Airways A330-202 VH-EBG Skywest Airlines Fokker 50 VH-FNI Qantas Airways B737-838 VH-VXH Thanks for viewing Regards Greg

USAF C-17A 00-0172 arrived 15.40hrs ex: Townsville (QLD) as 'Reach 410' and departed to Diego Garcia (FJDG) at 18.27hrs as same. Checking thru my notes earlier today and was suprised to note that Perth has recieved 33 different visiting C-17 aircraft from when the first one visited way back in 2001. For the record we've had 30 USAF, 2 RAF, and 1 Canadian visit; only 3 USAF C-17s visited thus far have only visited more than once. Great photographs Min considering the weather here in Perth. Cheers Greg

Hi All, Just to put you all in the picture today's weather was atrocious! we had it all...hail, rain, sunshine, and strong winds the only things missing were the thunder & lightning. That said only the serious die hards were out in yesterday's weather to catch a glimpse of an unexpected visitor to Perth Airport. Flight EK412 from Dubai to Sydney diverted to Perth after a female passenger was treated on board having had a suspected stroke, she was treated in-flight by two doctors who were passengers and treated the lady upon arriving in Perth. This flight was previously 6 hours late leaving Dubai after onboard electrical problems delayed the aircraft. This is only the second A380 to visit Perth, the previous being a Qantas aircraft VH-0QA on a promotional visit. Attached is a selection of my photographs taken from yesterday alongside many others who were also at the airport yesterday. Hopefully some different angles from Ian's earlier photos. Qantas A330-202 VH-EBJ 'One World' titles Qantas A330-202 VH-EBI Singapore Airlines A330-343E 9V-STB Malaysia Airlines B777-2H6 (ER) 9M-MRP Virgin Blue Emb-190 VH-ZPK Qantas Link B717-231 VH-NXO Qantas 737-838 (W) VH-VXB 'Yananyi Dreaming' Emirates A380-861 A6-EDE Enjoy!

Hi Pieter, The crashed DHC-6:300 Twin Otter was operated by 'Airlines PNG' and was registered P2-MCB Cheers Greg

Tuan Khiem, Xin Chao, many thanks for your reply! looking forward very much to visiting Vietnam. Will contact you when we formalize our trip details. Regards Greg

Hi Pieter & all, Could anyone who has visited Vietnam advise: Best Hotels or accommodation to stay at near airport. Best means of getting around the airport to spot & photograph. How many days needed. Best time of year to visit etc. Any 'other' aircraft museums or similiar worth seeing. Having seen some of the pictures posted on the forum, it is now on our radar of places to consider visiting. Cheers Greg

MIR...Good work mate! Love the black & white nose on shot. Good to see all angles covered yet again. Cheers Greg

Tuesday 4th August 2009 Air Charter Express DC-8:62AF 9G-AED c/n 46162 arrived ex: Melbourne at 11.50hrs as flight 'ACE803'horse charter. (1st visit to Perth) The weather was fine although a fire to the north west of the airport was blowing plumes of smoke into this area, thus the two approach shots are a bit smokey, and the last 3/4 rear shot passing has nice blue sky. Enjoy! Greg ]

Great Picture Ian! Stuck at home gardening - Damn those weeds! Greg

Hi all, Air Asia Indonesia's push into Australia started today with the airline's inaugural 1st flight arriving into Perth at 04.35hrs today as flight QZ8620. The aircraft departed at 05.46hrs for the return flight QZ8621 to Bali. Air Asia Indonesia will use A320 on this new route, and today's inaugural flight was operated by A320-216 PK-AXI. The airline uses the callsign: Wagon Air, and has a mixed fleet of 7 B737 and 7 A320 aircraft. Regards Greg

Brilliant work KC. Was that just a one off experience with Andrew! or by liasing with the right people would you be able to pull something like this off again in the future. Cheers & regards Greg

They run a smooth operation! Most not if all flights do leave Perth on time. Enjoy your flight with them...we all did back in January. Cheers Greg

Hi all, Here's 3 more: Cheers Greg

Hi all, Got some more CVN-73 George Washington photos will add tommorrow taken from the air! Ian, I flew out with Howard, he in the back seat & me in the front! The pilot flew the Cessna 172 from the R/H seat so that we could do anti clockwise circuits around the ship. We were up for 1hr.15mins and photography was difficult due to the poor weather conditions and light! But made most of the opportunity as on-board visits were not possible. Cheers Greg

USS George Washington CVN-73 sailed into West Australian waters at 9am on July 2nd for 4 days R&R before participating in Talisman Sabre an joint military excersise hosted every 2 years between the US armed forces (US Navy, US Marines, US Army )& Australia & New Zealand armed forces. I was fortunate enough to have over flown the carrier on Saturday 4th July, co-incidently 'American Independence Day' conducting numerous orbits around he ship. Here is a sample of what I got! The weather was a real hinderance with a huge cloud that just didnt want to go away, we circled for an 1hr & 15 mins and at times was frustrated with little or no light, nevertheless we got some reasonable shots and Im happy to share with you guys here today. The aircraft carrier is due to set sail midnight tonight 6.07.09, we hope they enjoyed their visit to Perth, West Australia. Enjoy Greg

MIR & All, The aircraft arrived in Dubai at approx 19.00hrs (LT) 20/06 with a flight time of approx 13hrs.50mins, operating at FL100 for the duration as you mentioned being unpressurised. Great photo once again! Cheers Greg

I would say NO! Most taxi drivers would not have a clue what your talking about. Your best bet is that someone in K/L reads this post before 21.06.09 and can meet you at an arranged point and take you there. Greg

Brilliant Work there MIR, good coverage of the DC-8:63, 2 visits in less than 6 months! Thanks for your efforts, we appreciate it! Cheers Greg

Nice visitor passed thru Perth Airport tonight, Air Charter Express DC-8:63 9G-AXA c/sign: ACE502 arrived ex: Melbourne at 18.41hrs & departed at 21.00hrs to Mauritius carrying a cargo of Race Horses. The aircraft had previously flown MRU- MEL direct yesterday evening as flight ACE501, and was noted at top Perth at 19.45hrs. Second visit here in 3 months...

Hi all, Took a visit to Jandakot Airport yesterday and was able to snap these three. Westpac Bell 206B Jetranger VH-BIN c/n 2019 Shark Spotter Aircraft Private - North American AT-6D VH-MWT 78-7095 Fugo Airborne Surveys Aero Commmander 500S VH-EXS c/n 3069 Perth now sees regular airline services overflying en-route from Middle East and Indian Ocean to Melbourne & Sydney, some of these flights overfly in daylight so photographing these is now possible due to favourable weather conditions. Etihad A340 Abu Dhabi - Melbourne (ETD460) at FL 390 10.06.09 at 13.00hrs (WST) In daylight hours you could expect to see / photograph depending on weather these: Daily 12.30 - 13.00hrs Ethiad A340-500 Abu Dhabi to Melbourne Daily 13.00 - 13.30hrs Ethiad A340-500 Abu Dhabi to Sydney Daily 16.45 - 17.15hrs Emirates A340-600 Dubai to Melbourne Mon 10.00 - 10.30hrs Air Austral 777-200 Reunion Island to Sydney Tue 15.00 - 15.30hrs Air Austral 777-200 Sydney to Reunion Island Sat 14.00 - 14.30hrs Air Austral 777-200 Sydney to Reunion Island Greg The classic Wings DC-3 VH-CWS that was in residence here departed on 1st June to Parkes NSW.

Brilliant shot of the EK A380 any more to share ???? BTW: The Rescue Training aircraft fuselage any ideas on prior operator , rego etc... Cheers Greg