flee 5 Report post Posted May 12, 2011 Capt Radzi, Very good to have you back - great catch of FFC/MTB, these are your first rewards! Please keep the pix from KUL coming! Good to see you back spotting, captain !!! Love the EP-IAC shot... The shot is great and the aircraft looks to be in pristine condition too! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Radzi 2 Report post Posted May 12, 2011 Capt Radzi, Very good to have you back - great catch of FFC/MTB, these are your first rewards! This is MTA. However MTB is already in KUL, today spotted at the satellite building. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wong Hock Peng 0 Report post Posted May 12, 2011 Great Photos SRK What is the green ring inside the engine for? i think its the abradable shroud in the fan case of engine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted May 12, 2011 This is MTA. However MTB is already in KUL, today spotted at the satellite building. I need to have my eyesight re-tested! Yes, lets hope we will see MTB in action soon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S M Tang 0 Report post Posted May 12, 2011 (edited) I need to have my eyesight re-tested! Yes, lets hope we will see MTB in action soon. The first two pics of Tango Bravo is already on A.net. Caught on its delivery flight to KUL. Credits to the photographer. Edited May 12, 2011 by S M Tang Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sri Ramani K. 0 Report post Posted May 14, 2011 QF's A380 was in KUL today. No idea what time it arrived and why. Hopefully someone was spotting this time around. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sri Ramani K. 0 Report post Posted May 14, 2011 (edited) Taken from a colleague's FB with permission. Was it another diver from SIN this time around again? *edit* Upon checking up some info, a/c is VH-OQB enroute to SIN from LHR. Edited May 14, 2011 by Sri Ramani K. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kee Hooi Yen 0 Report post Posted May 14, 2011 Was it another diver from SIN this time around again? A visit to KUL as part of their feasibility study to set up a premium ailrine in M'sia Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chaity 1 Report post Posted May 15, 2011 After almost 2 years, I went back for spotting in KUL last Friday. Nothing much to show; the angle is not really the best. Unfortunately this is the best we can get for 32R morning shot nowadays. Wanted to go again on Tuesday, but the haze has moved in, again. Capt Radzi, welcome back to KUL. Good times would not last forever so KUL spotters will soldier on on what's available. Our yearly "friendly" haze is back and hope it had gone by now. Ramani, still busy with studies ? No more chasing the QF A380 like last round ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Walter Sim 1 Report post Posted May 17, 2011 Short spotting session, rained cats and dogs afterwards! My first FY jet! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wong Hock Peng 0 Report post Posted May 17, 2011 very interesting weather! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S M Tang 0 Report post Posted May 17, 2011 Is it just the camera playing tricks or is the climb angle of the KLM T7 much steeper than the EK T7? Love the closeup shot of the EK T7 and also the FY with the building storm in the background! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sri Ramani K. 0 Report post Posted May 17, 2011 Welcome back Walter! Nice shots, looks like you actually weren't gone for long. Hope you had a good session with the legend. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keith Ng 0 Report post Posted May 17, 2011 Welcome back Walter! Nice shots, looks like you actually weren't gone for long. Hope you had a good session with the legend. Legend? Chaity's back? Haha! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chaity 1 Report post Posted May 17, 2011 Legend? Chaity's back? Haha! Keith, I am back for today and together with some long gone spotters too. You can get this 3-holer on Tue Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Simon 3 Report post Posted May 18, 2011 Wow rare Eva 3-holer.... Welcome back Walter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Walter Sim 1 Report post Posted May 18, 2011 Thanks guys! Is it just the camera playing tricks or is the climb angle of the KLM T7 much steeper than the EK T7? Love the closeup shot of the EK T7 and also the FY with the building storm in the background! Not camera playing tricks hehe it does look steeper! Maybe i took it at a slightly tilted angle. The KLM rotated earlier than the Emirates, i assume its pretty light! Welcome back Walter! Nice shots, looks like you actually weren't gone for long. Hope you had a good session with the legend. Thanks! Have to meet you one day hehe! Had a fun session with the legends! Few more small ones! Lotsa AKs! MH 738 Mr Tam from Singapore Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tamizi Hj Tamby 1 Report post Posted May 18, 2011 Nice; Just spotted 9M-AHA last week at SBW. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pieter C. 5 Report post Posted May 18, 2011 Good to see AK operates so many (nice) different colourschemes; it makes the Malaysian skies less dull... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Eugene Koh 4 Report post Posted May 19, 2011 Qantas pilots are being pressured to carry less fuel on Airbus A380 flights as a way for the company to save money, the Daily Telegraph has reported. The cost-cutting measure increases the risk of flights being diverted because they did not have enough fuel to reach their destinations. In the past weeks, two Qantas flights have been forced to land early because pilots had burned through too much fuel. A Melbourne-bound flight was redirected to Adelaide on Tuesday, while an A380 travelling to Singapore from London had to land in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday. The company has reportedly introduced charts ranking pilots on how much fuel they use, applying "subtle pressure" on staff, one pilot told the newspaper. "The airline is trying to save money, knowing that a lot of our pilots will see it as a challenge and compete with each other," he said. Reductions in discretionary fuel do not impact safety but increases the risk of passengers being inconvenienced. The cost-cutting measure saves an estimated $3000 per flight. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mohd Suhaimi Fariz 2 Report post Posted May 20, 2011 A Melbourne-bound flight was redirected to Adelaide on Tuesday, while an A380 travelling to Singapore from London had to land in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday. Might as well cut SIN and just fly LHR-KUL . Funny that QF pilots didn't put their feet down and say no to using fuel as cost-saving measure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Radzi 2 Report post Posted May 21, 2011 Qantas pilots are being pressured to carry less fuel on Airbus A380 flights as a way for the company to save money, the Daily Telegraph has reported. The cost-cutting measure increases the risk of flights being diverted because they did not have enough fuel to reach their destinations. In the past weeks, two Qantas flights have been forced to land early because pilots had burned through too much fuel. A Melbourne-bound flight was redirected to Adelaide on Tuesday, while an A380 travelling to Singapore from London had to land in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday. The company has reportedly introduced charts ranking pilots on how much fuel they use, applying "subtle pressure" on staff, one pilot told the newspaper. "The airline is trying to save money, knowing that a lot of our pilots will see it as a challenge and compete with each other," he said. Sometimes the company executives don't even know the difference between fuel burnoff and fuel uplift. Carrying more fuel doesn't always means burning more fuel. Funny that QF pilots didn't put their feet down and say no to using fuel as cost-saving measure. Diverting could be their way of protest. Sorry for being O/T. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ashmil Abd Ghani 0 Report post Posted May 21, 2011 Is not a good practice for them, but it may be a good chance we see QF's dugong much often? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hon Kit 3 Report post Posted May 22, 2011 Today's morning session with Chaity. Few to share Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S M Tang 0 Report post Posted May 31, 2011 Was hoping for clear blue skies but I got nothing close to it. I like how AK is putting something on the belly of the planes A rare catch for me! An even rarer catch for me! In fact, it's the first time I've seen this plane. Papa Papa powering off to LHR as MH 4 Always like the golden words on EK's fleet. A7-AEC heading home? Always good to catch one of AK's 'specials' Is this TF's version of Rudolph the Red White-Nosed Reindeer? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
