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Kuching International Airport @ WBGG 2017

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Nice Bro Prestley. Hopefully you'll be able to spot my flight on Dec 8th as i am onboard AK6469 :D

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Time for an update and to revive this thread. This time I'll be posting specials and rare movements during the 13th WIEF held in BCCK, Kuching last November.

Starting off with this little fella. Callsign POLICECHOPPER9. This can be seen over the city providing eyes in the sky for the Sultan of Brunei's entourage during the last day of the Sarawak Regatta.
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Another visitor visiting all the way from Seletar before returning to Subang. My first time seeing a Diamond DA62 aircraft.
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Prime Minister Najib Razak's aircraft parked at the RMAF Apron after having arriving the night before for the WIEF. The aircraft was then towed back to the main apron prior to his departure to Brunei.
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Another rare visitor. Kuching was host to many foreign private jets during that period.
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Stay tuned for part 2!

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The culprits today. Stay tuned for our coverage! Many thanks to Samuel for the picture. And welcome as well to Hon Kit, Tamizi, Samuel, Rayner, Allan and the rest to our humble spotting platform.

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Edited by Prestley Shim

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Thanks for uploading the photo Prestley, nice to meet you all too. And thank you very much for the spot. Its very nice. Luckily it survive from the weight. 😂

Edited by Samuel Chy

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Here are the photos snapped by me; since i'm using a kit lens, so the photos had been cropped.


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Finally the moment Kuching Aircraft Spotters have been waiting for.

 

Here comes the sexy flying machine.

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Lucky to get beacon shot! :)

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About 100 feet from the runway with Aeroville Mall construction on going. Before this, the construction site used to be spotting location for some of us spotters. And it's where WBGGSpotters @ Kuching Aircraft Spotters started. That would be around Early 2015 if not mistaken.

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She was given clearance to pushback into taxiway Charlie. Shots taken from GA Apron. Seen also in this pic is the tail of Bombardier Global 6000. N889JA

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Stay tune for part 2.

 

p/s: Lookout for video MHA350inKCH coming out soon. Directed by yours truly and Walter Asa. :)

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Sharing the rest of the photos; just got time to upload it here.

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Shortly after that; I managed to snap few other planes as well:

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MH B738 9M-MXV


MH B738 9M-MLV rotates!

 

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RMAF CASA CN-235 also on my lens that day.

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and lastly, Xpressair B733 flying back to PNK. First time to see her up close, and also the 2nd time to spot her (the 1st time i spot her when i was onboard MH642, where she was taxing to the terminal while my flight is about to take off.

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Thank you for sharing Tamizi. Just wish MH will include KCH for A350 scheduled flights as well.

 

You're most welcome Firdaus.

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Hello Guys!

 

Awesome photos. Btw, can any of you help me clarify one thing.... has Wings Air (Lion air) started scheduled services to KCH from PNK using ATR?.... I did a dummy booking seems they have started it. twice daily flights if not mistaken.

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Hello Guys!

 

Awesome photos. Btw, can any of you help me clarify one thing.... has Wings Air (Lion air) started scheduled services to KCH from PNK using ATR?.... I did a dummy booking seems they have started it. twice daily flights if not mistaken.

Recently on Fr24 schedules we have been noticing Wings Air operating PNK in the morning as well but we dismissed it as a glitch. I have yet to notice such flights on the airport FID screens. But it seems odd that a new carrier starting its service here seem to be doing so without any mention in the press.

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Thanks for the pictures guys. Great stuff.

 

Just sharing my nostalgia - I finally found this 1970-ish Malay film online - which was shot mostly in Kuching. The movie plot is nothing to shout about but opening scene, you will see a cabin shot of Malaysia Airlines System's classic B737-200 first class. Fast forward to 17:40 and you will see Kuching airport when it was still operating at what is now RMAF :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNqtFqBTw1U

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some of my spotting photos during my short stay in KCH earlier this month

9M-MAB, for the first time.

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nose of her
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and later she depart back to KUL. and she brought the rain over from Bay 8 along her way to holding point

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and some random shot of her, 9M-AQZ
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thanks for Quebic Zulu for bring me to PNK, back in KCH, and back BKI safely, for the straight 3 sectors.

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Nice catch of the Raya B752F. I only spot her from afar when my flight landed at KCH that time.

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Just realised I forgot to upload content from the A350 route proving flight last year. But better later than never.

 

Part 1 - Arrival

I'm used to seeing the A330 coming in for approach. It's quite distinguishable with its high nose attitude and landing gear sticking out with its big trailing edge flaps. Like a duck coming in for landing. This however was quite different.

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Coming in over the threshold of runway 25.

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And here's the flare...
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And touchdown!
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Reversers were already stowed by the time it rolled past intersection A1.
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Part 2 - A Closer Look

 

Let's start off with a front on shot. Face to face with the raccoon eyes.

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Here she is full length, parked at bay 9.
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Part 3 - The Departure

 

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Pushback onto taxiway C.
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It started to rain heavily during the pushback.

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Took full length runway departure despite the light load. Those engines are really powerful judging by how high it came across the terminal.

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Crossing fingers to see another one of these here again soon.

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Finally; been waiting for your photos to be uploaded here last year.

Thanks for the photos, Prestley!

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