MIR 2 Report post Posted November 28, 2008 Wah!! Testing your L-lense already ??!! Beautiful shots mate ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kianhong 0 Report post Posted November 28, 2008 Wah!! Testing your L-lense already ??!! Beautiful shots mate ! hehe... Thanks. Weapon very bright & power. Sharp sharp all the way, very little sharpening required in photoshop. MIR, When you gonna upgrade ah? *Start to unleash the powerful poison. * Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greg Wood 3 Report post Posted November 28, 2008 Kianhong, Great picture of the CASA 212 VH-MQE, this aircraft has been ops from Pearce AFB for a while now, brillant effort Thanks! BTW: What's your new Lens ??? Great results thus far and less Photoshopping I like! Regards Greg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chaity 1 Report post Posted November 29, 2008 Congrats Kianhong with your new weapon. Sharp, sharp! Now can shoot small little prop and flies as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kianhong 0 Report post Posted November 29, 2008 BTW: What's your new Lens ??? Great results thus far and less Photoshopping I like! Canon EF 100-400mm L IS USM. I was quite surprised how little sharpening required. If i sharpen using the usual setting, it would look over-sharpening with jagged edge. It's running out of stock as far as I know in Perth as I had called a few shops to inquire about the lens. Long waiting list. Price will increase a few hundred dollars come this 15 DEC due to the exchange rate adjustment. Congrats Kianhong with your new weapon. Sharp, sharp! Now can shoot small little prop and flies as well. Worth waiting for more than 2 weeks. Need time to get used to the heavy weight n push-pull zoom. Definitely sharp sharp at all focal length n aperture. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fablee 0 Report post Posted November 29, 2008 Beautiful pixs , Kian Hong. How much did you pay for 100-400L in Perth? Is Canon SX1 IS avail there? Thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greg Wood 3 Report post Posted November 29, 2008 Yes ...was it expensive ??? Im off o/seas next month might be a fraction cheaper ! Cheers Greg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MIR 2 Report post Posted November 29, 2008 MIR, When you gonna upgrade ah? *Start to unleash the powerful poison. * Hoho..i'm going to Bukit Bintang tomorrow to check out the camera shops. Mate, your lens..POWERlah !!! Waiting for your PER shots with your new weapon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kianhong 0 Report post Posted December 7, 2008 A little drama at Jandakot today. Piper Navajo (VH-WDR) was unable to extend its main gears and did a belly landing with only 20mins endurance left. Exceptional landing by this pilot as far as belly landing go. Only nose gear was down, no main gears in sight. Following is a sequence of the belly landing. Impressive! Text book belly landing. Emergency vehicles surrounded the stricken aircraft. Thanks for viewing. Cheers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ignatius 4 Report post Posted December 7, 2008 good catch Kian Hong, not that you'd see that everyday in YPJT hehehe... kudos to the belly lander!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pieter C. 5 Report post Posted December 7, 2008 Good sequence pictures, Kianhong Switched off the engines as soon as practicable...no damage to props Excellent landing by this pilot; guess, he had some sweaty hand-palms Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kianhong 0 Report post Posted December 7, 2008 good catch Kian Hong, not that you'd see that everyday in YPJT hehehe... kudos to the belly lander!! Not everyday, but at least a few times within a year. Usually false alarm. Btw, this is the first time i see a belly landing. Good sequence pictures, Kianhong Switched off the engines as soon as practicable...no damage to props Excellent landing by this pilot; guess, he had some sweaty hand-palms Thanks Pieter. Prolly he was lucky to have the nose gear to keep the nose up, thus no props strike. But a very expensive polish under the belly. Btw, he was flying alone, single pilot ops and 1 POB. Amazing to hear how calm he was over the radio. Kudos to him for a gentle touch down. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ibrahim 0 Report post Posted December 7, 2008 WooooWW~!!! "Perut Mendarat".. Well captured of the moment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Simon 3 Report post Posted December 8, 2008 Well done Kianhong, thanks for sharing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Lim 0 Report post Posted December 8, 2008 owh gosh! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Radzi 2 Report post Posted December 8, 2008 Nice picture of the belly landing, Kianhong. A.net quality? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kianhong 0 Report post Posted December 9, 2008 Nice picture of the belly landing, Kianhong. A.net quality? Thanks Capt. Technically speaking, not really due the heat haze. But I uploaded the best looking one anyway and see how the screener say. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kianhong 0 Report post Posted December 18, 2008 RFDS latest Pilatus PC-12 (VH-OWQ, c/n 1052) - their 2nd PC-12NG. The fifth PC-12NG to be registered in Australia. Thanks for viewing. Cheers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ignatius 4 Report post Posted December 19, 2008 (edited) Shot these last week...in a cloudy morning... PARTENAVIA COSTRUZIONI AERONAUTICHE SPA P.68C Cesna Citation 550 Bravo of China Southern Cessna Citation 550 Bravo again of China Southern, with different engine type Some American Champion Scout 8GCBC An EAGLE X-TS 150 Piper PA-28-140 A nice classic beechcraft V-Tail V35B We have taxi too, a Cessna 172M for a short hop into Rotten Island, I mean Rottnest Island And this supercharged LANCAIR IV-P.. climbed like a rocket!!! The Lancair powerplant reminds me of this freq flying Doctors PC-12 cheers Edited December 19, 2008 by Ignatius Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Lim 0 Report post Posted December 19, 2008 oooh...i miss that spotting spot and my shepard pie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kianhong 0 Report post Posted December 20, 2008 (edited) Oohhhh... U caught Oscar Whiskey Papa. Nice nice... The 2nd PC-12NG to be registered in Australia. BTW, FTZ is one of the 2 Lancair IV to be based in Jandakot. The other would be the metallic grey OPR. These plane can fly up to 240kts and the interior is damn posh! OT : Did u go for the Cargolux 742F today? Edited December 20, 2008 by kianhong Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greg Wood 3 Report post Posted December 20, 2008 Hi Kian Hong, The 747F which arrived at Perth today at 12.13hrs from Singapore was Air Atlanta Icelandic 747-243M TF-AMD in their colours and was being operated by Cargolux arriving as flight CLX784. Cargolux operate an all B744F fleet of aircraft, the 742F was still parked up as of 18.30hrs (AWST) Regards Greg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kianhong 0 Report post Posted December 20, 2008 Hi Kian Hong, The 747F which arrived at Perth today at 12.13hrs from Singapore was Air Atlanta Icelandic 747-243M TF-AMD in their colours and was being operated by Cargolux arriving as flight CLX784. Cargolux operate an all B744F fleet of aircraft, the 742F was still parked up as of 18.30hrs (AWST) Regards Greg Thanks Greg. Looking at the crappy weather today and its mid day arrival, I didn't go to catch it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ignatius 4 Report post Posted December 20, 2008 Thanks Greg. Looking at the crappy weather today and its mid day arrival, I didn't go to catch it. Nah Kianny, didnt go either, crappy wx is one thing, doing my marketting today... <_> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kianhong 0 Report post Posted January 26, 2009 Some shots from the 23rd Jan 2009. RFDS's first PC-12NG (VH-OWP) in action too. After disappearing over the winter/spring period, fire bombers returned to fight bush fire from YPJT. From this angle, this Air Tractor 802 remind me of the android robots from one of Hayao Miyazaki's animation - Laputa: Castle in the Sky. These aircrafts can carry up to 2500 liters of water. Egg capsule ... Low approach for banner towing... always a joy and amazed by the way it hooked the banner from the ground. CZ's Citation Bravo departed too. Thanks for viewing. Cheers. Happy Australia Day and Happy Chinese New Year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites