03-03-2012, 05:37 PM
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#441
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: St. Albert
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Quote:
Originally Posted by speede5
This years F-18 Demo
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Hope this years model has a better "tour of duty" than 188738 had last year...
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03-09-2012, 11:33 AM
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#443
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Voted for Kodos
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From the Airports's twitter:
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YYC @FlyYYC
Get your camera ready, the Antonov 225 is making a stop at YYC. The aircraft is scheduled to arrive @ 12:15 pm & depart at 6:15 pm March11.
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03-09-2012, 11:45 AM
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#444
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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NM, I found a good spotters guide...
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03-09-2012, 12:07 PM
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#445
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed
From the Airports's twitter:
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The 225? HOLY SHAT. 
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03-09-2012, 12:43 PM
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#446
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Franchise Player
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Wonder what they're moving that would require a 225...
Oil equipment?
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03-09-2012, 12:46 PM
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#447
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Calgary
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Due to the announcement of the 225 coming on Sunday I find myself unable to focus on anything else.
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03-09-2012, 01:26 PM
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#448
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My face is a bum!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by STeeLy
Wonder what they're moving that would require a 225...
Oil equipment?
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A 225? THE 225. There is only one of these bad-boys in the world. This is very, very cool news.
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03-09-2012, 01:35 PM
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#449
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by hulkrogan
A 225? THE 225. There is only one of these bad-boys in the world. This is very, very cool news.
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You bet, I have waited for this moment to come for way too many years!
I'm running through possible photo spots in my head, I am assuming that they will have to use runway 16/34 even if the winds are out of the west. I just don't see that monster being comfortable landing on the shorter 10/28.
There is no doubt that a large contingent of the YYC spotters will be out for this one!
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03-09-2012, 01:57 PM
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#450
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Calgary
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Arrival time on Sunday updated to 1215, according to the YYC twitter account.
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03-09-2012, 02:48 PM
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#451
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by hulkrogan
A 225? THE 225. There is only one of these bad-boys in the world. This is very, very cool news.
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Yes I know! Unfortunately, being in stupid Ottawa I can't see it, or else I'll be there to watch it!
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03-09-2012, 03:35 PM
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#452
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Somewhere down the crazy river.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by STeeLy
Wonder what they're moving that would require a 225...
Oil equipment?
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A couple of years ago:
http://www.calgaryherald.com/Gallery...439/story.html
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03-09-2012, 03:41 PM
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#453
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Calgary
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I sent a tweet to the airport twitter account asking why the stop in YYC. Haven't heard back from them yet. It could be something as simple as a fuel stop, but the 6 hour layover would suggest more than that.
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03-09-2012, 04:12 PM
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#454
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Franchise Player
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Antonov Dance Party Moscow is my bet.
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03-09-2012, 04:21 PM
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#455
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Franchise Player
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Interestingly, the unidentified order for two 777-300ER from Boeing announced last August has been identified as an Air Canada order. (From the Boeing orders and deliveries page, search August 2011).
I'm very interested to see what 333 routes get an upgauge. I'm hoping for YYC-FRA after the Lufthansa pullout.
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03-09-2012, 05:18 PM
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#456
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Backup Goalie
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Airdrie
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I am currently in Quito, Ecuador doing some work for the Air Force on their Twin Otters. Lots of cool aviation stuff in this album.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...8406619&type=3
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03-09-2012, 05:20 PM
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#457
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Violating Copyrights
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I bought a Buran. The 225 is just dropping it off for me on Sunday.
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03-09-2012, 10:17 PM
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#458
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Voted for Kodos
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Rescheduled for Monday at 8:30 pm apparently.
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03-09-2012, 11:10 PM
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#459
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First Line Centre
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Smyth's Skate
I am currently in Quito, Ecuador doing some work for the Air Force on their Twin Otters. Lots of cool aviation stuff in this album.
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Sweet, I lived right near that airport when I was a kid. Back then the national airline, Equatoriana had 6(?) Boeings that had the most amazing mural paint jobs. All the planes were different. Very cool.
Just as we were leaving they switched to this scheme.
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03-09-2012, 11:24 PM
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#460
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First Line Centre
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Flying from LA to Melbourne last week we flew on an A380. Before that, the largest plane I had ever flown in was a 737 so this was a huge step up. Really comfy, nice plane and airline. They have a camera on the vertical stabilizer which was great to watch the landing. That's all my neato cool story bro experience of planes.
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