Aviation Appreciation Station

[freedogger]

Originally Posted by hulkrogan

Dang. Would it likely be up and out of here later tonight? I'm assuming that thing makes too much money to leave on the tarmac overnight very often.

It might be too loud to take off that late at night. They might make exceptions for it though.

[Bigtime]

Damn damn damn, new eta is 0115 Tuesday.

[Bigtime]

Originally Posted by freedogger

It might be too loud to take off that late at night. They might make exceptions for it though.

YYC is a 24 hour operation (with no restrictions), so they could depart whenever they want.

[Maritime Q-Scout]

this is a bad time to ask this, but might be a good time due to the activity of the thread.

Toronto to Tokyo on Air Canada, is this a polar route? I checked FlightAware then realized I'm not 100% certain where the North Pole is on the map shown

[You Need a Thneed]

Originally Posted by Maritime Q-Scout

this is a bad time to ask this, but might be a good time due to the activity of the thread.

Toronto to Tokyo on Air Canada, is this a polar route? I checked FlightAware then realized I'm not 100% certain where the North Pole is on the map shown

A direct route would fly over northern Alaska, and cross the Bering Straight at near the narrowest point, then sort of follow the russian coastline down.

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed

A direct route would fly over northern Alaska, and cross the Bering Straight at near the narrowest point, then sort of follow the russian coastline down.

Yes, that is also what I remember when following our position while flying to Beijing from Vancouver a few years ago. I don't know if that is the most direct route - but perhaps the safest?

edit: actually if it is direct flight from Toronto - would it take the Alaska / Russia route?

[Flacker]

Originally Posted by Wormius

Yes, that is also what I remember when following our position while flying to Beijing from Vancouver a few years ago. I don't know if that is the most direct route - but perhaps the safest?

edit: actually if it is direct flight from Toronto - would it take the Alaska / Russia route?

A great circle route (the shortest route) from Vancouver to Tokyo would be over southern Alaska (over Anchorage) while from Toronto you would be over central/northern Alaska. Both would go out over the Aluetians and south along the coast of Siberia to Japan.

[You Need a Thneed]

Originally Posted by Flacker

A great circle route (the shortest route) from Vancouver to Tokyo would be over southern Alaska (over Anchorage) while from Toronto you would be over central/northern Alaska. Both would go out over the Aluetians and south along the coast of Siberia to Japan.

Vancouver to Tokyo doesn't go over mainland Alaska at all - at least not the shortest route. Calgary to Tokyo still flies south of Anchorage.

[Bigtime]

The word on the 225 loading operation was that it was supposed to take 6 hours here. So if all goes according to plan it could be departing Tuesday morning around 7:15.

[Flacker]

Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed

Vancouver to Tokyo doesn't go over mainland Alaska at all - at least not the shortest route. Calgary to Tokyo still flies south of Anchorage.

You are correct, they tend to fly more northerly than a pure direct great circle. I stand corrected.


Great Circle route shown:

[Bigtime]

Another update on the 225 into YYC. Still planned for 0115 Tuesday, however a source says departure will be at 1115 Tuesday morning.

[Bigtime]

Update time yet again, according to the airport authority the new eta is 0915 tomorrow.

[Bigtime]

Antonov 225 Tuesday AM Update

A new flightplan is in the system. ADB148F is scheduled to arrive at YYC at 0901(est). Track the flight here:

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/ADB148F

With the current forecast it looks like a runway 16 arrival is almost guaranteed at this point.

It's on.

[Ironhorse]

Where is a good place to watch runway 16?

[Madman]

Big tail wind is going to get the 225 in at least 10 min early.

[Madman]

WOW!! Just flew west of downtown - amazing sight!

[surferguy]

i just went up to the roof of my condo and I could hear it but not see it! Damn!

[You Need a Thneed]

Just landed

[You Need a Thneed]

So big, it looked like it was going in slow motion.

[mrbanffgirl]

Just watched it come by the office and land! amazing at how slow it fly's on approach!!