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ameya · Posted: Wed May 09, 2007 10:33 pm Post subject: A380 sighting..

Hello Friends,
I am Ameya, new to this forum but active on other groups like BR, Indianaviators, etc.
I am 22, & would start wit my Post Grad this June.
I was in the IAF & had gone through for pilot entry, but before my flying started I was detected with a power to my left eye ( 0.50) & hence grounded, Instead of opting for Ground Duty / Logistics, I opted out of IAF.
Keen enthusiast of aviation, I have decent knowledge about Fighters & civil aviation.

Was in Mumbai to get a glimpse of A380 & below is the description of all what happened.

Thanks to previous information regarding the timing I managed to
reach on time in Mumbai, from Pune.
From Dadar I sneaked into Kurla by local train & then on the Kurla
Andheri Road by auto.
1430hrs : Stopped the auto at the end of rwy27, people had already
assembled.
There is some construction work going on, but on the
other side of road ? runway extension ? may be… CISF was around & so
was private security.
There was a damn road roller & people, alongwith media thronged
that. Imagine a tripod with camera a media person & spectators, all
on the roller …
1430-1440 : time spent in managing some place on road roller &
nearby trucks & watching the following take-offrs
IRAN AIR : B747-400
PIA : B744
Jet : B737-700
Indigo : A320 (VT-INH)
AI : B743 ( Shivaji)
AI : B743( Velha Goa)

1440 : People get excited as landings start & all being in bath
imagine how nice view they would get…
1445 : after 2 landings, a police jeep arrives, lathi carge starts
on people violating the security barrier of the extension.
People including me run for the nearby hill.
Many stand near the boundary wall, thinking they have a better view
of approach from there.
1500 : I reach the top of a small hillock, unimaginable views of
airport, rather every small detail on the airport can be noted from
here, I wonder whats that something , called "security" ?

1510: hoards of other people, press,media join in on the same hill.
1522: all flights have been stopped, a runway vehicle goes for
inspection.
AI A310 , Go air A320, Jet B737-700 wait for takeoff.
1531: Far away plane is spotted, cheers all around
The fly past is smooth, amazing…. Well short of words to say..

1545 : It comes in one more time now on the final approach with
landing gears open, and a smooth touchdown followed by a similar
smooth stop & turn.
Then it turns 180 degree, on the taxiway & nose towards the crowd,
you can see the outer engines far off than the taxiway lengths…

Taxing slowly it disappears towards Term 2A.

Aviation history is made at Mumbai…

Aircrafts spotted when there

Jet :
JNV B737-700 Sr.No. : 30405
JNQ B737-700 28635
JNN B738 29041
JGT B738 34801
JNC B738 29036

Kingfisher :
KFM A320 Sr. No. 2856

Indigo :
INH A320 Sr.No : 3050

AI :
EVB ( Velha Goa ) B743 Sr.No. 28095
EPW(Shivaji) B743 24159

IA :
EVO : A320 247

AI Exp
AXH B738 36323

Air Deccan
ADQ ATR 42 528
DKY A320 2564

SpiceJet
SPG B738 32672

GO Air :
WAC A320 1482

stealthpilot · Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 2325 Location: BLR, DXB

Hi and welcome (it's not official until; Nimish says it Smile

)
Sorry to hear about the IAF but you can still fly commercially, ever considered that avenue?

Nice detailed report. All the newspapers are going gaga over the fact that the aircraft used half the runway; do you (or anyone else) know how heavy it was?
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D-ABTH · Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 8:45 am Post subject:

hi nice report there. the AI 743's are pretty regular towards the mid-day timings and can often be seen coming in over 27.

post pics if you carried ur camera Smile

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ameya · Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 11:30 am Post subject:

Yep I have clicked a video & a pic, by my & my camera's standard its pretty good...
you can mail me at
ameya.joshi AT gmail.com

so that i will send it to you..

regarding the runway length..

It used little over half the runway. If anybodys knows the taxiway, between 1A & 1B, it stopped just before that & used it to move away from the runway towards 2A.

Thanks for the welcome..
I really look forward to be an active part of this family.[/img]

the_380 · Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 11:59 am Post subject:

tsk911 · Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 223 Location: DEL

to Ameya
Awesome to see that there are others like me who were standing on the road to see the beast... btw Iran Air has B747SP not B747-400.
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the_380 · Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 12:52 pm Post subject:

ANd its a PIA B742... Vivek managed to get stills, i got the video !
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ameya · Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 1:10 pm Post subject:

ok..sorry for that IRAN AIR & PIA goof ups..

I dont know if you talking about the AI & not IC thing buddy..
after the flight AI310 took off.

Well I think there a a few factors contributing to this contreversy even at DEL & BOM.
People(read news channels) are comparing B747 to A380 in terms of landing length required.
Please understand when you are seeing a B744 land a BOM , its full with passengers & luggage, in short its heavy & hence requires some distance to stop.

In this case of A380, its almost empty.. may be about 100-200 odd passengers at the max, when it can sit 800+ & imagine what luggage that 200 people would be carrying, minimal...
so landing length less

Nimish · Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 1:13 pm Post subject:

D-ABTH · Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 1:29 pm Post subject:

ameya you can upload the pics to imageshack and post it here for everyone to see. Smile

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JumboJet · Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 2:05 pm Post subject:

Nice to know we have an aviator amidst us.

Great for AInet.
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HAWK21M · Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 9:48 pm Post subject:

Welcome & a very nice detailed explanation of what transpired.
regds
MEL
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Boeingdream787 · Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 11:08 pm Post subject: Serial numbers...??

Hey Ameya.Just wondering.How in the world did u get all the airplane serial numbers bro.You sure u worked for the IAF and not RAW earlier.....lolol.Cause it sure sounds like a WHOLE lotta work to me....... Twisted Evil

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Aiel · Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 927 Location: Bangalore

ameya · Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 4:42 pm Post subject:

www.dgca.nic.in

On the home page click
Know which aircraft you fly.

You can either search by reg no or by airline or by a/c type..

I have been doing it for a long long time guys...

Birendra · Member Joined: 15 Feb 2007 Posts: 1411

[quote="ameya"]www.dgca.nic.in

I have been doing it for a long long time guys...[/quote]

Is that what your job requires or out of the pure passion for aviation in this country Twisted Evil

ameya · Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 8:47 pm Post subject:

[quote="Birendra"]

Birendra · Member Joined: 15 Feb 2007 Posts: 1411

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