Captain Lars 3,471 Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 (edited) An average morning in the small Australian location of Broome, WA. 33°C and no clouds visible at the airport. A man is taking pictures of a Qantas 737. On the other side of the terminal, the visitors of the airport café think it's too early to sit down and have a beer. A young man who doesn't look like the waiter ponders if he should sit down next to the lady at the table. But he's too fascinated by another object within his sight! Let's get a better overview of the scenery. Something seems odd here. This is none of the usual visitors to Broome. A Boeing team decided to do some test flights in the town. A relaxed spectator witnesses the rare event of a Triple Seven backtracking on Broome's 7900' runway. Surprisingly, it's not that difficult to turn the 777 around at the end of the runway. Not a challenge for the seasoned pilot! Boeing One X-ray, cleared for takeoff. Level off at 3000' and right turn over the bay. Some of the engineers took seat in the cabin. Rumour has it that one of the locals took the opportunity to do some illegal drone filming. Well done! Unfortunately, the team was too busy to take photos of all the patterns they flew. Ninety minutes later: beer is out of stock, only a vintage newspaper serves the guest. Cheers Lars Edited November 18, 2018 by Captain Lars 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lifejogger 7,240 Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 Great post Lars!!!!!!! I really like all of those shots around the airport and the Boeing flight very nice!!!!!! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stillwater 13,582 Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 1 hour ago, Captain Lars said: think it's too early to sit down and have a beer. That sounds like a mistake... 1 hour ago, Captain Lars said: Ninety minutes later: beer is out of stock, Yes, it was a mistake!!! Otherwise a great little report of some recent events in the outback. The camels would be disturbed in their usual boredom. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carlosqr 4,783 Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 Fantastic post Lars! Great pics 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
flyingleaf 9,913 Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 Well done Lars. But it's never too early for a beer. Great shots nice narrative. The lady in red is nice. Thanks for sharing. 3 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jack Sawyer 40,361 Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 Bravo Lars! Well done indeed, I thoroughly enjoyed it! 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rodger Pettichord 5,015 Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 Hey Lars. Beautiful use of all the ORBX details. The initial airport narrative was so entertaining that I almost regretted leaving it to get on with the flight. But then the flight was shot so well that it became my new favorite. The only regret in this quarter is that we didn't get the treat of a landing and disembarking sequence. That probably would have been my next undying favorite part. Thanks! Great set. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rodger Pettichord 5,015 Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 Hey Lars. Beautiful use of all the ORBX details. The initial airport narrative was so entertaining that I almost regretted leaving it to get on with the flight. But then the flight was shot so well that it became my new favorite. The only regret in this quarter is that we didn't get the treat of a landing and disembarking sequence. That probably would have been my next undying favorite part. Thanks! Great set. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Lars 3,471 Posted November 19, 2018 Author Share Posted November 19, 2018 5 hours ago, lifejogger said: Great post Lars!!!!!!! I really like all of those shots around the airport and the Boeing flight very nice!!!!!! Thank you so much, John. I'm very pleased that you like it! 5 hours ago, Stillwater said: That sounds like a mistake... Yes, it was a mistake!!! Otherwise a great little report of some recent events in the outback. The camels would be disturbed in their usual boredom. Ooops! You're totally right. The best thing is that this detail of the storyline had escaped my attention until you rightfully pointed it out. The best things happen without planning. 3 hours ago, carlosqr said: Fantastic post Lars! Great pics Thank you Carlos! Muchas gracias. 1 hour ago, flyingleaf said: Well done Lars. But it's never too early for a beer. Great shots nice narrative. The lady in red is nice. Thanks for sharing. Thank you for commenting and you're welcome. I wasn't sure what was more intriguing, the beauty or the beast. 1 hour ago, Jack Sawyer said: Bravo Lars! Well done indeed, I thoroughly enjoyed it! Thank you, Jack, and I'm happy that you enjoyed it. 36 minutes ago, Rodger Pettichord said: Hey Lars. Beautiful use of all the ORBX details. The initial airport narrative was so entertaining that I almost regretted leaving it to get on with the flight. But then the flight was shot so well that it became my new favorite. The only regret in this quarter is that we didn't get the treat of a landing and disembarking sequence. That probably would have been my next undying favorite part. Thanks! Great set. Hey Rodger, thank you so much for your cheerful comment. I totally agree with you: the ending came a little unexpected. But landing and taking off are usually the parts where I forget to take photos. 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
adambar 15,865 Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 Some of these people must be frequent flyers, there all over the place. Anyway, a super post as always Lars! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chunk 1,194 Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 Fantastic shots Lars!! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulb 9,568 Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 First class post Lars! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VH-KDK 35,669 Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 A very enjoyable story Lars. In interesting look around some of the airport and then an unusual flight from Broome. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradB 22,797 Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 T7 goodies Lars with a perky "Lady in Red" thrown in for good measure . All and all a pretty smashing post . Cheers John 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Iain Emms 16,550 Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 Great set of shots. cheers Iain 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Lars 3,471 Posted November 20, 2018 Author Share Posted November 20, 2018 20 hours ago, adambar said: Some of these people must be frequent flyers, there all over the place. Anyway, a super post as always Lars! Thank you very much, Master Adam! 20 hours ago, Chunk said: Fantastic shots Lars!! Thank you much, Chunk! 18 hours ago, paulb said: First class post Lars! Thank you a lot for your comment, Paul! 15 hours ago, VH-KDK said: A very enjoyable story Lars. In interesting look around some of the airport and then an unusual flight from Broome. Exactly. Thank you very much for your comment, Martyn! 11 hours ago, BradB said: T7 goodies Lars with a perky "Lady in Red" thrown in for good measure . All and all a pretty smashing post . Cheers John Thank you very much, I'm glad that you like it. Yes, I thought the same about the right balance between the different perks presented here. 4 hours ago, Iain Emms said: Great set of shots. cheers Iain Thank you very much for your comment, Iain! 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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