Typical Cargo Service from Australia To Tasmania

[Aharon 465]

Shalom and greetings all my pals,

Presenting a nice typical Ansett airline operated TNT 707 cargo flight from YMML Melbourne Airport which is  Australia's second busiest airport located 14 miles northwest of the city centre of Melbourne to YMLT Launceston  located in the rural area of Western Junction nine miles from Launceston's city centre in Tasmania.

Loading cargo goods on a rainy day

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There are lots of cargo bins to be loaded!!

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Tsk tsk tsk   bad weather!!

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HEY you forgot one more cargo bin over there!!

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Thunderstorm's lighting brightened the plane that just finished its pushback  (yeah must be tough to take screenshot at PRECISELY SAME SPLITTING SECOND TIME as lighting happens!)

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Taxiing to short of runway 16

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Check out the airport's cargo hold apron ground!

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Leaving cargo apron

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Still taxiing to short of runway 16

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Passing the airport terminal

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Leaving the airport terminal behind

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Crossing runway 09/27 to continue long taxi on taxiway A

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Holding short of runway 16 awaiting for take off clearance from airport tower controllers

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Engines after receiving take off clearance started to roar with thick black smokes while entering into runway 16 for immediate take off

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Airborne on climb to FL250 pass background view of building complexes of Qantas Maintenance and Jetstar Support

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Passing Melbourne suburb called Keilor East

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Making left turn with background view of railroad tracks called Sunshine Railway Line Linear Reserve seen in front of the plane's nose

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Passing the same area mentioned above

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Climbing through clouds

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Yeah flying through clouds can be fun as long as you do not run into lightings

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Now above thick clouds

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Sorry that thick clouds are blocking view of ground textures preventing me from identifying suburbs

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Wow the clouds are as high as the plane's cruising F250 altitude!

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Passing YFLI Phillip Island Airport seen in front of the plane's nose which is small private airport on Phillip Island that is connected to mainland Victoria area by bridge called Philip Island Road or highway route number B420 also seen in front of the plane

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Cruising past some Aussie town next to WON waypoint

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Crossing waters of Bass Strait

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Approaching Tasmania which signal time for descent

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Starting descent!

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Descending through clouds

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Approaching Tamar River that is popular for pleasure cruise boats

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Passing in front of nose a lake called Curries River Dam which is popular fishing spot in Tasmania as seen on this video link:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2B-Abt6SSI

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Passing town of Georgetown bordering Tamar River in Tasmania

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Passing landscape of Tasmania

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At 3,000 ft past lake also called Tamar River

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Tasmania is famous for very green landscape

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In front of nose of plane shows high green hills called Reedy Marsh Forest Preserve and Brushy Rivulet Forest Reserve

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Still at 3,000 ft with background view of mountains called Mount Maurice Forest Reserve

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Time to make left 180 degree turn to runway 32L

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Deploying landing gear

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On final runway approach

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Seconds before touchdown

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TOUCHDOWN

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Braking down past the background view of the airport terminal

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Exiting from runway into taxiway D

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Taxiing past Qantas hangar that is actually Sharp Airline hangar

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Arrived at cargo apron where trucks are waiting to pick up cargo goods

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Thank you for viewing and stay tuned for next exciitng flight!

Regards,

Aharon