Qantas Boeing 747-400 low and heavy departing Sydney to Buenos Aires

[rockhardliver]

Seems low and slow because it would be heavy and doing an 'assumed temperature' departure (flex in Airbus), where they choose a lower thrust for takeoff to reduce engine wear and noise over Sydney.

[MoustachesAreEpic]

Which runway is that? It seems that all International flights take off from that runway, well at least my last 2 to Shanghai. Going solo this year to Shanghai :)

[mrpropilot1]

@MoustachesAreEpic what are you flyin that is solo :)?

[MoustachesAreEpic]

@mrpropilot1 Going on a A330-300 QANTAS to Shanghai from Sydney.

[mrpropilot1]

@MoustachesAreEpic on ur own or as a passenger?

[MoustachesAreEpic]

@mrpropilot1 Yeah. I'm like, going by myself, not with my parents ._.

[satojinnthehero]

@MoustachesAreEpic WOOT I HAVE! but from Shanghai to Sydney on a red-eye flight.

[satojinnthehero]

@MoustachesAreEpic you go to shanghai alot why?

[MoustachesAreEpic]

@satojinnthehero Cause I was born there :L

[satojinnthehero]

@MoustachesAreEpic ha same here but im white not chinese.

[mickithebush]

Great vid, man - good views of Sydney Town there!

[KCBOYZ1307]

Koolz you got one with CF6-80's most of QH's -400's have RB211's

[Ecka0007]

AAAAAAAAH! LOL! I've been on a plane 52 times and I've never had a window seat. I finally get a window seat, but all I get to see in the wing of the aircraft :) Anybody else?

[petrhsr]

The great-circle route SYD-EZE doesn't cross Antarctica, but Qantas pilots often go quite a long way inland to avoid the savage circumpolar winds during the southern winter.

[mrpropilot1]

@petrhsr sometimes they fly over nz not auckland but over the island to avoid it yes

[jazzjazz11]

Seat number? Guessing around 30 something.

[Ecka0007]

@jazzjazz11 Wrong. I'm guessing 50 something lol!

[hkdiva2015]

@jazzjazz11 I'm guessing that this is probably the rear section of the Business Class or (if equipped at the time, Premium Economy)

[johnsax1445]

This is a Tranpolar Flight (over portions of Antarctica) is it not?

[twinspb]

@johnsax1445 the flight does indeed fly transpolar.....

[sealalula]

Long takeoff run !!!!!