The Semi-Retired Foamer has been a railfan since he was around 5 years old, oh yes a very young age, an age when one really should avoid being involved with the gunzel community to any great extent. A few rather unsavoury people bringing that fact home.
After a few decades of train chasing, one decided to break with protocol and get married, thus leading to a severe cut in railfan activity.
Subsequent dealings with hate breeders, lunatics, mental defectives and self-appointed preservation overlords lead to an even greater decrease in my hobby participation.
However things have changed thanks to our small group of trusted mates, interest has returned, and now I have become a bit more involved yet again.
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Over the years I have tried my best to further both the hobby, as well as the friendships that it brings. I have done this by setting up proactive groups both here in Australia, as well as the Philippines. It is with huge honour that I am often considered the founding father of the railfan hobby in the Philippines (my second home).
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I don't take the hobby too seriously and I am a friend to anyone who is good and genuine. But never forgive those who have used their hate to destroy my hobby or hurt the friends within it.

Let's Make The Hobby Great Again!
I aim to share the era that I considered mine, the 80s and 90s. I also like to help promote, and even raise funds for, the various heritage societies that keep the era alive
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Thursday, March 26, 2020


Despite a rapidly growing interest in them, planes have never figured heavily on the pages of this blog, in fact, I can't recall the last time they ever did.
But here they be, and tolerate them you must (or not, it's really up to you).
Anyway, rather than spend hours of time lineside partaking in what passes for a train hobby in 2020, I find myself drawn towards the airport, primarily in search of the final Boeing 747s, and anything else that has been on the endangered list in recent years.

Unless you live under a rock, you would no doubt be suffering the effects of the Coronavirus to some extent or another. Hopefully not in to serious a way.
Stay safe people!

I live right under the runway and have noticed a massive drop in aircraft traffic. However, despite this reduction, intolerable boredom saw me take my chance down on Shep's Mound today.

Turns out that it was worth the 6am effort :-)
Plus there was a social distance of at least 500 metres from anyone else.






Unknown at the time, this arrival of Thai Airways HS-TGA from Thailand was the last time a 747 is likely to be rostered to fly here. According to posts on Farcebook (yeah, yeah, I know), it is likely that 777s will operate once things return to normal.



Polar Boeing 767-3JHF(ER) N643GT lands.



Consecutively numbered (if that matters to anyone) Delta N708DN and N709DN touch down within a hour of each other.
I am reliably informed that one was just being used as a freighter, 
possibly for medical supplies.


Aviation beauty.
Atlas Air, Boeing 747-87U(F) N856GT, lands in Sydney.
Seems a very realistic possibility that the freighters will be the only 747s we regularly see here very soon.


Three 767s at Sydney Airport.
Not at the airport enough to know how common three 767s are, but it is indeed rare enough for me to ensure all those juices started to flow..
L to R:
VH-EFR - Owned by QANTAS Freight
N643GT - Polar Air Cargo, operated for DHL.
VH-EXZ - Owned by DHL, leased to Tasman Cargo.






Have long had a fascination for these little BAe-146-300s, but have always had absolutely no luck in getting photos of them. The few times I have seen them, I've either been driving, or without camera. :-(
So VH-NJM and VH-NJZ in the one morning was an added bonus.



A familar sight at Sydney Airport for so many decades, but very soon to end.
If Farcebook rumours (yeah, yeah.....I know) are to be believed, this may be very close to her last flight. Though, as I type this (13:42 27/3/2020), she is on her way back from Johannasburg and expected to land around 16:30.
Boeing 747-438ER VH-OEI


A couple of Tigers caged in at Sydney Airport.
Tiger Airways, Airbus A320-232 VH-VNH and VH-VNO


Got plenty of shots all ready, but can always use another 'Retro Roo'.
QANTAS B737-838 VH-VXQ 'Retro Roo II'

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Stay safe everyone!


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