Exclusive to NZFF: Real Pilot's Photo Collection!

[ardypilot]

Exclusive to NZFF

A friend of mine who flys for Air New Zealand (And is also the ANZ 777 Training Captain), Geoff Cooper, has very kindley taken some photographs for me during his long haul flights, which I am posting in this thread.

He has given me more than 200 pictures, but I am only going to show a small selection of my 13 favourites, Enjoy!

1. Air New Zealand 777 pushback from Auckland International


2. ZK-OKA unloading


3. The NZ Warbirds Catalina at the Wanaka Airshow


4. Appoach to Wanaka Airshow in the Warbirds DC-3


5. A view of the crowd at Wanaka Airshow


6. Appoach to San Francisco International in the ANZ 777


7. A view of the Boeing 777 panel while parked at KSFO


8. Looking down on the Southern Alps


9. Appoach over Manukau City into Auckland International


10. Finals for 23L at NZAA


11. Taxing to the gate at NZAA


12. The Blue Angels low over Fort Lauradale


13. Giving way to a JAL 747 at Tokyo

[Zöltuger]

a unique perspective, incredible photos

[Alex]

Wow. Andrew you must be hiding these pics all over the place, they keep popping up lol. Would love to see some more .

Alex

[AlisterC]

I'm heading to SFO on the Air NZ 777 in September. I might get your friend as my pilot I really enjoyed the landing shot at SFO. Something I've seen in the sim but not for real yet. Beautiful aircraft, shot 1 especially.

[rAj]

Wow, Cool stuff there..
Trolly, thanks for sharing those pics..

[ardypilot]

Glad you like the pics everyone. Expect some more simular ones too, Geoff is sending me a CD with some photo's he has taken flying the 777 into Hong Kong and Osaka

[Zöltuger]

pity kai tak isn't open anymore... now there's a landing i'd like to see documented from the jump seat

[Codge]

Excellent, great to get the right view on approach,I've obviously been coming in way too low,sure looks like a mean sink rate from there!

[Charl]

Codge if you were referring to NZAA 23L, I'd stick to my instincts.
That shot is zoomed and foreshortened, so you seem higher and closer than you actually are.
I'd fly the lights if you don't trust your instruments to capture the ILS
NZAA 23L:
Uni-directional
variable high
intensity, coded
CL with 5 bars
white.
Omni-directional
variable LI, CL
with 2 bars red

[brownbox]

very nice.