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Its a long time since I've ever gone international. Now finally the exciting trip comes!
ZSAM-WSSS
Aircraft: B-5529(B738, Xiamen Airlines)
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Didn't do much spotting in Xiamen, since I knew we're going to SINGAPORE!! And had tons to spot there. But there was this nice KLM 777 parked at the gate:
Climbing, some thunderstorms:
For the first time in years, I see a non smoggy sky as I leave the coast of China
The beautiful Pacific:
Less than 2 hours after takeoff, suprise!
(Parcel Islands)
Flying over Cambodia!
Here is a funny part:
Mainland Chinese airlines seem to never have the captain annnounce things to passengers, they rarely do, and certainly not on this flight. So I was curious about our cruising alt.
Here is my dialouge with a flight attendant as I remember it(Spoken in Chinese):
Me: 你好(Hello)
Her:小朋友你好！(Hey kid)
Me: 请问我们的巡航高度是多少？(Whats our cruising alt?)
Her: 3000米，一万英尺(3000m, 10,000ft)
Me: 什么？！10000米，30000英尺吧？！(What?! You meant 10,000feet, 30,000 feet?! right?)
Her: 不是，3000米是我们的巡航高度。(No, 3000 meters is our cruising altitude)
????!!!!
We were flying way above the cumulus, and about the level of cirrus clouds, and we were at 10,000ft?
Well, didn't take me long to find the answer was 36,000ft while looking at the screens.
Now the exciting part:
Descent, flying over Malaysia
Soon, the real fun:
We were trying to dodge some thunderheads, but eventually we flew into one and oh mannn that turbulence....Everyone on that plane felt like was screaming(except me
).
For me, a person who never seen a A380, 748, or 787 or anything "new", the landing was extremely exciting, I knew that in a few moments, i'll be seen my first A380:
Saw some other goodies(Biman A310, Fedex A310, Emirates 777) took photos but too bad quality to share.
PS: i was born in Singapore
ZSAM-WSSS
Aircraft: B-5529(B738, Xiamen Airlines)
[photoid=7495961]
Didn't do much spotting in Xiamen, since I knew we're going to SINGAPORE!! And had tons to spot there. But there was this nice KLM 777 parked at the gate:
Climbing, some thunderstorms:
For the first time in years, I see a non smoggy sky as I leave the coast of China
The beautiful Pacific:
Less than 2 hours after takeoff, suprise!
(Parcel Islands)
Flying over Cambodia!
Here is a funny part:
Mainland Chinese airlines seem to never have the captain annnounce things to passengers, they rarely do, and certainly not on this flight. So I was curious about our cruising alt.
Here is my dialouge with a flight attendant as I remember it(Spoken in Chinese):
Me: 你好(Hello)
Her:小朋友你好！(Hey kid)
Me: 请问我们的巡航高度是多少？(Whats our cruising alt?)
Her: 3000米，一万英尺(3000m, 10,000ft)
Me: 什么？！10000米，30000英尺吧？！(What?! You meant 10,000feet, 30,000 feet?! right?)
Her: 不是，3000米是我们的巡航高度。(No, 3000 meters is our cruising altitude)
????!!!!
We were flying way above the cumulus, and about the level of cirrus clouds, and we were at 10,000ft?
Well, didn't take me long to find the answer was 36,000ft while looking at the screens.
Now the exciting part:
Descent, flying over Malaysia
Soon, the real fun:
We were trying to dodge some thunderheads, but eventually we flew into one and oh mannn that turbulence....Everyone on that plane felt like was screaming(except me
).For me, a person who never seen a A380, 748, or 787 or anything "new", the landing was extremely exciting, I knew that in a few moments, i'll be seen my first A380:
Saw some other goodies(Biman A310, Fedex A310, Emirates 777) took photos but too bad quality to share.
PS: i was born in Singapore
Sorry for the backlit+grainy.
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