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Groningen/Eelde 05-09-2011 -- First B777 visit ever!

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Some very very nice blue metal came our way today, the first ever visit of a Boeing 777! Some pics and a video below:

It wasn't as busy as I had expected
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On short final for runway 23
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Flaring above the runway
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Pulling up again
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Plus a short video we made of the whole thing! How low can you go :respect:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYXcsvF7pGU[/youtube]
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Re: Groningen/Eelde 05-09-2011 -- First B777 visit ever!

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Yes I was hoping you was there!

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They were rather close to having to pay landing fees... :wink:
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Anybody got an idea why it was flying around with gear doors open, indicates that alternate gear extension was used to lower the gear.
What goes up..........Must come down for maintenance
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Nr. 2, great shot!
Shoot first, edit later! :-)
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BQA made a test flight after heavy maintenance at AMS today
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Verry nice impression!!
Melmac wrote:Anybody got an idea why it was flying around with gear doors open, indicates that alternate gear extension was used to lower the gear.
Correct, it was one of the test procedures they had to do.
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Re: Groningen/Eelde 05-09-2011 -- First B777 visit ever!

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Didn´t know KLM was doing HMV on T7. I thought it was done by AF. As far as I know, no HMV will be done at AMS anymore, C-checks only.
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BQA was in for a C-check. She will be released to service this morning. After that, the BQB will go to H14 for a C-check, which is currently planned until October 1st.

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The first B777 flyby ever :wink:
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United 777 wrote:The first B777 flyby ever :wink:
Not true!
This was the first approach of a B777 at Eelde. On the 1st of january 2009 PH-BQO did a low over (together with B738 PH-BXA's first flight in retro c/s).
You have to believe me when I write that this is the BXO over Eelde on 01-01-2009, cause you can't see any landmarks in the picture :lol:

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NIce pics indeed!

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JS50557 wrote:Didn´t know KLM was doing HMV on T7. I thought it was done by AF. As far as I know, no HMV will be done at AMS anymore, C-checks only.
Maybe a technical specialist can/will correct me, but to my belief B777 aircraft do not require any heavier maintenance than C-checks!
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Heron wrote: Not true!
This was the first approach of a B777 at Eelde. On the 1st of january 2009 PH-BQO did a low over (together with B738 PH-BXA's first flight in retro c/s).
You have to believe me when I write that this is the BXO over Eelde on 01-01-2009, cause you can't see any landmarks in the picture :lol:
Nobody will believe you!!
a) It is clearly PH-BQO!
b) It is clearly a B777-200 and not a B737-900! :wink:
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Re: Groningen/Eelde 05-09-2011 -- First B777 visit ever!

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Heron wrote:
United 777 wrote:The first B777 flyby ever :wink:
Not true!
This was the first approach of a B777 at Eelde.
Not a first visit then? I am confused by the topic title.

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