I have a major crush on aviation. It’s my favourite part of the day when I hear a jet engine in the distance.
Below you will find various sections wirh aviation articles I have written, personal experiences in the sky and on the ground as well as many many many plane spotting videos and photos.
My photos may not be of the best quality as I would consider myself far more novice than pro at photography.
Be sure to check my Sydney Airport Planespotting Guide
The guide will show you the best locations around Sydney Airport with amazing viewing potential for aircraft both in the air and on the ground.
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News & Events
- Sydney Airport Plane SpottingMy comprehensive guide to planespotting in Sydney
- Aviation in the NewsWhy is aviation such a hot topic?
- Lorraine’s Musings: Sydney VisitSome photos from Lorraine's recent Sydney visit.
- Fighter World at Williamtown AirportA historic look at some RAAF fighter planes.
- Sydney Airport Airside Tour 2017A rare opportunity to see behind the scenes at Sydney Airport with this awesome airside tour.
- Antonov 225 in PerthMy dream come true, the Antonov 225 visiting Perth for the first time. Waited 7 hours for this monster plane to arrive.
- On The Flight DeckFinally managed to see the flight deck of a 747 up close.
- Plane Old TravelThe wittiest headline ever. My day trip involving old planes
Planespotting Related
- Shep’s MoundSydney Airport has just finished upgrading Sheps Mound to be an awesome plane spotting destination.
- Sheps Mound Walkaround VideoA quick walk around tour of Sheps Mound at Sydney Airport
- Wings Over Illawarra 2017An awesome airshow in the Wollongong area featuring some amazing vintage aircraft and aerobatic displays.
Airport Related
- Port Macquarie AirportSydney, Virgin Australia, a couple of ATR72-600s and a visit to Port Macquarie
- Sydney Airport Airside Tour 2017A rare opportunity to see behind the scenes at Sydney Airport with this awesome airside tour.
- 2017 Most Scenic AirportsAnd the most scenic airports of 2017 are ....
Aircraft Specific
- Photos of Qantas VH-OJA at HARSJust some shots of VH-OJA at HARS
- Boeing 747 Turns 50February 9th 2019 marks 50 years since the first flight of the Boeing 747
- Tribute to the VA Embraer 190Just a small tribute to the last Virgin Australia Embraer 190 flight.
- Qantas Boeing 747-438 VH-OEGQantas 747-438 VH-OEG takeoff from Sydney Airport RWY16R on 11 November 2017 as flight QF25 to Tokyo Haneda
Airline Safety Videos
- Airline Safety Videos #7It's been a while but let's look at some new airline safety videos from 2024
- Airline Safety Videos #6The first installment for 2021 with some fun filled selections.
- Airline Safety Videos #5 – Qantas EditionThe Qantas edition of Airline Safety Videos
- Airline Safety Videos #4The latest in the series of airline safety videos.
- Airline Safety Videos #3Part 3 of the airline safety videos series
- Airline Safety Videos #2Retro and Retro-ish Safety Videos
- Airline Safety Videos #1Some quirky safety videos from the last few years.
- Air NZ Safety VideosAir New Zealand's Men in Black Safety Video FTW
My Personal Experiences
- Take off from Manila Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL)Take off from Manila Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) April 2019
- Landing RWY20C @ Changi AirportLanding at Singapore Changi Airport RWY20C April 2019
- Brisbane FIFO FlightsLucky enough to fly in, fly out to Brisbane for work.
- First 747 ExperienceMy first ever trip on a Boeing 747 thanks to Qantas for flying AKL to SYD.
- Windy WellingtonSome windy runway action from Wellington
- Turbulent Skies in ATR72Horrible weather on the Australian east coast made for interesting flying.
- Sydney from the SkySydney from above in an ATR72-600 landing at Sydney Airport.
- Port MacquarieDay trip to Port Macquarie from Sydney. First time in a twin prop plane.
Planespotting Videos and Photos
I don't have watermarks on any of my photos. If you'd like to use any I don't mind but would appreciate a link back to my site.
Sydney Airport Plane Spotting
My comprehensive guide to planespotting in Sydney...
Sydney Plane Spotting 30 December 2021
First venture to the airport in more than 2 years 😭...
Photos of Qantas VH-OJA at HARS
Just some shots of VH-OJA at HARS...
Air China’s 50th A330
Little light Sunday planespotting with an accidental special livery catch...
Sydney Plane Spotting 14 June 2020
Sunny winter day planespotting...
Sydney Plane Spotting 3 March 2019
Mid afternoon planespotting, there's lots of A330s at Sydney Airport!...
Sydney Plane Spotting 16 February 2019
Second spotting day in a month, wow. Managed to catch another A350...
Sydney Plane Spotting 10 February 2019
First planespotting for 2019. First time only took photos...
Sydney Plane Spotting 21 July 2018
Nice day out for some planespotting, nice and warm but the sun wasn't great for recording...
The 777 Compilation
The 777 Compilation from Sydney Airport...
The 787 Dreamliner Compilation
A 787 Dreamliner compilation from videos taken at Sydney Airport...
Sydney Plane Spotting 5 May 2018
Lots of Australian planes today and a few internationals thrown in for good measure...
Sydney Plane Spotting 31 March 2018
Some long weekend spotting from Shep's Mound with plenty of takeoff and landings on RWY16R...
Sydney Plane Spotting 17 March 2018
A warm sunny day for spotting and saw my first Airbus A350...
Plane Spotting 18 February 2018
A bite size, beach front plane spotting extravaganza...
Misc Planespotting Videos
Some recent Youtube uploads from Sydney Airport...
Sydney Airport Planespotting 11 November 2017
First planespotting day at the new Sheps Mound, hard to film around people but still a great spot...
Sheps Mound Walkaround Video
A quick walk around tour of Sheps Mound at Sydney Airport...
Qantas Boeing 747-438 VH-OEG
Qantas 747-438 VH-OEG takeoff from Sydney Airport RWY16R on 11 November 2017 as flight QF25 to Tokyo Haneda...
Sydney Plane Spotting 13 August 2017
A cold day out spotting with some great larger Boeing and Airbus planes plus a few extras...
Sydney Plane Spotting 25 June 2017
A cold day out spotting with some great larger Boeing and Airbus planes plus a few extras...
Sydney Plane Spotting 28 May 2017
Lovely day out spotting with 2 special appearances by Captain Keg in an A330...
Rydges Sydney Airport Plane Spotters Day
Rydges Sydney Airport Plane Spotting level open for business with some special guests along for the event...
Sydney Plane Spotting 13th May 2017
Super Video! Lots of planes from Dash 8 to 737 to A380 and lots in between...
Wings Over Illawarra 2017
An awesome airshow in the Wollongong area featuring some amazing vintage aircraft and aerobatic displays...
Sydney Plane Spotting 26 March 2017
First plane spotting in almost 2 months, lots of great video captured A320 to A380, B737 to B747 and everything in between...
Sydney Plane Spotting 14 January 2017
Sydney Plane Spotting with some special Japanese 747s...
Sydney Plane Spotting 08 January 2017
First plane spotting for 2017 at Sydney Airport...
Qantas 2016
A quick look back at my 2016 Qantas Videos...
Sydney Plane Spotting 10 December 2016
Photos and videos taken at "The Beach" alongside taxiway alpha and RWY16L/34R...
Sydney Plane Spotting 21 August 2016
Loads of big and small operators from Jetstream 32 to B747...
Sydney Plane Spotting 10 August 2016
Best spotting day so far. Had a lot of luck with mostly large aircraft...
Sydney Plane Spotting 16 July 2016
Best spotting day so far. Had a lot of luck with mostly large aircraft...
Sydney Plane Spotting 10 July 2016
Sunday Plane Spotting. Lots of great photos and videos...
Sydney Plane Spotting 9 July 2016
Weekend plane spotting and testing out my new camera...
Sydney Plane Spotting 28 June 2016
A prime location at The Beach with a view of 34L/16R...
Sydney 16R Landing Plane Spotting 29/05/16
29th May 2016 - Landings on Runway 16R at Sydney Airport Compilation...
Sydney 34L Plane Spotting 28 May 2016
Planespotting at Sydney Airport Runway 34L on 28/05/2016...
Antonov 225 in Perth
My dream come true, the Antonov 225 visiting Perth for the first time. Waited 7 hours for this monster plane to arrive...
April Weekend Plane Spotting
The following compilation was recorded from Marsh Street, Tempe near Sydney Airport. Videos are from 25th of April and 1st of May 2016. 2,718...
Easter Weekend Spotting
Easter long weekend and plenty of time to watch the planes come and go at Sydney Airport...
Runway 07
Some videos from my Saturday Plane Spotting at Sydney Airport's Runway 07...
Takeoff Time
Takeoff Time - a recap of my videos from Sydney Airport today with takeoffs from runway 34L...
Retro Roo
By fluke chance I managed to catch a shot of QANTAS Retro Roo 2 as it was landing at Sydney...
Weekend Runway Videos
Just some weekend plane videos from Sydney Airport...
General Interest Aviation
Airline Safety Videos #7
August 28, 2024Air India,Airline Safety Videos,Emirates,Hawaiian Airlines,Lufthansa,QANTAS,Sri Lankan Airlines,United
It's been a while but let's look at some new airline safety videos from 2024...
Airline Safety Videos #6
January 24, 2021Air New Zealand,Air Safety,Airline Safety Video,Alaka Airlines,Delta Air Lines,Qatar,Safety Videos,United Airlines,Virgin America
The first installment for 2021 with some fun filled selections...
Photos of Qantas VH-OJA at HARS
Just some shots of VH-OJA at HARS...
COVID-19 and Aviation
March 20, 2020Coronavirus,COVID-19
The world has fallen into chaos and our aviation and tourist industry has been hit hard...
Airline Safety Videos #5 – Qantas Edition
March 6, 2020100 Years,767,787,A380,Dreamliner,history,QANTAS,Safety Videos
The Qantas edition of Airline Safety Videos...
Airline Safety Videos #4
October 29, 2019747,Air New Zealand,ANA,Boeing,British Airways,Cathay Pacific,Turkish Airlines,United Airlines
The latest in the series of airline safety videos...
Flight Evacuation: What To Do?
Bags or no bags, what to do in an emergency evacuation...
2018 Sydney Airport Air Side Tour
September 5, 2018Sydney Airport
Read all about Kids in Need and how you can get involved...
Passenger Impact from Bali Ash Cloud
Passenger impact caused by Mt Agung ash cloud and lack of info from the airlines...
A350 Airlines Videos
March 18, 2018A350,Air Mauritius,Airbus,Cathay Pacific,China Airlines,Finnair,Lufthunsa,Malaysia Airlines,Qatar,Singapore Airlines,Vietnam Airlines
Safety videos unique to the new Airbus A350...
Airline Safety Videos #3
February 16, 2018Airline Safety Video,Hawaiian Airlines,Icelandair,QANTAS,Singapore Airlines,United
Part 3 of the airline safety videos series...
Airline Safety Videos #1
November 26, 2017Air New Zealand,Airline,British Airways,Delta,Hainan Airlines,QANTAS,Safety Videos,Southwest Airlines,Virgin America,Virgin Australia
Some quirky safety videos from the last few years...
Happy 97th Birthday Qantas
November 16, 2017QANTAS
Here's just a few photos to commemorate your fleet...
AvGeek Community
An all new aviation community where everyone can share photos, video, stories and more...
Cure Cancer Sydney Airport Runway Run
October 30, 2017Cure Cancer,Runway Run,Sydney Airport
Cure Cancer Australia and Sydney Airport are thrilled to invite you to take part in the third annual Runway Run...
Western Sydney Airport Refusal
May 2, 2017Sydney,Sydney Airport,Western Sydney Airport
Sydney Airport Corporation has turned down rights to build the new airport...
Airports from Space
April 27, 2017Airports,Photos,Space,Thomas Pesquet
Photos of airports taken from space. These are very wow...
Lorraine’s Musings: 28 Years with BA
April 25, 2017B777,Barbados,British Airways,Lorraine,Lorraine Taylor,Lorraines Musings
Sitting on a beach front balcony in Barbados the day before my 28th anniversary flying with BA...
Random Plane Safety Q&A
February 19, 2016
Random plane safety stuff you probably wondered but were too lazy to google...
Plane Old Travel
August 16, 2015747,Airport,Albion Park,HARS,Museum,QANTAS,Wollongong
The wittiest headline ever. My day trip involving old planes...
Air NZ Safety Videos
August 14, 2015Air Safety,Bear Grills,Betty White,Hobbit,Holiday,Models,New Zealand,Youtube
Air New Zealand's Men in Black Safety Video FTW...
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