Views from the flight deck

daniel richardson · 01-04-2019, 12:53 PM

Hi all, i thought i'd create a new thread to dump all of my shots from flying on you all... Enjoy!

Sunrise as we take off to Quetta, Pakistan

Descending into Quetta

And climbing back out...

Blurry shot of Istanbul as we come downwind for landing at Sabiha airport

UAE Sandwich! Etihad A380 on top, Emirates 77W in the middle and our A320 on the bottom

Avoiding some mean looking clouds on the way back from Baghdad

The stunning south of Oman as we descend down into Salalah

Sandstorm rolling into the airport in Riyadh yesterday

And leaving again after the visibility came above minima

More to come!

daniel richardson · 01-05-2019, 09:35 AM

Crossing a Qatar A350 enroute to Kuwait

One from my gopro as we maintain FL320 in our A320

And a beautiful queen at rest

DutchCollector · 01-05-2019, 01:15 PM

Some great stuff Daniel, thanks for sharing these amazing views with us!

JReeves96 · 01-05-2019, 01:37 PM

So envious you're following your dreams. I had to take the next best thing, loadmaster. Gorgeous pictures, Daniel!

daniel richardson · 01-06-2019, 01:25 PM

Some more from today!

Southern Iran and smooth skies

Flying over the salt lakes as we approach to land in Shiraz

Poorly Norwegian still stuck on the Ground in Shiraz nearly a month after diverting here with an engine failure!

And Kish island as we turn into the Persian Gulf to descend back home

DutchCollector · 01-06-2019, 04:07 PM

That's a very interesting shot of the Norwegian 737 stuck in Shiraz too Daniel.

Thanks as always for sharing.

daniel richardson · 01-19-2019, 10:11 AM

We were treated to some tasty snacks by the very friendly ground staff in Karachi

A very wet, windy and cold Baku

Enjoying a snack and a drink whilst admiring the view somewhere near Yazd, Iran as we come back from Baku

Sea of clouds on the way to Kuwait yesterday, this was also on the first A320 i ever flew, nice to be back flying her again!

And the setting sun as we make our way across the arabian gulf on the way back home. Enjoy!

solicitor82 · 01-19-2019, 10:55 AM

Its nice to follow your dream and flying is an exciting profession, Daniel. Those samosas look yum in one of the pictures! Amazing views, the world looks so beautiful from the flight deck, my friend!

DutchCollector · 01-19-2019, 12:48 PM

Great views over the Iranian landscape, and that snack lokms delicious as well!

LeoMuse747 · 01-20-2019, 11:45 AM

The snacks look identical to Brazilian "Pastel"

solicitor82 · 01-20-2019, 11:53 AM

The snack is called samosa which is made with dough, vegetables and spices and is a very popular street food here in Mumbai...and its delicious!

daniel richardson · 01-20-2019, 12:11 PM

Yep, Samosas were indeed potato/peas/masala, similar filling to Punjabi samosas, looking forward to my next jaunt that way!

I have a timelapse i shot to and partially from Kuwait if any of you would be interested in seeing it... let me know!

Speedbird 48 · 01-21-2019, 04:15 AM

Lovely photos! Samosas look tasty too! I have a hard time trusting food in Pakistan though. Have you flown into Islamabad yet? Also, how often do you layover at your destinations?

daniel richardson · 01-21-2019, 04:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Speedbird 48

Lovely photos! Samosas look tasty too! I have a hard time trusting food in Pakistan though. Have you flown into Islamabad yet? Also, how often do you layover at your destinations?

I didn't have any problems after eating them so all good so far! Routes to Pakistan i've only done Karachi, Sialkot and Quetta so far. We only have 5 destinations right now which are layovers, Prague, one of the Moscow flights, Chittagong and Dhaka (these last two are again on certain flights, i believe the earlier flights to both places are return same day) and in the summer Sarajevo, that's all until the new A321NEO LR's arrive in the next few weeks!

solicitor82 · 01-21-2019, 11:32 AM

If you come to Mumbai, I’ll make you taste the delicious street food, hope you have a strong stomach to digest the delicious food! But don’t worry, I’ll take you somewhere clean and hygienic!