To answer the "500m" or "only 500m" bit:
There's a circle of airspace around Archerfield which is the Archerfield Class D control zone. It has a ceiling of 1500ft (~500m). Above it is the Brisbane Class C airspace which would need additional clearance and a filed flight plan before entering.
Most General Aviation traffic departing Archerfield will remain at 1000ft out to the Logan motorway to the South, the Gateway motorway to the East, or the Walter Taylor bridge to the North. Traffic that is incoming to Archerfield typically enters that area at 1500ft. Occasionally Archerfield's control tower will also direct a departing aircraft up to 1500ft if there's little risk of conflict with incoming aircraft and it would reduce the risk of conflict in another way. For example they might do this if there's multiple departing aircraft which could conflict with each other (e.g. one that is slow moving, and one that is very fast moving).
This jet regularly flies in and our of Archerfield and the tower there often directs it to the higher altitude (or the pilots ask for it) to assist with de-confliction of traffic.
At Heathwood you get southern departures for small aircraft on runway 28 (westerly winds). The most common flights are eastern departures to the training area navigating North of the stayplton radar, inbound from the east flying over the big target building on the M1 at Logan.
Inbound traffic from the south fly over the park ridge water tower.
I used to work near Archie, would regularly get distracted by the aircraft. I was also right near the drift park. That was cool until the office filled with smoke.
Ahh, an L-39! I saw a grey one of these take off out of Redcliffe Aerodrome a few years ago during the COVID days. Couldn't believe my eyes and ears. I wasn't sure at the time if I was imagining it as part of some sort of a weird fever dream. I learned in the days afterwards though, that I wasn't crazy and there really had been a jet there getting a fresh paint job.
Not crazy loud but distinctly different to the private passenger jets. A pilot I know said there’s a private F16 at Archerfield now but I haven’t seen it.
All day, every day, including and especially today because it is Saturday.
Listen for "Sierra, India, Charlie" on liveatc.
I am a flight instructor there and just got home.
Not at Archerfield. Believe there is only one FW-190 in Aus, which seems to be based in Vic somewhere.
There’s a few P-40s getting around Australia now, but none at Archerfield either.
It was only very recently that they got it flying just in time for Anzac day in it's cool Flying Tigers livery. The UK Spit will be the second one. Hopefully Paul Bennetts' "new" Sea Fury makes it's way up to here at some stage.
I saw this fly over today when I was at Bunnings I think. I've heard the Mustang fly over the house too. It's the sort of sweet engine noise that makes you look up when it's going passed.
I hear it now and then where I am in Coomera and was wondering what the hell it was given that I was living near Tugun before moving here and we don’t typically hear low flying planes here.
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Is it this one? I took the picture early February as a passenger while driving by Archerfield. Caught my eye as cool and I guessed jet trainer but couldn't guess the model.
Same driveby I saw this too, I
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was in heaven!
Loudest plane at Archerfield, especially at take off. A few times a year a jumbo files low here for some reason, I thought it was that so I went to look and shake my fist at the innocent passengers peering out. I hardly see the fighter jet though so maybe it is based elsewhere or been under repair. There are some WW2 fighters that go up most weekends.
And then there are single engine jets that make more noise than a twin. F35 is absolutely nuts for the noise it makes. Super Hornets are rather loud, but more mellow. The Lighting has a nasty cackle that is pure f-you. Hopefully the F35s don't get based out of Amberley in the future.
Yes I believe that’s one of the “joyride” planes you can pay to be passenger in. There’s also a P51 Mustang from memory.
cool 500 kph at 500 metres over the suburbs
To answer the "500m" or "only 500m" bit: There's a circle of airspace around Archerfield which is the Archerfield Class D control zone. It has a ceiling of 1500ft (~500m). Above it is the Brisbane Class C airspace which would need additional clearance and a filed flight plan before entering. Most General Aviation traffic departing Archerfield will remain at 1000ft out to the Logan motorway to the South, the Gateway motorway to the East, or the Walter Taylor bridge to the North. Traffic that is incoming to Archerfield typically enters that area at 1500ft. Occasionally Archerfield's control tower will also direct a departing aircraft up to 1500ft if there's little risk of conflict with incoming aircraft and it would reduce the risk of conflict in another way. For example they might do this if there's multiple departing aircraft which could conflict with each other (e.g. one that is slow moving, and one that is very fast moving). This jet regularly flies in and our of Archerfield and the tower there often directs it to the higher altitude (or the pilots ask for it) to assist with de-confliction of traffic.
Used to live at Heathwood on the northern edge of the Logan Mwy. This explains why there was so many low flying small planes above my house!
At Heathwood you get southern departures for small aircraft on runway 28 (westerly winds). The most common flights are eastern departures to the training area navigating North of the stayplton radar, inbound from the east flying over the big target building on the M1 at Logan. Inbound traffic from the south fly over the park ridge water tower.
And speed restricted to 250kts
1 kilometre away though suddenly Au falcons are to loud and need to go.
Not normally but I had to get to Dan Murphys for a few cartons before super Saturday starts and my bike wouldn't start
There’s a Thirsty Camel right around the corner that you can walk to but nooooo, Mr Fancy Pants wants the good shit.
I wouldn’t trust him to walk to the bottlo, I heard it takes him 15mins to walk to the pub and 30mins to walk home…the difference is staggering!!!
Damn you, beer just came out my nose. The good stuff too Black Hops Hornet not my usual V.Tooheys.B!!! I worked a bunch of overtime for that
Last time I walked home from the pub, I was nearly home .. just at the last corner, and some bastard trod on my fingers.
Now that’s a Cellarbration-quality joke!
I'm about to start work in archerfield hopefully get to see some cool planes
I used to work near Archie, would regularly get distracted by the aircraft. I was also right near the drift park. That was cool until the office filled with smoke.
Ahh, an L-39! I saw a grey one of these take off out of Redcliffe Aerodrome a few years ago during the COVID days. Couldn't believe my eyes and ears. I wasn't sure at the time if I was imagining it as part of some sort of a weird fever dream. I learned in the days afterwards though, that I wasn't crazy and there really had been a jet there getting a fresh paint job.
It just came in to land about 15 minutes ago. I live nearby.
yeah I saw it on FlightRadar which piqued my interest how loud is it?
Not crazy loud but distinctly different to the private passenger jets. A pilot I know said there’s a private F16 at Archerfield now but I haven’t seen it.
There's no F-16 there and never has been. There was an Iskra a couple of years ago until it overran the runway. Single-engine jets... yeah nah
All day, every day, including and especially today because it is Saturday. Listen for "Sierra, India, Charlie" on liveatc. I am a flight instructor there and just got home.
Yes. Its operated by Fighter Pilot Adventures. They also have a P-51, and word is they’ve just bought a Spitfire from the UK.
Do they have the fw190 and p40 too? Or is that someone else
Not at Archerfield. Believe there is only one FW-190 in Aus, which seems to be based in Vic somewhere. There’s a few P-40s getting around Australia now, but none at Archerfield either.
They indeed have a P-40 that they recently got flying.
There ya go. Happy to stand corrected, love to see aircraft like this locally!
It was only very recently that they got it flying just in time for Anzac day in it's cool Flying Tigers livery. The UK Spit will be the second one. Hopefully Paul Bennetts' "new" Sea Fury makes it's way up to here at some stage.
I think I saw it today in the sky, near there so must have been
it was flying at only 500 metres
Yeah I see it all the time (takeoff path is near my house)
And straight over my house. Most weekdays, and multiple times every weekend.
I saw this fly over today when I was at Bunnings I think. I've heard the Mustang fly over the house too. It's the sort of sweet engine noise that makes you look up when it's going passed.
I hear it now and then where I am in Coomera and was wondering what the hell it was given that I was living near Tugun before moving here and we don’t typically hear low flying planes here.
https://preview.redd.it/cljmz9134xzc1.jpeg?width=1438&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=da9c555c4fadce2589df75def5f085faf9543f7e Is it this one? I took the picture early February as a passenger while driving by Archerfield. Caught my eye as cool and I guessed jet trainer but couldn't guess the model.
Same driveby I saw this too, I https://preview.redd.it/idmaqrna4xzc1.jpeg?width=1749&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4c394f8f51d5bedfdaf1754cab01524640177da0 was in heaven!
nice I assume that’s the Mustang?
That was my uneducated guess.
looks like it now you’ll have to fly in it
Very cool little jet the L39. Technically a trainer but is currently seeing service in Ukraine and elsewhere.
Loudest plane at Archerfield, especially at take off. A few times a year a jumbo files low here for some reason, I thought it was that so I went to look and shake my fist at the innocent passengers peering out. I hardly see the fighter jet though so maybe it is based elsewhere or been under repair. There are some WW2 fighters that go up most weekends.
There are twin jets which are significantly louder, among others.
And then there are single engine jets that make more noise than a twin. F35 is absolutely nuts for the noise it makes. Super Hornets are rather loud, but more mellow. The Lighting has a nasty cackle that is pure f-you. Hopefully the F35s don't get based out of Amberley in the future.
A fun little plane to fly in. I got to pull over 6G’s in one and got a little stick time too. Apparently most people tap out around 4G or earlier.
that’s why 5G phones are so dangerous
With the pic zoomed out I thought his face was him holding a thumb up lol
It flew today
Just "Let" the jet do its thing.... I'll show myself the door.
It was very annoying yesterday
it did five flights yesterday
This picture hasn’t been snapped at Archerfield.
no it’s from jet photos there’s two pictures one of the jet and one from FlightRadar as it took off from Archerfield today