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Early morning. 5am, It's still dark outside. It's a big job today, flying some billionaire in a Lear over to Brisbane for a business meeting. I switch on the TV to get the weather.
"Today we are expecting snow, yes you heard right SNOW, down to sea-level at Sydney and up the coast"
That can't be right, it never snows in Sydney, it has to be a joke! I switch over to the next channel.
"An icy jetstream is blowing up from Antartica, plumetting temperatures in Sydney low enough to snow."
The story was the same on all the other channels. I get ready then open the door to go out to my car when a drift of snow falls inwards. I trudge out amazed. I make it to Sydney International after a slight delay (they had to bring in sweepers from the snow feilds).
The low temperatures have also caused fog, limiting visibilty to about 200 metres. Also the cold weather is accompanied with strong winds and occasional gusts of up to 200 knots! (Although the strongest i saw was about 80)

I hop in the Lear and get ready to take off


As soon as my plane is airborne a gust throws it around, and I go a little close to the control tower. I had a hard time convinving Air Traffic Control I wasn't up late watching "Top Gun" again.


Climbing through the snow clouds was something else!


I have never seen Sydney look so nice!


Enough sight seeing. The billionaire is already running late. To Brisbane we go!

Any comments??

Be patient new one!
As for the pics: goosebumps  :P

Great Shots  

It'll do the aussys good to get a bit of snow down there! Toughen them up a bit! I wouldnt worry about the ATC tower, they're used to it. Ozzys there all the time, they got off easy this time.
Keep it up

Born_2_fly

sweet. I'm actually impressed about how they came out. My graphics card is quite crap, but I've been tweaking it lately. Looks like it worked.

Great Shots  

It'll do the aussys good to get a bit of snow down there! Toughen them up a bit! I wouldnt worry about the ATC tower, they're used to it. Ozzys there all the time, they got off easy this time.
Keep it up

Born_2_fly

Since when do aussies need toughening up?? have you been living under a rock for the past century? Take Paul Hogan (crocodile dundee) for example, or even Steve Irwin

Of course they need Toughening up!
Dont get me wrong my best Mate is Australian
They dont see enough of the cold though!
Bit of snow will do them good  ;D

Born_2_fly

P.S. Ill thank you for not offending my rock!

Since when do aussies need toughening up?? have you been living under a rock for the past century? Take Paul Hogan (crocodile dundee) for example, or even Steve Irwin  

Steve Irwin is great!!!
  Anyway, nice shots winged one, to increase quality of pictures perhaps you should turn on your AA (anti-aliasing) function on your graphics/video card.
        Cheers,
        cspyro21

Nice shots!! Hope you still have your licence after that nasty mishap with the tower

Steve Irwin is great!!!
  Anyway, nice shots winged one, to increase quality of pictures perhaps you should turn on your AA (anti-aliasing) function on your graphics/video card.
        Cheers,
        cspyro21

OK, i'll give it a try... but i can guarentee my frame rate will take a beating!

Nice shots!! Hope you still have your licence after that nasty mishap with the tower

I haven't had any feds knocking on my door, so i think they've just put it down to extreme waether  ;D

I haven't had any feds knocking on my door, so i think they've just put it down to extreme waether  

If they do come, I'll distract them and you escape out the back window......  ;D

If they do come, I'll distract them and you escape out the back window......  ;D

OK sure, just make sure the Cessna is fueled up  ;D

OK sure, just make sure the Cessna is fueled up  

Lol yea, if it isn't things could get hairy......

snow in sydney..Brrrr shiver shiver very nice winged one