Finally on my way to Cape Town to do these flights again.
Some great videos
They were supposed to retire this A340 in October!
Re: Antarctica 2025/25 Season
Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2024 5:22 am
by Slick Goodlin
Do you guys operate under the Moonraker callsign? I feel like I’ve seen an all white 340 cruising around with that handle and it’s badass.
Re: Antarctica 2025/25 Season
Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2024 12:13 pm
by David MacRay
It was solstice yesterday. Did you need to wait for the Wx? You’re going to be running out of daylight.
I suppose it will take a few months but I thought you’d have gone before now.
Re: Antarctica 2025/25 Season
Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2024 11:15 am
by Eric Janson
@Slick Goodlin
Yes - "Moonraker" is the call sign for Hifly Malta.
@David MacRay
Things are reversed in the Southern Hemisphere. Dec 21 is the longest day of the year and it's Summer in Cape Town.
24 H daylight S of 66'30"S.
They plan the flights to arrive at the coldest time of the day.
Re: Antarctica 2025/25 Season
Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2024 12:34 pm
by Colonel
You guys fly a lot of tourists down there?
Re: Antarctica 2025/25 Season
Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2024 6:23 pm
by David MacRay
Yes, I know.
What I am saying is that it would have been twenty four hours of sunlight for a while. After the longest day of the year, each day will get shorter until the next solstice in June. At some point the sun will set for several months.
You wrote, “I am finally heading to Capetown...”
I figured that even though the sunlight was good for at least a few months, Wx might not have been as good.
Re: Antarctica 2025/25 Season
Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2024 9:52 pm
by Eric Janson
David MacRay wrote: Tue Dec 24, 2024 6:23 pm
Yes, I know.
What I am saying is that it would have been twenty four hours of sunlight for a while. After the longest day of the year, each day will get shorter until the next solstice in June. At some point the sun will set for several months.
You wrote, “I am finally heading to Capetown...”
I figured that even though the sunlight was good for at least a few months, Wx might not have been as good.
Sorry I misunderstood what you were getting at.
Flights operate during the period with the best weather - November to mid February.
Just got back from a flight - we departed a bit earlier due to the deteriorating forecast. Weather went below landing limits about 2 hours after we left.
Passengers normally around 50 each way.
Re: Antarctica 2024/25 Season
Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2025 7:45 pm
by Eric Janson
Some more great videos from Flightradar 24.
Re: Antarctica 2024/25 Season
Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2025 7:07 pm
by Eric Janson
Another video. The 5 videos give a nice overview of the operation.