Aircraft: Boeing 737-800 Departure Airport: Moi International Airport (HKMO/MBA) Destination Airport: Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (HKJK/NBO) Date: April 14th, 2026 Time: Day, Spring (in the simulator)

Aircraft: Learjet 45 Departure Airport: Vancouver International Airport (YVR/CYVR) Destination Airport: Northwest Regional Airport, Terrace-Kitimat (YXT/CYXT) Date: April 6th, 2026 Time: Dawn, Winter

Here’s takeoff footage I recorded from yesterday of this A380 taking off from Melbourne, with the Trent 900s this time. Unfortunately the engines aren’t as audible as I wanted them to be mainly due to some white noise from the background, however you can still hear the staged spool up of the Trent 900s. This was followed by a very shallow climb out which i was too lazy to record, must have been very heavy that day.

Here are mine 😁

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