(G-OOBE) 03/04/16 Boeing 757-28A
If you're here for the takeoff skip to, 12:30 and for the landing, 43:00
A Flight video from London Gatwick, North terminal to Arrecife, Lanzarote with great RB211 engine sound on takeoff from Gatwick's 26L.
A pleasant 3 hour 45 mins flight down to Lanzarote in the Canary Islands on board one of Thomson's 757 aircraft. The flight was fairly smooth with some minor turbulence during the cruise. The crew were great and the cabin was nicely laid out in the 221 passenger configuration. The flight was full (221) and we were loaded with 16244kgs of fuel which is enough for 4 hours 47 mins of flying time. The first officer, in which it was his third flight on the Boeing 757, flew us down to Arrecife, he provided the passengers with lots of trivial information involving the weight of the aircraft in perspective view, quite interesting! The captain taxied with the use of only the number one engine and this engine was also shut down prior to the arrival in ACE. Notice on finals at approximately 44:45, the flock of birds just off to the right of the aircraft, certainly not too far off from the plane. The departure was made from 26L, Southampton 1 Xray (SAM1X) with a reduced thrust (assumed temperature) takeoff of 55 Celsius out of a maximum of 58 Celsius, so a fairly reduced thrust takeoff. We followed the Terto 6 Papa (TERT6P) arrival into Arrecife along with the ILS facility for runway 03, vacating with idle reverse thrust on the the rapid exit taxiway Echo 2.
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Some additional details about the aircraft-
Fuel on board - 16244kgs
Required fuel (3.45) 12389kgs
Payload (221 pax 179 adults/42 children) 18520kgs
Takeoff weight 96734kgs out of a possible 112999kgs
Cost Index 22
Flight level 370
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TOM/BY4766
TOM71K
London Gatwick to Arrecife, Lanzarote
LGW/EGKK to ACE/GCRR
Boeing 757-28A(WL)
Seat 7F
2x Rolls-Royce RB211-535E4
Flight Time - 3hours 45mins
Departure Time- 13.20PM
Arrival Time- 17:30PM
Departure Runway - 26L
Arrival Runway- 03
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Overall, great service from Thomson and still a fantastic aircraft! Check out the return flight on G-BYAY back to London Gatwick - Available soon
Thanks for watching! ✈ ✈