On May 1st, 2016, British Airways started flying their Airbus A380 super-jumbo into YVR (Vancouver International Airport). Unfortunately, I was unable to be down at the airport to greet this enormous aircraft personally as the condition of my car is less than optimal (battery has a parasitic energy bleed and is sufficiently dead enough that if I were to drive it, it could potentially damage the engine; also doesn't help that the rad is toast and the engine overheats.)
So even though I was unable to make it down to the south terminal of YVR to see the Airbus fly in for its inaugural flight, I still managed to catch the bird in the air before anyone else: How? Because I sat out in my backyard and waited for the Airbus to fly overhead. The Airbus A380 is only scheduled during the summer however, with winter months, I presume being covered by the TripleSeven or the 747-400 (a rather higher gas mileage expenditure) but that will remain to be seen. But hopefully, I will be able to get down to YVR Airport South Terminal and be able to see the aircraft do its thing.
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