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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
18th Oct 2014, 21:29
Replies: 468
Views: 184,997
Posted By chimbu warrior

If it is the one I'm thinking of, I last saw it...

If it is the one I'm thinking of, I last saw it in a million bits in the Government Flying Unit hangar in POM.

Can't recall now, but I think it belonged to an expat engineer who planned to...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Jan 2014, 10:29
Replies: 468
Views: 184,997
Posted By chimbu warrior

First photo is Mendi, not Lae. Second photo...

First photo is Mendi, not Lae. Second photo (damaged) could be Lae, hard to tell.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Sep 2012, 07:17
Replies: 468
Views: 184,997
Posted By chimbu warrior

Nope it is definitely a C185; see larger fin. Do...

Nope it is definitely a C185; see larger fin. Do agree that it could be a mission machine, as they did not seem to favour fitting pods to their aircraft.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Sep 2012, 09:06
Replies: 468
Views: 184,997
Posted By chimbu warrior

Keglsugl spelling is correct, but strip is now...

Keglsugl spelling is correct, but strip is now closed. When I last operated there in 1980, there was no grass, but strip was hard packed gravel.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
2nd Apr 2012, 01:05
Replies: 468
Views: 184,997
Posted By chimbu warrior

I believe this was the accident that killed...

I believe this was the accident that killed Father Bouchard, a French-Canadian priest who spent many years flying around the western province.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Mar 2012, 10:36
Replies: 468
Views: 184,997
Posted By chimbu warrior

Col Simmons was last heard of sim instructing for...

Col Simmons was last heard of sim instructing for Cathay in Hong Kong. That was a few years ago, not sure if he is still there.

I remember when Paul used to hang around the Lae crew room; he was...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
21st Nov 2011, 19:48
Replies: 468
Views: 184,997
Posted By chimbu warrior

Recently saw a set of cowls for a 185 advertised,...

Recently saw a set of cowls for a 185 advertised, and they alone were more than 9 grand........!
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
27th Apr 2011, 08:08
Replies: 468
Views: 184,997
Posted By chimbu warrior

That looks like Telefomin to me.

That looks like Telefomin to me.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Apr 2011, 07:01
Replies: 468
Views: 184,997
Posted By chimbu warrior

Your memory is very accurate. Report here...

Your memory is very accurate.

Report here ArchivalWare >>Login (http://prcarc1.erau.edu/awweb/main.jsp?flag=browse&smd=2&awdid=1)
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Apr 2011, 23:07
Replies: 468
Views: 184,997
Posted By chimbu warrior

The AWA Skyrover HF in P2-BAM would have been...

The AWA Skyrover HF in P2-BAM would have been useless (other than as ballast) in 1984, as they were not SSB capable. If my memory serves me correctly, the changeover to SSB occurred about 1980.
...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
12th Aug 2010, 22:22
Replies: 468
Views: 184,997
Posted By chimbu warrior

That would SEQ. If still there, Jim would be...

That would SEQ. If still there, Jim would be getting on a bit now.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
12th Aug 2010, 08:05
Replies: 468
Views: 184,997
Posted By chimbu warrior

Chuck is correct. The former P2-TAC was...

Chuck is correct.

The former P2-TAC was purchased by a couple of blokes in Sydney and had a ground-up restoration. I saw it just after they got it flying, and it went on the market soon after (I...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
8th Feb 2009, 22:19
Replies: 468
Views: 184,997
Posted By chimbu warrior

Torres, I'm pretty sure GHOC's surname was spelt...

Torres, I'm pretty sure GHOC's surname was spelt Nisbet.

Last heard of in Cairns.

:)
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th Nov 2008, 02:55
Replies: 468
Views: 184,997
Posted By chimbu warrior

Unless I am mistaken, it was SEQ at Wau.

Unless I am mistaken, it was SEQ at Wau.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
2nd Aug 2008, 23:32
Replies: 468
Views: 184,997
Posted By chimbu warrior

P2-RDB

Torres - RDB was ex-TAA, and a converted -100.

The ex-Golden West aircraft you are thinking of was P2-RDA (originally P2-GKR). RDB, like all the other ex-TAA machines (RDC, RDD, RDE, RDH), had a...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
2nd Aug 2008, 13:53
Replies: 468
Views: 184,997
Posted By chimbu warrior

A 180 with spats?

Only a girl would fly a 180/185 with spats!

Real 185's have pods too.
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