Finished uni on a cadetship (with then Supply) for the Bend. Spent some time following as a design engineer/aerodynamicist on the Nomad program before heading off to DCA. Did some mod climb test work on the N24As up north some years after. Years later back again to head up field support after djpil headed off to the US for some fun and games.
Some enthusiastic operators in the NZ arena. Do you recall any factory names from the conference ?
Although I had various involvements with aspects of its certification over the years, a far better chap for Nomad certification questions is djpil who spent many years on the program, ending up in lofty engineering heights ... Apart from that, he's an all round good sort of chap who would be more than happy to field questions.