Which Aerodrome Mk II
"Real aerodromes have grass runways"
chevvron,
No, not Ipswich or anywhere in Suffolk.
No, not Ipswich or anywhere in Suffolk.
Clint,
No, it's not a Chippy and it's not in Lancashire or Cheshire.
No, it's not a Chippy and it's not in Lancashire or Cheshire.
siftydog has it. 
Matamata, a lovely grass field in the North Island, home to the Piako Gliding Club and the aerodrome of The Shire - the Hobbiton location is a few miles to the southwest.
TCF, it's a Harvard Mk II. The wide angle lens I used has made the wing look more tapered than it really is.
Matamata, a lovely grass field in the North Island, home to the Piako Gliding Club and the aerodrome of The Shire - the Hobbiton location is a few miles to the southwest.
TCF, it's a Harvard Mk II. The wide angle lens I used has made the wing look more tapered than it really is.
While we are waiting
Two things I remember vividly from Lady Elliot, apart from the diving of course, are the overpowering smell of guano from the Noddies which nest in nearly every tree and the runway littered with dead Terns. Birdstrikes must be a regular occurrence for the Twin Otters.
