MASSEY ranked lowest of NZ Universities
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this reminds me.....
In the early 80's I was doing the senior commercial theory subjects with Wally+Andy in Motueka (NAC course 36).....on one morning coffee break we were watching and listening to 2 massey aircraft on a cross country navex and joining for a touch and go on the frosty grass strip.
1st aircraft floats and touches down 1/2 way and manages to perform a skidding turn to stop on the taxiway next to the fence (touch and go aborted? ), 2nd aircraft is short short short final.....touches down and bounces once twice thrice 4 times 5 times...running out of runway quick....goes to full power and becomes airbourne with the main wheels clearing the fence by about 3 feet...passes UNDER the phone wires across the road and "skims" across the top of the apple orchards (where coincidently a C185 had come to rest a few months earlier).....before making a low level circuit and calling 119.1 "tracking for christchurch"
I can still remember seeing a croud of people (probably the whole school) suddenly appear in front of me , all running like mad to the far end of the field......
much stunned and wide eyed expressions followed by a lecture from wally about going around and decision making and handling wet runways etc etc
visiting massey aircraft thereafter prompted a stampede to the windows and the judging of approach / landing by every one in attendance.
In the early 80's I was doing the senior commercial theory subjects with Wally+Andy in Motueka (NAC course 36).....on one morning coffee break we were watching and listening to 2 massey aircraft on a cross country navex and joining for a touch and go on the frosty grass strip.
1st aircraft floats and touches down 1/2 way and manages to perform a skidding turn to stop on the taxiway next to the fence (touch and go aborted? ), 2nd aircraft is short short short final.....touches down and bounces once twice thrice 4 times 5 times...running out of runway quick....goes to full power and becomes airbourne with the main wheels clearing the fence by about 3 feet...passes UNDER the phone wires across the road and "skims" across the top of the apple orchards (where coincidently a C185 had come to rest a few months earlier).....before making a low level circuit and calling 119.1 "tracking for christchurch"
I can still remember seeing a croud of people (probably the whole school) suddenly appear in front of me , all running like mad to the far end of the field......
much stunned and wide eyed expressions followed by a lecture from wally about going around and decision making and handling wet runways etc etc
visiting massey aircraft thereafter prompted a stampede to the windows and the judging of approach / landing by every one in attendance.
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Dash8driver, reminds me of a story of a F27 getting visual with 05 in Auckland and landing a couple of hundred yards short.
Your point is?
I would have thought that Waikato would be a far bigger worry than Massey with the current watering down of it's degrees to keep the odd Maori happy and the resulting damage to it's reputation.
Your point is?
I would have thought that Waikato would be a far bigger worry than Massey with the current watering down of it's degrees to keep the odd Maori happy and the resulting damage to it's reputation.
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flyby_kiwi
really ?
I remember massey offering business or arts degrees with CPL/IR back in early to mid 80's.
Im quite sure their aviation program was steaming along by 1985.
stillalbatross
no point really ,
just a memory that sprang to mind when the "massey" word was mentioned.
I'll promptly retract any post that hurts the feelings of massey students past and present
really ?
I remember massey offering business or arts degrees with CPL/IR back in early to mid 80's.
Im quite sure their aviation program was steaming along by 1985.
stillalbatross
no point really ,
just a memory that sprang to mind when the "massey" word was mentioned.
I'll promptly retract any post that hurts the feelings of massey students past and present
Last edited by dash8driver; 19th Mar 2004 at 00:48.
for those that went thru massey in the early 90's that were lucky enough to land the 'internship' with Garuda it would have been very 'nice' and would've warranted the $60-$70k back then...dunno if u could justify it now tho...
knew a few guys from auckland that have never looked back...
knew a few guys from auckland that have never looked back...
