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That is some pretty stunning scenery... and funnily enough saw the same thing on tv this morning... part of a series of SA tourism ads they have been showing since they started direct flights to Adelaide from here in NZ...
maybe you should get in touch with them, might be able to make some money
maybe you should get in touch with them, might be able to make some money
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hmmmm... those oxbows look shocking familiar... up in the Pyke Valley or Lower Hollyford, perhaps somewhere handy to Lake Alabaster? Name of the strip eludes me for the now. Or perhaps the Arawata River down towards the mouth... more likely when I think about it.
2nd pic CGG... yup thought so, Dave S from NZWF, Definitely proves I can manage an air-register search, little else.
3rd pic, was I a betting bloke, I'd be saying NE side of Mt Aspiring looking S towards the upper Matukituki and the Cascade/Shotover Saddles, just visible behind. The Volta Glacier should have been to your immediate R and pretty much directly under you. Absolutely crap day to be airborne up there too. Bet you had an interesting day getting anywhere.
2nd pic CGG... yup thought so, Dave S from NZWF, Definitely proves I can manage an air-register search, little else.
3rd pic, was I a betting bloke, I'd be saying NE side of Mt Aspiring looking S towards the upper Matukituki and the Cascade/Shotover Saddles, just visible behind. The Volta Glacier should have been to your immediate R and pretty much directly under you. Absolutely crap day to be airborne up there too. Bet you had an interesting day getting anywhere.
Grandpa Aerotart
I am impressed...more sheep shaggers on here than I thought
...Alabaster it is.
I think Mt Aspiring was in cloud yesterday...saw it today on my way to another strip which I will link a short vid of when I can...wonderful fun...way more challenging than most PNG strips...blowing a gale for one and VERY short and VERY thin...but a great cup of coffee and nice cake served by the residents...we bought them some mags/bread/fruit and the last few days news papers...very remote.
The South Island is SOMETHING ELSE...Sarge and I are having a ball giving his 185 a work out. Done two days now and starting to get the lay of the land...mostly Sarge just says "fly over that way...land there"
Overnighting tonight at his sisters place...landed in the paddock back of her house.
Edit: Most impressed...having discussed it at length with the household it IS Mt Aspiring looking south towards the Matukituki (which was clagged yesterday - went (up/down?) it today on the way to somewhere more challenging than Alabaster.
...Alabaster it is.I think Mt Aspiring was in cloud yesterday...saw it today on my way to another strip which I will link a short vid of when I can...wonderful fun...way more challenging than most PNG strips...blowing a gale for one and VERY short and VERY thin...but a great cup of coffee and nice cake served by the residents...we bought them some mags/bread/fruit and the last few days news papers...very remote.
The South Island is SOMETHING ELSE...Sarge and I are having a ball giving his 185 a work out. Done two days now and starting to get the lay of the land...mostly Sarge just says "fly over that way...land there"
Overnighting tonight at his sisters place...landed in the paddock back of her house.
Edit: Most impressed...having discussed it at length with the household it IS Mt Aspiring looking south towards the Matukituki (which was clagged yesterday - went (up/down?) it today on the way to somewhere more challenging than Alabaster.
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Ah yip good to see that 185 is alive and well, didn't is spend a fair amount of time out of the air, extensive rebuild from a hard previous life ?
Putting 2 and 2 together that will be the same D.S who wrote the cowboys guide to the Cessna 185. Bloody good article, very well written also
Putting 2 and 2 together that will be the same D.S who wrote the cowboys guide to the Cessna 185. Bloody good article, very well written also
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Yup...5 year total rebuild...was his father's farm hack 70s/80s and before that a topdresser...has a massively reinforced 'Fieldair' wing and fuselage...yes Sarge wrote that.
Lets see if this works
Lets see if this works
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Good thing 185's didn't come with GPWS as default 
That looks like some 'real' flying... must remember to add "taildragger" to (already bulging) list of things to do..
That looks like some 'real' flying... must remember to add "taildragger" to (already bulging) list of things to do..
Yeah Lasio, I was trying to channel a Chuckles pic, but he operates in far broader dimensions than I do!
Should have known better!
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Should have known better!
Dr
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Chuck,
would that be Dave "Sarge...."? Say Gidday from me. He wrote a very good piece called "A cowboys guide to the 185" based on his experience in PNG.
Does the wind mainly parallel the valley direction? I guess afternoons would be subject to cooling air etc.
would that be Dave "Sarge...."? Say Gidday from me. He wrote a very good piece called "A cowboys guide to the 185" based on his experience in PNG.
Does the wind mainly parallel the valley direction? I guess afternoons would be subject to cooling air etc.
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Originally Posted by Chimbu Chuckles
...it IS Mt Aspiring looking south towards the Matukituki (which was clagged yesterday)...
Done the Siberia thing yet? I'm betting you'll have at least stopped at Makarora for a yarn with Paul... Stumpie still there or house-husbanding again?
Grandpa Aerotart
Hi Cracker...Dave says hello.
No doubt the Kiwis will get this one. Sarge still suffering finger trouble with my camera
Shedloads more but they'll have to wait...all freshly ****, showered and shaved and off to some strip I cannot pronounce for the 180/185 flyin/pissup.
No doubt the Kiwis will get this one. Sarge still suffering finger trouble with my camera
Shedloads more but they'll have to wait...all freshly ****, showered and shaved and off to some strip I cannot pronounce for the 180/185 flyin/pissup.