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Take me back..
Take me back.. Take me back.. Take me back 20 years and I'll apply..
It could go places (Musket Cove) an ATR-42 couldn't. And vice versa (Fua'amotu, Faleolo, Vila)
SRN6 Hovercraft pictures by bird__photo - Photobucket
And no, I never got to 'fly' it.. Just used to visit the engineer, and climb all over it.
It went to Taiwan later..
It could go places (Musket Cove) an ATR-42 couldn't. And vice versa (Fua'amotu, Faleolo, Vila)
SRN6 Hovercraft pictures by bird__photo - Photobucket
And no, I never got to 'fly' it.. Just used to visit the engineer, and climb all over it.
It went to Taiwan later..
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Fiji Air ? Sky ? Here are a couple of my Fiji Air photos for old times sake..
OOps.. a three engined Heron..
troppo
you might prefer to share a shell with the engineers after flights
OOps.. a three engined Heron..
troppo
you might prefer to share a shell with the engineers after flights
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I've been waiting for ages for this to get back to the top..... More photos anyone?
Taken a few years back at Birdsville. Isn't she beautiful!
Taken a few years back at Birdsville. Isn't she beautiful!
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.... and they say I have a GPS fetish!
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Nice Pic above.... some of us lucky folk might to to look or play with that lovely bird in a few weeks
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Thats a 12 right?
Saw some great progress with a 10A in New Zillund recently - huge amount of work hand fabricating frames/brackets/beams skins. Tail is nearly on, but no date set yet to be flying.
Saw some great progress with a 10A in New Zillund recently - huge amount of work hand fabricating frames/brackets/beams skins. Tail is nearly on, but no date set yet to be flying.
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There's a pic on Airliners showing VH-FID active in January this year and she's still on the register. I'd say she's still going strong. I'm sure others will know more.
There's a pic on Airliners showing VH-FID active in January this year and she's still on the register. I'd say she's still going strong. I'm sure others will know more.
The guy who bought it spent about a million dollars restoring it into the charter category. It is based in Geraldton and owned by a Doctor (Twin tailed Doctor Killer) and his wife who both fly it. I think they also own a C185.
I believe they also own a surgery called Midwest Aero Medical which is based at Geraldton Airport and he is also a casa DAME.
I believe they also own a surgery called Midwest Aero Medical which is based at Geraldton Airport and he is also a casa DAME.
VH-FID is definitely not a Locheed 10 or 12 IT IS A BECH 18. Which is not a patch on the Locheeds.
Having part owned and flown a 12A they were built to last without the weak main spar of the B18.
Having part owned and flown a 12A they were built to last without the weak main spar of the B18.