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Drury Lane! I've been gliding there- was good fun.
#2 could be Whenuapai open day 07? I remember seeing the Yak there, but not MAD.. so maybe did you guys stop off at Ohakea on the way down to Omaka airshow, or even park at Woodbourne?
#2 could be Whenuapai open day 07? I remember seeing the Yak there, but not MAD.. so maybe did you guys stop off at Ohakea on the way down to Omaka airshow, or even park at Woodbourne?
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Drury Lane! I've been gliding there- was good fun.
#2 could be Whenuapai open day 07? I remember seeing the Yak there, but not MAD.. so maybe did you guys stop off at Ohakea on the way down to Omaka airshow, or even park at Woodbourne?
Bases loaded...pitcher winds up....here comes the pitch.....
Slightly north of Waikikamukau!!
Seen at Esperance, WA recently.
Now there is something "only its mother could love"!
Departed soon after, to spend the day at 40 m AGL. They usually operate at 30 m, but this was a new pilot!
Dr
Now there is something "only its mother could love"!
Departed soon after, to spend the day at 40 m AGL. They usually operate at 30 m, but this was a new pilot!
Dr
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Now THAT is a real tail dragger & 3-Pointer.
Flapless three-point landing at Townsville. Lincoln bomber. Can't see a thing over the nose when landing at night so pilot has to whip open a sliding window and stick his head out into the breeze to see one or maybe two runway lights. Have to keep your mouth shut too, as the Townsville flies and mossies stick to your teeth.
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DA42 Diamond TwinStar
Now there is something "only its mother could love"!
CTC (operating out of Hamilton) have about 10 of them...they bother us day in day out...very comfortable and modern though...if I had $$$ and was looking for a 4 seat light twin they'd be high on my list...twin diesel, de-icing, etc...
And from http://www.pprune.org/forums/showpos...postcount=1881
#1 is Taumaranui (NZTM) taken from the Decathlon
#2 was the Aerobatic Club/Warbirds aeros & display training weekend at Ohaktica (NZOH) and from left to right...
CT4B, RV6, Pitts S1, Yak 52 x 2, Pitts S2b, Thunder Mustang, Starduster, Decathlon, Giles G202
#3 is Ohakune with Mt Ruapehu in the background taken from Pitts S2b (ZKMAD)
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The Diamond Pornstar is indeed a "great" bit of gear, with lots of party tricks to keep its pilots amused.
"When the pilot retracted the gear ......... both engines stopped!"
Dr
The Diamond Pornstar is indeed a "great" bit of gear, with lots of party tricks to keep its pilots amused.
"When the pilot retracted the gear ......... both engines stopped!"
Dr
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The only thing that puts me off the DA42 is when i have seen what lighting dose to them... and the number of engine failures i here of them having.... Otherwise a very nice piece of kit indeed...
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TM...so what's the difference between a Harvard and a Wirraway? Or just different name? Sounds like the start of a joke, but really a serious question!
FTDK...yep..heard some pretty odd "features of performance" with the Pornstar...could start a whole new thread on that one! "The EMU decided to reduce the power on the 'good' engine also"
Apparently the engine out warning (that doesn't appear to be cancellable 'cos we hear it constantly when they sim asymetric
!!) is exactly the same sound as a Hughes 500 engine failure warning...which proves interesting being that there is also a couple of heli maintenance facilities at NZHN...had an interesting call from a H500 pilot immediately following a call from a Pornstar simulating once...the H500 pilot apparently need fairly urgent laundry facilities!!
Tin...definitely steer clear of Ohakune during the ski season....too many Aucklanders attempting to recreate Ponslobby in the country!!
FTDK...yep..heard some pretty odd "features of performance" with the Pornstar...could start a whole new thread on that one! "The EMU decided to reduce the power on the 'good' engine also"
Apparently the engine out warning (that doesn't appear to be cancellable 'cos we hear it constantly when they sim asymetric
!!) is exactly the same sound as a Hughes 500 engine failure warning...which proves interesting being that there is also a couple of heli maintenance facilities at NZHN...had an interesting call from a H500 pilot immediately following a call from a Pornstar simulating once...the H500 pilot apparently need fairly urgent laundry facilities!!Tin...definitely steer clear of Ohakune during the ski season....too many Aucklanders attempting to recreate Ponslobby in the country!!
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Some shots from the last 10 years or so...
Grasscutters 1 & 2 (Timetofly and Buck Rogers) out playing. Shot from a Gazelle - every time I turned my body to shoot at the formation I bumped the control stick and turned us towards them
Timetofly overtaking me... again
Grasscutters 1 & 2 (Timetofly and Buck Rogers) out playing. Shot from a Gazelle - every time I turned my body to shoot at the formation I bumped the control stick and turned us towards them
Timetofly overtaking me... again
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The only thing that puts me off the DA42 is when i have seen what lighting dose to them
You can see it??
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TM...so what's the difference between a Harvard and a Wirraway? Or just different name? Sounds like the start of a joke, but really a serious question
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Mustang A68-113 over Townsville Some years later this aircraft was bought by Ron Flockhart the British racing car driver. He lost control in IMC at low level at Kallista near the Dandenong Ranges in Melbourne while trying to fly VFR Moorabbin to Bankstown.
