Was the Nomad really that bad?
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I was talking to a good friend of Phil (syd skydivers owner) a little while back & he mentioned that one reason they got ride of nomads was they were to expensive to run & nearly sent the operation broke. ( The chap I was speaking to was also an engineer, so I presume that relative to other skydive a/c the nomad was a bit deer to maintain)
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Yes that seems to be a common thing with the nomad here. Now I must ask the nomad that are flying in Asia are they cheaper to run over there due to labour cost?
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Okay Bloggs once we have station passage, turn to intercept the outbound track, lower the gear and set up a nice steady rate of descent.
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Looking through an old aviation magazine, it showed a photo of a N22 which was operated by Australian Air Charters out YMMB in the early 1980's. You can't seea callsign, but the aircraft is in a yellow and green colour scheme, any idea what the aircraft was used for?
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Looking through an old aviation magazine, it showed a photo of a N22 which was operated by Australian Air Charters out YMMB in the early 1980's. You can't seea callsign, but the aircraft is in a yellow and green colour scheme, any idea what the aircraft was used for?
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it could of been SNX same paint. I had a piture of SNX from a airshow at Essendon from 198? it had NSCA marking. when did they go under?
I remember something about the CEO haveing a dark side and he took his own life.
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I remember something about the CEO haveing a dark side and he took his own life.
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S8, Ausairs N22 was DMN or DNM, I can't queit remember which. I think they used it for freight out of King & Flinders Islands, and also servicing the Gabo Is lighthouse out of Mallacotta
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If it had a serial number in the twenties (25??) then it was DNM the original customer was Department of National Mapping
Are you talking about VH-ATO
found some more pictures link below
GAF Nomad N22 VH-HHW | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Are you talking about VH-ATO
found some more pictures link below
GAF Nomad N22 VH-HHW | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
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S8,
Negative. The aircraft was used by Aero Technologies (same owner - different purpose) for survey work. My memory is that it was purchased from a meat bombing concern in Vic. and was then refurbished before going surveying.
Did Air Tas use it on RPT out of Launceston?
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Yes you are right and I took some pictures of the aircraft when it was used as a meat bomber. it looked a bit sad then.
And MSF is the first Rec aircraft to be used redcliffe.
they are trying to keep there cost down $250 HR
And MSF is the first Rec aircraft to be used redcliffe.
they are trying to keep there cost down $250 HR
