Well at least there has never been an accident involving any form of structural or mechanical failure on a 146, which is more than you can say for 737s that fall apart in mid air, or dive into the ground; 767's that deploy their reversers in flight; 747s that shed flap sections, or large portions of their fuselages... and so, and so forth.

Yes, they build 'em to last in the mother country. Sound as a pound.:ok:

Gee, I didn't think the hills behind Tahuna were that close.....

Well Small Cheese,

Dosen't look like any NZ background, any idea where the photo was taken, obviously during the ferry trip.

RTFC
 

RTF Caption!:E It says Innusbruk during a refueling stop on the delivery flight.;)

Sure looks good, hope the boys and girls and NS enjoy it, I know I would have.

Nosey

Definitely Innsbruck. Spent half my life going in and out of there. Very interesting approach, MSA around there is 13,500'. gets even more interesting when it is murky!

When can we expect to see Air Nelson's first Dash 8 operating the line?

About the second half of August.

Given what Plas Teek said earlier, I've heard similar. However it's not us pilots that buy aircraft is it....

In addition to the Airbus/Boeing minor scrap, has anyone thought to suggest to Mr Boeing to put a side stick on the 787? Man with those wide LCDs it would look rather cool to say the least!

sidestick...? sidestick you say???? baaaaaaaaahhh..sidesticks are for sissys and airbus pilots.....(is there any difference:} )

Oh, I dunno about that. Try saying that to an F-16 driver and see how long you remain in an upright position.
There's something to be said for an unobstructed view and a tray table stressed to 75 kgs..

And I'm not even flying the Airbus yet. Still a Boeing boy-o!

Tray table stressed to 75kgs??!!
 

That was painfully put there for only one purpose! Love the french!

Seeing this is a rumour thing and all....
According to the Boeing guys who were touring around in the 777LR, the 787 will have a sidestick. Also their explanation for the 777 not having one is that the US launch customers were dead against it.

haughtney1......next time you get laid,try it with a women and not a man.....dont knock what you havent tried.......Boeings original plan on the 777 called for a sidestick,but because YO-niteds retarded pilots union didnt want it,they stuck with the yoke...idiots....so this is the deal,the auto pilot gets thrown on 300 agl......diconected at 1000agl or an auto-land...for the next 6-12 hours they sit and look at a yoke...beauty ay!!! whilst me,sits at me seat ...eats me din din,reads me naughty books....and then when I,m bloody well ready ,invites one of the lovely lasses from the back to come at sit on "the tray".....where the yoke used to be and.......well Ill leave the rest up to your imagination wally.........airbus/boeing,I dont care....real pilots fly anything...kia kaha

Baaaahhhh..F16..poofs plane
gimmie an F15..twice the fun!!

Pakeha Boy.......gimmie a break..I heard you'd ahd more pricks than a pin cushion!
...on the upside I suppose I could take my laptop..and watch a DVD, unlike the people you talk about....I enjoy hand flying , and the A/P normally comes out at FL100/ 250kts......call me an old turbo-prop pilot, plus its fun:} :E

Oh and just so you know.....I like women..not ladies:hmm:

maaaaaaaaate!!!...not to get into a pissing match....but when I started flying turbo-props(ie bottom-feeders)...you were probably still in your "dads bags".....I,.. like yourself hand fly the bus as often as possible....flight directors off,auto thrust off,raw data...(let me know if you are following this)......26 years ago ,I started out in a super cub,with a stick....the point is no matter what instrument you use,as a far as I know,in kiwi,aus,pommyland,europe,when you pull back on the stick or yoke,the houses get smaller,push fwd they get bigger.....most companys want the automation and secondly all flight parameters etc ,can now be monitored by the ailrlines,from the ground,they know exactly what and who is doing it........by the way these women/ladies you talk about....are they two-legged or four legged......kia kaha

No pakeha..I wasnt in my dads bags....(and nope it aint a pissing contest or a willy size comparison) I started 14 years ago...on 172's..towing in a super-cub..progressed to the Navajoke...bandit...kingair...caravan....75/76...so Im not a snotty nosed kid. Ive had the opportunity to fly 320, 330, and 340 sims through various contacts....the automation is great...but I dont like the side-stick...oh and by the by..no disrespect intended..just a different view-point.

Two legs good four legs bad......hmmm....I recall a similar line in an Arthur Millar play once...........

mate....no disrespect taken.........I own a c-185....my 10 yr old flies it better than I do....the automation gets old,but this is not flying,its called managing,...the 185 is flying...the balance between the two,makes this job......by the way "sim-time "is in no way a comparison to the real thing....for the A320 @$600/hr sim-time you obviously have good mates.....Iflew the 727 Q100 model for 5yrs,...best bloody a/c I ever flown.....4 legs are good....,ie two shelias at once....just never got it ,did you.....fly safe...kia kaha

haughtney, couldn't help but giggle at your reverse Orwellian (for it was he, not Mr Millar (sic), maybe you were thinking of witches...) quote, but then a good Freudian slip does a good laugh make...

The original was "four legs good, two legs bad" but the point you want to make is that somewhere along the line it became "four legs good, two legs better". A subtle history change while the peasants were looking the other way...

At least Mr Orwell (not his real name) accurately predicted the future (in another tome) as well as providing us with an accurate parody of history.

But, may I ask that you don't misspell Mr Miller's name? Crimes like that are as bad as misplacing apostrophe's. And we all hate that, especially Messrs Blair and Miller - they'd turn in their grave's.