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Something a tad whimsical
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps9521e50b.jpg Anyone ever read Frederick Forsyth 'The Shepherd'? |
YES!!!
Believe it or not...?? Cheers:ok: |
Anyone ever read Frederick Forsyth 'The Shepherd'? |
Less talk more photo's.
Flying around NZ for a bit of a change...
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/...s7494b971.jpeg http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/...s37b03b3a.jpeg http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/...s73afca46.jpeg http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/...sb3b7873a.jpeg http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/...safb6987e.jpeg A couple more for fun... http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/...ps7e93e869.jpg http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/...ps42141d8d.jpg |
Nice pics. You are a little low in that last one though for NVFR.
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beating up the fence?
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Gawd...............there just had to be sheep in one of them. :}
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KingRB, No beating of the fence mate. Just landing, they don't all have white lines painted down the middle.
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There's nothing quite like flying around big wide open paddocks for scenery like your pics. Landing on a nice big grass strip, taxiing up to the house or shed, or walking out of our house, turning the key and away you go. It's fun flying and far more fun than driving to Moorabbin and untying an aircraft from the flight line. I really miss the country flying I used to do. Many of us have probably never experience what I am talking about. Far less people to whinge and no fun police on your own place (except for the wife).
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Kippers what were you using to take the shots on the 172?
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i'll take a guess for you and say a GoPro
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...and for all those Mossie fans, here's another one...
CAUTION: MinAlt may cause some consternation! :E:}:D |
Fantastic work all round, thanks for making it available :ok:
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Not how I planned to spend the first afternoon of the New Year, but a nearby bushfire meant that we needed to keep the water up to a couple of these for a few hours .....
http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/...ps1f8f8494.jpg http://http://s1208.beta.photobucket...f8494.jpg.html |
Is that Kevy sitting in that?
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No - 580 was being flown by Sam ....
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Who's Kevvy?
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http://pamuva1.smugmug.com/Other/Sav...IMG_0346-L.jpg
Short final. http://pamuva1.smugmug.com/Other/Sav...IMG_0170-L.jpg http://pamuva1.smugmug.com/Other/Sav...IMG_0384-L.jpg Just some Holiday snaps. |
Asses Ears / Whitstock, up by the Grampians... Well known to the aerobatic fraternity. There was a lot more grass there when I visited there last time.
How did you feel when the train overtook you? :cool: |
Asses Ears, top spot! :ok:
Steve still running the joint and telling cracker stories? I must go back one day. |
Who's Kevvy? |
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AAAHHH Mr 'PM',
You just know how to drag this back 'on line'......!!! THANKYOU for ALL of your efforts!!! Cheers:ok::ok: |
Can't take the credit, not my photo. A mate has been having a great time over there in the process of snapping this though.
Some things never change! https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.n...25419310_n.jpg |
cheers for the photo zappalin, seen some other photos from Tonga, the flying looks amazing, especially in those older machines.
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No worries, I myself found it quite fascinating to see the sort of fleet that Chathams are operating! Will have to go over for a visit before his job over there finishes up.
Here are some more of the fleet, including the DC3 and Queenair, all looking immaculate. Tonga aerial pictures... |
The Queenair in previous lives was VH-AEQ, picked up from Moorabbin when the spar life? was reached, according to Aussie rules.
Then, after a major overhaul by Fieldair Palmerston North, converted into a dedicated freight hauler for Port Hutt Air as ZK-WKA hauling Paua, crayfish, and blue cod out of Chatham Island for numerous markets. Routine maintenance carried out by Fieldair, they had long experience with the Lycoming IO720 engines, same as used in the FU24 950 Ag aircraft. The Garmin 430 was installed in Wellington, made the GPS Instrument approach in to Chathams much more comfortable then the NDB approach, as the beacon was some miles from the airstrip. Very good to see the Queenair looking well looked after and being useful again after looking so forlorn in Palmerston North for a number of years. |
Agreed Prospector, looks to be in good nic, you'd probably even get me in the cockpit with that garmin 430 :} The DC3 looks in mint condition. I think chats also fly one of the shortest routes in the world with their islander over there? 2 minutes or something along the lines of that anyway. Nice looking Metro too..
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People have started to call me Piano Man due to my photographic prowess and ability to catch a perfect subject and favourable lighting conditions :ouch:
This is the not so fun stuff that Piano Man doesn't tell us about - pumping out the bilge juices. http://members.iinet.net.au/~bc_j400/piano.jpg |
Going back a few years now...
http://members.iinet.net.au/~bc_j400/piano2.jpg http://members.iinet.net.au/~bc_j400/piano3.jpg |
Prospecter, that Queenair looks like its had the 'Excaliber' mod with the IO720s fitted? The cowls don't have that classic 'rounded' GSIO430 look.
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Yes, it is fitted with IO720's.
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http://imageshack.us/a/img832/1576/imagetgg.jpg
Taken with my phone as the camera was left behind today, but it was to good a day not to share with. |
And a good thing the camera was left behind, as you might have ruined this beautiful picture. Brilliant! :ok:
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HAM on floats
These were taken in 2008 during the period of runway works at Shute Harbour.
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...psfb03e1d1.jpg http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps7430dd2c.jpg |
God I love a tailwind......
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps7d52df50.jpg http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps42bc7979.jpg |
http://imageshack.us/a/img546/6213/imageqip.jpg
Things have changed since then! Both machines washed and dry after a day playing in the water! |
Jamjar
What you doing a BAMBI? Apart from 320kts ;) Long way from home bro :ok: |
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