By the time I get through all the sign in bull**** these days I almost forget what it was I wanted to post.......
Oh yeah..pretty pretty...

http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac...0%28999%29.JPG

And a worker

http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac2/NZBA/ZK-BEH2.jpg

I first flew the 185 (had the pod and leg extensions) as a new CPL and fell in love with it at the first flight. Had many hours in the 188 Agwagon and love that bucket too. in my opinion, they fly almost identically, and from what I am lead to believe, they share the same wing, so I guess they would feel the same to fly. great load hauler and has good manners.

Did they get their $250k for this?
Im not even sure it was GKE however the paint was pretty right

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y15...H-GKELarge.jpg

Corkey spare us the retired airline pilots wank-toys :rolleyes:http://www.augk18.dsl.pipex.com/Smileys/laughinggr.gif

Parrow200, spot on with your recognition and Beech 18 comments. Anyone remember the other classic a/c that used to park there?

Corkey - Glad to see Sarge and mine efforts at Alabaster were not wasted -even though it didn't rate a mention in the NZ CPA news letter:(:ok:

Does this mean I have ta post links to those vids again?

P2-AWM was the first aeroplane I ever owned - a 1961 C185.

http://www.fototime.com/{69C16792-E0...0of%20AWM2.jpg

Fella on the left is Tommy Emmanuel who I met at a Jazz festival in Moresby - he asked what I did in PNG - told him - turns out his Dad was a pilot in PNG in WW2 and was shot down (survived wounded) near Kokoda Gap - I suggested he might like to come for a fly along the Kokoda trail - we landed at Manari, Efogi and Kokoda - he met lots of villagers (he couldn't quite comprehend that they were SDA and music was against their religion) and we walked along the trail for an hour or so at each place. To say it blew him away would be a GROSS understatement, we have been friends ever since. fella on the right posts here as Taildragger and, until recently owned a beautiful 1956 C180 that now resides near Wanaka, ZK- TSM.

http://www.fototime.com/{5E56A1F8-EE...igpict/Awm.jpg

ZK-TSM when I was flying it from time to time on LHR layovers - before Taildragger sold it:{

http://www.fototime.com/{A1B67185-3D...ict/G-BTSM.jpg

I have almost forgiven you Taildragger:suspect:

Certainly not wasted at all :D

I believe it does :ok:

Its great to see all these pictures of the 180/185. Almost got 100 hours on them now and hopefully many more!

Corky it took HOURS with Sarge's busted arse Briggs and Stratton with 4 wheels pointing in 5 directions and a garden variety whipper snipper:ok:

This is what it looked like when WE landed.

I would LOVE to find a job in a 180/185 once my training is done. It has to be the tail wheel that makes it so attractive, coupled with the 225-300 horses and it just looks like it means business.

A shame commercial operational ones seem pretty rare from what I've seen

Love em
 

First job flying pax out of remote stations in the Kimberly.
VH-AGF the lizard machine, now retired in leongatha.
Everyone had mcir and twin endo,s with 200 hrs, i had a tailwhel endo and an ag rating. Got the job.
Too all the shirt lifters - I WON:D
Great old girl, just like mine unforgiving if you treat it rough, or forget a birthday, anniversary, when her nexit beauticians appointment is.
Landings not over till she,s tied down, the keys are in the office and your enjoying a cold one.
Get the point.
A pleasure to fly.
Multi

Guilty as charged, Brian :E....but in my defense they are a lovely looking aircraft, and whilst I have a soft spot for the Auster, the 180 was a spaceship in comparison.

They even look terrific married to floats..and that's saying something.

Bit of a long bow to draw isn't it? They may not have heard of Tommy Emmanuel, but music is certainly part of their life.

Great story though. What a claim to fame and a great way to form a friendship! It's a wonder his Dad survived. Imagine if he didn't - we wouldn't have Tommy's great music today... Probably one of the greatest guitar players Australia has produced.

Could partly be because there's so few pilots that can keep them the right way up.

Take poor old KPA as a case in point.....ground looped, written off and then resurrected five times in it's life. On one occasion it lasted no more than six days after a complete rebuild.

http://www.fototime.com/4C781ED4A7BFBD9/standard.jpg
(VH-SDA, C180, now in the Seventh Day Adventist Church museum in NSW)

Oh dear! Now I am doing it.

Dr :8

http://www.fototime.com/6C0A061E537BE88/standard.jpg
(VH-KGT, now in UnZud)

No he wasn't worried/surprised they had no idea who he was but he asked them about their music and they indicated they were not allowed music on religious grounds - I have no idea if that is widespread along the length of the Kokoda Trail but it was at whichever village it was - thinking on it might have been Kagi.

He is a great guy - very humble and funny fella - lives in the states now so haven't caught up in ages.

May have been a bit of a misunderstanding on their part. It's certainly not a widespread SDA view anyway. I met plenty who were involved and loved music when I was up there.

So I guess if Tommy is in the great US of A that would explain why we haven't seen a lot of new material from him lately?

Ah, old KPA. last time I saw her, she was in the red and white scheme. I heard she had seen a few rebuilds due to bad foot work.

Yeah Wiz...It did indeed, though one of them was just bad luck, a wheel casting fractured at Kalgoorlie.....back to the building board! :uhoh:

Crosswind kit made for some interesting footwork till you got used to it.
VH FDO I think.