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up a creek 25th Jun 2010 08:38

Any tail-dragger operators out there...?
 
Wondering if anyone knows of any commercial operators still operating any taildraggers for commercail ops in AUS or NZ, and what a/c types they.

airaholic 25th Jun 2010 08:49

Sure are. Most Ag opperators use tail draggers. Cessna Agwagon, Air Tractor,Grummin Ag Cat, PZL Dromadere to name a few. The Department of Enviroment and Conservation (DEC) in WA have a fleet of American Champion Scouts for fire survallance.

Aerozepplin 25th Jun 2010 09:24

A few 180/185 operators around NZ. Mt Cook Ski Planes and Canterbury Aviation are the only two I can think of at the moment.

Horatio Leafblower 25th Jun 2010 10:18

Pay's have a couple of C185s as company run-abouts, Pratt in Kingaroy has 3 I think.

All the glider tugs I know of (Kingaroy, Warkworth, Camden) are Pawnees.

There is a BLANK in BLANK with a C185 and a PPL that he flies on Charter :rolleyes:

First_Principal 25th Jun 2010 11:47

Southern DC3 (out of NZCH or NZAS typically).

FRQ Charlie Bravo 25th Jun 2010 12:41

Renaissance Air
Beech D18S
Renaissance Air - Fleet - Beech D18S

http://www.renaissanceair.com.au/ima...ggallery23.jpg

aileron_69 25th Jun 2010 13:58

There are a few skydive outfits use Porters around the place. Makarora Air or whatever they call themselves use a 185.

SmoothCriminal 26th Jun 2010 07:58

Oberon Air out of Albury has been operating a BirdDog for low level patrol work for quiet a few years now.,.,

Smoothie., :ok:

up a creek 26th Jun 2010 09:35

could you tell me about specific operators names and a/c whether it be ag or commercial ops cheers!

sprocket check 26th Jun 2010 11:42

Why?

Why do you want to know newbie?

Virtually There 27th Jun 2010 05:20

Why can't he ask a question? It's up to others to decide whether to answer him or not.

And who says he's a noob? He may only have 2 posts, but he's been a member since October 2009.

Who made you King of Question Time?

riseagainst 27th Jun 2010 05:42

Taupo air services
c185

sprocket check 27th Jun 2010 07:20

Take a chill pill VT and have a lie down.

I am not denying anyone the right to ask a question. Surely I can ask a question as well?

Just want to know why, is that a crime? It might actually be helpful for up a creek if more background information is given.

zk-eml 27th Jun 2010 07:56

Skydive Hawkes Bay 185

Virtually There 27th Jun 2010 10:18

Nothing wrong with asking questions. But why does he need to be labelled a "newbie" - with the obvious intonation that goes with it - for asking?

Maybe he's a tailwheel pilot looking for work.

Maybe he's been a member of these boards for a good amount of time who's used that time to read - and learn - rather than contribute his own posts.

Anyone who spends any amount time on bulletin boards knows the term "noob/newbie" can be implied as derogatory - that's what I took issue with, not with your right to ask the question.

I'll leave it at that.

Nadsy 28th Jun 2010 03:00

Curtis Aviation
 
As mentioned above, Curtis operate a number of tail-draggers as follows:
- C180: Mostly for fire spotting;
- Citabria: Flight training/joy flights;
- Tiger Moth: Mainly joy flights;
- Pitts: Joy flights and aerobatics training;
- Harvard: Cross hired for joy flights.


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