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Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
22nd Mar 2021, 00:02
Replies: 25
Views: 11,529
Posted By hard_yakka

Looks like I had a few key things wrong. Full...

Looks like I had a few key things wrong. Full Court Decision document (https://www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/assets/cases/2021/2021-NZHC-429.pdf)

It is 159 pages long but well worth the time to read it...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Jan 2020, 20:44
Replies: 756
Views: 899,398
Posted By hard_yakka

Last ping on the FR24 track has the chopper with...

Last ping on the FR24 track has the chopper with a ground speed of 153kts descending through 1700'.

Crash photo shows debris spread over a fair area. Impact with quite a bit of forward speed,...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Jan 2020, 20:31
Replies: 756
Views: 899,398
Posted By hard_yakka

Closer to Glendale than Pasadena. Lots of sights...

Closer to Glendale than Pasadena. Lots of sights there. LA Zoo, Griffith Park, Forest Lawn. Perhaps someone on board lived near there and they were circling their house...?
Could be anything. It was...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
6th Apr 2018, 21:38
Replies: 25
Views: 11,529
Posted By hard_yakka

The other vehicles are the pyro/special effects...

The other vehicles are the pyro/special effects crew and they are actually near/behind the boundary fence. The zoom on the video camera has foreshortened the actual distance. They were well away from...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
5th Apr 2018, 09:10
Replies: 25
Views: 11,529
Posted By hard_yakka

Observations on the incident

I was in the Silver Stand but didn't catch the incident on photo/video. The Yaks were the opening display on the Saturday so I had no prior movements to compare it with, but it looked to me like the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
8th Dec 2011, 11:33
Replies: 48
Views: 8,460
Posted By hard_yakka

If your aircraft has a radial engine (Yak 52 in...

If your aircraft has a radial engine (Yak 52 in my case), pulling the prop through 12 blades before startup is SOP. Makes sure every cylinder opens it's exhaust valve and lets out any oil that may be...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th Nov 2011, 05:41
Replies: 22
Views: 4,707
Posted By hard_yakka

It looks like he was one of the crew. He seems...

It looks like he was one of the crew. He seems to be wearing a harness. He does have Hi-Vis stripes on his (black) shirt but it isn't a full on vest. He also seems to be wearing a pilot's headset...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Oct 2011, 07:17
Replies: 15
Views: 3,959
Posted By hard_yakka

http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss329/kotukunui...

http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/ss329/kotukunui/IMG_0242-1.jpg

Just a quick update. The Trislander aircraft was flown out of Pauanui today. Damage must have been very minor...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
30th Jan 2009, 00:38
Replies: 11
Views: 1,859
Posted By hard_yakka

I reckon it would be pretty easy to do if you...

I reckon it would be pretty easy to do if you spent most of your time flying a fixed gear C172 and then converted to the Cutlass. Everything would be similar enough that if you got a bit behind the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Nov 2008, 02:12
Replies: 81
Views: 24,548
Posted By hard_yakka

Airtourer, AirTrainer

I'm a pretty low houred PPL but have managed to get ratings on a couple of models ( 150 and CT4/E ) and have found them to be good ships. I did all my initial training on C152s so it took a bit of...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
27th Sep 2008, 03:48
Replies: 9
Views: 987
Posted By hard_yakka

The "cessna type" airplane involved was actually...

The "cessna type" airplane involved was actually a Murphy Maverick kit plane (ZK-SPC)
It had been built a 10 or so years back by a group of St Peter's College students (supervised by experienced...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
6th Apr 2008, 21:38
Replies: 27
Views: 4,624
Posted By hard_yakka

A number of aviation people (myself included)...

A number of aviation people (myself included) must have emailed the author of the column to set her straight as there has been a follow-up...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
18th Feb 2008, 23:09
Replies: 32
Views: 4,900
Posted By hard_yakka

Are you working the airshow, slackie? I have...

Are you working the airshow, slackie?

I have heard that the organiser has asked Micro-aviation if they will do a 15 minute slot with the Bantams. No disrespect to Max's fine little craft, but 15...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Dec 2007, 02:50
Replies: 23
Views: 4,295
Posted By hard_yakka

All I can say is I hope that the aircraft was...

All I can say is I hope that the aircraft was privately owned. I rent 172s from time to time in Hamilton and I would hate to think that I was getting into an aircraft that some plonker had decided to...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Oct 2007, 21:12
Replies: 55
Views: 6,534
Posted By hard_yakka

Newspaper report said that the aircraft was...

Newspaper report said that the aircraft was nicknamed "the kid".

I therefore assume it was ZK-KID which is registered to Bayflight International. (ex ZK-ETV)
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
12th Oct 2007, 10:56
Replies: 3
Views: 960
Posted By hard_yakka

Question Question for B777 crews (cabin crew perhaps)

I flew in back on an AirNZ B777 from San Francisco to Auckland a while back. Got a whole row of economy seats to myself. Cool! Went to stretch out and found that the armrests only went up far enough...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
11th Sep 2007, 01:52
Replies: 25
Views: 2,531
Posted By hard_yakka

Here is a link to further info. Parakai...

Here is a link to further info.

Parakai Airfield (http://www.parakaiairfield.co.nz/)

Bryn (he runs the maintenance/instructing side of things) took me for a fang in his Tecnam (that he uses...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
11th Sep 2007, 01:30
Replies: 29
Views: 3,515
Posted By hard_yakka

I've seen a Robin with a wrinkled ventral fin...

I've seen a Robin with a wrinkled ventral fin skin because of excess nose-up attitude on takeoff and/or landing. Dragging the skid is not a manouevre that will endear you to the CFI.

Best to let...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Sep 2007, 09:26
Replies: 29
Views: 3,515
Posted By hard_yakka

Yeah, I was out on the deck at the aero club when...

Yeah, I was out on the deck at the aero club when that was going on. I saw him do a low pass down the runway with gear down. I assumed it was for the tower to check that the gear looked down. I...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
31st Aug 2007, 04:42
Replies: 31
Views: 4,181
Posted By hard_yakka

Doesn't wake turbulence tend to move downward...

Doesn't wake turbulence tend to move downward with time? You must be descending in your 360° turns....:p;):E

MR PROACH

Shooting down a 172 from an F/A-18 might be a nigh on impossible trick,...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
28th Aug 2007, 21:34
Replies: 18
Views: 3,477
Posted By hard_yakka

Borneo Wild Man I wasn't casting any...

Borneo Wild Man

I wasn't casting any aspersions on your friend's ability as a pilot, just reporting some observations from the TV news footage.

RB's 8km walk to the musterer's hut with a...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
27th Aug 2007, 22:54
Replies: 18
Views: 3,477
Posted By hard_yakka

Currently hinted at in media reports is that an...

Currently hinted at in media reports is that an alpine down-draught exceeded their ability to climb. Totally unconfirmed at this stage (but somewhat plausible).

I've flown the R2160 (from Alpha),...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
26th Aug 2007, 22:08
Replies: 18
Views: 3,477
Posted By hard_yakka

One of the crew was a senior instructor at the NS...

One of the crew was a senior instructor at the NS aero club. Not sure which one did the walking and which one was winched out.

I'm relieved they both survived it. I've only flown through that area...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Aug 2007, 00:15
Replies: 188
Views: 41,061
Posted By hard_yakka

I once promised myself that if I bought my own...

I once promised myself that if I bought my own plane, I'd register it as ZK-EEE, just for the privilege of making the radio calls.... ( I see that it has already been taken by someone else with the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
31st Jul 2007, 00:02
Replies: 90
Views: 10,192
Posted By hard_yakka

Kelly Field IS in the AIP as you can see here...

Kelly Field IS in the AIP as you can see here (http://www.aip.net.nz/pdf/NZKC1.pdf) , so it's circuit should be treated like any other published unattended field. There is a "Caution Heavy traffic...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
30th Jul 2007, 04:48
Replies: 90
Views: 10,192
Posted By hard_yakka

What I hate is hearing "ABC overhead Paeroa...

What I hate is hearing "ABC overhead Paeroa TRACKING to Thames" when I am "DEF overhead Paeroa TRACKING to Thames".
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Jul 2007, 04:24
Replies: 16
Views: 15,787
Posted By hard_yakka

I don't want to put words in Mr. Knapinski's...

I don't want to put words in Mr. Knapinski's mouth but I am assuming he meant "fatal" crash.

I was at Oshkosh in 1999 and saw Laird Doctor's crash. I was also there in 1995 when a DC-3 veered off...
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