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Forum: Tech Log
15th Feb 2024, 06:12
Replies: 4
Views: 695
Posted By John Hill

Thanks very much, that is exactly the sort of...

Thanks very much, that is exactly the sort of thing I need!
Forum: Tech Log
15th Feb 2024, 01:59
Replies: 4
Views: 695
Posted By John Hill

Thanks for the comments. Yes, IR 'beacons'...

Thanks for the comments.

Yes, IR 'beacons' are interesting but I put them in the category of 'fixed' markers along with RFID tags, barcodes, colored markers, things that are certainly ...
Forum: Tech Log
14th Feb 2024, 23:24
Replies: 4
Views: 695
Posted By John Hill

I need a Nav Aid, area nav, engineer, model train fan? Somewhat OT

I have some ESP32 and ESP8266 micro devices which are quite small (not really tiny) and include WiFi and various analog and digital IO.

We also have a Lego train layout (think size of double...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Aug 2023, 10:08
Replies: 64
Views: 7,759
Posted By John Hill

The DECCA system consisted of three slave...

The DECCA system consisted of three slave transmitters arranged in a triangle with a master station in the middle, this ensemble was called a DECCA 'chain'.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Mar 2023, 19:21
Replies: 18
Views: 1,175
Posted By John Hill

We have an A3 plotter to produce replica crab...

We have an A3 plotter to produce replica crab tracks.


I may have posted on ME forum some time in the past that I have forgotten about!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Mar 2023, 19:12
Replies: 18
Views: 1,175
Posted By John Hill

Our trainer will have a glass instrument panel...

Our trainer will have a glass instrument panel and unlike the original we may include a view ahead. So when you peer ahead on descent after crossing the beacon you may be rewarded with a view of a...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Mar 2023, 19:06
Replies: 18
Views: 1,175
Posted By John Hill

It is a rare aviation museum that does not have...

It is a rare aviation museum that does not have at least the bones of a Link Trainer on display but it is even more rarely that they show a fully operational one. However we do have one in our museum...
Forum: PPRuNe Problems or Queries
29th Mar 2023, 08:40
Replies: 20
Views: 1,933
Posted By John Hill

Thank you, full access seems to have been...

Thank you, full access seems to have been restored so I am a happy little bunny again!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Mar 2023, 08:35
Replies: 18
Views: 1,175
Posted By John Hill

Link Trainer Project..

OK, maybe this is not the right forum but it is as near as I could find!

We are building a functioning Link Trainer replica for our aviation museum. It will have a pitch, bank and yaw axis and the...
Forum: PPRuNe Problems or Queries
28th Mar 2023, 03:18
Replies: 20
Views: 1,933
Posted By John Hill

I seem to be banned from JB..

Hi, I came back after a few years to see check the site and find I am still banned from Jet Blast. I cant even remember what it was all.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th Apr 2018, 06:57
Replies: 20,482
Views: 3,192,422
Posted By John Hill

Hmmm....blue roof in the background, might be...

Hmmm....blue roof in the background, might be Indonesia?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Dec 2016, 06:12
Replies: 13
Views: 4,232
Posted By John Hill

AMY really does like her retirement in Ashburton.

AMY really does like her retirement in Ashburton.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th Dec 2016, 18:02
Replies: 13
Views: 4,232
Posted By John Hill

I am sorry but our museum just does not have the...

I am sorry but our museum just does not have the resources to fly our aircraft. We have an ideal location but we do not have the technical skills to restore to flying condition and neither do we...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Dec 2016, 04:30
Replies: 13
Views: 4,232
Posted By John Hill

Progress..

Wings on ZK-AQK for what I think is the first time since the late 60's..
https://c4.staticflickr.com/1/380/31695781755_c70e88a4a1_z.jpg
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Sep 2016, 20:16
Replies: 4
Views: 2,855
Posted By John Hill

Unfortunately the museum has not been able to get...

Unfortunately the museum has not been able to get possession of this hangar and the owner is allowing the roofing to blow away in the wind.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Dec 2015, 18:16
Replies: 0
Views: 1,350
Posted By John Hill

Is ZKWS open for service?

Report on a pre-opening tour of new tourist airport passenger facilities at Wonsan, DPRK.
Aram Pan photographs North Korea's $200m Kalma Airport in Wonsan | Daily Mail Online...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Feb 2015, 04:53
Replies: 3
Views: 1,760
Posted By John Hill

Mig 17, sources of information?

Hi, there is a possibility that our museum will be getting a Mig 17, believed to be complete but in non flying condition after several years outdoors.

I would very much like to make contact with...
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Dec 2014, 17:41
Replies: 3,923
Views: 4,452,594
Posted By John Hill

With the exception of VDL Mode 4 (which I dont...

With the exception of VDL Mode 4 (which I dont think is in common use?) what systems are there that provide a means for the pilot of one aircraft to be aware of the position of others aircraft near...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Nov 2014, 07:48
Replies: 63
Views: 43,039
Posted By John Hill

Worst, PIA (Prayers in the Air), waited all...

Worst, PIA (Prayers in the Air), waited all day in Karachi for the fog to clear at Pershawa. Passengers finally herded on board and off we went, to land at Islamabad!

Someone offered to...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
23rd Oct 2014, 20:33
Replies: 23
Views: 11,308
Posted By John Hill

Vincent Aviation in receivership from today.

The headline says it all.:(
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Sep 2014, 05:26
Replies: 21
Views: 19,424
Posted By John Hill

JammedStab wrote Those may be canned...

JammedStab wrote

Those may be canned responses made up from pre-recorded words and phrases. It is the same technology as used in several ATIS and VOLMET systems. The North Koreans do have the...
Forum: Rumours & News
18th Jul 2014, 01:39
Replies: 1,644
Views: 2,235,996
Posted By John Hill

Try this one.. 7fjpB5gw3iM BTW, belay...

Try this one..

7fjpB5gw3iM

BTW, belay my post #233!
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Jul 2014, 10:10
Replies: 23
Views: 9,358
Posted By John Hill

Hmmm, the 'flight ID' of HBALnnn may look like...

Hmmm, the 'flight ID' of HBALnnn may look like Operation Hibal but why launch 9 or 10 in such close succession?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Jul 2014, 07:53
Replies: 23
Views: 9,358
Posted By John Hill

Yes, they sure do look like Google balloons.

Yes, they sure do look like Google balloons.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Jul 2014, 07:35
Replies: 23
Views: 9,358
Posted By John Hill

Maybe they are balloons, the first is labelled...

Maybe they are balloons, the first is labelled HBAL285 and the last HBAL256 in numerical sequence.

Looking at earth :: an animated map of global wind and weather...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Jul 2014, 07:29
Replies: 23
Views: 9,358
Posted By John Hill

Now there is nine of them and most have turned...

Now there is nine of them and most have turned left to fly parallel northwards!

I thought of the internet balloons and we did see one over Ashburton (50 miles north of these) a few days ago.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Jul 2014, 07:19
Replies: 23
Views: 9,358
Posted By John Hill

Who are these flights leaving NZ?

Flight Radar24 at 070710z (today)..

https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2907/14593446392_456a416f14_c.jpg

Eight "aircraft" with identity HBAL (and numerals) heading East.

What are these...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Jun 2014, 08:13
Replies: 680
Views: 124,037
Posted By John Hill

Another significant difference would be that...

Another significant difference would be that Pearse was able to incorporate features now accepted as 'normal' and not seen of the Wright aircraft and not only build the aircraft but the engine too....
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Jun 2014, 05:21
Replies: 680
Views: 124,037
Posted By John Hill

simplex1, are you sure he was nuts for trying to...

simplex1, are you sure he was nuts for trying to build an aircraft with a tilted up propeller?...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Jun 2014, 05:04
Replies: 680
Views: 124,037
Posted By John Hill

simplex1 I am afraid that such comments do...

simplex1

I am afraid that such comments do nothing to prove/disprove his flying efforts.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Jun 2014, 06:26
Replies: 680
Views: 124,037
Posted By John Hill

Let me sort this out then.... Pearse did not...

Let me sort this out then.... Pearse did not claim to fly in 1903 therefore did not and the Wrights did not claim to be to the first to fly which really proves they were?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Jun 2014, 04:49
Replies: 680
Views: 124,037
Posted By John Hill

Was there any feature of the 1903 Wright flyer...

Was there any feature of the 1903 Wright flyer that was not being tried elsewhere?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Jun 2014, 00:22
Replies: 680
Views: 124,037
Posted By John Hill

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thum...

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Richard-William-Pearse-Monument.jpg/640px-Richard-William-Pearse-Monument.jpg

Just look at that plane! Elevator, rudder, ailerons. But...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
7th Jun 2014, 19:40
Replies: 44
Views: 11,566
Posted By John Hill

More dangerous roads of the time had no...

More dangerous roads of the time had no restrictions, example the Milford Sound road but at least caravans were prohibited on there.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Jun 2014, 20:35
Replies: 680
Views: 124,037
Posted By John Hill

Why are the main parts of an aeroplane given...

Why are the main parts of an aeroplane given French names?
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