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Post by Gavin Conroy on Jul 22, 2010 6:59:40 GMT 12
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Post by Ykato on Jul 22, 2010 9:24:07 GMT 12
Great Photo's Gavin Thanks for posting them very cool - cheers.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 22, 2010 9:43:42 GMT 12
Neat shots! That first one with the extra pods is pretty wide when you see it from that angle, like a trimaran.
How many Blackhawks did they bring, just these three? Or are there more?
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Post by baz62 on Jul 22, 2010 14:53:19 GMT 12
Nice Gavin. Man those Blackhawks make the Hueys look skinny!
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Post by kiwiscanfly on Jul 22, 2010 16:12:10 GMT 12
those external fuel tanks on the Black Hawks are massive!! Im surprised they could not fly over the ditch by themselves!!  |
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Post by Ykato on Jul 22, 2010 16:54:56 GMT 12
Black Hawks visit the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre
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Post by Gavin Conroy on Jul 23, 2010 19:51:20 GMT 12
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Post by Ykato on Jul 23, 2010 20:11:58 GMT 12
Great Photo's again Gavin all very cool - Thanks for posting them cheers.
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Post by ErrolC on Jul 23, 2010 22:41:07 GMT 12
Great Photo's again Gavin all very cool - Thanks for posting them cheers. I especially like the one of the Huey being serviced, nicely composed. |
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Post by Kenny on Jul 24, 2010 2:47:39 GMT 12
Those aussie crewmen think their pretty cool with those masks huh?
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Post by kiwiscanfly on Jul 24, 2010 2:49:07 GMT 12
The Black Hawk crew look like they are from star war's or something!!
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Post by corsair67 on Jul 24, 2010 12:41:14 GMT 12
The Black Hawk crew look like they are from star war's or something!! Those masks are worn by many helicopter crews nowadays to protect them from ingesting all kinds of rubbish flung by the rotor wash and from other nasties flying around when they're hanging out of the chopper doors/windows. Plus it also protects the comms they use to talk to the rest of their crew from damage. The Aussie Blackhawk crews have found that there is one downside to wearing them - they tend to scare the hell out of little kids! |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 24, 2010 12:55:17 GMT 12
When do the Blackhawks go back to Aus
Are they going to be at Whenuapai or Ardmore?
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Post by Ykato on Jul 24, 2010 13:11:14 GMT 12
by the sounds of some of the other kiwi forums - some of the blackhawks were either sighted heading back to christchurch or at christchurch yeterday.
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Post by Gavin Conroy on Jul 24, 2010 14:05:39 GMT 12
Two left for Christchurch yesterday and I went out to see the other two off this morning and they are heading to Christchurch via Mount Cook. Our weather has been lousy since Wednesday which is a shame for the crews trying to train.  |
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Post by beagle on Jul 24, 2010 16:47:56 GMT 12
Going home   |
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Post by conman on Jul 24, 2010 17:25:49 GMT 12
saw 2 of them departing Tekapo at around 1pm with external tanks on heading towards Christchurch looked very impressive at 500ft or so
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Post by flyjoe180 on Jul 24, 2010 21:12:48 GMT 12
A rotary Stig?
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Post by flyjoe180 on Jul 24, 2010 21:13:35 GMT 12
The masked Crewman that relates to by the way!
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Post by Gavin Conroy on Jul 25, 2010 17:40:26 GMT 12
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