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Post by Ykato on Dec 3, 2011 6:35:59 GMT 12
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Post by flyjoe180 on Dec 3, 2011 11:08:29 GMT 12
Next week I see. Nice, in time for the air show season.
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Post by corsair67 on Dec 3, 2011 11:14:46 GMT 12
Next week I see. Nice, in time for the air show season. I wouldn't get too far ahead of yourself, Joe! ;D |
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Post by flyjoe180 on Dec 3, 2011 11:15:30 GMT 12
Optimism is the essence here Craig  |
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Post by corsair67 on Dec 3, 2011 11:55:36 GMT 12
Optimism is the essence here Craig Since the ADF obtained their MRH-90 and Tiger helicopters, I think I have seen each at airshows twice........ |
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Post by flyjoe180 on Dec 3, 2011 11:57:48 GMT 12
NZ takes years to acquire new stuff. Aussie is the kid at Christmas, rip into it and acquire it ASAP. The RNZAF NH90 will be sweet as bro.
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Post by corsair67 on Dec 3, 2011 13:31:18 GMT 12
NZ takes years to acquire new stuff. Aussie is the kid at Christmas, rip into it and acquire it ASAP. The RNZAF NH90 will be sweet as bro. Unfortunately, everyone takes years to acquire stuff from Eurocopter!  |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 3, 2011 14:40:23 GMT 12
Have the new Mako helicopters thta have been here for months ventured outside Ohakea yet? I have not seen any news of them making public appearances at all. No doubt both types will be seen at the RNZAF 75th Anniversary airshow though.
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Post by phil on Dec 3, 2011 16:14:38 GMT 12
I'm not sure what a Mako helicopter is? We had two A109s at Whenuapai a few weeks back when they were conducting their initial trials with CANT.
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Post by mit on Dec 3, 2011 16:18:50 GMT 12
I'm not sure what a Mako helicopter is? We had two A109s at Whenuapai a few weeks back when they were conducting their initial trials with CANT. Mako is what the RNZAF are calling the A109. also using Mako as the call sign....but I didn't hear that over the radio...... (ducks for cover....) |
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Post by skyhawkdon on Dec 3, 2011 16:34:06 GMT 12
The two NH-90s are on their way and arrive by an AN-124 next week.
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Post by Ykato on Dec 3, 2011 16:41:21 GMT 12
I'm not sure what a Mako helicopter is? We had two A109s at Whenuapai a few weeks back when they were conducting their initial trials with CANT. Mako is what the RNZAF are calling the A109. also using Mako as the call sign....but I didn't hear that over the radio...... (ducks for cover....) And while the A109 light utility helicopter may be a bit of a mouthful to say, its crew will use the call sign mako, as in shark, when talking to air traffic. tvnz.co.nz/national-news/new-air-force-chopper-display-4169723 |
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Post by phil on Dec 3, 2011 16:57:29 GMT 12
I'm not sure what a Mako helicopter is? We had two A109s at Whenuapai a few weeks back when they were conducting their initial trials with CANT. Mako is what the RNZAF are calling the A109. also using Mako as the call sign....but I didn't hear that over the radio...... (ducks for cover....) I haven't heard anyone refer to it as a 'mako'. We call it the A109 or simply the 109. The Macchis used 'Falcon' as a call sign if I recall, but we never called the aircraft that. |
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Post by sqwark2k on Dec 3, 2011 20:15:41 GMT 12
I've seen A109 "Mako 02" in Wellington after flying the ILS. They are out an about, I hear them on the OH control frequency quite often when working through Palmerston.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 3, 2011 23:01:49 GMT 12
Actually I wrote Mako because I simply couldn't actually remember its other designation, A109.
We called them Macchi - the nickname the RNZAF gave them - rather than the much duller designation Aermacchi gave them, MB339CB, which is impersonal and annoying.
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Post by ZacYates on Dec 4, 2011 18:43:39 GMT 12
Kinda OT but Dave one of the Makos came through New Plymouth a few weeks back, I saw it myself in flight. It seemed to stop off at the TRHT base for a quick photo op/swapping of notes.
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Post by Calum on Dec 5, 2011 15:02:55 GMT 12
NZ takes years to acquire new stuff. Aussie is the kid at Christmas, rip into it and acquire it ASAP. The RNZAF NH90 will be sweet as bro. Why are they going to be different from anyone else  |
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Post by 30sqnatc on Dec 5, 2011 17:36:18 GMT 12
NZ takes years to acquire new stuff. Aussie is the kid at Christmas, rip into it and acquire it ASAP. I like your optimism about the speed of Aussie projects. Reality is rather different. I was just reading an Aussie project brief today dated 2000, it stated 'a procurement decision is imminent'. It's now 2011 and they have only managed to get to the last two contenders .... rip to it. I think NOT. |
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Post by richard1098 on Dec 5, 2011 19:52:54 GMT 12
NZ takes years to acquire new stuff. Aussie is the kid at Christmas, rip into it and acquire it ASAP. I like your optimism about the speed of Aussie projects. Reality is rather different. I was just reading an Aussie project brief today dated 2000, it stated 'a procurement decision is imminent'. It's now 2011 and they have only managed to get to the last two contenders .... rip to it. I think NOT. Some ADF acquisition projects happen very quickly: e.g. F-18F, C-17, M1A1, HMAS Choules; Others progress in a slow and deliberate manner: e.g. Wedgetail, F-35, P-3C upgrade; Others are like the battlefield airlifters (Caribou replacement) i.e. C-27J or C-295, and take forever. But in the bigger picture, the C-17s and F-18Fs probably were a much more pressing need for the RAAF than a "new Caribou". The ADF doesn't have an endless supply of $. |
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Post by beagle on Dec 5, 2011 20:36:57 GMT 12
So I take it the local media etc will be there tomorrow for the pending arrival
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