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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 15, 2013 11:07:27 GMT 12
I saw a television advertisement for this airshow last night. I have never seen this airshow (or any other foreighn airshow) advertised on TV here before. Very interesting.
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Post by lumpy on Jan 15, 2013 11:26:13 GMT 12
I'll let you know what its like . I'm making my first venture to an overseas air show to attend this ( actually its a " family " visit - but I have timed it to allow me to go to the show )
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Post by ErrolC on Jan 15, 2013 11:40:24 GMT 12
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Post by phil82 on Jan 15, 2013 11:59:46 GMT 12
I saw a television advertisement for this airshow last night. I have never seen this airshow (or any other foreighn airshow) advertised on TV here before. Very interesting. Sam and I are going, leave Wellington 28th Feb, back on 3rd March, staying in the Redezvous Hotel Melbourne. |
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Post by strikemaster on Jan 15, 2013 14:33:22 GMT 12
Ohhh sweet. Connie will be there. Guess I'll be going, haven't been since the first one. My son will nag me if we don't go.
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Post by 11SQNLDR on Jan 16, 2013 4:55:41 GMT 12
Saw the ads too, don't recall seeing this advertised on NZ TV before. I'm heading across for 4 nights with a bunch of mates from Chch. A couple of us have decided to go in style and are going over via AKL on the Emirates A380 in business class as a bit of a treat. They put up some great specials a few months back when they launched the new AKL - MLB service  This will be my second Avalon show, the first one I attended six years ago was fantastic  |
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Post by flyinkiwi on Jan 21, 2013 9:01:46 GMT 12
For those few forumites who have not been yet, it is well worth the cost. While I believe the NZ aviation scene cannot be beaten for quality, the sheer quantity of aircraft over at Avalon is staggering.
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Post by jaybee on Jan 22, 2013 18:53:33 GMT 12
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Post by chrisr on Jan 22, 2013 18:56:37 GMT 12
That will more than make up for not seeing the Mosquito!
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Post by jaybee on Jan 22, 2013 19:01:15 GMT 12
Should be a great weekend! Will be v. interested to see what else the USAF brings. And seeing the Hudson, Sabre, and Meteor again will be seriously cool.
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Post by phil82 on Jan 23, 2013 10:14:52 GMT 12
We'll let you know!
Just a reminder that we, that is Mumbles and I, are attending, and staying at the Rendezvous Hotel. Thursday to Sunday. It looks very much like the Raptor will display! Among others!
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Post by strikemaster on Jan 23, 2013 10:55:31 GMT 12
That clinches it, I'll be there.
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Post by jaybee on Jan 23, 2013 12:09:33 GMT 12
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Post by Andy Wright on Jan 23, 2013 13:58:02 GMT 12
RAN - Royal Australian Navy MRH-90 SH-70 Seahawk UH1-B Iroquois S-2 Tracker |
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Post by ErrolC on Jan 23, 2013 14:07:51 GMT 12
I saw somewhere else that the tracker doesn't have its paperwork sorted yet, and Avalon have a history of leaving aircraft that they know won't fly on their webpage. So, maybe on the Tracker.
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Post by strikemaster on Jan 23, 2013 14:22:52 GMT 12
B-52? I've seen the one in Darwin, wonder if it will be airborne?
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Post by ZacYates on Jan 23, 2013 16:43:44 GMT 12
Not the Darwin one! That was demilitarised when it was donated.
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Jan 23, 2013 16:47:46 GMT 12
I can remember a B-52 flying over Richmond at the Australian Bicentennial Airshow in 1988.
You could see it coming for miles because of the trail of dirty, black smoke.
That smoke trail reminded me of an early Qantas 707-138 powered by water-injected turbojets that I saw takeoff from Christchurch when I was a young fella. It left a dirty black trail that hung around for ages after it departed. And the noise was excrutiatingly loud!
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Post by strikemaster on Jan 23, 2013 17:48:52 GMT 12
Not the Darwin one! That was demilitarised when it was donated. I meant the one headed for Melbourne. Hope so. |
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