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Post by starr on Dec 31, 2014 9:14:02 GMT 12
Juat reading through the list in the Herald. I see John Harding from Taihape has been awarded The Queen's Service Medal for his services to agriculture and aviation. John definitely deserves this award especially for what he has done for Agricultural Aviation. Well done John.
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Post by delticman on Dec 31, 2014 10:36:06 GMT 12
I think his services to agricultural aviation and the Wanganui/ Rangitikei Districts deserve more that a QSM.
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Post by starr on Dec 31, 2014 11:08:25 GMT 12
I totally agree.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2014 12:13:41 GMT 12
The article shows him standing in front of a cresco with the caption stating it was his cessna. 185. Must have got a little confused. Well deserved award
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Post by shorty on Jan 1, 2015 22:13:38 GMT 12
Not confused at all, if you have had any media training you would know that ALL light aircraft are Cessna's
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 2, 2015 21:44:35 GMT 12
Peter Layne just emailed this info to me:
"Mention is made of John Harding getting a QSM however there is another recipient who has been involved in aviation. Sir Donald Rowlands had his PPL and was a prominent glider pilot (competition pilot, tow pilot and instructor) for many years (may be 50). At some stage he owned Cessna 150A ZK-BYK and Glaser Dirks DG400 ZK-GOW. Typical of Don he led from the front and in his capacity as President of the Auckland Gliding Club he played a very significant role in securing the club’s property at Drury in the 1970s. When the club celebrated its 80th anniversary on 30 April 2011 Don, was the guest speaker and he was still as sharp as a tack."
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Post by starr on Jan 3, 2015 5:46:35 GMT 12
I remember seeing Sir Donald Rowlands during the 50's when I used to go to watch the gliders operating at Ardmore. Yes he did a lot for the Auckland Gliding Club. A well deserved award.
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Post by oj on Jan 9, 2015 20:10:48 GMT 12
Yes and in the 1970's he was representing the Champion Spark Plug Co in NZ and ran several enlightening engineering seminars around the country. I went to two, one at the old Waikato Polytech in the city and one at the Waldorf Lounge (now the Claudlands Event Centre). He ran a specially constructed little engine they called "Freda" that had the ability to have the engine compression ratio and ignition timing varied as it was running. Hooked up to an on-screen oscilloscope, we could see and hear the effects of various fuels, ignition timings and compression ratios right through to pinking and detonation. He visited AESL several times.
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