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Post by skyhawkdon on Feb 26, 2019 15:21:27 GMT 12
Awesome, congrats to everyone involved.
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Post by Mustang51 on Feb 26, 2019 16:30:14 GMT 12
Wow.....just sent a msg to Dave asking if it had flown and the answer was here all the time. ! Dumb Schmuck !
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Post by planewriting on Feb 26, 2019 16:56:38 GMT 12
Great to see it fly. The video clip reminds me of my times learning to glide at Ardmore. Then were signs at each end of that road warning people about low flying aircraft. Can't remember the exact wording as that was 50 years ago. Came the day when Pawnee CEB came in over the fence complete with top rope and landed. A few minutes later a traffic cop arrives on the scene complaining about the tow rope ring hitting the roof of his patrol car. "Please sir, there are signs to warn motorists of low flying aircraft..."
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Post by ZacYates on Feb 26, 2019 17:23:21 GMT 12
What a wonderful piece of news, congratulations to everyone involved!
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Post by FlyingKiwi on Feb 26, 2019 18:56:38 GMT 12
I was airborne in the circuit at the time, it was an awesome experience and somewhat surreal to have the P-39 above us in the overhead. How lucky we are at Ardmore to share the skies with these aircraft.
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Post by WayneB on Feb 26, 2019 19:16:34 GMT 12
It was something special to watch the first flight today. Well done to all involved.
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Post by markrogers on Feb 26, 2019 20:41:13 GMT 12
Great news! It will be the first time ever a P-39 has flown in NZ skies. Awesome, well done to all those who were involved in it's restoration.
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Post by ErrolC on Feb 27, 2019 11:39:24 GMT 12
NZ Warbirds are saying another flight planned for sometime between 2 and 4, gremlins willing!
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Post by kiwi285 on Feb 27, 2019 14:57:26 GMT 12
Certainly great news and I guess we are getting to the stage where we expect that to be the case. Does anyone know the movements of this aircraft and how long it might stay in the country before export.
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Post by ErrolC on Feb 27, 2019 15:03:48 GMT 12
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Post by ErrolC on Feb 27, 2019 20:03:25 GMT 12
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Post by FlyingKiwi on Feb 27, 2019 20:26:37 GMT 12
Looking at that last photo makes me understand why the tailwheel pilots had some difficulty with these when they were introduced, that gear geometry really requires the nose to be very high for the flare, looks like the oleo extends a lot when it's off the ground, and it also doesn't look like it would stand a great deal of abuse.
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Post by ErrolC on Mar 1, 2019 7:17:04 GMT 12
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Post by colford on Mar 1, 2019 8:44:18 GMT 12
Pioneer have just a few minutes ago posted up on their FB page that they are planning another test flight for the P-39 "early this afternoon". Probably last chance to see it flying in NZ before it is containerised and shipped off to the US.
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Post by FlyingKiwi on Mar 1, 2019 19:21:11 GMT 12
It did two more flights today. Such a beautiful machine and such a unique sound. Unfortunately I seem to have always been in the wrong place at the wrong time to get a really good photo of it over the last week but just seeing it in person has been a great experience.
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Post by Peter Lewis on Mar 1, 2019 22:15:17 GMT 12
It flew at approx 3.40pm today and landed again at around 4.15.
Apparently will be on public viewing in the Warbirds hangar this weekend ( Sat and Sun).
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Post by skyhawkdon on Mar 2, 2019 7:27:41 GMT 12
I saw a comment on Facebook from one of the Pioneer guys that it's going to be doing more test flying next week.
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Post by FlyingKiwi on Mar 3, 2019 7:12:46 GMT 12
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Post by Peter Lewis on Mar 4, 2019 21:28:38 GMT 12
My photos from last Friday's test flight:
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Post by ErrolC on Mar 4, 2019 21:32:27 GMT 12
Great that you managed to catch it Peter.
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