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Post by Gavin Conroy on Mar 10, 2008 20:35:36 GMT 12
Nice night for a jump!!! I really dont want 40 Sqn to leave    |
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Post by flyjoe180 on Mar 11, 2008 19:13:34 GMT 12
Not much action today whilst I was there this arvo, but it was all on yesterday. The grass looks a bit worse for wear in places at Woodbourne!
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Post by sniff on Mar 11, 2008 19:32:22 GMT 12
I bet they are "standing" on the brakes, with the aim of stopping before the taxiway!
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Post by beagle on Mar 12, 2008 8:48:47 GMT 12
so that is 05 and 01, 03 is the first one getting rebuilt, which other one is over there in the states ??
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Post by sniff on Mar 12, 2008 11:54:51 GMT 12
Beags 02 is at WB too, so I will let you do the math  |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 12, 2008 12:34:29 GMT 12
Gav, that sunset parachuting shot is stunning. I'd bet that PTSU would love that one, you may sell them a few prints for their Joe room wall.
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Post by beagle on Mar 12, 2008 16:21:40 GMT 12
just as well I did stay till 5th form then
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Post by sniff on Mar 12, 2008 17:02:56 GMT 12
Sorry, Beagle. Smite me!  |
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Post by Gavin Conroy on Mar 12, 2008 17:43:35 GMT 12
Not much action today whilst I was there this arvo, but it was all on yesterday. The grass looks a bit worse for wear in places at Woodbourne! Was a quiet day that day but they had been doing some night flying the evening before but yip the grass would look a bit worse for wear as there was a bit of dust at times   |
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Post by Gavin Conroy on Mar 12, 2008 17:45:35 GMT 12
Gav, that sunset parachuting shot is stunning. I'd bet that PTSU would love that one, you may sell them a few prints for their Joe room wall. I couldnt sell photos to them Dave as the RNZAF have been to kind to me this week and flying with them was just awesome and I have a whole new respect for what they do and how they do it. Great bunch of guys.   |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 14, 2008 7:16:20 GMT 12
That last Hercules shot is very dramatic, nicely done.
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Post by vgp on Mar 14, 2008 13:54:52 GMT 12
is that bird in the last Photo about to S!!t it self.
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Post by beagle on Mar 14, 2008 14:03:52 GMT 12
Gavin would have if it suddenly had a massive birdstrike.
Great photos though, the last one, nice and crystal clear, did you use photoshop to insert that penguin over to the l/h side of the image.
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Post by corsair67 on Mar 14, 2008 14:28:05 GMT 12
I thought it was a lost Penguin too at first, but I suspect it's actually a Spur-Wing Plover. |
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Post by Bruce on Mar 14, 2008 14:43:24 GMT 12
Spur wing plover all right, probably the dumbest and most evil species of bird on the face of the planet. Their prime role is airfield defence (Kamakze style) and they are dern good at it (Claiming a decent count of aircraft damaged over the years). At Black Sands at Raglan last year I had a running battle with a flock of the vermints sitting in the touchdown zone. I'd get the quad bike out and scream through the middle of them - and they moved all of two metres! Eventually I hearded them to the side of the airfield where they stayed until I had parked the quad back on the other side - they then moved back to where they were!
They are fairly hefty birds and can do a lot of damage to light aircraft especially. I have had near strikes on several occaisions in the C172.
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Post by Gavin Conroy on Mar 14, 2008 18:04:33 GMT 12
I thought it was a lost Penguin too at first, but I suspect it's actually a Spur-Wing Plover. You are right mate it does look like a penguin, I would have tried to catch it for a pet if it was. Those birds are a bit silly as stated above they get chased but dont seem to get the idea and I watched the RNZAF try to chase them away but it wasnt easy. Here are a couple more.   |
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Post by flyjoe180 on Mar 14, 2008 22:11:25 GMT 12
Great work Gavin, you covered the aircraft and action well. Ah yes, plovers. Many a time I had walked the length of a runway after letting students off on their own, only to be ambushed by plovers on the way back. The little pests wait for you to get close then attack you in a diving motion, three or four at a time. Turns out they like to nest in ditches. And they will play chicken with aircraft of all sizes. A Metro chopped one into small portions just before Christmas at Woodbourne. A day out of action and many dollars later and it was okay to fly out again (the aeroplane that is).
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