Moeggo
Flight Lieutenant
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Post by Moeggo on Jan 19, 2009 10:10:51 GMT 12
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zkarj
Warrant Officer
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Post by zkarj on Jan 19, 2009 11:50:06 GMT 12
Thanks for the praise guys.
Moeggo, nice shots especially of the Corsair. I just couldn't nail my perfect shot of him on the day. Too damned fast was half the problem. Even his takeoffs were intense.
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Post by Gavin Conroy on Jan 19, 2009 12:26:47 GMT 12
Keith in the Corsair was just brilliant as usual. I saw the reaction of James Slade as he made his first pass, big grin and a big thumbs up to the commentators, good to see such a happy aeroplane owner. Will try and dig out the photo of his reaction While Im at it, the whole weekend was great, special thanks to Liz for the media pass and to TVAL for there first class hospitality. Might have to spend more time at the airshow next time. Good photo of Phil there Zac, was great to see him here along with Fred Murrin who flew the Nieuport 11 and Stuart Goldspink all the way from the UK. Will put the rest of the photos I took on my website next week, great thread here and good to see lots of keen photographers. The pilot of KGB made some great passes for the crowd
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 19, 2009 12:37:11 GMT 12
Great shots Marcus and Moeggo!
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Moeggo
Flight Lieutenant
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Post by Moeggo on Jan 19, 2009 12:54:48 GMT 12
I should have a few more tonight, I going to collect the laptop with rest of the pictures from the weekend
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 19, 2009 13:09:27 GMT 12
Gavin, that last crop of photos are brilliant mate! Especially the second Corsair shot, climbing through the sky!
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Post by ARU on Jan 19, 2009 13:11:31 GMT 12
what great display, pity the 757 and orion never turned up. Any way here's a couple before I'm tied up going visit various family members and finally a Harvard ground loop to top it off plenty more to come
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Post by corsair67 on Jan 19, 2009 13:15:17 GMT 12
Ouch, that Harvard doesn't look good. A bit of a crosswind?
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Post by Kenny on Jan 19, 2009 13:38:10 GMT 12
Ooh Bugger. What was the damage?
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Post by John L on Jan 19, 2009 15:25:22 GMT 12
Looks like he was lucky not to collapse the port undercarriage leg..........embarrassment all round.....
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 19, 2009 15:33:01 GMT 12
Was the George Hood Museum open this year? I'm still curious as to what sort of artifacts and displays the SVAS has in there.
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Post by FlyingKiwi on Jan 19, 2009 16:33:39 GMT 12
Ugh, yes the strain on that gear leg really shows, you timed that one well.
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Post by hairy on Jan 19, 2009 17:29:22 GMT 12
I was standing next to aru when he caught his fantastic shots of the ground loop, I was taking photos of NZ1092 flying overhead and missed the incident.
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Post by Bruce on Jan 19, 2009 17:53:54 GMT 12
1052 is an experienced groundlooper - in 1993 it groundlooped on the main runway at Ardmore - right outside the hangar I was working in. I believe it has had another groundloop before this one as well. The joys of taildraggers!
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 19, 2009 18:13:10 GMT 12
Great shots there Marcus (the hairy one), the P-51D is looking very shiny in that shot. And I love the one of the Corsair just floating in to touch down!
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Post by b10m on Jan 19, 2009 18:28:25 GMT 12
Re 1052. I am curious as to just what would be required by the owner/s with regard to repairs and inspections.
1. Would they be able to fly it out of Hood?
2. Once repaired is there some sort of inspection by some authority.? or is it covered by a L.A.M.E.? signing off on it.
3. Is this sort of incident covered by Insurance.?
I am not involved in Aviation, other than this great interest in what go on, hence these dumb? questions
Also I would again thank all of you for the photos of the 2 days. Some of those photos are really top class stuff and it is almost like being there.
P.S. That R/C Phantom looks so real in that photo, except they forgot the pilot, and R.I.O.
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Post by ErrolC on Jan 19, 2009 18:57:55 GMT 12
Thanks everyone for sharing. I especially like the Tiger shots.
Pity so few of the WWI types could get up - here hoping Omaka goes better.
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Post by mumbles on Jan 19, 2009 19:41:37 GMT 12
and finally a Harvard ground loop to top it off Thats a great shot Aru! Something to be said for being in the right place at the right time.....I wasn't on the field at the time and didn't see it, although I did see -WAR going around and wondered why. Presumably he was next in after 1052. I was disappointed in the P-3 and 757 absence as well, and had been really looking forward especially to the 757 display in a relatively confined space. While presumably absent for operational reasons, it would have been nice if the commentary had explained why they weren't there instead of not mentioning them at all even though they were listed in the programme. Thanks to all who have made compliments I always feel a little embarrassed putting my photos on here when I look at how good some of the other contributions are, so it is nice to hear/read. There are some really great shots in this thread, well done lensmen! Here are a few from an off site location on Sunday: Apologies for the massive crop, but I like the way this crossover looks
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Post by Bruce on Jan 19, 2009 19:53:38 GMT 12
b10m, to provide some generalisations to answer your questions (I make no assumptions on the actual plan of recovery for 1052): 1. It would be unlikely to be flown out unrepaired. if the main leg is bent - the gear wouldnt properly retract. it would also not absob landing shocks and wouldnt track properly during the landing / takeoff roll. 2. An aircraft maintenence realease becomes void in the event of damage. the aircraft must be inspected by a LAME before further flight - a single flight "ferry" realease could be provided to return the aircraft to a place where it could be serviced, with restrictions if required 3. Generally, oopses like this would be covered by a comprehensive insurance policy - however not all aircraft are fully insured. actual cover may vary depending on the policy.
In similar instances in the past, a spare UC leg is obtained (sometimes removed from another aircraft once it has safely returned home) and in this case probably an aileron and wing tip. the aircraft would be thoroughly inspected in situ - for damage, especially to wing spars - the Maint Programme normally includes a "Heavy Landing Inspection". The replacement parts would be fitted and the aircraft returned home, where the "loaner" parts are removed and permanent repairs carried out. In the case of a Spitfire, I would imagine a truck will be required to bring it back, as that sort of damage wouldn't be repairable away from a suitable facility.
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Post by Kereru on Jan 19, 2009 20:04:04 GMT 12
Great photos guys for us that were not able to be there. Well done and thanks for sharing them.
Alex that is a timely capture of the Harvard ground loop. Well done.
Cheers
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