Passing the time at NZWN

[mumbles]

Had a bit of time to kill on Monday afternoon (13th Jul) so parked up at the viewing bay overlooking the threshold of runway 16 for an hour or so....

Bit of a dark and gloomy day, but the flat light made for some reasonably atmospheric shots on a winter afternoon

B737 ZK-NGJ


Air Wanganui King Air ZK-MKG


Qantas B737 ZK-JNN trailing vortices. Note how the fuselage has been cleaned around the forward cabin door where the airbridge connects....


Tomahawk ZK-FML

A320 ZK-OJH


Q300 or DHC-8 (can't tell the difference by sight if there is any ) ZK-NEB

[flyjoe180]

Nice pics Sam, the Sony doing ok? Havent been out much myself, we should catch up one day when the sun is shining.

[sqwark2k]

The Air Nelson dash is designator DH8-Q300, so one in the same.

[mumbles]

Jul 20, 2009 9:47:55 GMT 12 flyjoe180 said:

Nice pics Sam, the Sony doing ok? Havent been out much myself, we should catch up one day when the sun is shining.

Sounds like a plan

The Sony is good now that I am learning how to drive it better. Wouldn't mind the accesories being a bit less pricey or scarce though. My next hypothetical camera might be a Nikon or Canon for that reason.

[Dave Homewood]

Great shots, I like the second one particularly.

[mumbles]

And a few more from a bright and sunny day yesterday

Busy scene at the terminal


Air Chathams Convair ZK-CIB departing, an aircraft I've started to refer to as 'Old Faithful' since its outward track passes over my office in Gracefield every afternoon. Its quite a distinctively different sound to the Q300's, ATR's and Beeches normally audible around the Hutt Valley

[flyjoe180]

Nice photos Sam, the Convair is a favourite of mine too.

[FlyingKiwi]

Love the CV-580, a real classic. I believe one of the instructors I fly with has some time on CV-580s, I keep meaning to ask him what they're like to fly.