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Post by baronbeeza on Feb 15, 2021 21:48:14 GMT 12
IMDB has a large number of user reviews, over 500. This was the featured one. Nonsense from beginning to end 10 January 2021 | by morin-eric – See all my reviews
I don't remember seing such a train wreck, nothing made sense in this movie. NOTHING. The person who wrote this garbage should never be allowed to write a script again, EVER. I give 3 stars because of Chloë and I think she deserves more than that TBH, she's a good actress IMHO and she gives an honest performance given the circumstances, but the movie itself doesn't even deserve a star. Don't waste your time on this one.www.imdb.com/title/tt9691136/
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Post by baronbeeza on Feb 14, 2021 19:53:24 GMT 12
It was the CT-4 Type Certificate we were discussing.
I was suggesting that the CT-4's in private ownership now may consider a similar deal. I would imagine the CT-4 and Fletcher Type Certificates would be considered in a different category to the current production aircraft. Perhaps the management, and ownership, may be transferred. Much the same as the Airtourer TC's were basically historical and moved on.
The CAA has given options. I think the older Victa and Airtourer Certificates were picked up by the Airtourer Association. Perhaps that is a possibility for the CT-4 here also, given the large number now in civilian operation.
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Post by baronbeeza on Feb 14, 2021 19:09:33 GMT 12
Looks like it on first page of each document. Airtourer Co-Op? Thanks.
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Post by baronbeeza on Feb 14, 2021 16:41:47 GMT 12
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Post by baronbeeza on Feb 14, 2021 16:19:29 GMT 12
There are a couple of consideration that concern me here. I have seen PAC and it's successors go through something similar to this a few times now over the last 4 or 5 decades. This time I believe it is different. Much of the US GA market has drifted across to Chinese production, look at the 'new' Continental engines that are just copies of the older Lycomings. I would be very surprised if any manufacturing capability remained in NZ, given the current circumstances. The other worry is the status of the Type Certificates and fleet support. The CAA has given options. I think the older Victa and Airtourer Certificates were picked up by the Airtourer Association. Perhaps that is a possibility for the CT-4 here also, given the large number now in civilian operation. The Fletcher support will also be a worry to the industry. There will be ongoing need for technical support and parts. The aerial top-dressing industry in this country has not been killed off yet. Continentals are Gold, Lycomings are Grey. generalaviationnews.com/2019/07/24/continental-introduces-drop-in-engine-replacement-for-cessna-172s/The real McCoy
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Post by baronbeeza on Feb 10, 2021 12:34:37 GMT 12
Artist, born in Lower Hutt. Educated at Nelson College. Enlisted with the RNZAF during World War II. Served in in the Pacific. Drew cartoons for newspapers including the Free Lance ca 1956. Worked as an air traffic controller from 1957-1980, when he retired to Whitby, and took up painting of the "natural realism" school. natlib.govt.nz/records/22371096
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Post by baronbeeza on Feb 9, 2021 9:41:41 GMT 12
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Post by baronbeeza on Feb 6, 2021 19:38:33 GMT 12
I have gone away from Microsoft completely. All the older computers I deal with here now are running Peppermint 10. All the software is free and you hardly notice the difference from Windows anyway. Things are just much faster and glitch free. The only software package I miss is Irfanview, for pic processing and viewing, but XnView is close enough. I have old laptops here that have never run faster. Peppermint OS and applications are all freeware and there is ample choice. LibreOffice is just amazing. All free and no-fuss. Remember how reluctant people were to upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10, there was good reason for it. www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2019/10/31/heres-why-blazing-fast-linux-os-peppermint-10-just-blew-me-away/?sh=1c32ddb66d9bpeppermintos.com/
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Post by baronbeeza on Feb 3, 2021 9:22:07 GMT 12
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Post by baronbeeza on Feb 1, 2021 16:35:59 GMT 12
The fellow with the tie looks like Wally Nash. He was NCO I/C SEMS about 5 years after this pic was taken. A F/S and from Murchison. Not sure of the reason for the smiles, having a laugh at the injured player's expense. No help with the hairy one but I hate to admit how my hair looked in 1975. I was more Phil Goff'y and I guess the servicemen still managed to stand out.
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Post by baronbeeza on Feb 1, 2021 16:25:50 GMT 12
It does look like it may have come from the damaged Hind in the Nelson photo! Or the one the kid souvenired during the display.
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Post by baronbeeza on Jan 30, 2021 19:27:53 GMT 12
I have seen a few of the earlier Juan Browne videos of the B-17 incident. I think that was helpful in watching this latest clip. I am subscribed to Blancolirio channel and tend to watch most of his Youtube clips, he does a good job. www.youtube.com/results?search_query=blancolirio+b17
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Post by baronbeeza on Jan 25, 2021 7:02:33 GMT 12
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Post by baronbeeza on Jan 18, 2021 8:48:25 GMT 12
Airwork's next Cub 150 registration was c/n 18-5886, which became ZK-BTF also on 20Aug1957. On 13Dec1962 ZK-BTF was involved in a fairly unusual accident while operating from an airstrip at Niagara, Southland: "The Piper had just taken off from the airstrip at the end of the day's operation when the pilot decided that he wished to continue a discussion he had been having with the farmer about a future contract. Returning to the airstrip he made a low run to warn the persons there that he was about to land. As the strip was a sloping one the loading area was not visible from the approach end, and the pilot lost sight of a car that was parked in the loading area. As the plane reached the top of the rise, just skimming the ground, it drifted off the line of the airstrip and the pilot was suddenly confronted with the Ford car, which had not moved, right in front of him. The pilot attempted to clear the car but the propeller struck the farmer, who was standing beside the vehicle, on the head killing him. Another man standing beside the car saw the plane at the last moment and threw himself to the ground, escaping with only a light injury. Both car and plane were badly damaged. Despite losing the port undercarriage leg and wheel in the impact the pilot of the plane was able to complete a circuit and land without further damage. The pilot was uninjured". I flew BTF as a glider tug at Wigram and I was unaware of this. I also flew a Cessna 206, ZK-SKT, coincidentally at Wigram. It went on to strike a car or truck as well. aviation-safety.net/wikibase/73425Was there ever a book of excuses ? Then again I did see that video clip of a plane hitting the car in the States just a few years back, it would have been the car driver that would have had to be doing the thinking. She drove into a plane on approach.
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Post by baronbeeza on Jan 17, 2021 16:50:25 GMT 12
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Post by baronbeeza on Jan 17, 2021 14:28:31 GMT 12
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Post by baronbeeza on Jan 17, 2021 14:22:50 GMT 12
For some time I have been researching the previous owner of one of my old cars. Vyrell Mitchell was the first owner of my Lotus Cortina and he bought it new when he was working At Shoreham. He was a pilot involved in sales and I was wondering if the brand new car made it into any of the Beagle Aircraft advertising. Vyrell later moved to a position of sales manager for CSE at Oxford. They were the Piper agents in the UK at that time. He sold the car to it's only other owner sometime during 1968. The car failed a MoT in 1972, 6 years on the road and 103,000 miles. What has amazed me is the rapidly expanding amount of material available on the Internet now. When I first started the research back in the mid-90's there was just a few articles. I saw a video clip of the Arrow crash just a day ago, very first time I was aware of any footage. There is this site of British aviation adverts. www.aviationancestry.co.uk/?home/&searchQuery=Piper&startYear=1909&endYear=1980&searchOrder=ASC&pageNum=17
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Post by baronbeeza on Jan 13, 2021 14:52:50 GMT 12
It is certainly an interesting topic but I am also of the belief that it was seen coming, at least a decade ago.
One of the issues I am seeing is the way the various media have taken sides and it seems very difficult to get balanced reporting, - of any issue.
I would hope NZ and Australia would have been discussing various contingencies, certainly at the defence planning level. Another aspect is the drift towards Chinese manufacture of so much equipment and components, aviation certainly but also items perhaps essential to defence.
Naturally we can't expect to see too much change there for a few years at least.
I was in the military during the upheaval of the mid-80's. The events then had many of us thinking, including considering career options. I would be guessing the military there, and here, have some changes ahead.
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Post by baronbeeza on Jan 13, 2021 8:43:16 GMT 12
I would think you need to quiz your Grandmother, and other family members. NZ is a big place and with what info you currently have is not much help.
Military, or military band. Christchurch 1946-47 American, or possibly Puerto Rican
I am guessing your Grandmother's mother was in Christchurch. I would think tracking down her relatives and friends may help fill in the blanks. Unfortunately many will be of an age that will make that tough going.
If your grandmother is reluctant to discuss her father you may stumble upon some of her friends she may have confided in years ago.
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Post by baronbeeza on Jan 12, 2021 19:10:27 GMT 12
I had a feeling the cars and tractor were in Marlborough. There was a series of about 10 pics and there must have been 15 or 20 cars as well as this. I saw a light blue 1970's Viva but the majority of the vehicles looked to be early to mid-fifties style. Bradford van and Austin A35 looking things.
The Facebook page was linked to the Mosquito page and initially I thought it was the same team involved. I got the impression it was an aviation inspired effort rather than a farmyard deal.
I was hoping it was destined for Omaka but seemingly not, at least from the response here.
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