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Post by lumpy on Mar 29, 2018 19:34:03 GMT 12
As already said , time will tell , but hes very quick to blame a drone , when he admits that he never saw anything at all . For a drone to hit his windscreen with the sort of glancing blow that he describes , it would have to have been travelling very fast ( not likely if it was in the area to take pictures of the mine - which is stated as the reason for drones being in the area ) . As for people who call for tougher drone regulations - the regulations are already there , but regulations alone dont stop idiots !
If drones are in that area so much ( at least one a day is stated ) then why arent the regulations being policed ( unless of course they are flying within the regulations ) and why would you fly your aeroplane over there if that information is so widely known ?
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Post by lumpy on Mar 14, 2018 19:59:37 GMT 12
Whats the flight time I wonder ? I may be wrong , but Id say 15 minutes would be a generous guess ( depending on the amount of hovering required ) . So that would mean , from its base , to your pickup point , to your destination and back to its base , all within about 15 minutes --for a full battery replacement ( or a few hours on the charger ) in a very small space of time !
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Post by lumpy on Jan 2, 2018 15:44:08 GMT 12
Seeing as no one was seriously hurt I guess there is no harm . I believe it was CZJ ( which mostly comes up as an Airtourer if you google it - but I believe the rego was only recently issued , having previously been VH-NZJ ) . Its listed as a Morgan 10 Cheyenne . Oh , and VH-NZJ is also a bit confusing if you google it because its an XL750 , so that must have changed at some stage too .
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Post by lumpy on Dec 20, 2017 20:03:26 GMT 12
What people have to remember is in order to maintain a top level defence force the country has to have the money to fund it. In the old days New Zealand produced masses of exports that brought in a lot of wealth for the nation, and we had rules in place to stop cheap nasty rubbish flooding our markets. Now we rely on imports from China, most of our best production companies are either gone or they were sold overseas along with their profits, and the only big industries we have left are dairy and tourism. The current government is hell bent against the dairy industry which I can see will cause a lot of issues to come. So the nation has a lot less wealth to spend on necessities, and in the priority list defence is well down the list below health, education, housing, roads, etc. Since the 1990's it's been an ever decreasing spiral for defence and there's no returning to the glory days of the 1960-80's from the current position as far as I can see. I think you are right , the world has indeed changed . With the advent of cheap , global freight , there is now a global ecomomy -- we are kind of stuck with doing what we do best , and buying the rest from overseas . We certainly have to strive to " do our share " defence wise , but I dont think that will include a " top level defence force " . The budgets just wont stretch that far .
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Post by lumpy on Nov 8, 2017 17:01:30 GMT 12
Woohoo, I just went into Chrome's Settings >> Extensions >>> Get More Extensions (down the bottom) and I found a new extension called "Photobucket Embedded Image Fix" and so enabled it and it worked. So try that John, good luck! I just tried that -- 0pened Chromes settings ( the three dots in the upper right hand corner ) >> Tools >> Extensions >> Get More Extensions . Then I typed in "Photo Bucket " into the search function , and two "Fixes " were at the top . The first one didnt do it , but the other one did .
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Post by lumpy on Oct 25, 2017 20:01:40 GMT 12
He definitely has something against the NH-90. If he had his way we would still be flying the Iroquois. Hopefully NZDF has a plan to get him up to speed with the facts and get him into the 21st Century! My suspicion is that in three years time ( hopefully not longer ) we will still be flying the P3 and C130H too . Just my opinion , but I dont think that the politicians feel we have squeezed every last cent of value from these airframes yet ( and I dont feel this Government is going to be the one to go on a spend up -- hope Im wrong )
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Post by lumpy on Oct 25, 2017 17:47:15 GMT 12
That article was written back in April. I think he might have some explaining to do. Yes , a week or so after the whole fleet was grounded after the engine failure following the Omaka airshow . I'd say he was just taking a chance to bad mouth them while he could ( and whilst people might be listening ) .
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Post by lumpy on Sept 16, 2017 9:13:31 GMT 12
My computer is new - running windows 10 . Doesnt work with Chrome , but does work with Microsoft Edge ( yay )
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Post by lumpy on Sept 3, 2017 15:48:56 GMT 12
The question still remains - why did NZ 3306 require transport to Ohakea? Does seem a little odd , given that they were able to replace an engine in one pretty much in a paddock near Blenheim at Easter Cant help think Dave may be right , the C-17 may have been already coming for other reasons ( it just seems a lot of trouble to go to otherwise )
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Post by lumpy on Jul 30, 2017 20:39:26 GMT 12
Business travellers often needed same-day return flights and with Air New Zealand introducing bigger aircraft there were likely to be fewer services and less convenient times from centres such as Hokitika, Gisborne, Whangarei, Rotorua, Palmerston North, Blenheim and Timaru.Just booked an AirNZ Flight Auckland to Hokitika and return, mid-August. $603 thank you very much. Ouch !! Spent almost $800 to travel Blenheim to Christchurch and back recently. It was somewhat an emergency, ( was there less than 4 hours after finding out that I needed to go ) Money wasn't really a consideration, but it was really expensive!
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Post by lumpy on Jun 17, 2017 9:11:09 GMT 12
No , the one I remember was adjacent to Jacksons road , not too far from where that access track meets it ( I never went there , but you could see it from the road as you drove past ) . Sounds like base personal may have built their own track ( quite possible as it was/is a popular hobby ) , but I have no knowledge of that .
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Post by lumpy on Jun 16, 2017 21:00:46 GMT 12
Have no idea if there was ever one on base , but there was definitly one on Jacksons Road ( which virtually boarders the rifle range side of Woodbourne ) Edit : and to answer your question about wether RC cars still exist , yes , in fact its quite popular ( for those that cant think in 3D like us RC fliers ) There is in fact a new club and track here ( possibly the first since the Jacksons road track ) , seems to have a pretty good following .
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Post by lumpy on May 7, 2017 16:18:26 GMT 12
I loved the smoke! That was insane to watch! I think I just built it up in my mind too much and expected to see more speed. I might suggest that there could be limitations so far as speed is concerned when using Omaka . Those hills to the south would come up pretty quick if going flat out , and there is housing to the east and north that would only take a few seconds flying time to be above . I do know what you mean though , I thought Steadfast was a real highlight of the show , yet I still found myself expecting more .
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Post by lumpy on May 4, 2017 15:26:39 GMT 12
That Yak is definitely at Wanaka Yes , I know that ( as stated , I borrowed it from a previous Wanaka thread ) . I simply posted it to show the similarities between its background and the photo Peter had posted earlier as being from Omaka . Apoligies if it caused confusion
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Post by lumpy on May 4, 2017 10:44:51 GMT 12
Both are at Omaka. The close-up was taken from the 'finger' on the eastern side of the airfield between the aviation museum and the area where the B170 was parked - as the Anson was taxiied out from the (new) private hangar area. Photo of it landing is on finals for Omaka RW12 - Woodbourne in the background. Thanks for the reply Peter . I just cant seem to picture that background in the first shot . To me it looks a bit like the background in this shot , but without the cars ( I borrowed from the Wanaka 16 thread ) . The wire fence , the road beyond that . the power line beyond that , the scrubby hill beyond that ?
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Post by lumpy on May 3, 2017 21:30:14 GMT 12
Of course, no coverage of such an airshow can be complete without that labour of love and magnificent piece of artwork, the Avro 652A Anson Mk.1 ZK-RRA I Cant get my head around this shot ( great as it is ) , is it really from Omaka ? ( You dont state that it is , but its kind of implied by being in this thread ) Not sure about this one either , ( but the depth captured by the lens can be very deceptive - that could be Woodbourne in the background ? )
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Post by lumpy on Apr 29, 2017 19:17:31 GMT 12
Who were the pilots of Piper Pacer ZK-BSH and Piper Cub ZK-BOY this year? I seem to recall Craig Anderson flying ZK-BSH Nigel Griffith flying ZK-BOY
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Post by lumpy on Apr 24, 2017 22:47:12 GMT 12
It was at a base less than 5min flying time from the airshow venue, at which it had displayed the day before! Yeah , but its an airbase with absoulty zero backup for the type ( if a fault occoured ) . The C130 did only one pass on Saturday , due to techinal issues , but fortunitaly that same base is well versed with the type - nice display on Sunday .
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Post by lumpy on Apr 21, 2017 20:35:14 GMT 12
Thank God it wasn't raining.....someone might have got wet. Im not from the area , perhaps it rains so much that " not raining " is news by itself ?
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Post by lumpy on Apr 20, 2017 12:45:56 GMT 12
Liz has had that badge for a while but it has even more significance now. She flew the Mk XIV Spitfire on Tuesday so I wonder when the last time was that a female flew an XIV? Im wondering if me might see a husband and wife engagaged in " mortal combat " , once the FW190 gets airworthy again ? That would be quite something .
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