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Post by lumpy on Aug 4, 2010 18:58:39 GMT 12
How many monkeys did Rowley Aviation have on their pilot roster at this point? Took me a minute to work out what you meant ! ;D ;D
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Post by lumpy on Jul 31, 2010 20:11:37 GMT 12
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Post by lumpy on Jul 31, 2010 0:20:52 GMT 12
That is a brilliant photo , looking at the bank on the other side , it has to be a dam or irrigation canal ( if not , what would the photographer be standing on ) ?But I do wonder what that is in the upper left ??
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Post by lumpy on Jul 22, 2010 21:11:07 GMT 12
Ha ha , give the man a chocolate fish . ;D
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Post by lumpy on Jul 22, 2010 20:46:43 GMT 12
Im not going to guess because I dont have anything to put up ( but it would have been much harder if you had photoshoped the rego off , Shorty ) ;D ;D
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Post by lumpy on Jul 18, 2010 18:46:18 GMT 12
I tried to " cut and paste " the image codes , but they dont show either . Maybe something incorrect with the codes ?
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Post by lumpy on Jul 16, 2010 22:28:37 GMT 12
Wow , that Piston Position Indicator is a pretty cool looking bit of gear . Beats poking a DTI down the plug hole ! I assume the slight difference between the Hurcules and Centaurus graduations must mean the two engines have different strokes ? Interesting also your comment about 0.001" of points gap , being 1 degree of ignition timing . Does that mean you set timing by points gap , or is there provision to set gap , then independantly set timing ?
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Post by lumpy on Jul 16, 2010 20:55:03 GMT 12
The trouble is , that its not just a case of cops being armed . ( They already have a " gun safe " in one in four police vehicles ) They would need to literally have their weapons " in hand " every time they knocked on an unknown door , or approach an unknown vehicle ,if it were to prevent situations like in Christchurch ( and Napier ). Even then it might not prevent the same outcome .
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Post by lumpy on Jul 9, 2010 21:39:42 GMT 12
Thanks to Colin Hunter, who downloded the pdf file and emailed it to me, i am now able to see the newsletter and the photos. Wonderful. I have no idea why it won't open directly for me. Thanks Colin! Anthony, yes the original Wairarapa Wildcat was NZ3072. I have heard there was a second one but have never seen a photo of it though. Strange , because I still have to shovel coal into my steam driven computer , but the link works for me too !
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Post by lumpy on Jul 9, 2010 7:20:13 GMT 12
Germany ? Cockpit looks a little Hienkel- ish ?
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Post by lumpy on Jul 6, 2010 21:08:28 GMT 12
Okay , had a bit of a google . It seems if you have a "C" class endorsement ( that of a collector of weapons ) you can indeed own automatic weapons , BUT , you CANNOT fire such weapons . The highest endorsement that enables you to own a weapon that can be fired is " E " class , which is Military Style Semi Automatic ( MSSA) , which means it is illegal to use a fully automatic weapon ( so I wasnt totally wrong ) , but you can own them . Military rules may well be different , although I do remember a recruiting ad in the eighties being frowned upon for showing a SLR being fired in auto mode ( although this was partly because the SLR wasnt really supposed to fire fully auto ) ( sorry Dave , gone a little off your orignal topic )
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Post by lumpy on Jul 6, 2010 7:29:02 GMT 12
I didnt see it , but I would imagine it would best be described as a " semi-automatic rifle " , as fully automatic wepons are illegal in this country - even for police and armed forces . My knowledge may be a little out of of date , so please feel to correct me if that law has changed . Its just more poor reporting
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Post by lumpy on Jun 27, 2010 21:50:14 GMT 12
The first guy that responded to the auction suggested it may be from a wind generator , or similar . Its owner didnt think so , but I wonder if someone may have constructed their own blades to turn a surplus prop hub into a generator ? The profile of the blades does seem to more resemble wind generators , than aircraft props . The fact that no one seems to reconise it also suggests its either from a VERY obscure aircraft , or otherwise not aircraft at all . Just a thought .
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Post by lumpy on Jun 26, 2010 0:08:51 GMT 12
No Wasp's in NZ except for the RNZAF museum piece I believe. There was a Westland Scout (land version with skids) flying around Marlborough about 5-6yrs ago, but not sure where that's gone or if even it's still the country... Really ? Bugger it all , never saw it !
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Post by lumpy on Jun 26, 2010 0:04:44 GMT 12
Indeed, the Fox Moth was NZ's first scheduled airliner, on the West Coast too! Yes , I was aware that was the case , thats really why I picked it .( Although mostly for the scenery rather than the aircraft ) . ;D
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Post by lumpy on Jun 25, 2010 21:29:02 GMT 12
The big noisey flying boats would take a lot of beating , but Id quite fancy a slow trip down the west coast ( of the mainland ) in a Fox Moth . ( that would count as " airline " I presume )
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Post by lumpy on Jun 19, 2010 18:43:03 GMT 12
I see a Beach 1900 is reported as performing an " emergency landing " at Woodbourne this afternoon . ( with all the usual emergency services / roads closed etc ) .I dont really understand this at all , since it was on a flight from Gisborne to Wellington when the pilot reported a " vibration shortly after take off " . I get why the 1900 that landed wheels up a few years ago was diverted to Woodbourne , but surely a mystery fault like a vibration would prompt a landing at the earliest opportunity ( such as a return to Gisborne ) . I have only seen a brief report , so maybe missing something , anybody else know any more ?
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Post by lumpy on Jun 19, 2010 8:28:19 GMT 12
Dont really know about aircraft , but just the act of being in salt water is enough to wite off almost any car or motor bike , so whist the damage might not be visible , it will be extensive .The salt water even gets inside the insulation of individual wires in wiring looms , ready to rot them out at a later date . Shame
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Post by lumpy on Jun 18, 2010 20:58:48 GMT 12
If its not North American - then maybe South American ? Brazilian ?
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Post by lumpy on Jun 11, 2010 20:22:27 GMT 12
Good one Dave . Judging from the age of the cars , I recon this a photo that would be taken early , to mid sixties - if taken in England . If its a NewZealand photo then its probabally early eighties . ;D
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