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Post by phil on Jul 28, 2009 21:41:15 GMT 12
Jim Hickey does a pretty good job, Have you got a job working for Tui Breweries?? Having put up with his drivel at Masterton this year I'd have to disagree. His endless remarks about the female pilots were pretty embarrassing. Unfortunately Kate was too polite to tell him to STFU.
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Post by phil on Jul 28, 2009 19:28:33 GMT 12
I can probably get the HR figures for total numbers of m vs f in the air force (and all three services).
I'm pretty sure there's now more than ever.
Plenty of female aircrew and not just trolly dollies, lots of pilots.
Most of the photographic trade is made up of females.
There's even a female armourer.
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Post by phil on Jul 26, 2009 10:01:00 GMT 12
There's a note about that in the instructions, they only spotted it after the decals were produced. The suggestion from aeroclub is to simply flip the kiwi decal over as they are separate from the roundel.
I can't believe it went for that much! I've got one in my stash, with the additional drop tank and pylon set.
Modelcrafts and Hobbies did have one in stock, whether they still do or not though...
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Post by phil on Jul 25, 2009 23:43:23 GMT 12
I saw the 1/48 T bird for $109 yesterday! Normally I would have snapped it up regardless of price, as it's an aircraft type I've actually worked on. But then I've still got two models (the E/F boxing and the K boxing) sitting unbuilt in my stash so I really can't justify it.
I can't believe they will no longer bring Hasegawa in, NZ becomes even more of a modelling backwater.
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Post by phil on Jul 25, 2009 23:39:12 GMT 12
That's not the type of photograph you are likely to find posted on the internet. Normally I'd suggest to people wanting photographs from Ohakea to contact CPE, however I wouldn't bother in this case.
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Post by phil on Jul 25, 2009 16:48:13 GMT 12
It's not the exact frame I have, but it's taken within moments of it. I think the shot I have has everyone looking at the camera and is more square on to the tents in the background. The Avionics Mech is Demis Flanagan who I joined up with and was last heard of living in California.
And yes, that's me facing the camera.
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Post by phil on Jul 25, 2009 11:15:08 GMT 12
Yes it was Rockhamption. We stayed in barracks at Williamtown for the first two weeks (while it rained almost the whole of the first week) and then the second two weeks were operating out of Rockhampton.
We didn't operate out of the revetments on that one though, we operated out of the 77SQN (or was it 3 SQN?) line. Working under their 'car ports'. They were away somewhere so we used their facilities. I recall having to lock up their hangar after night shift.
The previous trip to Tindal had us operating out of the OLAs because we were doing HE, but at Williamtown all we were doing was CDS, which we armed/dearmed just as they got to the edge of the line.
There is a picture of a group of us (me, Demis Flanagan, Chris Ray and the admin clark who's name escapes me) sitting around a small inflatable paddling pool in front of the tents at Rockhampton.
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Post by phil on Jul 24, 2009 22:09:38 GMT 12
Currently we have the RNZAF Historic flight at CFS in No 1 Hangar. They have a Harvard and a Tiger moth. We also have the MkIXc Spitfire in 1 hangar, and this is sometimes flown by the RNZAF.
There is also a Vampire on base somewhere.
We have a Strikemaster and the 'TA-4K' here still, but preserved is probably too optimistic a term as they are sitting outside on the far side of the airfield.
We may still have the MB339s in December. If they are going anywhere it will no doubt be 'by Christmas' as it has been for every one of the previous seven years!
As you will be visiting 3 SQN, you can see our other historic aircraft, the Bell 47G Sioux.
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Post by phil on Jul 24, 2009 17:44:19 GMT 12
Hi Phil, If you have any interesting photos of life on 75 Sqn or as an Armourer at Ohakea in that period I'd be keen to see them. I have a number from Glen T but the more the merrier... Cheers Don Unfortunately I've got surprisingly few, I did find a handful from Tindal in 97 and a group photo of my shift taken at sunset at Mendle beach. Also a couple from Willow 98, including what must have been one of the few times 75 stayed in tents!
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Post by phil on Jul 23, 2009 22:14:41 GMT 12
I'm looking forward to that book Don.
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Post by phil on Jul 23, 2009 21:35:10 GMT 12
No chance.
There is a new Govt. It's not going to happen.
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Post by phil on Jul 23, 2009 9:06:01 GMT 12
Luckily he was flying an aircraft that had been modded with the MDC fitted to the canopy, at the time only part of the fleet had been completed. This allowed him to get out much faster than having to wait for the canopy to be jettisoned.
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Post by phil on Jul 1, 2009 19:44:22 GMT 12
You mean a bit like the Iroquois?
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Post by phil on Jun 10, 2009 21:40:47 GMT 12
Well he's clearly telling porkies about the second one. It's not like the movies - Sidewinders don't go beep.
Sounds like a candidate for the darwin awards.
Interesting, there would have to have been a lot wrong with it for it not to go boom, as the Sidewinder has both impact and proximity fuzing (possible the 'hole' he refered to, there are eight holes around the circumference of the target detecting component). Unless it was actually a CATM.
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Post by phil on Jun 5, 2009 21:03:57 GMT 12
I would suggest contacting NIWA, I'm sure these records are kept, and they would be the ones who either have them, or had them before they were passed on to national archives perhaps.
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Post by phil on Jun 2, 2009 18:38:00 GMT 12
Anyone got any idea on the serial range at this stage? Had a quick look today and the NH90's will be NZ3301 onwards The A109LUH will be NZ3401 onwards. Mike What he said!
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Post by phil on May 30, 2009 10:36:22 GMT 12
Interesting that they are wearing US ERDL uniforms.
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Post by phil on May 29, 2009 20:12:28 GMT 12
Doesn't the MOD pay for that?
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Post by phil on May 29, 2009 12:53:31 GMT 12
There's an AFO(T) about this, it's online at work, I'll try and track it down next week.
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Post by phil on May 17, 2009 15:07:54 GMT 12
I used the minipan a couple of times for generating target photos around NZ, but also once for an Army transport corp exercise in Waiouru training area as they were validating their camouflage set-up. I think I've had to print those, I remember having to search through rolls of minipan film for negatives of various vehicles under cammo nets in the tussock. Apparently they were also used to photograph large areas of bush to help identify certain cash crops.
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