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Post by efliernz on Nov 23, 2011 10:21:53 GMT 12
I know the investigation will start and we are not supposed to guess what happened but... in the slow-mo video, a wire hanging on the r-h-s of the tower is seen (to my eyes) being blown away from the tower as he got really low... and then it's all bad.
A lucky "escape".
Pete
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Post by efliernz on Nov 19, 2011 21:21:08 GMT 12
Damn good tv
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Post by efliernz on Nov 18, 2011 9:35:49 GMT 12
I normally do aerial photography (below 400') using my rc helis (and recently my heaxacopter) but we had a large industrial area to shoot just north of Hamilton. The customer wanted to show how close it was to Hamilton... so we chartered the Waikato Aeroclub's 172 ZK-WAM for the shoot (... it was a commercial shoot therefore we did it with a commercial pilot...). We intentionally flew several miles north of the site and I zoomed in, bringing Hamilton much closer to the target for a shallow depth-of-field. Perfect for the impression the customer wanted to make He of course wanted it straight away so put up with autumn haze... Photos here: northgatepark.co.nz/Pete
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Post by efliernz on Nov 16, 2011 12:18:46 GMT 12
Great stuff Sam. It was like that at the big show earlier in the air. Many didn't pick up their cameras due to the heavy glary overcast day but for us that did... ...a little extra effort was rewarded with no shadows and with a little photoshop help, good colouring. Pete
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Post by efliernz on Nov 3, 2011 10:43:01 GMT 12
The UK has started to go the same way. Recently a council funded village fete cancelled the kids "egg and spoon" race as they couldn't sort the liability insurance out for it!
Pete
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Post by efliernz on Sept 28, 2011 15:35:23 GMT 12
I tried it on at Oshkosh 2008. It fits They are supposed to be at the "Flair" Aviation Expo at Te Kowhai in a couple of weeks. Pete
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Post by efliernz on Sept 22, 2011 10:49:41 GMT 12
Very well written. It's hard to say he was "lucky"... I think many will have trouble with what they see when they close their eyes for a while Pete
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Post by efliernz on Sept 18, 2011 10:53:01 GMT 12
There are now several photos showing the loss of the elevator trim and the pilot is not visible in the canopy (possibly slumped forward). This from Aero-news Network site: www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=d6a3841f-d0e9-44a8-b723-36bbc062ae70From what we've researched and documented, a failure of the trim tab (especially at speeds pushing 500MPH) can produce a massive amount of pitch excursion... and the loads on the pilot could be intense... As an example, in 1998, a racing incident involving Bob Button's P-51 'VooDoo' centered around an elevator trim tab failure. Pilot Bob Hannah experienced a failure of the left elevator trim tab, which, "came off the airplane at speed, causing the bird to abruptly pitch up, subjecting driver Hannah to over 10 G's of deceleration forces, and causing him to lose conciousness! When he came to, the raceplane had climbed to over 9,000 feet of altitude. A shaken Hannah regained control and brought Voodoo in for a safe landing. Suspected structural damage kept the sleek raceplane out of Sunday's championship competition." A very sad and crappy situation, no matter what the cause... Pete
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Post by efliernz on Aug 30, 2011 13:04:46 GMT 12
Discovery next Monday night I think
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Post by efliernz on Aug 23, 2011 8:06:23 GMT 12
I agree. This is an "Evel Knievel" style stunt. Yes, good airmanship is required but it just seemed risky for the hell of it. A waste of life and a spoilt airshow... and nightmares for the audience Not a good weekend for the airshow world... Pete
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Post by efliernz on Aug 15, 2011 13:40:09 GMT 12
Daughter and a few workmates in Hamilton city sighted a little snow falling in the Hamilton CBD at lunch time. Not settling but entertaining for those who chose to go to work today...
Pete
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Post by efliernz on Aug 4, 2011 12:06:59 GMT 12
You see... it's like this ;D I connected my new Orcon "Genius" last night at home. 12meg down, 1 meg up. Voip (phone over internet without a telecom bill) and three pc's love it... Sorry Dave...
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Post by efliernz on Jul 29, 2011 15:52:21 GMT 12
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Snow
Jul 25, 2011 13:27:53 GMT 12
Post by efliernz on Jul 25, 2011 13:27:53 GMT 12
The Naki is having a good dump of white stuff too. My parents in Stratford couldn't find this mornings newspaper under the 3-4" on the front lawn. Snow fell in Hawera too - enough to blanket cars.
Pete (in warm Hamilton)
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Post by efliernz on Jul 13, 2011 8:18:31 GMT 12
I spotted this and I think it is one of the best history "capture that moment" shots I've seen "Father and Son: STS-1 and STS-135," a photo by Chris Bray, who is the younger of the two in these side-by-side captures from the very first shuttle launch thirty years ago, and the final one, last Friday. "The picture we waited 30 years to complete."
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Post by efliernz on Jul 12, 2011 22:27:02 GMT 12
I agree over the explaining. There are several different angles on youtube already. The P51 disappears below the lower-right cowl of the Skyraider. Perhaps I should word it another way... the Skyraider put himself in a non-sited position in relation to the other craft... The big surprise was how long it takes to climb out of a P51 after the canopy has gone! Gotta love the modern Martin-Baker Awesome skills (in the end) from both pilots.
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Post by efliernz on Jul 8, 2011 14:54:38 GMT 12
Not a bad interview by state TV in my opinion... we get used to 1/2 asd questions...
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Post by efliernz on Jun 9, 2011 16:26:32 GMT 12
I'm an ex Telecom radio tech and the site of the C130s and Skyhawks below me was awesome Then there was the day that 6 x A4's decided to "blow up" the Pongaroa Telecom Radio hut (on the top of a small hill in the Pongaroa Valley just out of the village (East of Pahiatua / Dannevirke). I had just hopped out the car when I saw them coming. Two below me within 60 yards. Two beside me within 20' agl and the one closer to the hut banked to miss the radio pole. The grin hung around all day. I played squash at interclub that night at Ohakea and met two of the pilots. They got "lock" on the Pongaroa hut before lifting the nose and aquiring the next target, the Telcom "Mount Butters" radio site on the top of the Puketoi Range before turning toward the next Telecom hut above / south of the Manawatu Gorge (Site of the ill-fated Anset crash). Isn't it great how the memories start to surface when typing!!! Thanks for letting me dribble on!!! Pete
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Post by efliernz on Jun 9, 2011 14:44:37 GMT 12
A skyhawk and Strikemaster through the farm valley in my teens in the Naki... But a close second for me was Oshkosh 2008 and the "Rocket Racing League" where a demo flight was done with a composite canard with a rocket motor in the rear end Lots of roar... 3rd place, Mustang TAF between the tower and the terminal (New Plymouth) low and very fast from behind the crowd, flown by TT Bland, airshow season late 80's. Pete
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Post by efliernz on May 22, 2011 8:21:35 GMT 12
Even taking into account all time zone issues...
I'M HERE
Again in our scientific and analytical world, that great tax haven called religion struggles to justify its existence and credibility.
Sorry... I never comment on these things but this one got up my nose right after crawling successfully alive out of bed this morning wanting to fly and seeing fog - not fire and brimstone as predicted...
Pete
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