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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 7, 2010 13:19:33 GMT 12
They could always tow them down to Omaka for the election, Bruce.
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Post by skyhawkdon on Apr 7, 2010 15:20:53 GMT 12
"TAS just needed to find a partner to bank roll the move to buy the aircraft."
Not an insignificant problem I would have thought given that TAS have been looking for someone to bankroll the deal since 2005! Every time they announce they have found a new cornerstone shareholder, lo-and-behold a few months later they back out of it (presumably once they have done due diligence on the whole thing).
Plus finding the money is not the only "issue" holding up a sale, despite what HR says! I can't believe she is still so "hopeful" when she knows all the facts and pitfalls in this deal - like the amount of work and cost to get the aircraft going again... not to mention Safe Air are about to lay of a third of their workforce... the very people they would need to get them airworthy again... someone needs a reality check!
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 7, 2010 16:06:45 GMT 12
I guess making statements like this are all in aid of making it look like they're actually doing something, whereas realistically I don't think the current Minister of Defence and his deputy have done bugger all for the country apart from make statements about the massive problems the last Government left them, like new ships that don't work and this damned aircraft sale.
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Post by obiwan27 on Apr 7, 2010 20:15:17 GMT 12
More of the same alright....ships that don't work, money wasted on too many armoured personnel carriers....
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 8, 2010 0:41:15 GMT 12
I have worked out why this has reared its head again. The PM is off to Washington next week so some journalist has brought it back to the public's attention by asking the same old questions, no doubt, and got the same old answers.
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Post by yogi on Apr 8, 2010 18:02:37 GMT 12
Exactly what I was thinking skyhawkdon.
ALL they have to do is find a bank roller? what a joke.
I'll give im $50 a piece as is where is, as long as the regos are on hold.......
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Post by agalbraith on Jul 2, 2010 18:32:16 GMT 12
Hi all...........any more news?? Snapped a couple of pics on Tuesday Most of the Spraylat (?) was peeling off a lot of them. Cheers Anthony
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Post by skyhawkdon on Jul 3, 2010 9:18:46 GMT 12
Options for "Plan B" are going to cabinet in the next few months... hopefully we will know what their future is by the time the Defence Review comes out in September. Fingers crossed for the right outcome... this thread can then be moved to the Preserving NZ Aviation History folder
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Post by kiwiscanfly on Jul 3, 2010 23:08:22 GMT 12
Has the sale gone through?? I have seen people on the forum saying that there were some test pilots coming down to have a look at the planes???
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Post by eieio on Jul 4, 2010 7:14:43 GMT 12
I would guess a few thousand hours of engineering would be needed before these machines fly again, Test pilot talk would be a load of hogwash[or a conn] Pilots are last on the list surely
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Post by skyhawkdon on Jul 4, 2010 9:33:14 GMT 12
Has the sale gone through?? I have seen people on the forum saying that there were some test pilots coming down to have a look at the planes??? Where did you read that? No the sale hasn't gone through. They haven't signed a sale and purchase agreement because they have no money. TAS sent 2 pilots to Ohakea to fly the Macchis last year just before they were grounded, but they haven't flown the Skyhawks and as has been pointed out a lot of work is required to get any of them in an airworthy condition. The Gov't are now looking at other options for disposal.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 4, 2010 10:39:21 GMT 12
Do you reckon one might just fit on your front lawn, Don? ;D
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Post by baz62 on Jul 4, 2010 10:46:18 GMT 12
Surely its getting to the point where its going to cost a lot of money to get them airworthy and with each passing year the sale value would be falling? What does an airworthy A4 go for these days? Maybe if the Government keeps them for long enough the value will go up in the preservation world! ;D
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