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Post by beagle on Sept 29, 2010 13:46:38 GMT 12
So I hear it is officially open. Is there any images of the completed building.
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Post by Chris F on Sept 30, 2010 10:43:28 GMT 12
3 Sqn should invite Helicopters NZ to send down one of its New Plymouth based AB139's to see how it looks and fits given that its only 3mtres shorter than an NH-90. These are great helicopters they are so fast and quite compared to the 412 which you can hear from miles away.
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Post by kiwiscanfly on Sept 30, 2010 15:01:54 GMT 12
you would think that the RNZAF would want to show off their new hangars and put some picture in the magazine of on the web-site:(
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Post by beagle on Oct 13, 2010 10:07:04 GMT 12
so if it is all finished, will 3 Sqn be throwing their iroquois in there till the other arrive or stay where they are.
There was alo a massive new MSS building being built behind this building, anyone know how thats progressing.
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Post by megatron on Oct 14, 2010 19:40:14 GMT 12
I went to Ohakea for the Air Force Challenge a couple of months ago, and the guy from 3 squadron told us that the Iroquois will stay in their current hangar.
He also told us that when the new helicopters start arriving, a new squadron will be formed - i think he called it the helicopter development squadron? - to train personnel gradually shifting across from 3 sqn, while the iroquois will still do all the operational stuff. When the new helicopters are at operational capacity, 3 sqn and the iroquois will shut down, and the development squadron will be renamed 3 sqn.
We didnt actually get a chance to look through the new hangar, but from a distance you can see there is 3 smaller doors on the left side (A109, 2 deep), with offices etc. in the middle, and then 4 larger doors on the right (NH90, 2 deep). Quite a bit different from the older hangars with the huge sliding doors - you gotta wonder how easy itll be to add on to if they decide to increase the number of helos theyre getting.
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Post by nige on Oct 15, 2010 18:40:52 GMT 12
Perhaps they will add to the hangar in the future by extending them out forwards Of course the offices would have to extend too to accomodate more crew ;D
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Post by beagle on Oct 15, 2010 19:10:13 GMT 12
at least it would not be like 5 Sqn as if they had more aircrew, the staff room would have to lots more room to hold all the extra rations.
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Post by Deane B on Oct 17, 2010 10:59:11 GMT 12
at least it would not be like 5 Sqn as if they had more aircrew, the staff room would have to lots more room to hold all the extra rations. Haha - quite true. But us groundies did all right from the rations too. It did get a bit silly at times. I remember once the Ord came into the flightline office with a huge box of food for us, as it was surplus - and that was on the pre-flight !!
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Post by beagle on Oct 17, 2010 20:57:06 GMT 12
air crew giving away food, man, you were lucky. was it Horse ??
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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 17, 2010 21:18:53 GMT 12
I think they only served horse in the Airmans' Mess, didn't they? Or have cutbacks meant the aircrew have to eat it now too?
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Post by beagle on Oct 17, 2010 21:56:22 GMT 12
Sorry Dave, I was talking about the Air Ordanance man "Horse" Backhouse.
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Post by beagle on Oct 17, 2010 22:02:27 GMT 12
what nites did they have horse meat at the mess. I must have missed out that time. Sunday morning breakfast at hobby while on course was good not many went to breaky and they would come and ask what ya wanted and they would make it for you, stuff like omelets etc. 40 Sqn night shift, we used to go down for dinner at about 8 or 9 pm and it used to be a bit of a laugh, as when I was there, we had a guy called "Shag" real name ...mmmmmm on tip of tongue, Brett Shanks, he later went Flt Eng on herks, we used to fit the whole shift into the front of one of the schoff towing vehicles and after the meal, we would see who could make the biggest ice cream from the machine they had there. one night we even flogged some big pot plants ad brought them back to the joe room.
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Post by Deane B on Oct 18, 2010 9:54:33 GMT 12
Sorry Beags - I can't recall who the Ord was.
Haha - night shift dinner an early shift brekkies were great eh! I remember five of us piling down to the mess in the Golf cart (two up front and three in the tray) for brekkie. On the way back we passed OC MT and knew we were in for a bollocking as the golf carts were only meant to carry driver and one pax. I was driving so swung into the hangar and we all did a runner into the crew room. OC MT stormed into the hangar and proceeded to have a good rant at driver who just got into the cart - a SGT who I handed the golf cart onto plus his guys in the tray. Had a good laugh about that for ages !!
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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 18, 2010 10:10:36 GMT 12
Yeah I was just trying to be funny there Beags. Although i do distinctly recall one night in the Whenuapai Mess in 1990 where they had something once only, big fat german sausages, and some wag had written on the menu blackboard that it was 'Horse's Cock'
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Post by oj on Oct 18, 2010 20:44:52 GMT 12
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Post by beagle on Oct 18, 2010 21:00:48 GMT 12
they have it listed under their completed projects.
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Post by oj on Oct 18, 2010 21:09:36 GMT 12
Yes but it doesn't link to any other photos. not very good use of the web site as a marketing tool. Should be proud of the completed product ......
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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 18, 2010 21:23:14 GMT 12
They cannot spell hangar either. I'm just waiting for a shift in policy that will see the helicopters sent back to Auckland now...
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Post by nige on Oct 18, 2010 22:28:45 GMT 12
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Post by Ykato on Nov 12, 2010 11:52:56 GMT 12
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