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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2009 6:31:13 GMT 12
Hahahaha awesome! Keep the stories - and photos - coming, Mike! All great to see.
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Post by Peter Lewis on Mar 31, 2009 7:41:39 GMT 12
During my time in Tasmania I was amazed at the size and extent of the lavender farms there. They seem to have the world market pretty well sown up.
The top left hand corner of Tasmania around Devonport/Burnie is apparently a great crop growing area, and the only place in the (civilized) world where it is legal to grow opium poppies. We thought they had a great cut-flower trade, but the locals laughed. You can grow the opium in large scale commercial quantities provided you sell the output to one of the licenced processing facilities where it is processed into pain-killing pharmaceuticals. Driving down the road, there is just a three-strand wire fence between you and acres of the poppies.
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Post by johnh on Apr 6, 2009 12:06:31 GMT 12
Here are some shots I to  ok on Saturday of PT6 powered ZK-EME. |
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Post by johnh on Apr 6, 2009 12:08:11 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 6, 2009 12:35:24 GMT 12
Wow, awesome shots there John
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Post by philip on Apr 6, 2009 13:05:14 GMT 12
Is that the one based at Raglan?
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Post by johnh on Apr 6, 2009 13:33:26 GMT 12
Yes,its based out at Raglan.The pilot was Kevin Young & he was working out in the Wharepuhunga area.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2009 17:33:32 GMT 12
Is that a Walter or PT6, if anyone knows?
Great pics there John! They should be on Super Air's website! Or Airliners.net...have you thought of uploading them there?
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Post by mstokes on Apr 6, 2009 18:45:59 GMT 12
That would ba a PT6 if the P&W logo on the front is correct (i.e, no borrowed cowl).
These shots are amazing, well done John! Must be quite the talented photographer
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Post by fletcherfu24 on Apr 6, 2009 19:43:55 GMT 12
Tis a PT-6,not easy to spot the differences,but the P&W badge is the give away.  |
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Post by corsair67 on Apr 6, 2009 20:09:13 GMT 12
Loving these photos guys - keep 'em coming. Great to see photos of aircraft types that most people wouldn't bother pointing a camera at. Can anyone imagine what New Zealand would be like without aerial agriculture??? Scary thought!  |
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Post by Dave.K on Apr 6, 2009 20:25:29 GMT 12
Some of the turbine repowered fletchers have been stretched,cockpit shifted forward to put the larger hopper foward for cog. Can you Zac give us a rundown on this please.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 7, 2009 0:38:37 GMT 12
Can anyone imagine what New Zealand would be like without aerial agriculture??? Probably much the same only farmers and agriculturists would be doing all the work by hand, by horse and by tractor rather than pilots by air. I'd much rather watch a skilled pilot spreading fertiliser than a tractor any day. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2009 7:12:56 GMT 12
D'oh! Should've picked up on the eagle on the cowl! Must clean eyes. Some of the turbine repowered fletchers have been stretched,cockpit shifted forward to put the larger hopper foward for cog. Can you Zac give us a rundown on this please. Unfortunately WAW isn't involved with this conversion, as our experimentation was limited to the Cresco/Fletcher "Falcon" hybrid, flown in 2000 and lost in 2003. One stretched conversion is the Fletcher Crusader, a Fletcher fuselage with PT6A-15AG, larger hopper, dorsal fin fillet, Cresco undercarriage and Cresco wing (and fuel system). I believe ZK-DDX is the sole Crusader. ZK-DZN (ex=WAW) was to be converted but there was a large amount of work involved and this wasn't carried out. Crusader DDX was owned/leased by Wanganui Aero Work for a short time, and most recently popped by our facility for some GPS tinkering. My information shows ten stretched PT6A-powered Fletchers have been converted by Super Air, four of these were produced for export. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2009 20:26:44 GMT 12
Anyone have photos of ZK-CBD in the Air BP scheme? In the original Warbirds Over Wanaka book (covering 1988-1992) it can be glimpsed on the flightline in green and white with Air BP logos. I'd be very keen to see more of this.
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Post by johnh on Apr 7, 2009 20:49:03 GMT 12
Hey Zac,when are you going to update the WAW website.
Cheers John.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2009 20:55:02 GMT 12
 Not my job unfortunately - I'm merely an apprentice engineer! Unfortunately the staff member responsible for the website left the company, and I'm not too sure who will take over the role. It certainly does need a bit of an update though! |
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Post by hairy on Apr 7, 2009 21:16:51 GMT 12
I thought I might post some of my Fletcher pics, any additional aircraft info would be appreciated...................... The previously mentioned ZK-DDX, Masterton 01/09/07  Masterton 01/09/07  Gore 02/04/06  Napier 13/09/06  MOTAT 23/09/07  Hamilton 12/01/08  Hastings 13/09/06  Don't know where, don't know when  Masterton 01/09/07  Te Kuiti 17/11/06  More to come..................(if wanted) |
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Post by Peter Lewis on Apr 7, 2009 22:21:22 GMT 12
I thought I might post some of my Fletcher pics, any additional aircraft info would be appreciated...................... What sort of info? ZK-CLA looks to be outside the James hangar at Hamilton. More to come..................(if wanted) Yes of course |
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Post by fletcherfu24 on Apr 7, 2009 23:08:44 GMT 12
...and it must have been between 1965-1971...  ..especially old ones.....  Peter have you ever see a photo of ZK-BOD in the Airspread colours? |
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Not my job unfortunately - I'm merely an apprentice engineer! Unfortunately the staff member responsible for the website left the company, and I'm not too sure who will take over the role. It certainly does need a bit of an update though!
