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Post by johnnyfalcon on Nov 4, 2019 18:36:49 GMT 12
"...What are your favourite aviation books? IFIS Mobile..." Hah, classic! An avid aviator. Great answer! Welcome |
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Post by simonlowther on Nov 13, 2019 20:18:29 GMT 12
What's your name? Simon Lowther
Where are you from? Pukekohe, NZ
How old are you? 42
What is your main interest in aviation? Is it historic? Airlines? Military... Sharing flying and trips with others.
Tell us about your background in aviation. Are you just an enthusiast or have you got more hands on experience? Are you a pilot? Do you have an Air Force Background? Or a civil aviation background? Civil background in various airplanes (PA18 - A320). Yes fly for work but more interested in flying with my girls about the place. Member of a few syndicates but mostly fly a LSA.
Do you belong to any aviation groups, like the NZ Warbirds, RNZAF Association, Royal Aeronautical Society or CAF, etc? NZ Warbirds
Are you an aircraft modeller? (Scale or R/C) Nope, but would like to have a look when time allows.
What are your favourite aviation books? Fate is the Hunter, Forever Flying, First Man, Biggles
What are your favourite aviation films or TV programmes? Air America, Top Gun, American Made, Airplane, Sully, The Right Stuff, The Aviator
Do you frequent other aviation forums? Nope
Have you any comments or suggestions for this forum, to hopefully improve your own personal usage and enjoyment on the forum? Only new here but will suggest should I see the opportunity.
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Post by suthg on Nov 14, 2019 11:21:17 GMT 12
Welcome Simon, quite a few forum get-togethers with gereat guest speakers through the year. Plenty of interesting topics on the forum too!
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Post by baz62 on Nov 14, 2019 17:38:12 GMT 12
Welcome aboard Simon :-)
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Post by Dave Homewood on Nov 14, 2019 18:04:05 GMT 12
Welcome Simon. I received your email and will reply to everyone who'd coming to the WONZ Christmas Party tomorrow. Cheers.
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Post by simonlowther on Nov 14, 2019 18:20:37 GMT 12
Thanks for all the warm welcome, will see some of you at Te Kowhai in December.
Si
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Post by beegeetee on Nov 17, 2019 1:46:42 GMT 12
What's your name?
Brett
Where are you from?
Bay of Islands originally. Now I live in the USA.
How old are you?
49
What is your occupation?
Most of my working life was spent programming computers and developing software, but I'm retired now.
What is your main interest in aviation? Is it historic? Airlines? Military...
Military, but I love all aviation.
Tell us about your background in aviation. Are you just an enthusiast or have you got more hands on experience? Are you a pilot? Do you have an Air Force Background? Or a civil aviation background?
I spent eight years in the RNZAF as an avionics tech, from '88 to '96.
Do you belong to any aviation groups, like the NZ Warbirds, RNZAF Association, Royal Aeronautical Society or CAF, etc?
No
Are you an aircraft modeller? (Scale or R/C)
Not really
What are your favourite aviation books?
If it's about aircraft I'll read it, books, magazines, internet articles, bathroom walls...
What are your favourite aviation films or TV programmes?
Tora Tora Tora
Do you frequent other aviation forums?
Defence Talk
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Post by flygirlkf6yfg on Jan 5, 2020 18:19:21 GMT 12
I am currently on slipper Island near Tairua, the lovely private grass strip here was created by Abe Needham in 1948. The short vector landing Ne/Se vector seems perfect to stop over for a yoga, coffee or a meal on the lovely campus here with glamping and a great private picnic spot. I fly drones for photography purposes and offer volunteer hours when ever I can at my home airport in Watsonville (Watsonville Airport Advisory CommitteeVolunteer) hamradio tech+, drone photography marketing for yearly defense drills) organizations I support : www.ninety-nines.org/. www.eea.org, scribe and sailing magazine contributions www.blogger.com/profile/09387338547402961052, www.cruisersforum.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=13380&c=507 Instagram/art projects : christine_currie, @artfarmfennville, My background in weather radio and sailing make me a fun sidekick to geek about what Mother Nature has in store. Thank-you for hosting this board as informational and community for those of us that love the sport. Fave books: Stick and Rudder: An Explanation of the Art of Flying signed first edition. by Wolfgang Langewiesche and a non-sequiter fave The book Endurance, by Earnest Shackleton. in NZ through April. Any chance to come along? Thank-you, Christine Currie KF6YFG |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 5, 2020 18:44:04 GMT 12
Welcome Christine.
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privet
Leading Aircraftman
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Post by privet on Jun 9, 2020 23:20:36 GMT 12
Hello everyone, i am glad to be here with you.
Flying is my passion. it is not my profession.
But I still know something about airplanes,
so I think that I will be useful for your forum.
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yenruf
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Post by yenruf on Jun 10, 2020 6:59:58 GMT 12
I am John Furney, a RAF Squadron Leader long retired and now nearly 77 years old. I live in a town called Hampton which is right next door to Hampton Court Palace on the Thames in outer London. I am a collector of military badges/crests and in particular Air Force Squadron Badges. I have had the opportunity during our lockdown to put together all the WW2 Sqn badges up to the 900 series which were barrage balloon Squadrons without any authorised badges as far as I can tell. I am now turning to collate my 7th album which will be “Other Air Forces of today” I am starting with Commonwealth Air forces and I think that I have now got all the current RAAF and Canadian squadron badges and have now turned to the RNZAF Squadrons. On trawling the internet I found that you had in 2005 a conversation which showed all your Squadron badges at the time. Unfortunately they were all overprinted to obviously protect the copyright, and my question is how or who do I go to, to legally obtain a current set of RNZAF Squadron Badges?
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Post by mit on Jun 10, 2020 7:29:39 GMT 12
I am John Furney, a RAF Squadron Leader long retired and now nearly 77 years old. I live in a town called Hampton which is right next door to Hampton Court Palace on the Thames in outer London. I am a collector of military badges/crests and in particular Air Force Squadron Badges. I have had the opportunity during our lockdown to put together all the WW2 Sqn badges up to the 900 series which were barrage balloon Squadrons without any authorised badges as far as I can tell. I am now turning to collate my 7th album which will be “Other Air Forces of today” I am starting with Commonwealth Air forces and I think that I have now got all the current RAAF and Canadian squadron badges and have now turned to the RNZAF Squadrons. On trawling the internet I found that you had in 2005 a conversation which showed all your Squadron badges at the time. Unfortunately they were all overprinted to obviously protect the copyright, and my question is how or who do I go to, to legally obtain a current set of RNZAF Squadron Badges? Hi John, Welcome to the forum, are you looking for pictures rather than physical badges/crests? Tha RNZAF Museum has some, not the most amazing quality but good all the same, fotoweb.airforcemuseum.co.nz/fotoweb/archives/5010-Badges/Cheers Mit |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jun 11, 2020 11:34:40 GMT 12
Welcome John.
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