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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
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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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g7skw
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Post by g7skw on Mar 10, 2021 4:17:07 GMT 12
Hi all, Brian McInnes (65) ex-28 years RAF Telegraphist. 4 great months of which were spent on EXERCISE LONGLOOK 1994. Mainly stationed at DCU Wellington on Stout Street and living the life out in Shelly Bay. Interested in everything Telecommunications and Aircraft Photography. Presently living in Coningsby village, Lincolnshire, watching the Typhoon jets and the Battle Of Britain Flight aircraft. Took part in Exercise Blackbird 1994.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 10, 2021 6:59:05 GMT 12
Welcome Brian!
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Post by baz62 on Mar 10, 2021 19:14:29 GMT 12
Presently living in Coningsby village, Lincolnshire, watching the Typhoon jets and the Battle Of Britain Flight aircraft. Took part in Exercise Blackbird 1994. Welcome to the Forum Brian. Funnily enough my older brother (also Brian!) lived there too although he is moving to Australia in a couple of months. Love to see any photos you might have.......we loooove photos on here!
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wardy
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Post by wardy on Mar 12, 2021 11:31:31 GMT 12
G'day all
Stephen Ward from Darwin, Australia; home of Exercise Pitch Black and the aviation museum with the B-52, F-111, P3 and (what's left of) the first Mitsubishi A6M brought down over Northern Australia.
Life long aviation tragic but, professionally, have spent the past 50 years as an office bound pen pusher.
Overly proud father of an RAAF F-35 pilot but can quickly become a bore on the subject, so probably best avoided. :-)
Found this brilliant site while searching for a copy of the RAAF Edinburgh Air Show commentary. Mustang 51 has been most helpful.
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Post by baz62 on Mar 12, 2021 12:56:45 GMT 12
Hi Stephen and welcome to the Forum. I think a few of us have visited the Museum and some like me who want to.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 12, 2021 13:24:48 GMT 12
Welcome Wardy!
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gmendes
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Post by gmendes on Mar 29, 2021 9:15:00 GMT 12
Hello to all, Being registed from some time, but didn't feel the opportunity of presenting and maybe contribute with a useful post. I'm a architecture student, from POrtugal. Specially interested in 1930's to 195050's propeller aircraft, and airfield vehicles. Cheers,
G_Mendes
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 29, 2021 9:21:22 GMT 12
Welcome to the Forum. It's great to know we have members as far away as Portugal!
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g7skw
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Post by g7skw on Apr 16, 2021 6:44:30 GMT 12
Presently living in Coningsby village, Lincolnshire, watching the Typhoon jets and the Battle Of Britain Flight aircraft. Took part in Exercise Blackbird 1994. Welcome to the Forum Brian. Funnily enough my older brother (also Brian!) lived there too although he is moving to Australia in a couple of months. Love to see any photos you might have.......we loooove photos on here! Thanks for the welcome Baz62. I do have some photos to share if you so wish. Would not want to post in the wrong part of the Forum though. Any suggestions as to where best placed?
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