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Post by thomarse on Jun 23, 2017 22:09:50 GMT 12
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Post by isc on Jun 29, 2017 2:10:53 GMT 12
![]() [img src=" ![]() i1378.photobucket.com/albums/ah84/iansc1/2014-12-13_0640x427_zps9b6518db.jpg" src="http://s1378.photobucket" alt="ZK-BKG and Peter Splinter, opening day for new Rex Aviation hangar at Dunedin" style="max-width:100%;"] Not quite the photo transfer I wanted, but click on the above and you'll get it. Peter Splinter was the engineering manager, and BKG was owned by Brian Hore at the Nokomai Station, south of lake Wakatipu. I,v got another photo a year or so later with a new paint job, and a photo of it now, I'll have to hunt them out. isc If you fiddle around with this you can find all the Cessna photos I have in P Bucket, including my weather vane. Well that didn't last for ever, the photo comes up on my computer, but tried another last night, it was gone with a message from PB. It's back again! |
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Post by isc on Jul 9, 2017 21:55:31 GMT 12
Saw BYJ on "Country Calendar" tonight on TV1, it was flying in to it's other home in South Westland. isc
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Jul 10, 2017 3:44:38 GMT 12
It looked to be suspiciously in Mount Cook Skiplanes colours without the titles.
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Post by mattw on Aug 12, 2017 15:18:43 GMT 12
As outlined above, Cessna 180 ZK-BUH was damaged in February 1961. The wreck was removed back to Bell Block and rebuilt there. Retaining the same constructors number, the aircraft re-appeared in July 1961 as ZK-CAS. Initially registered to Rural Aviation on 4Jul1961, it then quickly moved on to Wanganui and became the property of John Harding on the 9th October. It was then operated as part of the fleet of the Harding family topdressing company, Wanganui Aero Work. In December 1963 title was transferred to another Harding company, Aircraft Holdings Ltd., but ZK-CAS continued to work under the WAW banner. On 3Nov1966 ZK-CAS was sold into private ownership, and after a few more owners was badly damaged on landing at the Albert Burn strip, Lake Hawea, 16Mar2013. ZK-CAS while working for Wanganui Aero Work, at Wanganui February 1964 
By 28May1966 the company advertising had increased in size Haha good old Cas miss the trips in her to bishops beach, Too bad John geary did what he did |
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Post by johnm on Jan 11, 2018 15:51:55 GMT 12
was in Napier so made an effort to see Harley Cadwallader and Juliette - all are well and happy. I can always remember Harley visiting our house - I was a kid then.
Story: Harley stated he loader drove for Neil Middlemiss (my father) ............. he stated one day with bucket over C180 a hose blew and and the whole thing came down on the fueslage. They couldn't lift it so decided to drag it off ......... causing a rear damaged spar (part crushed and needing repair)
After much looking, heaving and thinking - it was decided by them to fly back to base ........ a quiet flight back I assume
Harley is about 75 years now - 15000 hours and said he stopped flying 15 years ago ? - still playing with all his marbles ..........
thanks Harley
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Post by The Red Baron on Jan 19, 2018 20:47:38 GMT 12
BDB at the pickets at Tauranga today.  |
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Post by tintopa on Jan 23, 2018 21:07:30 GMT 12
 Anybody know anything about this photo? This from way back on page 6 of this thread!!! I think the guy may be Brian Snell. If i'm correct he flew for Aerial Farming/Manawatu ATD. Killed Australia in a c180 at Cosgrove 24 Sept 65 |
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Post by tintopa on Jan 23, 2018 21:12:16 GMT 12
Anybody know anything about this photo? This from way back on page 6 of this thread!!! I think the guy may be Brian Snell. If i'm correct he flew for Aerial Farming/Manawatu ATD. Killed Australia in a c180 at Cosgrove 24 Sept 65 |
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Post by tintopa on Jan 23, 2018 21:25:13 GMT 12
I'm a bit lost on this thread -
However, Bill Easton was a mate of my grandfathers. He was kind enough to let me use his workshop on weekends while I was a boarder at Dannevirke High School during the late 50's. With a friend we made a tandem bike and a go cart.
The firm did indeed make bridge girders - at one stage 1 a month manufactured and delivered to Taumarunui as part of a major bridge replacement program by the county while my father was the engineer there. About 100 were made. I did two trips home riding in the front truck. Rear vehicle was a design and build by Eastons, driver lay semi prone, powered by a Commer petrol engine.
Now, I understand that Bill had a Tiger Moth, fitted with a canopy.
Sorry - that's about all I know.
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Post by isc on Jan 23, 2018 22:04:15 GMT 12
Hi Tintopa, I to lived in Dannevirke 1958/60, lived on the corner of Trafalgar and Alardice sts, just round the corner from Vic Christy, and a few hundred yards from Eastons yard, often saw the bridge girders getting moved out. I seem to remember the Tiger Moth with the canopy. I often used to bike out to the airstrip just to see planes up close, or up to Oringi to see the DC-3, or Lodestar. isc
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Post by Peter Lewis on Jan 23, 2018 23:10:45 GMT 12
Easton's canopy Tiger was ZK-AZY. He obtained it from topdressing firm Aerodress Ltd. in December 1957 (and presumably fitted the coupe top at that stage as part of the conversion from topdressing config) and eventually parted with it to the Southern Hawkes Bay Aero Club in September 1962. All of these operators were Dannevirke based. ZK-AZY was eventually blown over at Taieri 12Nov67, though some remains are still extant.  |
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Post by thomarse on Jan 25, 2018 13:00:59 GMT 12
I think Bill later had a Tripacer?
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Post by madmax on Jan 25, 2018 16:47:22 GMT 12
Bill had a Cessna 180 but cannot recall the rego and don't have access to my log books at present. A group of us lads would occasionally drive up from Masterton and hire it. I remember flying over to an airshow at Otaki in it. Probably around 1968 or 69.
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Post by Peter Lewis on Jan 25, 2018 17:45:58 GMT 12
I think Bill later had a Tripacer? Caribbean, ZK-BSH |
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Post by thomarse on Jan 25, 2018 19:27:02 GMT 12
I think the 180 (which I had forgotten) was BGL
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Post by 185skywagon on Mar 31, 2018 15:43:06 GMT 12
Do you have any more pictures of BUQ you could share Peter ? It's a pretty history rich 180 in NZ terms, has seen a few roles.
Cheers
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Post by 489 on Aug 7, 2018 18:50:24 GMT 12
Here we go folks: Hi Tom, Sorry for the delay in reply as I have been away quite a bit. To answer some of your questions I was the Chief Pilot and Operations manager for Rural in 1952. I started top dressing with them in 1950 on Tiger moths. As the distributor for Cessnas we imported the first Cessna aircraft for top dressing in 1953 a Cessna 170. We never imported a 190 into NZ. I did the Test flying in May 1953 and started Top dressing with the 170 on July 14 1953 at Waverley carrying 6 cwt of fertilizer. I flew 165 hours top dressing on this type but found it was too light and under powered for the job. At this time the 180 became available and the first 3 we imported were ZK BDD, BDE, & BDF. The first one to be assembled and tested was BDF and I tested this in Oct 1953, I took it topdressing on Oct 6th and stayed with it until 1954. The other two 180's were shortly behind, BDE which we operated with Pilot Barry Sait a well known pilot who much later died in a crash. BDD we sold to Bill Hewitt of Mosburne. As a matter of interest although 84 years old I still hold a current advanced microlight licence and fly regularly at the Kaitaia aero club. I went solo in 1939 and have been now flying for 70 years. Regards Phil Lightband So................BDF? |
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Post by 489 on Aug 7, 2018 18:55:32 GMT 12
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Post by flyinkiwi on Aug 8, 2018 12:26:59 GMT 12
Flying a 180 with no rudder balance horn would be difficult to say the least. Well done that man! |
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