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Post by planewriting on Aug 26, 2018 10:12:45 GMT 12
Not sure if I missed something obvious here but I am surprised (and saddened) by the following on the CAA website. I knew of its recent (10 June 2018) ownership change to Auckland Seaplanes Limited but I did not know of an accident. Can someone point me in the direction of any reference to BBX's demise? Thanks in advance.
BBX Deregistration DHC-2 Beaver Mk 1 324 Auckland Seaplanes Limited 20-8-2018 20-8-2018 Destroyed
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 26, 2018 11:24:04 GMT 12
 Oh no! |
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Post by Peter Lewis on Aug 26, 2018 16:12:15 GMT 12
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Post by The Red Baron on Aug 26, 2018 20:09:15 GMT 12
Was told theres a good chance it will come to Tauranga,(if its not already here)to be rebuilt.
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Post by johnm on Oct 31, 2020 11:22:11 GMT 12
we need a list of volunteers to go to gisborne and get some footage of their new steed - from the farmers air website farmersair.co.nz/our-fleet/ |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2020 19:35:03 GMT 12
we need a list of volunteers to go to gisborne and get some footage of their new steed Andrew already has himself! |
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Post by johnm on Nov 3, 2020 13:13:02 GMT 12
thanks zac - i had seen this video but could not relocate it
seeing the flap selector moving (black rectangle) above altimeter brings back memories
go the mighty beaver
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Post by planecrazy on Nov 3, 2020 19:11:31 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Nov 3, 2020 21:13:02 GMT 12
Yep. Now wears the Farmers Air livery.  |
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Post by planecrazy on Nov 4, 2020 15:09:46 GMT 12
Nice I like that scheme.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Nov 4, 2020 16:16:45 GMT 12
ZK-BVA flew over Cambridge today around lunchtime. It often flies over here and always sounds awesome.
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rv8or
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Post by rv8or on Feb 21, 2021 11:22:12 GMT 12
ZK-CRE is my favourite Beaver, it was the last brand new one stored at the back of the fieldair hangar with its wings off and stored. I was a hangar brat that badgered Hugh Laracy for a summer job and I helped assemble it when it was finally put in service.
The flap selector was modified after the Rural Accident by a really simple piece of engineering. A hole was drilled in the selector and a spring attached to always pull the selector to flaps down selected. On the other side a Bowden cable up to a bicycle brake leaver on the flap pump handle. The pilot had to squeeze the brake leaver to get flaps up and releasing the handle would automatically give flaps down.
Those were the days
Great fun
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