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Post by Chris F on Mar 7, 2011 15:07:32 GMT 12
What an awesome thread....some real classics.
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chuck
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Post by chuck on Jun 27, 2011 16:34:08 GMT 12
Great Photos! brought back some memories, that's me, "Chuck"! I can't remember too many photos being taken, unfortunately, not like today's digital world. I still think the six years spent in Timaru in the seventies, working for Whirlwide ,were the most interesting years of my life. The only work mate I can remember who had a camera was Malcolm MacMillan?
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granny
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Post by granny on Jun 28, 2011 10:31:58 GMT 12
This is a great thread -from a great era in NZ aviation history, Would love to see more pictures from the Whirlwide Helicopters Era-went for my first helicopter ride with Colin Bint when he was based at Rangiora in the 70's
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Post by shamus on Jun 28, 2011 12:36:05 GMT 12
These couple of shots were taken at Mechanics Bay around 1981 of the Okanagen Helicopter being assembled. If my memory serves me right it was imported for taking crew out to the oil rigs, but could be wrong in that. Anyone have any superior knowledge about it. Must apologies for the inferior colour, but the prints were old Viko ones that faded and lost colour. Had to photoshop the colour so may not be absolutely accurate.
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Post by Chris F on Jun 28, 2011 16:17:52 GMT 12
Yes this was based in Invercargill in the late 70's and was used for a oil exploration at an off shore field they were drilling. It also did a stint lifting the the Mt Ruapehu ski lift pylons into place aswell. My dad worked on Maui A when it was getting constructed in the mid 70's so spent alot of time around Helicopters NZ choppers.
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Post by xbaggy on Jun 28, 2011 19:29:28 GMT 12
More Whirlwide helicopters. In early 80's, Whirlwide imported 7 second hand Bell 206A and B's, from Okanagan. They were fitted with spray gear at Timaru, and 6 were used by Wisharts and Whirlwide. Myself loading Johnny MacDonald working off Timaru Airport. We were doing the late shift using Pete Turnbulls machine. Pete Turnbull In HWC spraying at Peel Forest Chuck, now you should know the identity of the author of this thread.
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chuck
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Post by chuck on Jun 28, 2011 21:32:28 GMT 12
Certainly do! I sent you an email, hope it came through. I actually found a couple of photos myself but can't figure out how to post them! Perhaps if I emailed them to you you could decide if they are ok to post
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Post by Chris F on Jun 29, 2011 8:22:05 GMT 12
The photo of Okanagan S-61 Reg C-FDWC was leased from Okanagan Helicopters with its crew.Arrived in 1976 and departed June 1978 and was here for Penrod 74 in the Great South Basin,South of Invercargill. Another S-61 C-GOKH was also leased for Penrod 78 and arrived in 1983 and departed in 1984.
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Post by shamus on Jun 29, 2011 10:18:22 GMT 12
Thanks raptor, my memory isn't that good with the dates. That would be 1976 then which is 35 years ago. No wonder the colour faded.
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Post by Chris F on Jun 29, 2011 10:38:43 GMT 12
Anytime Shamus...thanks for the pic.
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chuck
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Post by chuck on Jun 30, 2011 22:00:46 GMT 12
The photo of Peter Lloyds Hughes 300 (HEW?) shows strobe targets mounted on the blades. We must have been doing a track and balance.
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riavnoc
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Post by riavnoc on Sept 17, 2011 11:53:14 GMT 12
Hi Guys, Taken with a box brownie when I was a youth. I have more if interested. Trying to attach multiple pictures with no luck Attachments:
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Post by ErrolC on Sept 17, 2011 12:01:20 GMT 12
Cool! More would be good.
Using the forum's 'attachment' function only allows a single file per post. To get multiple photos per post, you need to use a hosting service like photobucket or Flickr.
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riavnoc
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Post by riavnoc on Sept 18, 2011 8:27:48 GMT 12
One at a time then. Wishart 5OOC was taken in Masterton maybe late 70's. 47G in Nelson, most will be. Belonged to Aerial Work LTD. I think it was Nelson based, maybe Marlborough. Attachments:
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riavnoc
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Post by riavnoc on Sept 18, 2011 8:37:20 GMT 12
Alouette 3 in Nelson. HNZ had 3. This one exported to OZ in 1978. 2 destroyed. That's me. Attachments:
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Post by woody99 on Sept 18, 2011 20:13:34 GMT 12
Has anyone come across Bell 47G ZK-HFO in their archives?
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Post by Peter Lewis on Sept 20, 2011 8:37:47 GMT 12
Bell 47G-3B-2A ZK-HFO Wishart Helicopters Ltd., Hamilton 24Mar1978
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Post by woody99 on Sept 20, 2011 12:11:46 GMT 12
Thanks Flyer! The first helo I ever hade a ride in. It was based in Whakatane - in fact would have been around 1978.
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riavnoc
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Post by riavnoc on Sept 21, 2011 9:20:26 GMT 12
Soloy conversion. Not that obvious from the photo. The words on the tank did state this. Attachments:
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Post by oj on Sept 21, 2011 21:52:57 GMT 12
I worked on HFO a few times when the framies and sumpies couldn't resolve their electrical or ignition problems. Often it was lack of care of the Simplex agricultural spray gear like pumice-dust jamming the actuator ball-valves or the failure of bird-shit soldering by the gash trades!
I remember one "ignition" problem well. The pilot (the late Noel Bennett) was spraying thistle up at Ngaroma and parked-up overnight in a paddock. Couldn't get started the next morning. Flattened the battery, went through a couple of jump-start car batteries as well. Then he pulled the HT ignition leads out of the harness-plate on the magnetos and took the magneto contact breaker covers off and had been fiddling with the points. All to no avail. Then they called me. I reassembled everything, check-timed the mags and we tried one more start. Only about two plugs were firing. I pulled all 12 spark-plugs out and only about four were dry. Most had large moisture-beads bridging the electrodes and more water-beads down the surface of the center electrode ceramic. Dried the plugs ........Varooooom! Lesson learned by pilot: 1. don't leave the exhaust pipe weather blanks off when you park in frosty/foggy environments. 2. Phone an experienced Electrical LAME before you pull the system to bits. 3. Don't mess with components you are not allowed to touch. Pilot maintenance was very limited in those days. You might think that with losts of cranking, the suck-squeeze-(no bang)-puff and stuff would dislodge the moisture beads, but it doesn't.
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