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Post by Ykato on Jan 14, 2012 14:09:07 GMT 12
ZK-POE Departs Ham 20-12-11
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Post by flyjoe180 on Jan 15, 2012 14:04:25 GMT 12
Nice video ykato, cheers mate.
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Post by flyjoe180 on Jan 17, 2012 8:52:12 GMT 12
Was anyone from this forum snapping pics of a Corrections flight in Wellington yesterday? I saw a figure over the fence snapping away.
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Post by Ykato on Mar 24, 2012 15:56:50 GMT 12
ZK-LFT Landing 36 Hamilton 24-3-12
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Post by Ykato on Mar 24, 2012 17:16:08 GMT 12
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Post by slackie on Mar 26, 2012 6:48:37 GMT 12
You're a tease!!! Where's the next photo??? That was going to be the "interesting" one!!! Smoke, swerve for the centreline, etc.
I've never flown a Metro (or any sort of twin for that matter) but it doesn't look like the standard crosswind technique was utilised in this instance... maybe a limitation of control effectiveness in the bionic pencil??? Maybe Joe can comment?
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Post by haughtney1 on Mar 26, 2012 19:42:13 GMT 12
Looking at the angle of the dangle, mayby 15-20kts from the left? I reckon it looks like a normal crab..flare..decrab....but the proof is in the last piccy, where is it :-)
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Post by Ykato on Mar 27, 2012 13:50:45 GMT 12
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Post by JW on Mar 27, 2012 17:07:42 GMT 12
Nice pics of the Metroliner Ykato.
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Post by slackie on Mar 27, 2012 18:59:30 GMT 12
NOooo!! There must have been one in between!!!!  |
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Post by flyjoe180 on Mar 28, 2012 12:01:07 GMT 12
;D Slackie! Nothing to see here, move along.  Crosswind technique is standard crab, wing down, straight with rudder. If you get slow the ailerons are rubbish. Swearingen extended the wing span of the Merlin when they stretched the tube to create the Metroliner. Unfortunately they thought it a good idea to leave the ailerons where they were and put an extension cap on instead. So inboard ailerons means less effectiveness, particularly at lower speeds. The Metro handles like rubbish to the low time Metro pilot, but once you get a bit of time on it, it's a pleasure to fly (but keeps you very honest!). Ykato, they are fantastic shots, thanks. |
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Post by haughtney1 on Mar 29, 2012 2:20:19 GMT 12
The Metro handles like rubbish to the low time Metro pilot, but once you get a bit of time on it, it's a pleasure to fly (but keeps you very honest!)
Yeah yeah Joe, that's what I used to say about the bandit....till I flew a real plane...the Grand Caravan! Anything with chicken legs worries me...woman..Metro's ;D  ;D |
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Post by vs on Mar 29, 2012 11:45:11 GMT 12
Metro is great fun! I found that on a really windy day (like Wellington) it was bloody hard work to taxi!
Takes at least 500 hours to know what you are doing in it (with no previous experience in a similar sized/performance airplane)
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Post by Ykato on Apr 2, 2012 18:18:39 GMT 12
I see ZK-LFT was flown to auckland today minus Lifeflight logo's etc, will it become part of the Night freight fleet?.
(Vincent JS32 now adorning the welly Lifeflight scheme?)
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Post by flyjoe180 on Apr 2, 2012 18:52:54 GMT 12
Got pics Ykato?
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Post by Ykato on Apr 2, 2012 18:57:42 GMT 12
Unfortunately no was mentioned on jetspotter this morning - wrong choice of words ' I SEE'. |
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Post by flyjoe180 on Apr 2, 2012 19:03:21 GMT 12
The Lifeflight Wellington contract is now operated by Vincent in their Jetstream. Regarding the question over what happens to LFT, well I guess we shall all have to wait and see.
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Post by Ykato on Apr 18, 2012 19:57:01 GMT 12
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Post by flyjoe180 on Apr 23, 2012 12:47:31 GMT 12
Looks weird without any decals on it. Cheers.
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Post by Ykato on Apr 26, 2012 19:29:22 GMT 12
Looks weird without any decals on it. Cheers. Reckon certainly looked Better in its former scheme. |
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