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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 27, 2011 19:57:07 GMT 12
The Oshkosh airshow, the largest such event on the planet, is on right now in the USA at Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
The former RNZAF, former John Chambers P-40M NZ23119 is planned to be there in its RNZAF colours with Tri-State Aviation.
Does anyone know if any other aircraft with NZ connections will also be there this year? For example will Rod Lewis's recently restored P-40C be there?
Will Spitfire Mk V 'Marion' be there again?
Will other NZ-restored P-40's be in attendance? Or maybe ex-RNZAF Mustang 'Cripes A Mighty III' with Kermit Weeks?
Will Kermit have his new NZ-built Albatross there?
Are any forum members there this week?
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Post by Officer Crabtree on Jul 27, 2011 20:22:40 GMT 12
VERY cool sounding name, somehow I have never managed to hear of it before.
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Post by philip on Jul 27, 2011 21:00:44 GMT 12
Are any forum members there this week? I wish  |
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Post by ErrolC on Jul 27, 2011 21:02:06 GMT 12
The Oshkosh airshow, the largest such event on the planet, is on right now in the USA at Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The Plane Crazy Down Under team have organised sponsorship to and Media passes at Oshkosh. They aim to cover it from an Aussie/Kiwi point of view by getting interviews with appropriate participants etc. Links to podcasts, blog, and photos below. www.planecrazydownunder.com/2011/07/26/our-oshkosh-2011-coverage/ |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 27, 2011 21:05:38 GMT 12
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Post by kiwimrsmac on Jul 28, 2011 8:35:17 GMT 12
Are any forum members there this week? I wish My husband is there this week with NZ Trade & Enterprise. |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 28, 2011 11:05:29 GMT 12
I have just heard that the P-40C, P-40M and Spitfire will not be attending the show. The P-40M has technical issues and probably won't make it. I was looking forward to photos. Oh well.
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Post by aeromedia on Jul 28, 2011 12:32:14 GMT 12
Attended last year and great though it is, expected rows of P40s and Corsairs. In reality, only several of each. More than made up for by the diversity of types though. Can't believe a whole year has gone around so quickly.
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Post by jpschulze on Jul 28, 2011 14:07:20 GMT 12
I am shocked to see how many Pilots have no idea what Oshkosh is...if you are truly passionate it is a must for every pilot. I had to cancel 3 weeks ago due to personal issues, but the money is still in the bank and me and my dad will be going next year. Looking forward to it...
Excuse me while I drown my sorrows in a Milkshake
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Post by matariki on Jul 28, 2011 17:18:25 GMT 12
LiveATC.net has several ATC feeds up and running, and also has EAA radio, which interviews interesting people and generally has airshow information. Bit american, though. Check out the North/South or Both Tower feeds. It's spectacular to listen to the controllers work at the busiest airport in the world!
Indytransponder also has quite a bit up.
Definitely going next year or the year after!
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 28, 2011 17:49:02 GMT 12
Warbird Radio is also there recording and broadcasting shows and interviews.
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Post by matariki on Jul 29, 2011 7:59:08 GMT 12
I see that skychallenge has finally put out some more info on what they're up to! Nice, announcing it at Oshkosh.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 29, 2011 9:15:58 GMT 12
Who's that? What do they do?
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Post by matariki on Jul 29, 2011 12:45:59 GMT 12
Dave, Skychallenge is a new Air Race format, but uses HUD and computer game-style programming to generate artificial "gates", which can be at a much higher altitude than, say, RBAR. It's also apparently able to allow flightsimmers to have a go on the same track. They've got a website www.skychallenge.com/ which has a bit more, including the new media release and a video. Check out the pilot's names in said video - one might be a mite familiar! |
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Post by Naki on Jul 29, 2011 13:39:40 GMT 12
They've got a website www.skychallenge.com/ which has a bit more, including the new media release and a video. Check out the pilot's names in said video - one might be a mite familiar! Yeah but he now flys for Australia |
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Post by efliernz on Jul 29, 2011 15:52:21 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 29, 2011 16:35:14 GMT 12
The F-16 ran off the runway yesterday in the wet. There's a classic photo of it in the Wix thread I linked to earlier in this thread. So far it seems to be the only accident although an F-4 Fury also ran off the runway in the same place, but isn't badly damaged by the looks of it. They usually write off several aircraft at the airshow, which really scares me. Fingers crossed this is the last of the incidents.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2011 21:52:40 GMT 12
I saw a very impressive series of photos of the F-16 with soil flying over the wing and the radome breaking off. But the photos of the Fury sitting next to it on - no, in - the grass is sadly classic.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2011 7:41:51 GMT 12
Also, photographer Al "spookythecat" Sauer has posted some wonderful photos from the show so far, including some very evocative night shots. One very strange piece of juxtaposition is a Hughes OH-6 Vietnam-era helicopter flying past the grassy F-16, with the B-29 'Fifi' in the background!
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 31, 2011 14:07:05 GMT 12
New Zealand's own Ivan Campbell of helmets and Titan Mustang fame was interviewed at Oshkosh on the last of the Warbird Radio Live broadcasts from Air Venture on Friday. You can download the podcast on www.warbirdradio.com |
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