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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 27, 2005 13:07:49 GMT 12
If you live in New Zealand don't miss the series "Air Force", which is a 10-part documentary following a different team within the modern day RNZAF each week.
Sadly I missed the first episode thanks to a visitor arriving at my house and I clean forgot about it. Does anyone have it on tape? I'd love a copy. Episode Two was very good indeed, following a Hercules team in Afghanistan.
Tomorrow's episode follwows to P-3K Orions on exercise in Malaysia in a five nation competition. That will be good, the Orions and their crews are awesome.
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Post by turboNZ on Feb 27, 2005 19:41:50 GMT 12
Good stuff, I loved the episode last week where they flew Herks into Afghanistan.
Great viewing !!
TNZ
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Post by Bruce on Feb 27, 2005 21:11:33 GMT 12
Its a great series, But its bound to run out of storylines really quickly  I had to laugh when the ads billed at as "See NZs Top Guns at work" - you need to actually Have guns for that! |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 27, 2005 21:21:34 GMT 12
Hi Bruce, good to see you here. Very good point about Top Guns - typical TV eh!  |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 28, 2005 19:21:34 GMT 12
I notice that they are playing the episodes in a different order from that advertised on the RNZAFM website and in the TV Guide.
Tonight's Excercise Steel Talon episode is interesting - note the many different variations in Iroqouis markings these days. Each one seems a little different.
I also noted on the advert the annoncer was calling it Operation Steel Talon. hmmm
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Post by turboNZ on Feb 28, 2005 19:44:19 GMT 12
wow !! I"ve only ever seen no more than 2 Hueys at the same time....but 7 !!! When I was in the army we did an insertion by Helo into an LZ and we were out of that chopper so much faster than these guys (same cammed up too)....I mean to say if you think they're doing an insertion under fire do you think the gunner would be calling out the feet...5,4,3,2,..1...while the Iroqious is rapidly becoming perforated  ?? But anyway, I good episode and brought back lots of memories. TNZ |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 28, 2005 20:08:49 GMT 12
I agree about the slow speed those grunts were deploying. I've seen them come out much faster.
I remember a guy I joined the RNZAF with said his brother was in the Army, and was doing that same thing as we saw. The drill was then the Helicopter Crewman yelled "Belts" and then "Go". On this occasion he yelled "Belts" but he thought no-one heard so he yelled again. My mate's brother and the chap beside him had heard though, unlike the others - and when they heard the second command, they thought he said "Go" so they jumped out, and they were still a few metres off the deck. Both broke their legs.
The engineering officer, Tony Webster, who checked over the poorly chopper used to be my boss!
Whe I lived at RNZAF Base Hobsonville, Iroquois were forever flying around, as were Wasps. It was awesome in the early morning seeing half a dozen hovering low around the airfield warming up before they went off on a mission somewhere. Not so good was when they did night ops, forever flying over our barracks in the middle of the night. I guess they couldn't fly any other directions as the civvies would moan!
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Post by turboNZ on Feb 28, 2005 20:15:29 GMT 12
Yes I heard a very similar story to that too. I think they use it as a "what not to do".
The Chopper boys said to us always point the Steyrs downwards as one day a grunt with his rifle upright let a round off while in flight and went through the rotor transmission.
They had to auto-rotate down.
The RNZAF weren't that happy..... ;D
TNZ
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Post by Bruce on Feb 28, 2005 21:13:59 GMT 12
The variation in colours is due to the latest defence force policy - not to repaint until major servicings, hence UN white from one of the peacekeeping deployments. Aparently the final colours will be the overall dark grey - If you notice the Herks and P3s are now a single colour overall (as were the A4s before grounding). This is not for any tactical advantage - its just cheaper to paint in one colour! Aint that typical Government policy! |
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Post by turboNZ on Feb 28, 2005 21:34:56 GMT 12
Yes I noticed how well the UN Hueys were camouflaged against Mt Ruapehu ;D Typical Labour Govt.  TNZ |
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Post by Chelsea57986 on Jan 26, 2022 16:04:07 GMT 12
I know this is old, basically prehistoric by the standards of this forum. But I was wondering if anyone knows of a way to watch this show today?
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I had to laugh when the ads billed at as "See NZs Top Guns at work" - you need to actually Have guns for that!
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