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Post by Gavin Conroy on Mar 14, 2012 19:33:52 GMT 12
Rego will be ZK-JQS if the weather is good on the Friday so may see you there but we will be flying home on Friday night and with the days getting shorter we most likely will not make it but will try.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 14, 2012 20:45:39 GMT 12
Cool, it'll be good to catch up Gav if you can make it. When you say 'we', is there another name I need to add to the list?
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Post by mumbles on Mar 16, 2012 21:05:51 GMT 12
Is registration for this absolutely closed now? I have one more interested attendee, just need to know if I say yay or nay  |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 16, 2012 22:21:18 GMT 12
No, cut off day will be Sunday night. So let me know now.
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Post by baz62 on Mar 17, 2012 10:02:38 GMT 12
just to confirm we park our cars by the main gate somewhere and keep eyes peeled for familiar faces (ie: you Mr Homewood!) ;D
Are we driving into the base with Brendon?
Counting down the sleeps now!!
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 18, 2012 22:09:21 GMT 12
The way I understand it we will all park up near the main gate by 6.45pm and await Brendon to come out, and each carload will be checked off as they go through the gate, and follow the line down to Brendon's hangar. I will be with John Fallon in his car.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 18, 2012 22:18:05 GMT 12
Registration is now Officially Closed for this forum meet. Thanks to all who have said they'll come, it looks like we'll have a crowd of around 40 there, and it should be a very interesting meet up. See you there.
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Post by baz62 on Mar 19, 2012 16:10:47 GMT 12
The way I understand it we will all park up near the main gate by 6.45pm and await Brendon to come out, and each carload will be checked off as they go through the gate, and follow the line down to Brendon's hangar. I will be with John Fallon in his car. Cheers for that Dave. |
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Post by dazz on Mar 19, 2012 16:29:10 GMT 12
Cheers Dave, and a big thank you to you and Brendon for organizing this meet!
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Post by Gavin Conroy on Mar 19, 2012 20:27:58 GMT 12
Cool, it'll be good to catch up Gav if you can make it. When you say 'we', is there another name I need to add to the list? Hi Dave, Mark O Sullivan will be with me, we will most likely be gone by then as the days are getting shorter. |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 19, 2012 20:30:06 GMT 12
Hi Gavin, you'll already be on base won't you, so really don't need a pass through the gate I guess.
Cheers
Dave
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Post by tbf25o4 on Mar 23, 2012 13:48:07 GMT 12
Hi Dave,
I will be at ohakea for the media day on friday and will see if I can extend my stay to meet with you guys on friday evening
Paul
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Post by nige on Mar 29, 2012 20:20:41 GMT 12
I may be able to squeeze some people in my car (if anyone is without easy access to transport), that is from Palmy or any town on the way (or nearby) to Ohakea. Just send me a PM.
Alas can't do the same for the airshow (full up)!
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Post by ErrolC on Mar 30, 2012 6:18:01 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 31, 2012 21:00:14 GMT 12
I want to thank Brendon Deere for hosting a wonderful event last night. Thanks also to Guy Stevenson and Kelly Rankin. And many thanks to all the enthusiastic forum members who made it along for this special night. I thoroughly enjoyed this rare opportunity to get up close to the aeroplanes, see Brendon's museum quality displays, hear him speak about his collection and meet so many others. I hope everyone else was as happy as I was when we came away. Thanks again!
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Post by thomarse on Apr 1, 2012 7:53:00 GMT 12
There's something else that needs to be recorded here too Dave, and that's our very special thanks to you for your efforts in facilitating the evening. As you say, a very rare opportunity not only to view the collection but also to meet Brendan and to speak with him about it, not to mention Guy of course.
Your efforts with the Forum are respected and very much appreciated, as was the opportunity to meet you and other forum mates!
Cheers Dave.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2012 10:27:16 GMT 12
Hear hear. Guy spent about ten minutes talking with me about his flying experiences, and Brendon was busy making sure he talked to everyone. It was lovely to reacquaint myself with AL and finally meet Plonky, not to mention Guy's gorgeous Winjeel (for sale on TradeMe - forum aircraft!).
The display room was superb also, some nice 1:48 scale models of PV270 through the years, as well as hundreds of other types. Mosquitos were particularly prevalent...
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 1, 2012 17:18:21 GMT 12
It was definitely my pleasure.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2012 17:56:18 GMT 12
Everyone has covered the evening pretty well, but there was a lot of memorabilia I quite like, especially this:  Mk.XIV, I think? |
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Post by fwx on Apr 2, 2012 13:31:11 GMT 12
Thanks again Brendon, Guy and Dave, for such a wonderful evening. What a privilege to meet AL and Plonky up close and have Brendon himself tell their stories. A beautifully presented hangar (museum? shrine??!) and collection of aircraft, and a treat for us warbird geeks to have such knowledgeable hosts. I will remember and treasure the experience for a long time!
Thanks again, cheers, Chris.
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