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Post by FlyingKiwi on Mar 13, 2012 18:17:49 GMT 12
Auckland Aero Club's second C-162 has arrived, so we took the opportunity to photograph it in formation with ZK-AAC. The registration on the new aircraft is ZK-AMN, MN being the initials of the club's patron Merv North who was over the moon when he saw it. (it was a surprise!)    So far these have been very well received by the club's pilots, and now that AAC has had a decent exposure to real students we're beginning to get a good appreciation for the sort of punishment it can take - it isn't nearly as flimsy as some feared! |
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Post by Kereru on Mar 13, 2012 18:20:30 GMT 12
Nice pics Leo. Well done.
Colin
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Post by Darren Masters on Mar 13, 2012 18:35:47 GMT 12
Excellent pics mate  When did you guys take these? I'm sure I saw you fly over... |
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Post by Ykato on Mar 13, 2012 18:39:18 GMT 12
Nice pics Leo. Well done. Colin Likewise awesome Pics Leo Thanks for Shareing them  |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 13, 2012 19:02:31 GMT 12
Really nice photos Leo, well done.
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Post by flyjoe180 on Mar 14, 2012 11:13:39 GMT 12
The Skycatchers are looking good Leo, lovely photographs. I'm pleased Merv was stoked with the registration choice |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2012 15:08:28 GMT 12
Beautiful work Leo! I've saved the one of AAC banking away as my new desktop wallpaper.
Great choices of rego, too. Bravo!
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Post by Tony on Mar 14, 2012 16:29:26 GMT 12
Don't mean to be a stick-in-the-mud but I thought that CAA had restricted the use ot ZK-A** to historic aircraft only?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2012 17:16:04 GMT 12
Unless the original registrant/owner allows it, I believe. Like if I wanted to register a DH Moth as ZK-AAA I'd have to ask the Marlborough Aero Club.
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Post by FlyingKiwi on Mar 14, 2012 18:43:01 GMT 12
Thanks for the positive feedback guys. Darren, we did them on Friday the 9th, last week. You live in Clevedon don't you? We would have gone overhead about 8 in the morning. Macfire, we were allowed the A registrations on condition that if the original aircraft which carried those regos was ever restored we'd potentially have to give up the markings. Basically, you can have A or B series registrations if you talk very nicely to the right people.  |
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Post by Gavin Conroy on Mar 14, 2012 19:30:21 GMT 12
Great work mate, I have found it difficult to like the 162 but those photos might have me changing my mind a bit.
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Post by FlyingKiwi on Mar 16, 2012 19:46:32 GMT 12
Thanks Gavin, I will admit it's not a particularly pretty aeroplane - they've grown on me a little bit and they do look better with the optional wheel spats but the angles all look a bit wrong. Forward visibility is excellent but they have massive blind spots to the rear so they're not ideal machines for formation flying. They're the right balance of forgiving of mistakes without being too easy to fly however which is the main thing we want in a trainer!
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 16, 2012 20:20:54 GMT 12
It looks just like any old Cessna with the spats missing to me.
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Post by ryand on Mar 16, 2012 23:26:36 GMT 12
wow looks great.glad Merv likes the reg-its been too long since ive seen him.might have to go for a circuit or two when im back..
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Post by baronbeeza on Jun 27, 2012 15:38:52 GMT 12
I am not at all sure where to post this one. I am not really a Cessna fan, I spend far too much time working on them. I came across this pic on another forum, posted by NZ Flying Kiwi... perhaps he lurks here also.  I have never had a good look at a Skycatcher. This dataplate is obviously on them somewhere. Although I may chuckle at this now I know it is just a matter of time....  |
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Post by FlyingKiwi on Jun 27, 2012 20:07:53 GMT 12
The person who posted that was the same person who started this thread. The dataplate is on the left side just underneath the horizontal stabiliser. |
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Post by philip on Jun 27, 2012 21:14:50 GMT 12
I don't care where they are made, they look a more than capable aircraft. Many components in aircraft, worldwide, are made in China.
My reservation: at the warbirds open day there was one on display, I searched for a long time for the placard showing weights and none was apparent (I thought that was a requirement) Registered as a microlight in NZ I can't see how 2 people can carry enough fuel to have the minimum reserve for one circuit.
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Post by baronbeeza on Jun 27, 2012 21:55:06 GMT 12
Thanks for that Leo. I did a search on Skycatcher and came up with one result. I didn't check the names until I went to credit the photo.
I hope you don't mind me posting it.
One of these forums was discussing the role China is going to take in the future of our GA environment. I thought it was on here somewhere. My search for China here gave 88 results and all were military related...
I can remember being part of NATO when suggestion of the Soviet machine disintegrating would have been laughable.
It was not so long ago when I thought Cessna's and other GA aircraft coming from China would also be difficult to believe.
Then again it is well over 15 years since i saw the Harbin Y-12 up in Fiji.
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Post by flyjoe180 on Jun 28, 2012 15:32:33 GMT 12
My reservation: at the warbirds open day there was one on display, I searched for a long time for the placard showing weights and none was apparent (I thought that was a requirement) Registered as a microlight in NZ I can't see how 2 people can carry enough fuel to have the minimum reserve for one circuit. I can't recall seeing weights ever inscribed on any aircraft data plate. Is the 'one circuit' fuel reserve a microlight rule? It really doesn't sound like much fuel at all. |
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Post by FlyingKiwi on Jun 28, 2012 19:14:04 GMT 12
No worries barronbeeza, when they first arrived we joked that there must be a "Made in China" label on them somewhere. Needless to say the joke was on us! My reservation: at the warbirds open day there was one on display, I searched for a long time for the placard showing weights and none was apparent (I thought that was a requirement) Registered as a microlight in NZ I can't see how 2 people can carry enough fuel to have the minimum reserve for one circuit. Philip, the 162 is actually classed as a "Light Sport Aircraft", not a microlight. If it were a microlight we wouldn't be able to do PPL and CPL flight training in it! The max takeoff weight is 1320lb, and the standard empty weight is about 830lb, ours are slightly heavier, we're conservatively estimating 20 litres per hour fuel consumption but in reality they're averaging more like 15. So, with fuel for 2 hours flying plus the 30 minute legal reserve you're left with enough payload for about two 180lb occupants + charts, AIPs, the folding ladder for refuelling etc. which is more than sufficient for a training flight. Basically, they're not much different to our Grummans in terms of useful load. |
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When did you guys take these? I'm sure I saw you fly over...
