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Post by Poohbah on Mar 31, 2012 9:18:52 GMT 12
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Post by Officer Crabtree on Mar 31, 2012 17:23:32 GMT 12
I'd love to see that Harry Tate fly.
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Post by Poohbah on Apr 22, 2012 19:34:18 GMT 12
RE8  DVa  |
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Post by Poohbah on Apr 23, 2012 10:41:55 GMT 12
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Apr 23, 2012 13:36:37 GMT 12
How did Phil Makanna's photograph session go?
I was on the same flight as him from Queenstown to Wellington following Warbirds over Wanaka and he said he was planning a four-day photo shoot of TVAL aeroplanes at Hood for next year's WW1 Ghosts calendar.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2012 22:37:45 GMT 12
Any other forum members going to this ? I'll be there.
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Post by DragonflyDH90 on Apr 25, 2012 22:45:34 GMT 12
All going well I should be there too.
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Apr 26, 2012 12:24:34 GMT 12
I'm working early shift on Saturday morning, finishing around midday or just after. Then I'll be heading off to Hood Aerodrome.
Fingers crossed for the weather on Saturday.
Is anyone from out of town catching the train over to Masterton on Saturday morning? If so come and see me at the front of the train just before departure.
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Post by DragonflyDH90 on Apr 26, 2012 19:55:36 GMT 12
I'll come and say hello, this should be my ride over the hill in the morning.
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Apr 26, 2012 19:59:02 GMT 12
I'll come and say hello, this should be my ride over the hill in the morning. You never know your luck....you may get to ride somewhere you're not officially allowed to ride!  |
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Apr 28, 2012 20:04:35 GMT 12
Today started off not the best (weather-wise) but the show went on and after a few passing showers, things cleared up in time for the flying to start. It ended up being an absolutely brilliant day with 20 (if I counted correctly) WWI aeroplanes being displayed, plus a couple of Tiger Moths and the Stampe, and Keith Skilling putting the resident P-40 Kittyhawk through its paces.
Here is just a wee sampler just for starters (I worked an early shift, followed by a long afternoon at Hood so I'm rather stuffed and I've got another early shift tomorrow)....I may get some more photos downsized and uploaded to Photobucket tonight, but no promises.      Are those images too big for other members? I've got a HD screen (1920 pixels-width) on my laptop, so it is easy to go overboard without being sure if images are too large for other people's screens.
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Apr 28, 2012 20:24:26 GMT 12
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Post by flarebounceflare on Apr 28, 2012 21:05:18 GMT 12
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Post by hardyakka on Apr 28, 2012 21:25:35 GMT 12
I think the 4 bladed props on the RE8s are just magnificent pieces of engineering, bordering on sculpture... They just look far too huge to ever be successfully turned by an engine that would fit in a plane of that size.
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Post by Brett on Apr 28, 2012 21:36:24 GMT 12
Prior to the flying display there were a few themed car events. Ohakea had the Ford vs Holden race, but Masterton has something a bit classier... vintage Rolls Royce vs vintage Rolls Royce (the Rolls Royce won).  Later came the 1906 Darracq. This particular car took part in the first ever Grand Prix, in 1906. Ann Thompson gave it a bootful of welly...  And then a bit more...  And then took to the runway to get a bit of traction.  This was parked on the flightline, but did not fly at all during the day. Probably a paperwork issue.  |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 28, 2012 21:40:17 GMT 12
Wow, what a great selection of photos from you all!!
Many thanks for the coverage so far, more please. It looks like a great day was had by all.
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Post by Brett on Apr 28, 2012 21:45:58 GMT 12
Hands up if you can fly the Fe.2b!  The latest Albatross D.Va from TVAL  A Flock of Seagulls A flight of Albatross  The debutant - Fokker D.VIII  Fokker D.16. Or is this a twin-blade Razor?  They sure get dirty.  4-ship 5-ship display. (DH-5, Se.5a x3)  Cheers, Brett |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 28, 2012 21:47:48 GMT 12
I was just thinking, NZ must have a heck of a lot of pilots now rated on WWI aircraft types.
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Post by ErrolC on Apr 29, 2012 8:29:29 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 29, 2012 9:40:09 GMT 12
That is a super selection on their Facebook page!
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