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Post by expatkiwi on Jan 17, 2013 12:45:09 GMT 12
Great pic, Chinapilot!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2013 15:56:51 GMT 12
Here's ZK-NAO at Woodbourne in mid-December 2007.  dsc05653_35571811091_o by Zac Yates, on Flickr I've posted a full walkaround in the Modeling Walkaround subforum |
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Post by chchflyer on Feb 28, 2013 13:27:02 GMT 12
Just been googling about the F27's since a recent visit to Blenheim and it was parked in its usual spot, one thing I can never find is what routes they fly  Can any solve this mystery for me and what days of the week they go please |
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Post by nzav8a on Feb 28, 2013 19:32:41 GMT 12
Just been googling about the F27's since a recent visit to Blenheim and it was parked in its usual spot, one thing I can never find is what routes they fly Can any solve this mystery for me and what days of the week they go please 1 operates Mon-Fri PST20 BHE-WLG 2100 2115 PST20 WLG-AKL 2215 2330 PST25 AKL-PMR 0045 0150 PST25 PMR-BHE 0230 0305 The other goes AKL-PMR-CHC-PMR-AKL I think also Mon-Fri. There may also be some flights on a Sunday night. ZK-POH & ZK-PAX at Christchurch late last year   |
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Post by chchflyer on Feb 28, 2013 19:45:56 GMT 12
Thank you so much for the reply, have been trying to find those routes since I moved from Aussie, first flight was on a F27 East West to Norfolk Island so always had a soft spot for the aircraft. Can I push my luck by asking what flight numbers the flight via CHC uses please.
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Post by andym on Feb 28, 2013 20:02:54 GMT 12
I last flew NAO on 13 July 2012 WB-WN-AA and after 80 something thousand cycles she was still nice to fly. Unfortunately with her retirement we stopped flying the PMR-CHC-PMR route which used the callsign PST31 and PST32.
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Post by chchflyer on Feb 28, 2013 20:14:46 GMT 12
Andy, does that mean there is only one active a night and the other is simply a spare ??
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Post by andym on Mar 2, 2013 17:35:43 GMT 12
Exactly. The Auckland F27 is also on standby to cover the B737 freighter to Christchurch should it go U/S.
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Post by chchflyer on Mar 2, 2013 17:59:43 GMT 12
Thanks for that Andy quite sad to see them slowly disappearing
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Post by andym on Mar 2, 2013 18:29:39 GMT 12
I reckon. I don't have the exact numbers here but 2 years ago there was something like 120 F27's still flying in the world and it's now about 1/2 that number. The last parts supplier shut the door on the F27 in March 2012 and there are no spare serviceable dart engines available. I understand Air NZ will overhaul the dart but will only do a minimum of 5 at a time and it's a million dollars each which is hard to justify when the airframe is worth $2.75  |
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Post by alexjc on Mar 3, 2013 7:52:26 GMT 12
The march of time huh?...surely you can get them (RR Darts) overhauled in Canada cheaper?
Prehaps it's time to enjoy the last few flying examples...even sponsoring 'commemerative' liveries for them to wear untill the end?
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Post by expatkiwi on Mar 14, 2013 22:40:03 GMT 12
 free photo hostingThis model was built for me by Steve Bowe. NAC "Wings of the Nation" livery. ZK-BXE "Kahu" (though I always thought of this plane's name as "BattleaXE"...) His website: bowemodels.com |
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Post by chinapilot on Mar 15, 2013 1:42:14 GMT 12
Looks great! |
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Post by lumpy on Mar 15, 2013 6:26:32 GMT 12
It is obscured by the Beech 1900 wing in the foreground , but I think this shot I took a couple of weeks ago looks quite good of the F27 in the " flight line " .  |
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Post by expatkiwi on Mar 15, 2013 10:39:41 GMT 12
 image sharingYes, I know that on the "Wings of the Nation" scheme, the name of the aircraft was not placed on the nose (unlike the previous liveries), but I requested it anyway as this plane held quite a few memories for me. |
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Post by alexjc on Mar 15, 2013 22:27:59 GMT 12
Looks good Expat...
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Post by Peter Lewis on Mar 18, 2013 19:01:41 GMT 12
Trundling through some of my F27 photos tonight, I came across this one of ZK-BXG. Somehow it seems to encapsulate the aviation scene in the 1960s, when youngsters were actually encouraged to take an interest in aviation! At Whenuapai 28Aug1964 |
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Post by expatkiwi on Mar 18, 2013 23:29:07 GMT 12
Trundling through some of my F27 photos tonight, I came across this one of ZK-BXG. Somehow it seems to encapsulate the aviation scene in the 1960s, when youngsters were actually encouraged to take an interest in aviation! At Whenuapai 28Aug1964That livery really harkens back to my early days... I was only 2 months old when that picture was taken! |
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Post by flyjoe180 on Mar 19, 2013 8:41:42 GMT 12
A very nice photo Peter. Youngsters are still encouraged to take an interest in aviation. It's just harder to get near to commercial aircraft now days.
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Post by agile on Mar 19, 2013 21:26:18 GMT 12
Trundling through some of my F27 photos tonight, I came across this one of ZK-BXG. Your trundling was much appreciated Peter ;D. A similar scene was probably played out in the 1980's in Napier with the same aircraft and me with my old man - although such loud shirts weren't in vogue for lads by then. Cheers A |
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Can any solve this mystery for me and what days of the week they go please
