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Post by The Red Baron on Dec 10, 2012 9:05:09 GMT 12
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Post by baronbeeza on Dec 10, 2012 9:45:56 GMT 12
If in doubt, the Turbine Conversions/Super Air aircraft have different type certificates. One thing you still can do on the NZCAR is search for a registration, then click on type certificate then you can click list and it will show the aircraft certified as such. ZK-DDX is not one of above, it's still a modified Fletcher under that Certificate. I may have forgotten how to do this. It seems to ring a bell but I more commonly use that site to check Flight Manual details including latest revision date. I enter via the aircraft registrations pages. www.caa.govt.nz/Script/Air_Reg_Query.aspYou can click on the Flight Manual number and get the entire list of aircraft on the register using that manual. That would normally be a more select group than the original manufacturer's Type Certificate. More commonly the TC are modified by the use of a Supplemental Type Certificate and often an accompanying supplement to the Flight Manual. This would be done by an aftermarket company doing a VG kit to an aircraft for example. The other section I have used but not anywhere so often is the listings of NZ Type Certificates. www.caa.govt.nz/aircraft/Type_Cert_Data_Sheets/Type_Certificates.htmIt seems most Fletchers would be grouped in A-3. We get the Fletcher engine conversions, the Crusader and the Walter powered ones probably being more common at the moment. |
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Post by The Red Baron on Dec 10, 2012 10:11:20 GMT 12
Searching for Fletchers can get confusing as they are variously listed under the Manufacturers name and often are in the same data base under several makers,such as Fletcher FU 24,Air Parts FU 24,NZ Aerospace FU 24,NZAIL FU 24,PAC FU 24,Pacific Aerospace FU 24,Frontier Aerospace FU 24.
Then there often in subgroups such as FU 24,FU 24 300,FU 24 950,FU 24 950M,FU 24 954,etc....
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Post by thomarse on Dec 10, 2012 11:11:46 GMT 12
A question: how many dual-control examples are there now?
CMK and ?
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Post by Peter Lewis on Dec 10, 2012 11:15:16 GMT 12
As soon as i here the expression 'cropdusting' in the New Zealand context, I figure I've got someone who has very little idea what they are talking about.
As far as I am aware, NZ agwork is about topdressing - spreading granular fertilizer from the air - and spraying - controlling nasties or adding liquid fertilizers by means of the application of liquids.
"Dusting" always makes me think of old-fashioned dry chemicals like derris dust.
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Post by thomarse on Dec 10, 2012 11:35:46 GMT 12
Me too, Peter, and despite a lifetime of gazing at ag aircraft, I've never seen one "dusting" yet.
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Post by Deane B on Dec 10, 2012 12:02:02 GMT 12
A question: how many dual-control examples are there now? CMK and ? CCT? |
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Post by The Red Baron on Dec 10, 2012 12:12:29 GMT 12
Dusting was done here in the 1950's...the likes of DDT,Lindane,Deildrin,Lead Arsenate..for vegetable crops and 24D dust was used as a weedkiller.
DDT dust was also mixed with super,until around the early '60s?,used to make the pilots sometimes hallucinate and get sick.
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Post by thomarse on Dec 10, 2012 15:45:48 GMT 12
A question: how many dual-control examples are there now? CMK and ? CCT? CCT was converted back to single-seat somewhere along the way, but quite a number of years ago - 30 maybe? It was a single-seater during its Associated Farmers AW days. |
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Dec 11, 2012 15:36:00 GMT 12
Title: Plane crash victim is named 4:05pm - 11 December 2012 Police are now able to confirm the name of the pilot who was killed on Saturday (8 December) near Rotorua. Samuel Kershaw, aged 26 and known as Sam, was the sole occupant of a top-dressing plane that crashed in Waikite Valley at approximately 1.20pm. The cause of the crash is under investigation. Sam's family and fiancée have requested privacy while they come to terms with their loss. Media enquiries should be referred to Communications Manager Kim Perks on 027 234 8256. Please view the full news release online at: www.police.govt.nz/news/release/33621.html |
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Post by The Red Baron on Dec 11, 2012 15:53:28 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 11, 2012 16:22:32 GMT 12
Very sad, my condolences to the pilot's family and fiancee. It looks like NZ aviation has lost a fine young man.
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Post by Peter Lewis on Dec 11, 2012 17:10:08 GMT 12
NZCAA weekly accident report for w/e 10Dec2012 confirms Fu-24A-954 ZK-EMX
"Pilot was conducting a solo flight after receiving dual instruction from an E Cat.
The aircraft was observed to pitch up, bank to the right, and enter a spin,
impacting the ground in a small gully."
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Post by Ykato on Dec 11, 2012 18:33:48 GMT 12
Very sad, my condolences to the pilot's family and fiancee. It looks like NZ aviation has lost a fine young man. like wise Really Really very sad. |
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Post by mstokes on Dec 11, 2012 19:59:19 GMT 12
My deepest condolences to Sam's fiancée and his family. He sounded like a neat guy and a good pilot.
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Post by FlyingKiwi on Dec 11, 2012 20:15:31 GMT 12
That's quite a shock, I did my CPL groundcourse with him back in '07. He was a very nice chap, very quiet and unassuming but easy to get along with.
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Post by corsair67 on Dec 11, 2012 21:54:44 GMT 12
Very sad news.
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