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Post by ErrolC on Nov 7, 2013 6:16:55 GMT 12
The commentator was expecting the brake chute to be deployed. The blokes next to me speculated that the chute didn't deploy when activated, and the planned landing was aborted. Perhaps the timing was wrong and the chute didn't deploy due to speed or lack of weight on the wheels? Or he just found himself fast/long and changed plan?
There was a Jaribu that came in very fast earlier (Friday arvo?) and used all of the short runway before stopping and taxi-ing back.
For context, the runway in front of the crowd is the shorter original one (Temora was a WWII EATS base), the other runway is a fair way away, and has been lengthened to handle Gulfstreams and Hornets :-)
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Post by Andy Wright on Nov 7, 2013 8:42:33 GMT 12
...and Meteors, Canberras etc!
Dinor, the Hawk touched down right in front of us and actually bounced to the point he was wheeling on the nose wheel only for a brief moment. Too unsettled for the chute deployment, I would think, so he did the right thing and went around.
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Post by oesau on Nov 7, 2013 20:00:05 GMT 12
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Post by ErrolC on Nov 7, 2013 20:24:03 GMT 12
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Post by suthg on Nov 7, 2013 20:36:57 GMT 12
oesau - great heritage formation shot - three seasons of jets. Guys - great shots, I loved the varied action shot on the airfield too Errol - well framed!
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Post by oesau on Nov 7, 2013 21:25:10 GMT 12
oesau - great heritage formation shot - three seasons of jets. Guys - great shots, I loved the varied action shot on the airfield too Errol - well framed! Thanks for that and I agree about the action shot from Errol - busy but also well framed (I can hear the T-28's sitting on the runway as they get ready for the Vietnam sequence). I found the heritage shot challenging - the first time I've had to shoot but props and jets in the same shot combined with the long focal length (as they didn't want to come in close enough  ) and 1/250. I'm not well enough practiced with sub 1/250 and long focal lengths as it's been since WOW that I've had a chance to shoot that way (I really need to move back to NZ...) |
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Post by ErrolC on Nov 7, 2013 22:29:06 GMT 12
oesau - great heritage formation shot - three seasons of jets. Guys - great shots, I loved the varied action shot on the airfield too Errol - well framed! Thanks for that and I agree about the action shot from Errol - busy but also well framed (I can hear the T-28's sitting on the runway as they get ready for the Vietnam sequence). Cheers, ironically I zoomed out to get all of the Hawk in, but realised while editing that it left a lot of background clutter in on the far side of the runway (trucks and stuff) as well as open space at top right. So I cropped a fair amount to eliminate open areas - I think I couldn't get any more of the Dragonfly in without foreground clutter when taking it. So overall the shot would have been better if I'd appreciated the possibilities while framing it initially, but still a good result. Overall I did notice the lack of a second body for wide shots (to give context). I've got a cabin-bag-only setup which would give me two bodies for a 2-3 night trip, but 5 nights was just a bit much. I also found that formation challenging, and think I am down to a couple of silhouette shots that can be made presentable. Bloody sun. |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Nov 8, 2013 20:55:31 GMT 12
Really nice shots coming through everyone.
So kiwis, how does this show compare with the likes of Classic Fighters at Omaka, and Wings Over Wairarapa in Masterton? As good?
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Post by mcmaster on Nov 8, 2013 22:55:36 GMT 12
Excellent shots here ... thanks everyone. Surprised to see the hornet there as the airshow ticket website was saying it was not confirmed right up to the event.
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Post by aeromedia on Nov 9, 2013 7:37:00 GMT 12
Yet to see shots credited here by a very talented photographer by the name of KEVIN Conroy.
Anyone know much about him?
Kevin, are you lurking?
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Post by ErrolC on Nov 9, 2013 13:09:56 GMT 12
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Post by dinor on Nov 9, 2013 18:25:54 GMT 12
Oesau love the shot 'Dragon Smoke'...ErrolC some classy shots here and on FlickR mate, we should have caught up at the show..pity...  WarTemora 13 54 by DinoR2, on Flickr  WarTemora 13 53 by DinoR2, on Flickr  WarTemora 13 46 by DinoR2, on Flickr  WarTemora 13 45 by DinoR2, on Flickr  WarTemora 13 44 by DinoR2, on Flickr  WarTemora 13 62 by DinoR2, on Flickr  WarTemora 13 61 by DinoR2, on Flickr  WarTemora 13 60 by DinoR2, on Flickr  WarTemora 13 84 by DinoR2, on Flickr  WarTemora 13 71 by DinoR2, on Flickr  WarTemora 13 69 by DinoR2, on Flickr  WarTemora 13 67 by DinoR2, on Flickr |
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Post by suthg on Nov 9, 2013 19:18:00 GMT 12
Are there no Canberras flying in AU?... and no F111's? Sort of missing from their heritage line up. Thanks for the lovely pics gents, great to view - and dream about the noise and the smells!!
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Post by ErrolC on Nov 9, 2013 21:12:31 GMT 12
Are there no Canberras flying in AU?... and no F111's? Sort of missing from their heritage line up. Thanks for the lovely pics gents, great to view - and dream about the noise and the smells!! I think Temora's Canberra is most likely to get back into the air, and there are certainly no F-111's. |
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Post by oesau on Nov 10, 2013 20:45:03 GMT 12
Really nice shots coming through everyone. So kiwis, how does this show compare with the likes of Classic Fighters at Omaka, and Wings Over Wairarapa in Masterton? As good? Being a Kiwi who lives in Oz I feel that I am "qualified" to respond as a "Kiwi" Flight regs at Oz shows never get the a/c close to the crowd and ground as you do at home - to me when I compare WOW2013 to WD2013 in terms of feeling the energy (so to speak) NZ shows def come out on top. Like all airshows in different countries you always get something unique and WD2013 had that going for it so I enjoyed them both (one being a 3.5 flight with a drive over the hill and the other a 10 hr round trip by car). |
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Post by Andy Wright on Nov 11, 2013 9:40:02 GMT 12
The last time I can recall the Canberra flying was when the last two of our Vietnam MIAs were returned home, IIRC. Ando can probably provide a more up to date comment on that front.
The on-crowd wind certainly played a part with the display on the day with the single-engined fighters being noticeably further away and higher than the regular Showcase days. There were a few gaps at WD2013 - the T-28s held for a long time - and the Cat and Caribou proceed at a leisurely pace. It is not a patch on the 'feel' of Omaka (the only Kiwi airshow I have attended to date and will certainly do so again in the future) with the all grass field and the re-enactors but it is really a different kettle of fish owing to the resident jets and the ability to host things like the Connie on field. I was expecting some re-enactors as that had been mentioned but none were involved in the airside display. Omaka's layout is perfect for this, being a much more compact layout, plus I reckon the explosions would cause some grass fires! I reckon any gaps at Omaka, if they did happen, were masked by something always happening at ground level.
As oesau says, you always get something unique.
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Post by JDK on Nov 11, 2013 17:39:45 GMT 12
LOL. That's "Pointy Grey Thing" TM to you.  Dave - It's currently the best warbird show in Australia (with added pointy grey things) but there's not a lot of alternatives! (Hopes for a top show at Point Cook next March.) I wouldn't want to choose between this and Omaka, they're both good shows in different niches. As has been said, the venue's sizes and shapes are very different, and there's stuff you won't see anywhere outside Australia, and though many of the items can be seen at other shows in Aus, not all at the same place. There's not been any proper Canberras flying anywhere for a while. There's now hopes and a flyer in the UK, a couple of NASA Martin B-57 derivatives flying (which were the only airworthy examples for some time). Outside there, the only other one is Temora's ex- British EE example, painted as an RAAF GAF built Vietnam example. That's been grounded for a while while other aircraft remain on the roster, but Temora intend to return it to flight in due course. We've seen the very last F-111 flights some years back now. Treasure those memories. Great pics, by the way folks. Regards, |
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Post by corsair67 on Nov 11, 2013 20:52:06 GMT 12
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Post by baz62 on Nov 11, 2013 21:39:10 GMT 12
LOL. That's "Pointy Grey Thing" TM to you. Dave - It's currently the best warbird show in Australia (with added pointy grey things) but there's not a lot of alternatives! (Hopes for a top show at Point Cook next March.) I wouldn't want to choose between this and Omaka, they're both good shows in different niches. As has been said, the venue's sizes and shapes are very different, and there's stuff you won't see anywhere outside Australia, and though many of the items can be seen at other shows in Aus, not all at the same place. There's not been any proper Canberras flying anywhere for a while. There's now hopes and a flyer in the UK, a couple of NASA Martin B-57 derivatives flying (which were the only airworthy examples for some time). Outside there, the only other one is Temora's ex- British EE example, painted as an RAAF GAF built Vietnam example. That's been grounded for a while while other aircraft remain on the roster, but Temora intend to return it to flight in due course. We've seen the very last F-111 flights some years back now. Treasure those memories. Great pics, by the way folks. Regards, Hey JDK good to see you posting again! |
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Post by JDK on Nov 11, 2013 23:24:19 GMT 12
Thanks Baz - absence has nothing to do with the forum, just time & demands!
It was great to host several Kiwis at and around the show, a small return for great hospitality received across the Tasman...
Regards,
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) and 1/250. I'm not well enough practiced with sub 1/250 and long focal lengths as it's been since WOW that I've had a chance to shoot that way (I really need to move back to NZ...) 
