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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 30, 2012 18:00:41 GMT 12
In the book for the 2000 Warbirds Over Wanaka airshow there are two photos of words written in smoke in the sky. The first photo's caption says it was done by five Harvards with computer controlled smoke.
Can someone please explain this further, how it works?
And does anone here have photos from that airshow showing the smoke words being written?
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Post by rayo on Dec 30, 2012 21:12:57 GMT 12
The only sign writing I can recall from 2000 was done by the RNZAF.
I have PM'd you a short clip of my personal video taken on the Friday I think it was 14 Sqn Aermacchis though it is hard to identify from it.
Anyway these are definitely not Harvards. I don’t have the book from that year to compare.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 30, 2012 21:46:05 GMT 12
Thanks Ray. Interesting to see that. I wonder if you can upload tht here so others can see?
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Post by Radialicious on Dec 30, 2012 23:20:13 GMT 12
From memory, the system employed by the Harvards was in the style of the old Dot Matrix printer. A line abreast formation was flown along the display line. IIRC, one of the Harvards had a computer/transmitter that controlled the smoke kits of each aircraft in the formation. As the team flew past the crowd, the aircraft each blipped their smoke systems in a controlled pattern to produce words in the sky. I'm not sure why we didn't see much of it after that. I can't imagine a flight of Harvards being very cheap though and the resulting advert would be quite short lived and require settled conditions aloft.
In saying that, it was quite a clever system back in its day.
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Post by Radialicious on Dec 30, 2012 23:24:31 GMT 12
I also remember Mark Jeffries from the UK producing a HUGE smiley-face with the smoke from a Yak-50 at the end of one of the Wanaka shows. It was probably at least a mile in diameter and sent everyone back to the carpark in a happy and satisfied mood. Good times!
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Post by rbwannabe on Dec 31, 2012 4:01:45 GMT 12
Almost correct, it was Mark and I in pitts Special MAD doing the smily face at about 13000', great view from up there.
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Post by rayo on Dec 31, 2012 7:16:28 GMT 12
Dave, Sorry I am not able to upload it but would be happy to email to someone who can.
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Post by flyjoe180 on Dec 31, 2012 9:44:00 GMT 12
I remember your smiley face at that show Richard. Didn't realise you were that high to do it though!
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 31, 2012 10:53:57 GMT 12
Thanks for that description Al, that looks pretty much spot on after looking at Ray's video. I'll see if I can get it uploaded somehow.
Someone (the Harvards I guess) also wrote in the sky at the 2000 airshow "FLY AIR BP", the principle sponsor's name (it's also in the book).
The Smiley Face was at the 1998 airshow.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 31, 2012 11:17:40 GMT 12
I have uploaded Ray's clip to Youtube
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Dec 31, 2012 13:19:40 GMT 12
Or CLICK HERE to view the video-clip in a larger-sized format.
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Post by fwx on Jan 1, 2013 17:54:06 GMT 12
They also used the system over Auckland during the first America's Cup defence and other major events. I seem to remember the sky-writing activity fell under a separate name/entity, not Roaring Forties?
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 1, 2013 19:26:36 GMT 12
Bruce, how did you embed that film I uploaded here? I tried using the Youtube embed link and it didn't work when I previewed, so I tried the fourm's Youtube tags and again no joy.
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Post by baz62 on Jan 1, 2013 21:48:12 GMT 12
Yes I'd like to know too please.
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Post by Dave.K on Jan 3, 2013 9:21:33 GMT 12
I was in LA in 2007 when five jets flew over and spat the following out the back, by the time I got my camera they were gone. The text said "skytypers now in LA "   |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 3, 2013 11:28:47 GMT 12
Cool!
I have a vague memory of seeing some skywriting somewhere the old fashioned way when I was young but I don't recall where. Did any kiwi pilots used to do that?
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Post by ErrolC on Jan 3, 2013 15:06:11 GMT 12
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Post by kiwiduster on Jan 3, 2013 15:40:17 GMT 12
Hi guys, I recall as a young fella in the Manawatu area seeing skywriting in the sky at night. Anyone know more!! Was a bit young to be smoking then He He !!
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Jan 7, 2013 10:19:53 GMT 12
Bruce, how did you embed that film I uploaded here? I tried using the Youtube embed link and it didn't work when I previewed, so I tried the fourm's Youtube tags and again no joy. Yes I'd like to know too please.
With BB code in the form used by ProBoards, you type the following....
[ youtube ][ /youtube ] (note that I put some spaces in so it will display in this reply, you don't put those spaces in) then put the YouTube clip's URL in between those two sets of bracketed code.
However, you must put in only the basic code and remove anything that is additional to that basic code in order to have it display in the message you post.
The basic code for that clip is as follows:
There was some additional code tacked onto the end of that:
&feature=youtu.be
You have to remove that or it won't display.
A YouTube URL should always have the following:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=
followed by an eleven digit alpha-numeric code which identifies the actual video clip you wish to access. That alpha-numerica code can sometimes include underscores.
If there is anything else displaying in addition to the base URL code up to (and including) v= you should remove it. |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 7, 2013 10:22:30 GMT 12
Thanks Bruce. Next time I need to I'll see if I can get it to work for me.
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