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Post by hardyakka on Apr 13, 2013 10:58:56 GMT 12
$14/litre... I'm kind of glad we have a metal fuselage on the Yak... a bit of "Clean Green" on a rag and the $1.50/litre diesel oil residue comes right off.  I can understand the need to preserve fabric, though. Especially with the impeccable finish that JE has put into his paint work. I understand some of the guys tried to use recycled cooking oil for a while, but the aircraft always smelled of deep-fried chips after a display and everyone got too hungry. Medicals were then put at risk as the only cure was a visit to the airshow food stalls...  |
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Post by Gavin Conroy on Apr 13, 2013 18:53:09 GMT 12
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Post by dinor on Apr 14, 2013 1:36:13 GMT 12
Managed to find the time to upload some more photos, apologies if I am posting too many but also realised I should have been reducing the image size, sorry for any hassle again fellas...  ClasFighter 28 by DinoR2, on Flickr  ClasFighter 8 by DinoR2, on Flickr  Classic Saturday_36 by DinoR2, on Flickr  Classic Saturday_20 by DinoR2, on Flickr  ClasFighter 68 by DinoR2, on Flickr  ClasFighter 26 by DinoR2, on Flickr  ClasFighter 42 by DinoR2, on Flickr  ClasFighter 23 by DinoR2, on Flickr  Classic Saturday_18 by DinoR2, on Flickr  ClasFighter 24 by DinoR2, on Flickr  ClasFighter 46 by DinoR2, on Flickr  ClasFighter 32 by DinoR2, on Flickr  ClasFighter 47 by DinoR2, on Flickr  ClasFighter 52 by DinoR2, on Flickr  ClasFighter 53 by DinoR2, on Flickr  ClasFighter 40 by DinoR2, on Flickr  ClasFighter 49 by DinoR2, on Flickr  ClasFighter 37 by DinoR2, on Flickr |
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Post by johnnyfalcon on Apr 14, 2013 7:42:42 GMT 12
Damn, Dino! Those are terrific shots!! Keep them coming...speaking for my self :-)
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 14, 2013 10:00:19 GMT 12
Wow, great shots again Gavin and Dino!!!
Awesome, as Johnny says, keep them coming, please.
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Post by baz62 on Apr 14, 2013 12:00:09 GMT 12
Yes everyone has certainly captured some great moments, Gavin has some serious competition!
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 14, 2013 12:19:43 GMT 12
That is a great shot of all the gravy stains under the Corsair's tummy.
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Post by Gavin Conroy on Apr 14, 2013 12:22:48 GMT 12
Competition, give me a break.
The more people out there doing it the better as those that dont get to go get to see the show.
Great work their Dino and am hoping that Colin Hunter and Matt Hayes have some to share at some point no doubt as will many others so keep it up.
One request though, I was flying at the time so didn't photograph the fly pasts on Sunday by the nine WW2 fighters, Yaks, Harvards, and Red Checkers and at beer O clock on Friday it was mentioned that none have been posted here so far so anyone got any?
A lot of people would love to see them :-)
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Post by baz62 on Apr 14, 2013 12:41:20 GMT 12
Competition, give me a break. The more people out there doing it the better as those that dont get to go get to see the show. I was only implying there is some great photography from the show Gavin!! |
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Post by ErrolC on Apr 14, 2013 13:30:48 GMT 12
... One request though, I was flying at the time so didn't photograph the fly pasts on Sunday by the nine WW2 fighters, Yaks, Harvards, and Red Checkers and at beer O clock on Friday it was mentioned that none have been posted here so far so anyone got any? A lot of people would love to see them :-) I didn't think mine of this were up to much, as it is a hard thing to capture, but the second one doesn't have birds cluttering up the background...  Omaka13_D5478fl by errolgc, on Flickr  Omaka13_D5474fl by errolgc, on Flickr Best viewed at full width by clicking through to Flickr and choosing 'original' (1280px). |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 14, 2013 13:50:23 GMT 12
Superb shots Errol. Yes indeed, not an easy one to photograph, but what an epic spectacle to watch!
Classic Fighters has achieved impressive flyovers at all the shows I have been to - in 2007 the Pearl Harbor recreation was awesome with 22 aircraf from memory; 2009 was the awesome fly in to attack the abbey on the hill; and in 2011 the sight of six WWII fighters in close formation - two Spitfires, two P-40's, Corsair and Mustang (which I watched while chatting with WWII fighter pilot Bunty Bunt) was a sight to behold. But this year seeing the big formation was perhaps the most memorable, all the fighters, trainers and the bomber - awesome. We have been very spoiled for great formations this season, at Ardmore, Hood Aerodrome and Omaka. Thanks to all the pilots, owners, groundcrews, organisers and others involved in making these everlasting memories happen.
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Post by dinor on Apr 14, 2013 16:45:15 GMT 12
Hi Gavin My shots of the formation on Sunday were crap, It was difficult lighting and the formations seemed too spread out (i.e. substitute in that sentence "I'll blame anything else but me" ;D )..... anyway to be honest I was just not setup and did not anticipate well enough so for my level of skill I knew I wasn't going to recover in time and so then I just really sat back and took it in....its those sorts of skills that seperate the pros like you mate...all good though as sometimes I get too caught up in the viewfinder and have to remind myself just to enjoy and 'live' the show ...as Dave said the formation finale was EPIC to watch....I hope someone got it on good video (?)..anyway here is the best that I could get and a couple of other formations thrown in.. with some heavy cropping thrown in ! ( NB : Thanks for the really nice comments everyone ..for a weekend warrior its really appreciated ;D )  ClasFighter 76 by DinoR2, on Flickr  ClasFighter 75 by DinoR2, on Flickr  ClasFighter 73 by DinoR2, on Flickr  ClasFighter 74 by DinoR2, on Flickr  ClasFighter 78 by DinoR2, on Flickr  ClasFighter 77 by DinoR2, on Flickr  ClasFighter 80 by DinoR2, on Flickr  ClasFighter 72 by DinoR2, on Flickr |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 14, 2013 16:50:39 GMT 12
There's nothing wrong with them Dino!!
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Post by dinor on Apr 14, 2013 16:54:22 GMT 12
..and seeing how everyone else are gluttons for punishment here are some more 'odds and sods'..  ClasFighter 1 by DinoR2, on Flickr  ClasFighter 2 by DinoR2, on Flickr  ClasFighter 4 by DinoR2, on Flickr  ClasFighter 6 by DinoR2, on Flickr  ClasFighter 7 by DinoR2, on Flickr  ClasFighter 5 by DinoR2, on Flickr  ClasFighter 10 by DinoR2, on Flickr  ClasFighter 20 by DinoR2, on Flickr  ClasFighter 21 by DinoR2, on Flickr  ClasFighter 27 by DinoR2, on Flickr  ClasFighter 30 by DinoR2, on Flickr  ClasFighter 31 by DinoR2, on Flickr  ClasFighter 39 by DinoR2, on Flickr  ClasFighter 50 by DinoR2, on Flickr  C Fighters _82 by DinoR2, on Flickr  C Fighters _90 by DinoR2, on Flickr |
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Post by dinor on Apr 14, 2013 17:03:00 GMT 12
...Hi All...my last post for a while as I really have to get to the family and home chores ( my wife thinks I am starting to have an internet affair)....I am off on holidays this week during school holidays, but will still have internet access and will continue to pop in and see everyones photos, please keep posting..  ClasFighter 66 by DinoR2, on Flickr  ClasFighter 48 by DinoR2, on Flickr  ClasFighter 63 by DinoR2, on Flickr  ClasFighter 57 by DinoR2, on Flickr  ClasFighter 79 by DinoR2, on Flickr  ClasFighter 64 by DinoR2, on Flickr  ClasFighter 61 by DinoR2, on Flickr  ClasFighter 60 by DinoR2, on Flickr  ClasFighter 59 by DinoR2, on Flickr  ClasFighter 45 by DinoR2, on Flickr  ClasFighter 65 by DinoR2, on Flickr  ClasFighter 38 by DinoR2, on Flickr  ClasFighter 35 by DinoR2, on Flickr  ClasFighter 9 by DinoR2, on Flickr  ClasFighter 33 by DinoR2, on Flickr  ClasFighter 13 by DinoR2, on Flickr ..and last but not least..my all time favourite plane ;D  ClasFighter 12 by DinoR2, on Flickr |
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Post by skyhawkdon on Apr 14, 2013 17:17:00 GMT 12
Stunning one and all!
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 14, 2013 17:48:35 GMT 12
Great stuff!
Good to see you caught Tracy hard at work doing the wingwalking, she seemed to be up and down the flightline constantly all day looking after various planes.
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Post by Gavin Conroy on Apr 14, 2013 20:15:05 GMT 12
Thanks for those photos Errol and Dino, great to see so many aircraft in the sky together, especially neat to see the Fw 190 with the two Yak 3s.
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Post by DragonflyDH90 on Apr 14, 2013 20:53:02 GMT 12
Great photos guys. Tracy's not keen on having her photo taken but thought that one was OK.. |
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Post by ErrolC on Apr 14, 2013 21:47:04 GMT 12
Hi Gavin My shots of the formation on Sunday were crap, It was difficult lighting and the formations seemed too spread out (i.e. substitute in that sentence "I'll blame anything else but me" ;D )..... anyway to be honest I was just not setup and did not anticipate well enough so for my level of skill I knew I wasn't going to recover in time and so then I just really sat back and took it in....its those sorts of skills that seperate the pros like you mate...all good though as sometimes I get too caught up in the viewfinder and have to remind myself just to enjoy and 'live' the show ...as Dave said the formation finale was EPIC to watch....I hope someone got it on good video (?)..anyway here is the best that I could get and a couple of other formations thrown in.. with some heavy cropping thrown in ! ... Experience has taught me that a D80/7000 with 70-300/80-400 is rather poor for getting an overall sense of the big displays at Omaka. So I made sure that the D80 with 16-85 was handy during the big events. Being at ground level on Saturday also helped - see rnzaf.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=gotopost&board=airshow&thread=18479&post=185871As you say, the final flyby wasn't in helpful lighting, so I snapped a few with the D80, then stood back and took it all in. Fantastic! |
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