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Post by Geoff Soper on Apr 3, 2013 20:42:34 GMT 12
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Post by Gavin Conroy on Apr 3, 2013 20:48:34 GMT 12
Great work Errol, was away flying at the time and missed it totally. The props/pyro guys do such a great job!!! Is going to take me weeks to sort through the photo's, still totally stuffed and once I stop trying to put the keys in the fridge when I get home I will know that's the day when I have finally come right!!! Such a big effort by everyone involved in this years show. Great photos everyone, keep them coming!!!     |
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Post by baz62 on Apr 3, 2013 21:28:19 GMT 12
Love that shot of the Corsair Gavin. How do you get something so close up to look so clear and sharp?? If I tried that there would be a blurry mess and mostly sky! Ahhh well practice practice eh?
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Post by mit on Apr 3, 2013 21:32:16 GMT 12
Dont like the look of the 15 on 1015 cant be original surely? No its not Ray, fingers crossed for a repaint and the correct font! Interestingly that is the correct colours, font and scheme. It is a 100% original RNZAF scheme as they painted it in service, whatever they paint their plane is the correct scheme! |
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Post by steveh on Apr 3, 2013 21:38:39 GMT 12
Hmmmm, you seem to have that photo taking thing pretty well sorted.  Thanks for sharing. Steve. |
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Post by johnnyfalcon on Apr 3, 2013 21:42:46 GMT 12
...seriously impressive. I'm seriously impressed! Cheers :-)
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Post by martytheduck on Apr 3, 2013 21:54:53 GMT 12
I agree, if it is painted in service, by the service, to their specs or otherwise, It is correct
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 3, 2013 21:58:52 GMT 12
Yes, I agree too. It's a current scheme.
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Post by av8rsm8 on Apr 3, 2013 22:16:35 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 3, 2013 22:24:16 GMT 12
Welcome to the forum (at last) Geoff!!
I merged your photos into this thread where we are placing all the photos. The comments by Steveh and Johnnyfalcom were aimed at you on the original thread.
I agree, you have some fantastic shots mate. Please keep them coming. It was great to catch up with you over the weekend.
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Post by dinor on Apr 4, 2013 8:09:38 GMT 12
Thanks for all the nice comments everyone...have an admission though, two of the sunset shots were taken by my 13 yr old son (the corsair on the ground and the anson with the sun shining thru the radar loop )... We had heaps of fun taking and talking through shots ! Skysurfer..if any shot captures the essence of a plane that vertical frame of the glider is it...just perfect....what model glider was that ? Gavin...as always I am green with envy with what you achieve....we are not worthy ! Dino |
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Post by baz62 on Apr 4, 2013 11:44:27 GMT 12
No its not Ray, fingers crossed for a repaint and the correct font! Interestingly that is the correct colours, font and scheme. It is a 100% original RNZAF scheme as they painted it in service, whatever they paint their plane is the correct scheme! Ah but she is painted in the markings of the 1970s so the font is incorrect for that period. (Bugger me I'm reduced to talking about fonts on Harvards. Shoot me now..............thats not a request please lower your weapons!) ;D |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 4, 2013 12:22:49 GMT 12
Where is it written that the Harvard is representing its own service 40 years ago? As it's still in service, surely it is still a current colour scheme?
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 4, 2013 14:55:08 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 4, 2013 15:07:04 GMT 12
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Post by dinor on Apr 4, 2013 15:54:53 GMT 12
I don't know if anyone noticed, but during the Sunday Great War programme one of the tripes suffered a deadstick...I noticed it thru the viewfinder as it was approaching down the secondary runway towards the main runway..I yelled DEADSTICK..it came in with the glide angle of a brick, cross wind executed a sharp turn at low level onto the main....my heart was in my mouth...huge element of luck that he was not in a worse inital position and skill in bringing it in..did anyone else notice ?...here are some shots taken from a longer sequence to give you a sense of it....mere seconds later the Pup landed off runway ..also with some engine issues, but it did not seem as dramatic as this..  Classic_3 by DinoR2, on Flickr  Classic_4 by DinoR2, on Flickr  Classic_5 by DinoR2, on Flickr  Classic_6 by DinoR2, on Flickr  Classic_7 by DinoR2, on Flickr |
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Post by baz62 on Apr 4, 2013 16:52:02 GMT 12
Where is it written that the Harvard is representing its own service 40 years ago? As it's still in service, surely it is still a current colour scheme? The way I look at it is every thing on that scheme is as she was when she was retired except the font. And although you might say she wasn't retired she was actually not flown until late 1980/81 if I recall correctly so she was retired from operational duties I suppose you'd say in 1977. They could have decided to repaint her into an earlier WW2 scheme when she was reactivated for the newly formed Historic Flight, in which case the scheme would have to be accurate for the period. As I say it doesn't really matter and in a way it does make NZ1015 stand out from the other "period" Harvards, although I was fooled by a photo of NZ1065 where the "6" was obscured and as she had the Red Checker cowl I assumed it was 15. Ooops.  |
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Post by baz62 on Apr 4, 2013 16:55:09 GMT 12
I don't know if anyone noticed, Yep a few of us noticed this, I wondered what he was doing until I saw the stationary prop. I had a few friends flying the Triplanes so wondered if it was one of them. It wasn't!  |
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Post by mit on Apr 4, 2013 16:57:45 GMT 12
Interestingly that is the correct colours, font and scheme. It is a 100% original RNZAF scheme as they painted it in service, whatever they paint their plane is the correct scheme! Ah but she is painted in the markings of the 1970s so the font is incorrect for that period. (Bugger me I'm reduced to talking about fonts on Harvards. Shoot me now..............thats not a request please lower your weapons!) ;D The font maybe incorrect for the 70's, it is however correct now, if historic flight decided to paint it pink with green and blue poke-a-dots and wing-dings as the font, it would become the new correct scheme regardless of whether you personally like it or not. There is a case in the USA where a model company had the wrong font (at the time is was) on a C17 model (pretty sure it was a C17). Somewhere along the line the C17's ended up being painted with the font off the model and not the textbook font. Life imitating art. Now that is the standard font on C17. |
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Post by baz62 on Apr 4, 2013 17:11:54 GMT 12
Ah but she is painted in the markings of the 1970s so the font is incorrect for that period. (Bugger me I'm reduced to talking about fonts on Harvards. Shoot me now..............thats not a request please lower your weapons!) ;D The font maybe incorrect for the 70's, it is however correct now, if historic flight decided to paint it pink with green and blue poke-a-dots and wing-dings as the font, it would become the new correct scheme regardless of whether you personally like it or not. There is a case in the USA where a model company had the wrong font (at the time is was) on a C17 model (pretty sure it was a C17). Somewhere along the line the C17's ended up being painted with the font off the model and not the textbook font. Life imitating art. Now that is the standard font on C17. Why would they want to paint the Harvard like your Cessna Mit? ;D ;D ;D (Almost said the A word but would have been told off) |
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Thanks for sharing.
