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Post by slackie on Nov 12, 2013 7:10:43 GMT 12
So did you get thrown out Errol?? :-D
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Post by Kereru on Nov 12, 2013 10:35:03 GMT 12
A question regarding the TBF; I and several others were further-down the lake and awaiting the commencement of the P-40 display and also the arrival of the Avenger. We had a good vantage point and the visibility down the lake (i.e. roughly South) was excellent. Although I didn't see it myself, two others (also aviation enthusiasts) who were nearby, were adamant that in fact the 'Kitty and TBF had actually met up and held formation for a few minutes immediately-prior to the commencement of the P-40 display. Indeed, they asked others nearby if they had seen this occurrence. As I said,I hadn't (although only because I was having camera 'difficulties'). The area would have been roughly around Putararu/ Mokai (ie, well south of Lake Karapiro). The time? Approx 1405-1410 The Avenger was scrubbed due to weather stopping it getting through from Ohakea. If the P40 did join up with another aircraft away from the Karapiro display, I doubt it would have been Plonky. Unfortunately I had to leave early on Sunday and missed the P40 display. Also my radio was being used to co-ordinate the displays and so I wasn't listening in to the traffic as I normally would. My contribution from Sunday short display but always spectacular!  I have a few more pics of other activities however I left after the announcement the Avenger was not able to come. I have too many cloudy back ground pics hence my early departure. Cheers, Colin |
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Post by suthg on Nov 12, 2013 10:47:52 GMT 12
Looooverly shot Colin!! Nice and crisp and still with some prop blur!!
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Post by Kereru on Nov 12, 2013 10:55:31 GMT 12
Looooverly shot Colin!! Nice and crisp and still with some prop blur!! Thanks suthg. I always shoot prop planes at 1/200 second or slower. They look silly to me with frozen props in mid flight. Just my preference. Orion is easy to see with that long trail of smoke? :-)  Cheers, Colin |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Nov 12, 2013 12:00:07 GMT 12
Great shots Colin!
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Post by suthg on Nov 12, 2013 12:27:34 GMT 12
Kereru - hey! - She's probably cleaner than she used to be!!  Nice sweet pic of 05. The front S&R camera was pointing forwards this time. You can see the lake edge and some crowd in the reflection of the front panels... From Wiki I see the cruise speed is 328kts and 610km/hr, she was steamed up a bit, probably doing a bit nmore like 650kms/410mph. Max is said to be 410kts (750km/hr) or 466mph. Interesting. |
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Post by ErrolC on Nov 12, 2013 15:59:53 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Nov 12, 2013 17:21:23 GMT 12
I believe that this was the first ever public appearance of a P-3K2 by the way.
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Nov 12, 2013 17:48:21 GMT 12
I believe that this was the first ever public appearance of a P-3K2 by the way. Can you tell the difference from the ordinary garden-variety P-3K by looking at it?    |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Nov 12, 2013 17:59:28 GMT 12
Nope. But I know for sure it was a P-3K2. It was NZ4205.
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Post by suthg on Nov 12, 2013 19:26:34 GMT 12
Just for details, NZ4202 when she came through WOW on 20th January this year, was still the P-3K version (after originally arriving as a P-3B in 10 December 1966) and has been converted now or not? It was more modern avionics and "stuff" wasn't it?
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Post by Dave Homewood on Nov 13, 2013 18:26:09 GMT 12
Did anyone get photos or footage of Noel's Pitts act? He was asking me today when I bumped into him in town.
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Post by ErrolC on Nov 13, 2013 18:53:42 GMT 12
I've got a couple of ok ones from last year!?
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Post by suthg on Nov 13, 2013 20:48:18 GMT 12
The only ones I have seen were four from this link... (and the occasional one on this forum, 2 I think)
willsramblingsnz.blogspot.co.nz/2013/11/the-planes-planes.html
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Post by lesterpk on Nov 14, 2013 0:04:59 GMT 12
Can you tell the difference from the ordinary garden-variety P-3K by looking at it? Very much so, the K2 has many more aerials under the fuselage, and a small radome where the bottom of the fuse starts to taper toward the tail. |
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Post by WillM on Nov 14, 2013 10:50:32 GMT 12
Hi, Thanks for posting up a link to our blogs. I have a few more photos of Pitts that are okay, no nice close-ups though. The other guys I was with may have a couple of good ones. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2013 11:40:03 GMT 12
Did anyone happen to get a video of the Orion's fly past by any chance??  |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Nov 14, 2013 12:23:12 GMT 12
Not a great clip - I am still trying to get used to my new handycam - but here it is.
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Post by suthg on Nov 14, 2013 14:26:35 GMT 12
Welcome to the forum WillM, interesting Blogs you are doing too!
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Post by Dave Homewood on Nov 14, 2013 15:52:48 GMT 12
Here's my clips of the Grasshopper being very nicely displayed by Ross Crawford:
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Nice sweet pic of 05. The front S&R camera was pointing forwards this time. 
