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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 8, 2014 16:03:39 GMT 12
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Post by 11SQNLDR on Mar 9, 2014 11:38:42 GMT 12
I will definitely plan a trip back for this - haven't missed one yet  |
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Post by FlyingKiwi on Mar 10, 2014 16:36:34 GMT 12
I'm going to try and plan for an Auckland Aero Club contingent to go down - we missed the last one but admittedly I left it a bit late to try and organise.
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Post by ErrolC on Mar 10, 2014 16:55:38 GMT 12
So there is nothing on the website (or Facebook) about the theme? Not that I'm complaining, it's a fine theme!
There are a couple of possible early NZ replicas that could make an appearance - and a couple of Aussie ones if we are lucky!
Of course, pioneers doesn't have to just mean early aircraft, deer-catching demos anyone?
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Post by beagle on Mar 10, 2014 17:00:06 GMT 12
accommodation booked, yay for inlaws living in Blenheim
packed forum t shirt already.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 10, 2014 17:10:22 GMT 12
The theme is published in Classic Wings magazine, Errol.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Mar 10, 2014 17:12:52 GMT 12
Of course, pioneers doesn't have to just mean early aircraft, deer-catching demos anyone? And topdressing - maybe a formation of early topdressing types, an Avenger, a Dakota, a Beaver, a Tiger Moth, an Auster, Fletchers and Crescos etc. |
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Post by beagle on Mar 10, 2014 17:20:34 GMT 12
oh now you've done it Dave, you mentioned Auster. Baz will be here in a minute hehe
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Post by shorty on Mar 10, 2014 19:58:37 GMT 12
That'll lower the tone of the place!
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Post by Mustang51 on Mar 11, 2014 11:11:56 GMT 12
About to book my accommodation now plus the big Balus across the ditch........
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2014 20:09:55 GMT 12
Sam and I discussed it today and we will be there! Going to star booking various bits and pieces. My first CF since 2009, and her first ever.
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Apr 12, 2014 21:17:07 GMT 12
Of course, pioneers doesn't have to just mean early aircraft, deer-catching demos anyone? And topdressing - maybe a formation of early topdressing types, an Avenger, a Dakota, a Beaver, a Tiger Moth, an Auster, Fletchers and Crescos etc. There was a display at the 1990 Warbirds Over Wanaka that was a real hoot and I'd love to see something like that again. It involved a Hughes 300 helicopter dressed up as a sheep dog and a cocky on the ground herding sheep, which were blown-up wool bales (presumably with some sort of air-tight bladder inside them). It was absolutely hilarious, and involved some really crazy flying involving the helicopter. At one point the chopper helicopter cocked its leg and urinated on the ground next to the cocky. That got the crowd pissing themselves laughing. I don't know who the chopper helicopter pilot was, but he was bloody good. |
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Post by lumpy on Apr 25, 2014 19:03:04 GMT 12
Im not sure how long they they have been available for , but I see the " early bird " Gold Pass tickets are now able to be purchased - for those that maybe interested .
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Post by Brett on May 30, 2014 19:43:31 GMT 12
In the latest FlyPast there is an article on Bruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden) who now owns and flies his own Fokker DR.1 (G-CDXR). I wonder if TVAL are looking for a DR.1 pilot to fill a seat at Classic Fighters....
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Post by Radialicious on May 30, 2014 20:22:21 GMT 12
Bruce Dickinson would be a fascinating guest at a kiwi airshow. An extremely intelligent guy and full of surprise talents outside of singing for Iron Maiden. His TV series Flying Heavy Metal is well worth the watch. It's kinda like Top Gear but with airliners.
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Post by planecrazy on May 31, 2014 9:38:02 GMT 12
I hope Richard Pearse gets a mention I remember a few years back an attempt to
get a flying replica of his aeroplane was made not sure if it ever successfully flew?
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Post by Dave Homewood on May 31, 2014 10:02:40 GMT 12
That Pearse replica is still being built at Whenuapai, I think.
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Post by ErrolC on May 31, 2014 10:15:49 GMT 12
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Post by errolmartyn on May 31, 2014 11:01:44 GMT 12
I hope Richard Pearse gets a mention I remember a few years back an attempt to get a flying replica of his aeroplane was made not sure if it ever successfully flew? There is no such thing as a replica of Pearse's first aeroplane invention. No drawings, photographs or detailed technical information survives upon which such a creation could be based. Pearse himself stated in November 1909 that he had done 'nothing practical' until 1904 and it was another five years before he completed his machine and began trials, all of them unsuccessful. See Chapter Eight of my A Passion For Flight - New Zealand aviation before the Great War: Volume One - Ideas, first flight attempts and the aeronauts 1868-1909 for further details, including a 1909 interview with the man himself that has been overlooked by all previous researchers. Errol |
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Post by errolmartyn on May 31, 2014 11:14:42 GMT 12
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