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Post by sqwark2k on Aug 3, 2015 22:44:31 GMT 12
Turns out he's off to fly the Oz PC-9's next
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Post by isc on Oct 23, 2015 21:35:43 GMT 12
The T-6s are supposed to be making a tour of the country, nothing spotted here yet. How many aircraft are doing the tour? isc
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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 23, 2015 21:44:53 GMT 12
They were in Christchurch the other day, Beagle said. One broke down on the runway, he said.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 23, 2015 21:45:43 GMT 12
The RNZAF Facebook page stated four are touring.
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Post by isc on Oct 25, 2015 19:17:29 GMT 12
Thanks Dave. isc
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2015 15:14:36 GMT 12
I saw one up rather high when working in Wanganui a few weeks back. It made me strangely proud, I can't explain why!
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Post by isc on Oct 27, 2015 20:56:15 GMT 12
what did the latest 7 pilots train on, did they have any hours on the T-6? Congrats you lot. isc
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Post by suthg on Oct 27, 2015 21:05:07 GMT 12
Are they training CT4 in RAAF then the PC-9 and then onto the RNZAF T-6 simulator for 10 - 40 hours?
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Post by craig on Oct 28, 2015 15:26:52 GMT 12
One flew over here about an hour ago. Low and fast
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Post by sqwark2k on Nov 13, 2015 9:47:14 GMT 12
The latest 7 RNZAF Wings graduates did the last RNZAF CT4 course, then the B200 Advanced phase. The latest students are in Australia having completed CT4 Basic Phase and are now in perth doing the PC9 Advanced phase.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2015 10:19:12 GMT 12
Thanks sqwark  Much appreciated. Having recently rewatched "Fighter Pilot" and seen "Flying Soldiers" and "Jetsream" recently I'd be keen to see a new Kiwi doco following our prospective pilots. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2015 15:05:47 GMT 12
Buried in a Stuff news story about the RNZAF's 80th anniversary airshow:
Black Falcons! That was my suggestion (but like they say I wasn't alone) and man I'm excited to see that it's been chosen. Bravo RNZAF!
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Post by suthg on Nov 18, 2015 21:16:07 GMT 12
I agree - my chosen name as well!
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Post by kkiwi54 on Nov 22, 2015 17:26:02 GMT 12
Previously students have looked forward to progressing onto faster more powerful aircraft - with the current situation in NZ flying the Texan trainer will probably be the high point in an air "force" career.
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Post by baronbeeza on Nov 22, 2015 21:37:46 GMT 12
Yes, true but the 727's were just getting a little too old and noisy.  |
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Post by isc on Nov 23, 2015 20:36:31 GMT 12
It's the Air Force, they are supposed to be noisy. isc
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2015 13:21:13 GMT 12
Previously students have looked forward to progressing onto faster more powerful aircraft Are the Texan IIs of equivalent or greater power than the 757, C-130 and P-3? |
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Post by kkiwi54 on Nov 24, 2015 13:36:59 GMT 12
per weight - yes, and a lot more fun.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2015 9:45:59 GMT 12
One of the Texan IIs just flew an approach into Hawera (the courthouse is right under the flightpath) and then flew a couple of orbits of the airfield, fairly tearing along. Very cool way to start the work week!
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jun 9, 2016 17:00:55 GMT 12
RNZAF pilots fly south with a rushBy Shawn McAvinue on Thu, 2 Jun 2016 News: Dunedin Military training aircraft hit speeds of 400kmh over Southern lowlands yesterday giving the pilots a "good ground rush''. Flight Lieutenant Matthew Hansen, who is training to become a flying instructor, said the air force had 11 new Beechcraft T-6C Texan II aircraft purpose-built for military training. The aircraft have replaced a fleet of Pacific Aerospace Corporation CT-4E Airtrainers. The T-6C was a "sports car'' compared with the CT-4E, Fl Lt Hansen said. "You can really throw them around. They are quite agile. "We were doing about 400kmh down low, so you were getting quite a good ground rush.'' The CT-4E was powered by a 300hp engine and could climb safely to about 9800ft; the T-6C had an 1100hp engine and could climb up to 31,000ft, he said. In training to become RNZAF instructors, five pilots were flying five of the aircraft around the South Island, as part of a six-month course. The first stop on the trip was Christchurch on Monday. The pilots were supposed to fly to Dunedin on the same day but were grounded by rain. "We are flying so low to the ground you need at least 5000m of visibility,'' Fl Lt Hansen said. Low-level navigation was a focus of the South Island trip. At times, the pilots were flying at 250ft, using predrawn maps to arrive at a destination at a time, down to the second. The planes began arriving in Dunedin about 11.30am yesterday. The aircraft were "gassed up'' and pilots lunched before departing with intentions of circling Stewart Island and landing in Invercargill to spend the night. After leaving Dunedin yesterday, the fleet flew at altitudes between 250ft and 300ft on a route including Naseby, Alexandra and Roxburgh, but visibility became poor at The Brothers Point in the Catlins so they returned to Dunedin, flying at the same altitude. The plan was to fly to Queenstown this morning to refuel, and fly to Christchurch tonight. They would return to the RNZAF Base Ohakea near Palmerston North tomorrow. shawn.mcavinue@odt.co.nz www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/385398/rnzaf-pilots-fly-south-rush
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Much appreciated. Having recently rewatched "Fighter Pilot" and seen "Flying Soldiers" and "Jetsream" recently I'd be keen to see a new Kiwi doco following our prospective pilots.
