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Post by retiredav8r on Dec 12, 2022 10:17:28 GMT 12
Reg is NZ4801, that pretty much nails down.Be landing about 11-30
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 12, 2022 10:20:03 GMT 12
It is just abeam of Whangarei and heading towards Auckland right now.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 12, 2022 10:24:53 GMT 12
Justpast Kawau Island. It's at 32.000 ft so probably no low flyby of Whenuapai coming up.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 12, 2022 10:28:07 GMT 12
Missed Whenuapai, straight over Rangitoto, the CBD, and Mangere.
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Post by retiredav8r on Dec 12, 2022 10:29:16 GMT 12
holding coarse and speed, maybe straight to Ohakea
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2022 10:29:17 GMT 12
A couple of friends are waiting at Ohakea with cameras at the ready!
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Post by retiredav8r on Dec 12, 2022 10:32:31 GMT 12
No flyby Auckland, sorry clicker snappers
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Post by retiredav8r on Dec 12, 2022 10:39:02 GMT 12
starting descending- Ohakea
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Post by delticman on Dec 12, 2022 10:49:17 GMT 12
starting descending- Ohakea Fagans Road the spot then? |
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Post by delticman on Dec 12, 2022 10:49:45 GMT 12
starting descending- Ohakea |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2022 10:59:42 GMT 12
A friend just drove past Ohakea and said there's "A LOT" of people queued up waiting.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2022 11:03:41 GMT 12
And she's on the ground!
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Post by retiredav8r on Dec 12, 2022 11:04:32 GMT 12
landed
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Post by gibbo on Dec 12, 2022 11:08:05 GMT 12
Don't quite understand why Whenuapai wasn't buzzed but more to the point it's a clear day in Akl & if I hadn't have been in pointless meetings it would've been unmissable right over the house...grrr! I see an AW109 (Mako 02) loitering around the runway at Ohakea... suspect we can look fwd to some RNZAF official aerial images of the arrival.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2022 11:09:04 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 12, 2022 12:40:19 GMT 12
it's a clear day in Akl & if I hadn't have been in pointless meetings it would've been unmissable right over the house...grrr! Maybe not. It was at 32,000 feet and travelling at more than 950 km/h when it was over Auckland, it might have been impossible to spot. It was hear, we have clear blue sky too and I was watching the FR24 and watching the sky, and it passed without even a glimpse of it in the atmosphere. I wish they'd turn the chemtrail smoke on at least. |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 12, 2022 12:42:55 GMT 12
My mate Mike and I were talking on the weekend about the unique plugged barrel roll that our Skyhawks used to perform at airshows, and it suddenly dawned mon me that the Poseidons are capable of air-to-air refuelling, so maybe we will see the plugged barrel roll come back as a thing at airshows?  |
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Post by gibbo on Dec 12, 2022 12:50:46 GMT 12
it's a clear day in Akl & if I hadn't have been in pointless meetings it would've been unmissable right over the house...grrr! Maybe not. It was at 32,000 feet and travelling at more than 950 km/h when it was over Auckland, it might have been impossible to spot. It was hear, we have clear blue sky too and I was watching the FR24 and watching the sky, and it passed without even a glimpse of it in the atmosphere. I wish they'd turn the chemtrail smoke on at least. Ah, 32k feet...ok, still would've been more fun outside looking for it rather than listening to a project manager drone on!  |
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Post by machina on Dec 12, 2022 12:55:53 GMT 12
Damn! Must’ve last checked in on this thread and FR24 just before she took off from Fiji! Ah well, sounds like Auckland missed out anyway.
Awesome milestone though, look forward to more pictures and video.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 12, 2022 12:57:44 GMT 12
There is a great video of the landing on the Ohakea Spotters Group on Facebook but you have to be a group member to see it.
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