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Post by ErrolC on Apr 24, 2016 13:10:19 GMT 12
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2016 14:35:45 GMT 12
Sounds like another great weekend at Hood!
Dare I ask if the DH.4 has made an appearance at all?
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Post by ErrolC on Apr 24, 2016 16:30:22 GMT 12
At the back of the hangar unfortunately, but I have reasonable photos!
Sent from my E6653 using proboards
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Apr 24, 2016 17:41:27 GMT 12
WOW....what an awesome day. It started off grey and a bit chilly, but totally still & calm.
Throughout the day, the cloud gradually disappeared until it ended up clear blue skies and sunshine.
Virtually everything that was pulled out of the hangar flew today. The red-nosed Sopwith Pup, the Sopwith Camel Replica, the Sopwith Triplane, the Fokker D.VIII's, the D.V Albatros, the S.E.5a's, the Avro 504K (twice), the black F.E.2b (twice), the DH5, the B.E.2c (see the link to the photo by Errol), the B.E.2f, and the crowning glory right at the end of the day: the Hanriot HG1. A perfect ending to the last day of TVAL flying days for the season.
Roll-on November when it all begins again....who knows what will have appeared as additions to the collection by then.
I've got to go to bed early (gotta get up not long after 4:00am to have breakfast, get showered & dressed, then to head over to Petone for the Railway ANZAC Service in the morning), so I may or may not get some photographs posted tonight (and possibly some videos uploaded to YouTube), but if not tonight, I'll try to get some photographs up tomorrow afternoon.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2016 19:25:02 GMT 12
The Hanriot flew? That's awesome!
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Apr 24, 2016 19:53:32 GMT 12
The Hanriot flew? That's awesome!
Yes, it sure did. Somebody asked Gene near the end of the day if there was any possibility to see the Hanriot flying and he asked a few of the boys to go and pull it out of the hangar, then made a comment “that's what happens when you ask to see something and conditions are perfect for it!” I was standing right there when he was asked. As soon as people realised what was about to happen, there were plenty of smiles all around amongst the crowd.
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Post by Brett on Apr 24, 2016 21:40:28 GMT 12
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Apr 25, 2016 17:27:11 GMT 12
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Post by ErrolC on Apr 25, 2016 17:51:02 GMT 12
Thanks very much Bruce!
Note there is a typo in the YouTube description for these.
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Post by oj on Apr 25, 2016 20:49:28 GMT 12
Many thanks for showing those.
Am I correct in thinking that some of these aircraft have no zero-throttle position and so ignition "blipping" is used to control the beasts on the ground?
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Apr 25, 2016 20:56:50 GMT 12
There was a German chap at Hood both days who had arranged a camper-van holiday in NZ for himself and his wife with the specific intent of attending TVAL's final flying-weekend of the season with the rest of the NZ holiday as a sort-of tack-on. I didn't get his name (even though I had a few good conversations with him), but other forum members were also talking with him and somebody may have got his contact details.
Yesterday, he was practically in rapture over what he was seeing, experiencing and observing flying. It was actually quite amazing to see how much he was enjoying himself. He was particularly enthralled by the rotary engine powered aeroplanes. There was actually seven rotary-powered machines flew yesterday, some of them multiple times.
Who'd have believed it twenty years ago, eh?
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Post by delticman on Apr 25, 2016 22:21:18 GMT 12
There is a photo of you and our German Friend on the TVAL facebook page. No doubt we will see him again.
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Post by ErrolC on Apr 26, 2016 11:26:35 GMT 12
Just a note that I am likely to be too busy with other stuff to put up more than a couple of photos before I head off to Wings Over Illawarra on Thursday morning, so I'm looking forward to more from others, especially from after I had to leave!
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Post by ErrolC on Apr 27, 2016 22:22:59 GMT 12
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Post by ErrolC on Apr 27, 2016 23:44:01 GMT 12
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Post by Peter Lewis on Apr 28, 2016 8:31:24 GMT 12
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Post by campbellbox on Apr 28, 2016 19:15:23 GMT 12
According to the extremely friendly volunteer I chatted to about the DH4 the logo is indeed "Old Dutch Cleanser" related. I will not post many in flight shots as others have better talent and equipment for the job - KTJ did amazing work getting the contrast sorted on his shots of the Saturday flying. My girlfriend is chief photographer so most of these are hers, but I got a few shots on my point and shoot: Delicious clouds of castor oil from the Bebe on start-up 
Bebe on the wing in a patch of blue early Saturday afternoon  And at rest later in the day  The RFC line up  And the opposition. That LVG is just gorgeous. 
The view from the top of the Old Bill bus provided some good angles   The bus also provided some dodgier angles 
Se5a pilot  The interior of the hangar is, no exaggeration, a magical world of wonder 
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Apr 30, 2016 14:22:31 GMT 12
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Post by jamo on May 1, 2016 22:20:42 GMT 12
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Post by ErrolC on May 15, 2016 16:52:49 GMT 12
Right, getting back to it! After the frustrations of February, it was great to see Jess start without too much trouble, and do a flight with a Pup and the Nieuport! I've got video of the taxi out, and back, as well as a couple of clips of Gene answering questions - I'll edit those together later. I think James's photo is from the later flight (which I left before), so has the benefit of blue skies!  F.E.2b 'Jess' take-off for first public flight of the day by Errol Cavit, on Flickr  F.E.2b approach by Errol Cavit, on Flickr  F.E.2b 'Jess' first display by Errol Cavit, on Flickr  F.E.2b and Pup comparison by Errol Cavit, on Flickr  Happy return in F.E.2b by Errol Cavit, on Flickr |
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