TVAL December Flying Weekend

[Dave Homewood]

TVAL 2016/2017 Season Flying Weekend:

December 2016
17th & 18th

Hood Aerodrome, Masterton, New Zealand

These dates may be subject to change.
thevintageaviator.co.nz/airshows/flying-weekends

[gyrocaptain]

Thank you for finding this out for us!

[Deleted]

Bump. Hoping to go but may have commitments in New Plymouth.

[kiwithrottlejockey]

The weather looks sort-of okay for the weekend in Masterton.

The only worry is the forecast nor'wester winds....let's hope they don't get too strong.

And with that, I'm off to Wellywood for the night. Back to Masterton tomorrow afternoon.

[Deleted]

I won't be attending due to other commitments, banking on January :-)

[kiwithrottlejockey]

• Saturday's weather forecast

This morning, Gene DeMarco was very hopeful for good weather tomorrow.

There's a strong possibility the LVG may fly if the winds don't get up.

Put it this way....Gene certainly didn't ruled it out when asked if he would be flying it.

Take some sunblock with you if you are going to Hood Aerodrome....the sun is going to be fierce.

[kiwithrottlejockey]

[Deleted]

Fantastic. Thanks Bruce, that's made my day.

[johnnyfalcon]

What is the powerplant? RR Eagle, Liberty or something more modern?

[kiwithrottlejockey]

A 400 horsepower Liberty engine.

It's an original engine too.

[campbellbox]

Super cool seeing the DH4 operational. Thanks for posting Bruce.

[kiwithrottlejockey]

It is overcast in Masterton today, but dead calm. So it may turn out to be an even better day for day two of TVAL's December flying-weekend provided the wind stays non-existant or of low intensity. That sun was too bloody fierce yesterday, so the clouds will be a welcome change. I'll be heading down the road to Hood in just over an hour.

[Deleted]

How did it go today? I'm looking forward to watching those videos and hearing the Liberty run (my laptop has sound issues).

[johnnyfalcon]

Dec 17, 2016 20:22:52 GMT 12 kiwithrottlejockey said:

A 400 horsepower Liberty engine.

It's an original engine too.

Wow that is so cool! Isn't the only other "living-breathing" Liberty also in a DH-4 in the U.S.?

[ErrolC]

What a great day! I flew down on Saturday, and had a morning flight back so didn't have to rush away.
The DH.4 is a beast, but sounds smooth.

Plenty of flights by ZK-SEV

S.E.5 reproduction ZK-SEV by Errol Cavit, on Flickr

I'm don't think I've seen Pup ZK-PPD flying before! That's four Pup replicas that I've seen.

Pup reproduction ZK-PPD & Camel replica by Errol Cavit, on Flickr

Some NZ Warbirds members flew down in the Beaver for training. Here Gene showing the Le Rhone for their Pup on the test stand.

Team from NZ Warbirds with Le Rhone by Errol Cavit, on Flickr

[kiwithrottlejockey]