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Post by mcmaster on Aug 17, 2018 10:59:21 GMT 12
Thanks for the update Errol. Looking forward to it. Heres hoping too heaps of rain for our poor farmers right up to the days then blue skies. In reality I expect the land is going to be much browner than my last trip.
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Post by Mustang51 on Aug 17, 2018 17:19:11 GMT 12
God we all hope that everyone gets some rain. Its as brown, as brown, as brown here just now with (at least) all of NSW drought stricken and declared. Just heartbreaking listening to the farmers. Here in Bangor, a suburb of Sydney, for the same period to 1 August this year, I am nearly 500mm down on last year's rainfall total.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 17, 2018 18:26:05 GMT 12
New Zealand needs to send the Wizard over to break the Aussie drought again by the sound of things.
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Post by exkiwiforces on Aug 17, 2018 23:52:02 GMT 12
New Zealand needs to send the Wizard over to break the Aussie drought again by the sound of things. Those Mexicans down south are going to needed more than just the wizard atm, even the wife and I have noticing our weather up here in Darwin has been a little bit weird of late which we don’t see normally for another two mths around the October/ November during the start to the build up period. |
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Post by colford on Sept 6, 2018 0:08:59 GMT 12
Temora Aviation Museum had an expanded aircraft showcase over the first weekend of September, Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 September. The weather on the Saturday was pretty ordinary with some much needed rain falling - Temora Airport recorded 14mm of rain for the 24 hours commencing from 9.00AM on the Saturday. Weather on the Sunday was better, with some high patches of cloud and a fair bit of blue sky, although there was a fairly chill breeze across runway 18/36 into the face of the crowd. Given this was the last scheduled showcase before the major Warbirds Down Under Airshow in mid-October, it was an opportunity for a number of the pilots to conduct some of their planned display routines and practice a number of dis-similar type formations. This was the first opportunity to see the Cessna A37 back in the air since its major deep servicing and its shrill shriek on start up and taxi out was a reminder of earlier showcases where Temora's other A37 was still flying a few years back. It put on a very impressive and dynamic display. A number of the aircraft on closer examination were sporting newly installed camera mounts and the airshow oranisers are promising a few surprises in both aircraft and technology for WDU 2018.  Tiger Streamer Cut 02092018 by Colin Ford, on Flickr  Ryan Pass 02092018 by Colin Ford, on Flickr  CT4 TopSide Pass 02092018 by Colin Ford, on Flickr  Trainer Trio 02092018 by Colin Ford, on Flickr  Hudson Hi Side Pass 02092018 by Colin Ford, on Flickr  Hudson Bomb Bay 02092018 by Colin Ford, on Flickr  Fighter Four Head On 02092018 by Colin Ford, on Flickr  Fighter Four 02092018 by Colin Ford, on Flickr  Boomerang Hi Side 2 02092018 by Colin Ford, on Flickr  O2 Hi Side 2 02092018 by Colin Ford, on Flickr  meteor Pass 02092018 by Colin Ford, on Flickr  Meteor Climb 02092018 by Colin Ford, on Flickr  Tweet Rolling 02092018 by Colin Ford, on Flickr  Tweet In 02092018 by Colin Ford, on Flickr  Photo Flight 02092018 by Colin Ford, on Flickr Last photo is of the P40 being used as the camera plane late on Sunday for air to air photos of the Spitfire XVI and Meteor, with Gavin Conroy in the 2nd seat in the P40. Gavin apparently had a few good days getting some great photos at Temora. Now the count down to Warbirds Down Under 2018. Countryside around that way still looks awfully dry, what rain they have had recently has not helped much with a lot of the dams I saw and paddocks alongside the road on my trip over and back to Temora from Canberra looking pretty dry. Regards, |
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Post by Mustang51 on Sept 6, 2018 8:07:18 GMT 12
Colin, You must have had a 1,000,000mm lens to get that shot of the Meteor and P.40. From where I stood they looked mighty small. Nice shots !
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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 6, 2018 9:45:42 GMT 12
Great shots Col!
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Post by colford on Sept 6, 2018 15:05:51 GMT 12
Mustang51, just my trusty Canon EOS-80D with the 100-400mm lens at full extension. Caught that shot and a couple of others as they circled back around for the Meteor to peel back off and land before Gavin went cloud surfing for a while. I have been thinking about a bigger lens for those more distant shots, but it is a matter of deciding what is practical versus how much gear I can realistically carry at an airshow.
AND, Temora has just announced the addition of Yak-3 Reno racer "Steadfast" to the WDU2018 lineup. Saw "Steadfast" perform at Classic Fighters 2017 at Omaka in company with Yak-3M "Full Noise" and looking forward to seeing "Steadfast's" aerobatic routine again. Now if the dates for WDU and Reno didnt clash and I could convince Graeme to bring "Full Noise" over to perform...........I can dream. Maybe WDU2020?
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Post by colford on Sept 6, 2018 20:31:17 GMT 12
Gavin Conroy got a hot start to his photo flight in the P40. I think a little bit of overpriming given the engine was already hot from its previous display flight.  Hot Start by Colin Ford, on Flickr There was some anxious looking towards the pilot as the engine started to turn over slowly and the flames grew rapidly out of the exhausts and up over the cowling. |
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Post by baz62 on Sept 7, 2018 5:24:56 GMT 12
And in this situation keep on cranking and when she starts the flames go. Worse case of course is she doesn't start and you get busy with the fire extingusher. I seem to recall when starting the Napier Sabre powered Typhoon,standard procedure was getting ready with the extingusher because if she failed to start you got a fire! Probably improved on that one would hope!!
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Post by Gavin Conroy on Sept 8, 2018 11:21:33 GMT 12
Thanks for the photos Colin, the flight we did with the Meteor and Mk XVI Spitfire was the one I had always wanted to do at Temora so very pleased we could get that done. Was a great few days flying with and in several of the Museums aeroplanes. We knew the P-40 would be difficult to start seeing it was still quite warm from the flight earlier, I was watching what Andy was needing to do from the back and as there is a throttle quadrant back there so I was pretty sure from what I could see that we would get a flamer. Was the first time I had seen a "proper one" from the inside, it seemed to go on forever, it stopped for a while then got worse, don't mind admitting that my hand was on the quick release! My trip over was all about the aeroplane below, was nice to get an invite back again and is a nice place to visit not only because of the aircraft but amazing pilots and crew who made everything we needed to do possible.  754654654 by Gavin Conroy, on Flickr  654665464 by Gavin Conroy, on Flickr  543534534 by Gavin Conroy, on Flickr If you are thinking of going to the Temora Airshow next month best you get onto it, the WW2 fighter line up alone will be something special if it all works out! Every airframe attending is not shown on the participant list but good multiples are on the cards. |
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Post by ErrolC on Sept 8, 2018 11:24:18 GMT 12
Yes, a couple of new airframes for me on the schedule. Great to see the A-37 had a good smoke system (as does Steadfast).
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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 8, 2018 13:33:29 GMT 12
I love that topside view!
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Post by colford on Sept 8, 2018 18:52:06 GMT 12
Great shots of the A-37 Gavin, glad the team at Temora were able to set up the photo opportunities for you. Certainly some 'cracking shots' amongst those you have posted here and on your Facebook page.
A dear, elderly friend of mine who flew Allison Mustangs with the RAF in 1943, said the Allison was prone to generating a "flamer" when you tried to restart it whilst it was still hot. Quick turnarounds on aircraft between sorties during operations or exercises would often see a few flames licking out the exhausts and around the cowlings, especially from some of the lesser experienced pilots on the type. I sent him that photo of the P-40 'flamer' and it got him recalling a few incidents with either overpriming or engine issues on startup. He also had a few familiarisation flights on early 'car-door' Typhoons and reckoned they were a real beast to start cleanly. A fire extinguisher was a required accessory for a Typhoon engine start, especially for a second attempt if it did not start the first time around.
The lineup for Warbirds Down Under I am sure will be offering a few of Temora's unique formations and a few surprises. Been keeping my ear to the ground and if the weather co-operates I think we will be in for a very good show. I got my tickets when they first went on sale - happened I was still travelling around in NZ after Warbirds Over Wanaka when they first went on sale and I had to get online and buy them from a distance, as well as locking in some accommodation.
Interesting to note too that HARS are in the middle of swapping over the front turret on their Catalina for one that is the correct type for their model of Catalina. A bit of work required to rejig the mount to accept the new turret, but hopefully all ready in time for them to debut Felix with its new nose at WDU2018.
Cheers.
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Post by ErrolC on Oct 16, 2018 9:26:03 GMT 12
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Post by flyinkiwi on Oct 16, 2018 10:14:07 GMT 12
Just got back from Warbirds Downunder. What a show it was too! Thoroughly enjoyed both days although the heat was quite oppressive despite the temp being a cool 25 degrees (look at the Queenslanders wearing jackets and sweaters below), I drunk 4 litres of water per day sitting in the stand. I'm not a photographer so I'll leave the ground to air stuff for the experts but I did take a couple pf photos with my iPhone. I had to share this one of a sticker on the HARS PBY-5A port engine:
That was quite a nice little air force they had assembled there - the view from the Silver Stand:
We made a point of stopping past the RAN FAA Museum at HMAS Albatross, Nowra and HARS at Albion Park, Wollongong on the way back. Both are well worth visiting if you have the time.
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Post by Calum on Oct 16, 2018 13:32:58 GMT 12
Pity the clouds came over on the Saturday. Photography there is a real challenge as you're starting into the sun from lunchtime onwards
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Post by ErrolC on Oct 16, 2018 13:41:14 GMT 12
This is the quick edit I did Friday night of the Heritage Flight, I hope I can get more contrast into it when I re-work it.Tweaked version.  Temora Heritage Flight by Errol Cavit, on Flickr |
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Post by mcmaster on Oct 16, 2018 13:52:08 GMT 12
We had a great day on the Saturday. Drove up from Canberra in the morning, fields pretty green from recent rain. The classic Hornet display was best Ive seen. Probably assisted by the pilot being 2OCU XO and Simmo doing the commentary for the display capped it off. Takeoff in front of crowd on the short runway was a bonus. Didnt see a C27 not sure what happened to it. The mass in trail flybys of the V12s another highlight. Harden pub served up a nice steak n chips on way back too.
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Post by flyinkiwi on Oct 16, 2018 14:02:30 GMT 12
As a side story, when I rocked up to the Hertz counter at YSSY to get the keys for the Camry I'd booked, the bloke behind the counter offered me a $24 a day upgrade to a 5.0L V8 Mustang over and above what I was quoted for the Camry. I said, "let me think about it yes." Since I couldn't arrive at Temora in a P-51 I thought it would be fitting to arrive there in a road going namesake.  |
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