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Post by harrysone on Dec 25, 2017 6:32:17 GMT 12
I see announced in latest Aeroplane, HARS are seeking to Aquire the last two airworthy Fokker Friendships in the country (PAX and POH). It's a shame that a group can't get organised to keep one here.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 25, 2017 8:59:46 GMT 12
There is a museum here trying to get one.
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Post by atea on Dec 25, 2017 20:55:19 GMT 12
That ship has sailed unfortunately.
HARS have bought/ been donated the two F27's already. They are in the process of getting together the funds to get them flyable again and for fuel across the Tasman.
NZ Post have been really good in making these available to HARS for preservation. Pity that couldn't be in NZ but at least they aren't going to be cut up.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 25, 2017 21:13:38 GMT 12
Bugger, but great news for HARS.
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Post by baz62 on Dec 26, 2017 10:43:42 GMT 12
There is a museum here trying to get one. Who was after one Dave?
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 26, 2017 13:43:16 GMT 12
Classic Flyers.
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Post by baz62 on Dec 26, 2017 15:10:21 GMT 12
Thats a shame those guys are certainly getting quite the collection up there.
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Post by hamfists on Dec 28, 2017 7:56:27 GMT 12
Well there’s still most of one in Christchurch if they’re desperate?
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Post by atea on Jan 18, 2018 14:02:36 GMT 12
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Post by keroburner on Jan 18, 2018 21:09:55 GMT 12
I had noticed them getting some attention in the Airwork Hangar this last week or so. Nice to see them being rescued.
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Post by Mustang51 on Jan 19, 2018 9:00:30 GMT 12
Was nice to see one of them flying and displayed at Omaka. Brought back a lot of memories of my early days in the back of one.....
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Post by atea on Feb 14, 2018 10:20:19 GMT 12
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Post by pvsjetstar on Feb 26, 2018 16:18:09 GMT 12
The first one, ZK-PAX (now VH-EWH) departed Auckland yesterday (25 Feb) and flew via Norfolk Island to Gold Coast where it overnighted. Today it continued from Gold Coast to the HARS base at Illawarra Airport near Wollongong arriving at 12.16pm local time. One engine will now be removed and shipped back to NZ for attachment to the other F27 (ZK-POH now registered VH-TQN) which will also be flown over to Australia.
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Post by colford on May 3, 2018 11:08:07 GMT 12
HARS have announced that the second of the Fokker F.27s will arrive in Albion Park sometime in the next 3 days, depending on weather and aircraft serviceability. Arrival just in time for WOI 2018.
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Post by aeromedia on May 14, 2018 8:41:10 GMT 12
I noticed the former ZK PAX now VH EWH had BOTH engines removed when I saw it at Wings Over Illawarrra. There must be a bit of a hold up on delivery of the second aircraft.
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Post by colford on May 14, 2018 11:38:25 GMT 12
Something has certainly held up the delivery flight. On the Saturday of WOI 2018, they had flight plans lodged for the Lord Howe to Coolangatta leg, a two hour turn around then a leg from Coolangatta to Albion Park arriving around 5.30PM local. On the Sunday morning of WOI 2018 they had a flight plan lodged for the Coolangatta to Albion Park leg, with the arrival time being just before the opening of the morning's flying display program. So did anyone see it go thru Lord Howe Island either day? The Sunday flight plan might suggest it made it as far as Coolangatta and is still at Coolangatta with an issue. HARS have not posted any updates via any of their usual channels about the non-arrival of the Fokker at HARS during the WOI 2018 weekend as they had previously advertised.
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Post by keroburner on May 17, 2018 22:28:04 GMT 12
As of today, it's still sitting at Auckland Airport.....
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Post by planecrazy on May 18, 2018 9:37:54 GMT 12
Something has certainly held up the delivery flight. On the Saturday of WOI 2018, they had flight plans lodged for the Lord Howe to Coolangatta leg, a two hour turn around then a leg from Coolangatta to Albion Park arriving around 5.30PM local. On the Sunday morning of WOI 2018 they had a flight plan lodged for the Coolangatta to Albion Park leg, with the arrival time being just before the opening of the morning's flying display program. So did anyone see it go thru Lord Howe Island either day? The Sunday flight plan might suggest it made it as far as Coolangatta and is still at Coolangatta with an issue. HARS have not posted any updates via any of their usual channels about the non-arrival of the Fokker at HARS during the WOI 2018 weekend as they had previously advertised. Would be grateful if anyone gets wind of her departure as would like to capture a Friendship landing on the island, this will not be the first another came many years ago. Just wondering why she would go up to Coolangatta from Lord Howe, must be a reason but further south or direct to Albion Park would be more direct?
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Post by colford on May 18, 2018 10:35:21 GMT 12
Coolangatta is the closest established mainland international port of entry, so they can do all their customs, quarantine, border protection checks there. It means that they then don't have to pay additional charges to have the services provided at an airport that is not designated as an international port of entry. Also if they were to have any technical issues on arrival, the range of emergency or aircraft maintenance services available at Coolangatta is better than a number of the small regional coastal airports that might be in a straight line closer to Lord Howe. Another factor is that if the weather were to turn nasty whilst they were enroute to Coolangatta, the available navigation and airport aids to make an approach in bad weather are a lot better than on a number of the other smaller, closer, coastal airports.
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Post by planecrazy on May 18, 2018 14:20:31 GMT 12
Coolangatta is the closest established mainland international port of entry, so they can do all their customs, quarantine, border protection checks there. It means that they then don't have to pay additional charges to have the services provided at an airport that is not designated as an international port of entry. Also if they were to have any technical issues on arrival, the range of emergency or aircraft maintenance services available at Coolangatta is better than a number of the small regional coastal airports that might be in a straight line closer to Lord Howe. Another factor is that if the weather were to turn nasty whilst they were enroute to Coolangatta, the available navigation and airport aids to make an approach in bad weather are a lot better than on a number of the other smaller, closer, coastal airports. Thank you col.
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