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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 5, 2019 23:40:36 GMT 12
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Post by starr on Dec 6, 2019 6:29:42 GMT 12
The dairy farmer complaining about the aircraft frightening his cows needs to get a life. My fathers farm was at the end of the runway at Ardmore and the cowshed was right on the flight path. Bill Sunderson used to regularly beat up the cowshed at a very low height. The cows got so used to this happening they never took any notice. This farmer's cows will get used to it. What was there first?
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Post by Bruce on Dec 6, 2019 8:28:17 GMT 12
Thats going to be tough for the Walsh School in February...
One thing that could be considered is to switch the circuits to the opposite side of the airfield (North Eastern) which will get it away from the township. Problem is Gliders generally use that circuit (its easier for them to reach it from the Kaimai ridge) and the circuits have traditionally been split. I'm sure that with appropriate traffic awareness powered aircraft and gliders could share the same circuit...
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Post by flyinkiwi on Dec 6, 2019 10:57:15 GMT 12
Thats going to be tough for the Walsh School in February... One thing that could be considered is to switch the circuits to the opposite side of the airfield (North Eastern) which will get it away from the township. Problem is Gliders generally use that circuit (its easier for them to reach it from the Kaimai ridge) and the circuits have traditionally been split. I'm sure that with appropriate traffic awareness powered aircraft and gliders could share the same circuit... I get the feeling the locals would then complain of littering if there was a midair collision over their property.... |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 6, 2019 15:55:37 GMT 12
Maybe all the planes can turn their engines off and glide into the circuit just for that one farmer with his knickers in a twist?
The same L3 and WAC planes fly over hear all the time pretty low, I don't consider them loud at all. That bloke should be thankful they are not Harvards, Airtrainers or jets.
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Post by keroburner on Dec 6, 2019 18:31:04 GMT 12
Wait till they hear the BN Islanders taking off......
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Post by FlyingKiwi on Dec 6, 2019 19:04:30 GMT 12
Well, the locally based flying school has gone out of business so I imagine that will reduce movements a bit.
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Post by flyinkiwi on Dec 13, 2019 8:19:10 GMT 12
The same L3 and WAC planes fly over hear all the time pretty low... Hamilton has some very specific VFR arrival/departure procedures Dave. I know you are not complaining but there is an explanation why some of them will appear to be quite low. Departures are separated by 500 feet so aircraft departing Hamilton airspace are usually around 1000' AGL whereas incoming aircraft will be at 1500' AGL. I don't know where exactly in Cambridge you live but there is also the L464 low flying zone 5 miles to the south where aircraft may legally fly lower than 500 feet AGL. Additionally, the geography where Cambridge is situated (between Maungatautari and the Te Miro hills) is at the pointy end of a funnel which tends to concentrate incoming aircraft east of Hamilton airspace. When things get busy at Hamilton incoming aircraft may be forced to orbit outside controlled airspace while they await entry clearance. The most I've seen was six of us orbiting in the vicinity of Cambridge one particularly busy summer afternoon. |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 13, 2019 8:47:15 GMT 12
Yep it's great eh! Pity they are all Cessnas and Twinstars rather than P-40's and Corsairs though. We do occasionally get that lovely white Beaver though.  I live on the southern end of Leamington, across from the polo ground. Lots of the aeroplanes fly down over the greenbelt heading towards the low flying zone at Karapiro. |
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Post by harrysone on Dec 13, 2019 15:53:35 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 13, 2019 16:11:38 GMT 12
Wow, did the meatbombs jump out of the blister openings?
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 28, 2019 16:22:26 GMT 12
So to the farmer who does not like a few light planes in case they upset his stock, how about this whole heavy bomber station that had a productive farm within its boundary, from the EVENING POST, 20 NOVEMBER 1943...  |
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Post by FlyingKiwi on Dec 29, 2019 11:00:56 GMT 12
My experience of flying over and around cows is that they generally either ignore you completely or else stand and look at you in a very undisturbed fashion.
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Post by johnnyfalcon on Dec 29, 2019 14:25:54 GMT 12
Yes, then after you've landed and vacated your aircraft they come and lick it...
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Post by planewriting on Dec 29, 2019 16:27:36 GMT 12
Yes, then after you've landed and vacated your aircraft they come and lick it...Well, judging by the size of it they probably lick it thinking its one of their herd (or should that be heard). |
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