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Post by FlyingKiwi on Apr 24, 2023 11:26:44 GMT 12
Fantastic photos everybody, a good reminder of what we've been missing the last few years.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2023 21:04:41 GMT 12
Colin, I love those two photos. Hearing about your experience - and Don's - gave me the biggest smile! Some great shots there Dave, I'm excited to see more. And it was great to read about your experience, it sounds like you had an incredible weekend! I suppose I'd better pop in a few photos, I've been threatening it for long enough! My whole album can be viewed here.Thursday:  DSC_8549 by Zac Yates, on Flickr  DSC_8597 by Zac Yates, on Flickr  DSC_8685 by Zac Yates, on Flickr  DSC_8740 by Zac Yates, on Flickr  DSC_8722 by Zac Yates, on Flickr  DSC_8765 by Zac Yates, on Flickr  DSC_8772 by Zac Yates, on Flickr  DSC_8791 by Zac Yates, on Flickr Friday part one:  DSC_8809 by Zac Yates, on Flickr  DSC_8849 by Zac Yates, on Flickr  DSC_8862 by Zac Yates, on Flickr  DSC_8878 by Zac Yates, on Flickr  DSC_8897 by Zac Yates, on Flickr  DSC_8972 by Zac Yates, on Flickr  DSC_9052 by Zac Yates, on Flickr  DSC_9077 by Zac Yates, on Flickr  DSC_9080 by Zac Yates, on Flickr  DSC_9114 by Zac Yates, on Flickr  DSC_9147 by Zac Yates, on Flickr  DSC_9150 by Zac Yates, on Flickr  DSC_9165 by Zac Yates, on Flickr  DSC_9182 by Zac Yates, on Flickr  DSC_9185 by Zac Yates, on Flickr |
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Post by planecrazy on Apr 25, 2023 13:23:59 GMT 12
Nice Zac, really like how you involve the people in your photos.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2023 13:39:20 GMT 12
Nice Zac, really like how you involve the people in your photos. Thanks Peter! I've found I really enjoy getting candid photos - I hope the subjects don't mind! Friday, part 2:  DSC_9190 by Zac Yates, on Flickr  DSC_9205 by Zac Yates, on Flickr  DSC_9227 by Zac Yates, on Flickr  DSC_9250 by Zac Yates, on Flickr  DSC_9259 by Zac Yates, on Flickr  DSC_9262 by Zac Yates, on Flickr  DSC_9265 by Zac Yates, on Flickr  DSC_9267 by Zac Yates, on Flickr The keen-eyed among you may have noticed a comparable lack of ground-to-air shots: my Dad's trusty old Nikon D70 suffered a stuck shutter a few weeks before the show and I found a cheap D70S to replace it. Unfortunately I didn't school myself on its settings before the show, and it has communication issues with the big lens which meant I left the whole thing in the car on Saturday! However Sunday dawned and I figured I'd try again...here's part one of Sunday.  DSC_9270 by Zac Yates, on Flickr  DSC_9272 by Zac Yates, on Flickr  DSC_9278 by Zac Yates, on Flickr  DSC_9279 by Zac Yates, on Flickr  DSC_9283 by Zac Yates, on Flickr  DSC_9297 by Zac Yates, on Flickr  DSC_9289 by Zac Yates, on Flickr  DSC_9303 by Zac Yates, on Flickr  DSC_9306 by Zac Yates, on Flickr  DSC_9308 by Zac Yates, on Flickr  DSC_9316 by Zac Yates, on Flickr  DSC_9317 by Zac Yates, on Flickr  DSC_9319 by Zac Yates, on Flickr  DSC_9339 by Zac Yates, on Flickr  DSC_9363 by Zac Yates, on Flickr  DSC_9364 by Zac Yates, on Flickr  DSC_9370 by Zac Yates, on Flickr  DSC_9347 by Zac Yates, on Flickr  DSC_9361 by Zac Yates, on Flickr  DSC_9375 by Zac Yates, on Flickr |
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Post by Mustang51 on Apr 25, 2023 15:46:48 GMT 12
Zac, first batch of pics, No.20 and 21 prophetic............
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Post by Antonio on Apr 25, 2023 18:47:11 GMT 12
Oh wow, Thanks Zac for the pics. The Provost looks fantastic in the yellow-band scheme. And a Cub  |
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Post by johnnyfalcon on Apr 26, 2023 7:42:24 GMT 12
Zac, first batch of pics, No.20 and 21 prophetic............ Cryptic Ando... P-40 headed your way? |
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Post by tbf2504 on Apr 26, 2023 11:24:48 GMT 12
Zac, great selection of photos, and as commented, they make a big difference when you include the candid shots of people. Was always one of my aims when representing NZ Aviation News at the airshows, "Machines are great", but its
the interaction with people that completes the picture (no pun intended)
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Post by colford on Apr 26, 2023 15:27:02 GMT 12
A quick selection from my Classic Fighters 2023 Friday photos. Waiting for my moment of Mosquito magic.  CF2023 Mosquito FFN by Colin Ford, on Flickr I am working on the principle that if I keep my hand on it long enough, I get to keep it?  ?  CF2023 Mosquito Hands On by Colin Ford, on Flickr P-40 PDA Check Ride Completion  CF2023 P4- Pax 2 by Colin Ford, on Flickr P-40 - the Omaka Scenery helps in so many ways make for a great airshow venue.  CF2023 P4- Climbout by Colin Ford, on Flickr Spitfire IX - the blur in the background is one of the Black Falcon's Texan IIs.  CF2023 Spitfire Flyby by Colin Ford, on Flickr Spitfire XIV Returns  CF2023 Return XIV by Colin Ford, on Flickr Anson 'Gentle Annie' heads out before her display.  CF2023 Anson Takeoff by Colin Ford, on Flickr Dakota - heads out into dark skies for one of its many passenger flights.  CF2023 Dakota Dark Skies by Colin Ford, on Flickr Yaks!! - Imagine this in a few years time with the five fighter Yaks leading the way.........  CF2023 Yaks In by Colin Ford, on Flickr Yak solo rolling in near the finale, again with that great Omaka scenery lending a hand as the backdrop.  CF2023 Solo Yak Rolling In by Colin Ford, on Flickr Yaks - Crazy Ivan!  CF2023 Yaks Crazy Ivan by Colin Ford, on Flickr RNZAF - off to the mess in time for dinner.  CF2023 RNZAF A109 by Colin Ford, on Flickr Anson 'Gentle Annie' - old enough to smoke.  CF2023 Anson Smokin' by Colin Ford, on Flickr Yak-3 'Full Noise' on the take off roll  CF2023 Full Noise On the Roll by Colin Ford, on Flickr Bevan's Harvard - the Friday edition before some add-ons.  CF2023 Bevan's Harvard by Colin Ford, on Flickr Yak-3U 'Steadfast' on her take off roll  CF2023 Steadfast On the Roll by Colin Ford, on Flickr Anson 'Gentle Annie' - with everything down and home to roost.  CF2023 Anson Home to Roost by Colin Ford, on Flickr P-51D Mustang run in with dark and threatening skies behind.  CF2023 P51D Dark Skies by Colin Ford, on Flickr Pitts - with an accent - Ryan heads out at the start of his display.  CF2023 Pitts 2 by Colin Ford, on Flickr Enjoy. |
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Post by Mustang51 on Apr 26, 2023 18:59:28 GMT 12
Love that shot of Bevan's machine
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Post by johnnyfalcon on Apr 26, 2023 19:25:41 GMT 12
Great shots Col! You are a genuine ANZAC asset!! I love the "crazy Ivan" observation, very Red October
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Post by colford on Apr 26, 2023 20:01:36 GMT 12
And a few more of Bevan's magnificent Harvard, truly an inspiring piece of NZ aviation history very much alive and flying.  CF2023 Bevan's Harvard Saturday 1 by Colin Ford, on Flickr  CF2023 Bevan's Harvard Saturday 2 by Colin Ford, on Flickr  CF2023 Bevan's Harvard 3 by Colin Ford, on Flickr  CF2023 Bevan's Harvard On the Roll by Colin Ford, on Flickr  CF2023 Bevan's Harvard Just Off by Colin Ford, on Flickr  CF2023 Bevan's Harvard Saturday Landing by Colin Ford, on Flickr Black Falcons doing their finale break on Saturday  CF 2023 Black Falcoms Saturday Break by Colin Ford, on Flickr Reno Flight Saturday - after Steadfast turned off his smoke before landing. My kinda Yaks.  CF2023 Reno Flight Saturday by Colin Ford, on Flickr johhnyfalcon - harkens back to my dim, dark past, when we had a war but it was supposedly cold. Was so very glad to make it back to Omaka this year after all the disruptions over the past few years, even if the weather over the weekend wasn't what everyone was hoping for, it was still a top airshow. |
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Post by Peter Lewis on Apr 27, 2023 17:51:03 GMT 12
Finally managed to (a) get home, and (b) get the photos sorted. As you can tell the weather throughout the show was quite grey, and the dull flat light made ground to air photography fairly challenging. Therefore I tried to get airborne aircraft when they were against the surrounding hills rather than the non-existant blue sky. I'll pop up some of mine, with the majority mostly of aircraft that I had not seen before. The John Smith collection that most of us had come to see:    The RNZAF did their best:     more to come |
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Post by Peter Lewis on Apr 27, 2023 22:15:56 GMT 12
Some more: The RAAF Spartan A14-003  The Texan IIs did their best, coping with the low cloud  Back in the aircraft park Fairchild ZK-AUN/2 has yet to fly at Omaka  while WACO ZK-AEL has  Comper ZK-ACG/2 has a way to go yet  Ex-RAF Tiger ZK-BFS has a long and chequered history, but really looks the part  more to come |
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Post by Peter Lewis on Apr 28, 2023 8:47:55 GMT 12
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Post by planecrazy on Apr 28, 2023 14:28:28 GMT 12
Great pic's thank you Peter, so the "Mapua on Estary" does this refer to a Mapua in the UK
or Mapua where John Smith's Mosi, Mustang, P40s, Harvard and others used to reside?
Thank you........
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Post by Deleted on Apr 28, 2023 14:42:21 GMT 12
Great selection of photos Colin and Peter, thank you so much for sharing! Great pic's thank you Peter, so the "Mapua on Estary" does this refer to a Mapua in the UK or Mapua where John Smith's Mosi, Mustang, P40s, Harvard and others used to reside? The latter - I believe this new Pup is based over that way. |
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Post by Peter Lewis on Apr 28, 2023 19:55:25 GMT 12
Mapua, downwind from Motueka, land of the heavy rain as we found out the week after Easter.
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Post by Peter Lewis on Apr 28, 2023 22:29:04 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 28, 2023 23:16:27 GMT 12
The display by the Patchett Air Gippsland topdressers was really excellent.
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