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Post by Marcus on Jul 19, 2007 23:02:37 GMT 12
Hi Dave
Strange?
Marcus
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Post by Marcus on Jul 20, 2007 18:30:50 GMT 12
Hi Dave and the rest Going to try and post the pics again... Not sure what went wrong with the first atempt? Marcus   |
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Post by Bruce on Jul 20, 2007 22:28:11 GMT 12
It definitely has the remains of a Fieldair colour scheme, although I see that nowadays its a meat bomber..
One thing about skydive operators, they certainly arent afraid of unorthodox colour schemes!
I remember when we painted the wingtips of parakais Cessna 206 ZK-RPG bright Cerese (is that what you call that vivid pink / purple colour?) when I was at Gulf Aeronautics, we got all sorts of critical comments, but the owners loved it (I liked it too)
I think the Taupo based operation has some Crescos (or maybe "SkodaJets") painted bright Pink and Fluoro Green!
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Post by 30sqnatc on Jul 21, 2007 10:48:38 GMT 12
Love the colour scheme. Its actually deception. As the plane circles over the terrorist hostage sitation they are attracted look at the front of the aircraft while the men in black free fall out the back.
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Post by vs on Jul 23, 2007 20:46:37 GMT 12
Convair 580 is certainly turning into a kiwi work horse with 3 operators with ever increasing fleets
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Post by fletcherfu24 on Jul 23, 2007 21:07:29 GMT 12
XL750 FNZ having a breather betwen jumps at Taupo.  |
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Post by fletcherfu24 on Jul 23, 2007 21:12:47 GMT 12
Fletcher EME also having a rest between jobs at Taupo.  |
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Post by xportedkiwi on Nov 2, 2007 15:40:27 GMT 12
re Kiwi Work Horses
I was interested to peruse the site and read the posts - just last week I was in contact with Pacific Aerospace in Hamilton with a view to getting some info prior to working up a drawing for A FU-24. My Dad worked for DeHavillands at Rongatai during WWII and I have long wanted to Build a R/C scale Tiger Moth with markings depicted in some old photos I have of that time. Its probably 45 or more years since I flew R/C so I was looking for a trainer and came up with the idea of building a near scale model of the first FU 24 with the open cockpit.
Does anyone have the dimensions of the bulkhead behind the pilot?
Mike
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Post by Dave Homewood on Nov 2, 2007 16:22:39 GMT 12
Welcome Mike. There are drawings out there somewhere for FU-24 models. Perhaps you should email the NZMAA guys and girls, they may know someone who can help. My Dad'was going to build a large one and had the drawings but when he died someone else got them.
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Post by pa18 on Nov 7, 2007 9:06:33 GMT 12
Mike
Check your local RC club if there are older scratch builders there they may remember that there was a Kiwi guy putting out Fletcher plans for a large model about 8-10 years ago.He advertised in AIRBORNE
I saw one fly and it was good.
Aha! bit of poking around on Gloogle...
There is a guy in New Zealand that has quite a collection of Ag-Aircraft plans, including the not often seen in North America Fletcher and Cresco. The gentleman's name is Warren Russell. Address is 34 Ward Parade, Stirling Point, Bluff, New Zealand. I don't have an e-mail address. $5.00US will get you a catalogue with heaps of aircraft in various scales.
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Post by pa18 on Jan 2, 2008 13:32:42 GMT 12
Did you know there was a kiwi dung dusting pilot that was a Rhodes Scholar?
No..not a joke. ;D
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Post by hairy on Jan 10, 2008 20:15:06 GMT 12
One thing about skydive operators, they certainly arent afraid of unorthodox colour schemes!......... I think the Taupo based operation has some Crescos (or maybe "SkodaJets") painted bright Pink.............. It took me awhile but I finally dug this up.............  ............maybe I should bury it again.  ;D  |
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Post by flyjoe180 on Jan 19, 2008 9:04:24 GMT 12
Different...
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