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Post by Dave Homewood on Oct 29, 2023 9:18:07 GMT 12
Stealth Fighter parking spot?
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Post by FlyingKiwi on Oct 29, 2023 12:46:14 GMT 12
That's a new helicopter aiming point for southern arrivals, basically the previous one in the same location wasn't the 'standard' ICAO marking so it's been redesigned and made more permanent. Can confirm that Citation is a bit of a pain when it departs and arrives because of runway occupancy while its backtracking, but it's not the most active of the Ardmore business jets so it's a relatively occasional inconvenience. The big Bombardier bizjet which is sometimes there has to do a similar thing.
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Post by ErrolC on Oct 29, 2023 13:35:20 GMT 12
Thanks!
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Post by Mustang51 on Oct 30, 2023 8:08:39 GMT 12
Errol......what a wonderful little Taylor. There is a two ship Taylor display team in the UK now. Had the privilege of doing the commentary at Midlands Air Festival this year for their very first display. Very tidy indeed and lovely to see !!!
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Post by ErrolC on Jan 17, 2024 15:01:33 GMT 12
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Post by ErrolC on Jan 17, 2024 15:07:26 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jan 17, 2024 15:12:04 GMT 12
Very cool photos there Errol!
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Post by ErrolC on Jan 28, 2024 10:39:15 GMT 12
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Post by ErrolC on Feb 4, 2024 19:49:56 GMT 12
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Post by noooby on Feb 4, 2024 20:45:48 GMT 12
Is MHS still owned by Tom Schnackenberg?
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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 4, 2024 21:52:26 GMT 12
I believe so, yes.
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Post by FlyingKiwi on Feb 5, 2024 18:27:37 GMT 12
Him and a couple of others who I think have 'retired' from flying it. Most times I've heard it flying recently it's been Frank Parker. I got a quick shot of LOM parked up today, I see it has an Auckland owner now so perhaps it is going to be Ardmore based?  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2024 17:47:55 GMT 12
LOM had been for sale for some time so it's nice to hear it may have a new home.
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Post by planewriting on Feb 6, 2024 21:12:22 GMT 12
LOM had been for sale for some time so it's nice to hear it may have a new home. It was registered to D N Sinclair of Ponsonby, Auckland on 14 December 2023. |
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Post by FlyingKiwi on Feb 7, 2024 18:24:52 GMT 12
It's been pretty active flying the last couple of days.
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Post by ErrolC on Feb 11, 2024 8:02:20 GMT 12
That's a new helicopter aiming point for southern arrivals, basically the previous one in the same location wasn't the 'standard' ICAO marking so it's been redesigned and made more permanent. Can confirm that Citation is a bit of a pain when it departs and arrives because of runway occupancy while its backtracking, but it's not the most active of the Ardmore business jets so it's a relatively occasional inconvenience. The big Bombardier bizjet which is sometimes there has to do a similar thing. The Sovereign used the taxiway today before departing (it did a pass over Waiheke then disappeared). The EC 120 was next to it by the old Warbirds hangar earlier.  Sovereign on taxiway by Errol Cavit, on Flickr  Cessna 680 Sovereign ZK-ZEK by Errol Cavit, on Flickr  Eurocopter EC 120 B ZK-HII by Errol Cavit, on Flickr |
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Post by FlyingKiwi on Feb 11, 2024 10:52:34 GMT 12
ZEK has a pretty spectacular wingspan doesn't it.
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Post by ErrolC on Feb 11, 2024 11:18:44 GMT 12
Sure does. For anyone wondering, the taxiway is about 63m from the runway centreline, and the 680 has a wingspan of 22m
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Post by ErrolC on Feb 18, 2024 20:59:01 GMT 12
Plenty of GA at Ardmore on a hot weekend, lots of NZ Warbirds away at Art Deco. But The Dak, a Harvard, the Beaver etc still around. Still have a single-lane part of Corsair Lane. Have people noticed that the main loop road in the new housing is Mustang Lane?  Ard24_1432_12h by Errol Cavit, on Flickr |
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Post by hardyakka on Feb 19, 2024 8:17:52 GMT 12
I was FR24 watching some of the Warbirds aircraft returning to Ardmore from Napier after the Art Deco weekend. The Bird Dog (FYA) left about midday and was overhead Tokoroa when the Mustang (TAF) took off about an hour later. The Mustang overtook the Bird Dog at about Huntly. The advantage of cruising at over 200 knots!
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