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Post by Naki on Nov 6, 2010 20:12:09 GMT 12
Was just thinking the same thing Alias. Colins pics of the Mustang (real and Thunder) also have the same sort of ambience. Also liking the last two shots (yet another type of Mustang!)
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2010 20:14:29 GMT 12
Photos are taken with a Nikon D300, I use shutter priority and let the camera sort out the apeture setting. Shutter speed is any thing from 1/60 to 1/250 depending on the prop speed
I use a Nikon 18 -200 VR lens around the airfield and a Sigma 50 - 500 out on the flight line.
Photos are processed in photo shop and I use Topaz plugins to emphasise the detail and colour
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Post by Kereru on Nov 20, 2010 9:56:47 GMT 12
Nice to see this one at Ardmore yesterday, hope we see more of it there in the future. Colin
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Post by FlyingKiwi on Nov 20, 2010 18:07:23 GMT 12
Just a heads-up to Ardmore regulars - keep your eyes out for ZK-WLM, the formerly Wanaka based L-39. It's going to be based at Ardmore for the immediate future. (arrived last Wednesday evening)
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Post by sqwark2k on Nov 21, 2010 8:54:44 GMT 12
The Police helicopters are not rego'd to protect the owners of the aircraft. When fixed wing and rotary aircraft are charted by police for drug spotting ops, their rego's are covered with a similar magnetic label with POLICE 3,4,5 etc and use Police callsigns as well. The regular use of the Auckland Police helicopters requires the use of the same principle
The drug boys get a bit fired up about their patches being spotted and referred to Police.
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Post by Ykato on Nov 23, 2010 15:21:46 GMT 12
The Police helicopters are not rego'd to protect the owners of the aircraft. When fixed wing and rotary aircraft are charted by police for drug spotting ops, their rego's are covered with a similar magnetic label with POLICE 3,4,5 etc and use Police callsigns as well. The regular use of the Auckland Police helicopters requires the use of the same principle The drug boys get a bit fired up about their patches being spotted and referred to Police. Example: POLICE 3 on a Fuel stop today:
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Post by Ykato on Nov 23, 2010 19:39:20 GMT 12
NZ POLICE 3
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Post by Peter Lewis on Nov 23, 2010 20:50:00 GMT 12
I posted a photo of a "Police n" helicopter on the internet some time ago. I identified it with the registration and the owner. A few weeks later, the home phone rang. Someone asking for me. That's strange, I don't have my name listed against that particular phone (as I have a vengeful ex-wife out there somewhere). It was Mr Plod calling. Was I the person that uploaded that photo? I admitted I was. Quite nicely, he asked me to remove it - for the reasons given above. I agreed, and he offered to ask the operator to let me know when that particular helicopter was out of police colours, in Auckland, and available to be photographed. Sure enough, a week or to later an email arrived from the operator letting me know that the helicopter would be on the ground at Ardmore the following afternoon with no visible indication of it's Police connections.
So it all ended well. But how the hell did they find that I was at the end of that particular home phone connection? Never underestimate the power of a policeman!
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Post by Dave Homewood on Nov 23, 2010 21:02:02 GMT 12
Interesting story Peter. I have a lot of respect for the work our police force and our defence force do and I have not been too comfortable with postings of police helicoptes and the recent postings of Iroquois that were linked to SAS training. It is good to know we are being monitored and action is taken if the posts put the operations at risk.
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Post by lumpy on Nov 23, 2010 21:35:45 GMT 12
I posted a photo of a "Police n" helicopter on the internet some time ago. I identified it with the registration and the owner. A few weeks later, the home phone rang. Someone asking for me. That's strange, I don't have my name listed against that particular phone (as I have a vengeful ex-wife out there somewhere). It was Mr Plod calling. Was I the person that uploaded that photo? I admitted I was. Quite nicely, he asked me to remove it - for the reasons given above. I agreed, and he offered to ask the operator to let me know when that particular helicopter was out of police colours, in Auckland, and available to be photographed. Sure enough, a week or to later an email arrived from the operator letting me know that the helicopter would be on the ground at Ardmore the following afternoon with no visible indication of it's Police connections. So it all ended well. But how the hell did they find that I was at the end of that particular home phone connection? Never underestimate the power of a policeman! Good that your experiance worked out well , but I suspect they may have been "fishing " when they rang you . A few years back I arrived home from holiday to find a letter in my mail box from the Justice Department , stating that if I didnt reply to them by a certain date ( already passed ) , a warrant for my arrest would be issued ( with fine print saying if I wasnt the person , of the same name , to ring them ) . Obviously I rung them immediatly , and was asked 3 questions . 1) my name - well the letter was adressed to me , duh 2) My adress - as above , duh ! 3) My date of birth ! Then it was over ! How hard could it have been to check that the person who lives at my address , with my name ( ie me ), has a different date of birth from the criminal who lives in Auckland ! ( without sending me a letter saying I was going to prison ) !
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Post by Kereru on Nov 30, 2010 18:20:45 GMT 12
ZK-WLM looked great today and a welcome addition to Ardmore spotting. Colin
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Post by strikemaster on Nov 30, 2010 18:22:07 GMT 12
One word. WOW.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Nov 30, 2010 20:44:25 GMT 12
Great photo Colin. Is this part of a new Warbird syndicate or is it privately owned? I thought jets were not so welcome at Ardmore, nice to see one moving in.
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Post by alias on Nov 30, 2010 21:29:35 GMT 12
Your pictures are always a treat, thanks Colin.
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Post by Kereru on Dec 1, 2010 13:47:27 GMT 12
Andrew at work? Cheers
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Post by gumbyk on Dec 1, 2010 14:51:25 GMT 12
I posted a photo of a "Police n" helicopter on the internet some time ago. I identified it with the registration and the owner. A few weeks later, the home phone rang. Someone asking for me. That's strange, I don't have my name listed against that particular phone (as I have a vengeful ex-wife out there somewhere). It was Mr Plod calling. Was I the person that uploaded that photo? I admitted I was. Quite nicely, he asked me to remove it - for the reasons given above. I agreed, and he offered to ask the operator to let me know when that particular helicopter was out of police colours, in Auckland, and available to be photographed. Sure enough, a week or to later an email arrived from the operator letting me know that the helicopter would be on the ground at Ardmore the following afternoon with no visible indication of it's Police connections. So it all ended well. But how the hell did they find that I was at the end of that particular home phone connection? Never underestimate the power of a policeman! That was probably due to the threats made to the owner (and there were some made). The police helicopters are registered, but have an exemption from displaying the rego while being used on police ops. The aircraft that aren't exclusively used by police have their rego decals removed, and replaced with their police markings for the duration of operations; these are vinyl decals. While being used on the drug ops, very few people know exactly where the helicopter is operating, not even the owners, to protect owners and regular operators from such threats as were made. Anyway, I'd better find a thread, and introduce myself properly.
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Post by davel on Dec 2, 2010 17:46:12 GMT 12
Didnt get a photo but there were Police 1 through 5 at Ardmore today. Must be gearing up for some big operation..
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Post by Kereru on Dec 3, 2010 6:20:37 GMT 12
Didnt get a photo but there were Police 1 through 5 at Ardmore today. Must be gearing up for some big operation.. Rugby World Cup 2011?
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 3, 2010 8:00:35 GMT 12
Boxing Day sales more like
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Post by bell407 on Dec 4, 2010 15:11:26 GMT 12
So are criminals not targeting police, but the civilian owners of the helicopters that the police rent for a while in the hope that the operators will no longer allow the police to use their helicopters?
How obsurd, that law abiding people are scard of criminals, it used to be the other way around, crims would do anyting to stay out of sight of both police and civilian, but then again, non police were encouraged to help fight crime, not cower with their tails between their legs, noa days, if you so much as punch a criminals lights out you're in deeper crap then the criminal is.
If they don't already, why don't the police buy their own helo's, I'm sure they can have the ex airforce Huey's or by some 500's, do they own that dark blue Squirrel in Auckland?
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