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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 8, 2007 21:16:57 GMT 12
Both events seem to have changed their dates too from when their info was first released.
However, from what I can tell from the Pilot's Expo website it's mainly just including new civil aviation aircraft and accessories, plus the usual traders selling second hand stuff. There doesn't seem to be any display flying included at all from what i can tell.
Whereas the Whenuapai do is a celebration of military aviation and is mainly based around a flying display.
Sure, many people will be interested in both and I guess as each is unique, many wil travel from around NZ to Auckland to attend, so maybe it's prudent to hope crowds will go to Whenuapai on Saturday and Ardmore Sunday?
Sadly I doubt I'll get to Ardmore at all, getting to Whenuapai is a big enough deal as it is. Fingers crossed all works out.
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Post by Betsy46 on Feb 15, 2007 14:20:40 GMT 12
Yes the newly painted Dakota will be there! She looks beautiful - magnificent in fact. Will be doing 'scenic' flights about 10am and then after the airshow.
Come and take a close look at her!
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Post by stu on Feb 15, 2007 14:38:19 GMT 12
Yes the newly painted Dakota will be there! She looks beautiful - magnificent in fact. Will be doing 'scenic' flights about 10am and then after the airshow. Come and take a close look at her! and take plenty of photos for the gallery on the new-look Dakota website. Coming soon to a pc near you  |
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Post by Betsy46 on Feb 15, 2007 14:39:32 GMT 12
I hope the newly painted Dakota will be there. Yes - she will be there! Very excited to show off her new livery to Auckland - so come and see her and join her flight at about 10am - then after the airshow. |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 15, 2007 16:08:14 GMT 12
Great stuff, I like the new livery a lot, even if it isn't a WWII one. It looks really clean and fresh, like a new aircraft now. Well done to the Dakota team.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 15, 2007 19:04:17 GMT 12
Stu, do you think it could possibly be arranged to have a few film clips of the Dakota on the new site in its old livery? Just for old times sake? And especially the classic Eta Ripples adverts? The fans love those adverts. I'd like to see them again.
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Post by stu on Feb 18, 2007 12:17:47 GMT 12
Stu, do you think it could possibly be arranged to have a few film clips of the Dakota on the new site in its old livery? Just for old times sake? And especially the classic Eta Ripples adverts? The fans love those adverts. I'd like to see them again. Good idea, although I'm not sure about the Eta ripples advert (as much as I'd like to see it again), that may be a bit tricky. If anybody has any clips of the Dak in its old colours let me know and I'll see what I can come up with. At some stage - possibly at Whenuapai or else Ardmore - I'll shoot some footage in the new scheme but I personally have none in the old scheme. Cheers, Stu. |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 18, 2007 17:18:32 GMT 12
Cheers Stu.
Apart from the DC-3, which other warbirds will be attending? I assume the Harvard team will be there. But can we hope to see the Mustang? Devons? And the Thunder Mustang? etc?
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Post by stu on Feb 26, 2007 21:28:45 GMT 12
Warbirds schedule hot off the press (http://www.nzwarbirds.org.nz/sched.html)
"10:50 Harvards and DH82 take off and position
10:55 DH82 and Thunder Mustang take off and position
11:00 Roaring Forties Harvards formation aeros and land
11:10 Thunder Mustang display and land
11:18 DH82 aerobatics and land (1123)
11:20 T28 take off under DH82
11:25 North American T28 Trojan display and land (1133)
11:30 ME108, P40, P51 take off under T28
11:35 ME108 gun runs
11:38 P40/P51 pass
11:40 P40 Kittyhawk display
11:48 P51 Mustang display
11:50 Giles take off under P51 display and position
11:55 Fighters land
12:00 Aerobatics display and land. Giles (1207)
1205 Yaks take off under aerobatic display
1208 A37 Dragonfly take off,display and land
12:15 Yak 52 formation aerobatics and land
Following lunch break there is an Airforce programme from 1300 to 1500."
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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 26, 2007 23:04:35 GMT 12
What a great line up, thanks Stu! No DC3 display?  I'm keeping my fingers crossed I can make this event as my original plans went belly up and I may be without a ride up there. |
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Post by ARU on Feb 27, 2007 15:39:28 GMT 12
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Post by stu on Feb 27, 2007 15:44:30 GMT 12
and once again the plural of aircraft is AIRCRAFT !!!!
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Post by corsair67 on Feb 27, 2007 16:22:54 GMT 12
Good to see the F-111 is the finale display.
The dump and burn should always finish a show.
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Post by lesterpk on Feb 27, 2007 21:09:13 GMT 12
I'll post the full military programme tomorrow. If you are in Ak, there will be a full practice of the military display at about 1030 Thursday.
The last I read yesterday, the F-111's will be doing a 0.9mach or 550 knots low run, should be good.
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Post by lesterpk on Feb 28, 2007 17:08:00 GMT 12
EVENT ON OFF TET Add Amendment 10 280829 FEB 07
REMARKS
Runway 21
PR PRIZE WINNERS TANDEM DESCENT
HERC T/O 0955 1000 00:05 Climb to 8000ft
HERC TANDEM PARACHUTE DESCENT 1015 1025 00:10 HERC lands after parachutists.
SEASPRITE DEP TO PICK UP IRISH CAF TBA
SEASPRITE ARR WITH IRISH CAF TBA Land at 6SQN
KINGAIR ARR WITH CAF/ACC 1030 Kingair then becomes Static Display aircraft
NZ WARBIRDS DISPLAY
HARVARDS AND DH82 T/Oand POSITION 1050
DH82 T/O and POSITION 1055
THUNDER MUSTANG T/O and POSITION 1057
ROARING FORTIES HARVARDS 1100 1110 00:10 Land. Time includes landing
THUNDER MUSTANG DISPLAY 1110 1116 00:06 Land. Time includes landing
DH82 AROBATICS 1116 1122 00:06 Land. Time includes landing
ME108 T/O (under DH822) 1118
P40, P51 T/O and POSITION 1123
ME108 GUN RUNS 1125 1129 00:04 Two passes
P40/P51 PASS 1129
ME108 LANDS 1130 Land.
P40 KITTYHAWK DISPLAY 1131 1138 00:07
P51 MUSTANG DISPLAY 1138 1145 00:07
GILES T/O and POSITION (under P51) 1140
DC3 T/O and POSITION 1145
FIGHTERS LAND 1147 Land.
DC3 DISPLAY 1149 1154 00:05 Land. Time includes landing
DRAGONFLY T/O, DISPLAY and VACATE 1155 1203 00:08
GILES AEROBATIC DISPLAY and VACATE 1203 1211 00:08
YAKS T/O (under aerobatic display) 1204
DRAGONFLY BREAK AND LAND 1212 Land.
YAK 52 TEAM FMN AEROBATICS 1214 1224 00:10
YAK 52 TEAM LAND 1225 Land.
GILES LANDS 1227 Land.
P3 INTERNATIONAL DEPARTURE 1230 1235 00:05
P3 INTERNATIONAL DEPARTURE 1305 1310 00:05
MILITARY FLYING DISPLAY
HERC T/O 1310 1313 00:03 00:06 KIWI BLUE. Climb to 8000ft
ORION T/O 1320 1323 00:03 HOLD WHANGAPARAOA.
IROQUOIS (x3) T/O 1324 1327 00:03 HOLD HB
Have Troops onboard
KIWI BLUE JUMP 1330 1335 00:05 Herc descend and prepare for Airland (position BROWNS BAY)
IROQUOIS (x3) 1336 1339 00:03 1 x suppressive fire & 2 x Airland to secure LZ, then depart to HB. Troops provide protection for incursion from Golf Cse.
Troops wait for C130 to offload LOV (remain clear of RWY).
HERC 1340 1346 00:06 Airland and offload LOV.
Survivors exit LOV and posn by MS5.
HERC reverses A/R and departs to Eastern Sector.
On HERC departure survivors inflate, tether then enter MS5
Troops and LOV position against fenceline clear of DZ 1
P3 HOLD BROWNS BAY when vacated by C130
HARVARD T/O 1347 HOLD KUMEU
SEASPRITES T/O 1348 1349 00:01 1 to HOLD HB
ORION AND SEASPRITE SAR 1350 1359 00:09 At ON time survivors deploy Smoke. Orion depart Browns Bay as reqd for overhead after smoke.
Orion drops MADD on DZ then HOLD BETHELLS
SH2 winches survivor from liferaft and offload at HB prior to display.
Survivors and Troops remove MADD and debris from DZ (use LOV). All RTBase via perimeter road
HARVARD DISPLAY 1400 1405 00:05 Land
SEASPRITES (x2) DISPLAY 1406 1416 00:10 Land and park at 6SQN apron
757 T/O AND DISPLAY 1417 1425 00:08 HOLD WHANGAPARAOA
ORION DISPLAY HANDLING 1426 1434 00:08 Commence display from crowd right, then join B757 at WHANGAPARAOA
Iroquois depart HB during Orion display to HOLD RIVERHEAD. Note C130 transiting to KUMEU
C130 position from Eastern Sector to HOLD KUMEU. Note IROs at RIVERHEAD
RED CHECKERS T/O 1435 1437 00:02 HOLD COATSVILLE. Note IROs running in from RIVERHEAD. Right turnout and pass behind. Note C130 holding at KUMEU.
IROQUOIS DISPLAY HANDLING 1438 1450 00:12 HOLD HB
C130 position from KUMEU to RIVERHEAD when IROs depart
HERC DISPLAY HANDLING 1451 1501 00:10 B757 and P3 Fmn flypast as HERC reverses on RWY. Join THUNDER at WHANGAPARAOA
Red Checkers position from COATSVILLE to HOLD RIVERHEAD when vacated by C130
RAAF F-111 T/O, COMPLETE DISPLAY THEN LAND 1502 1511 00:09 00:02 From T/O max angle clb to 3000ft, position for full afterburner high speed pass (550kts/M0.9), reposition for fuel dump and burn, join CCT for initials, break and land. Add 2 min to allow back track to parking spot
RED CHECKERS DISPLAY and BREAK TO LAND 1514 1529 00:15
THUNDER FLYPAST AND LAND 1530 1545 00:15 From the East. Then join Ech for break to land.
Total Time of Display (Military) 02:15 02:00
BEAVER and DC3 LOCAL AREA FLIGHT 1546 1601 00:15 Tickets sold during the day
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Post by beagle on Feb 28, 2007 20:09:31 GMT 12
thats pretty specific les
all that info pretty much avaliable to most these days.
trade got their new W/O yet
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Post by lesterpk on Feb 28, 2007 20:55:28 GMT 12
Sure is, it might be old hat by Saturday though. Thats AL10 and hen I left work today there was an AL12 out.
Yes, our new w/o is Derek, hes come up from OH to save us all.
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