Out and About

[flyjoe180]

[flyjoe180]

A shame about the wing in that last photo, I was taking the picture from the shelter of a caravan on the airfield. How wet was it? Ask this guy:

[flyjoe180]

C130H Hercules NZ7001 arrived on a sunnier day to pick personnel up for the funeral at Ohakea for SQNLDR Nick Cree, including an ATC cadet who had flown with SQNLDR Cree during his RNZAF Scholarship. The news was very sad, made more poignant because we were on an Air Force Base at the time. It was amazing how many people were mates with SQNLDR Cree, I guess the RNZAF, like aviation in general, is a small place.

[flyjoe180]

Apologies for the poorer quality of the Herc photos, I was snapping them from the cockpit of a Cessna 152 and trying to battle the prop wash and to clear the window frames and perspex.

Now for the Skyhawks. As mentioned previously, three were removed and taken to a Safe Air hangar. A few down the far end (closest to ATS hangar) had some of their protective coverings removed. The A4's and TA4's were being aired daily when the weather permitted, with covers, exhaust bungs and avionics bay doors opened.

[flyjoe180]

Some of the Skyhawk nose oleos appear to be rather deflated. Here is the only photo I took of NZ7272, sitting outside tail-less.

[flyjoe180]

I didn't take many photos of the course this year, but I'm sure one or two other members here did and maybe they will post some.

[baz62]

wow thats some serious rain!! Those poor Skyhawks sitting out in it. Interesting to hear some are being worked on. For the "sale" or ongoing preventative maintenance I wonder?

[obiwan27]

Yep serious rain alright. In the second of your A4 pics I thought is was a black and white pic until I made out the grass in the bottom rh corner!! The Iroquois and Herk pics reminds me of the days working at the RNZAF Museum from 7 hangar on Sundays and ATC activities back when the base was active. Those were the days.....

[flyjoe180]

They're fine here I think VGP. Are som eof these stills from your filming?

[flyjoe180]

The Mangaweka International Airport DC3


The Taupo McDonalds DC3

[flyjoe180]

Brisbane International:

Fokker 100 Air Niugini







Fokker 100 Alliance Airlines

[flyjoe180]

Saab 340 seen at Wellington recently

[haughtney1]

A couple from a trip back to Dubai from Heathrow.....

Kinda highlights the trouble you have shooting pics through F/D windows

Our aircraft B777-300 A6-EMS, couldn't read the rego of the 400 freighter, other than I'm fairly certain its a TNT airframe on wet lease, operating for Emirates Skycargo until the 747-800's get here next yearish...

He's at FL370 doing Mach .84, we are at FL350 doing Mach .85 (running late as normal cruise is .835-.84)
10 minutes after sunrise, 30 miles west of Baghdad.

Apologies for the reflection...

[Dave Homewood]

Neat stuff guys!

[haughtney1]

I would have had even better pics to show..we were given a radar heading to fly which meant we pulled alongside the freighter....with the corresponding awesome colours reflecting off the contrails as the sun hit at just the right angle...unfortunately..they then got the same radar heading to fly..spoiling the shot :-(

[Ykato]

Awesome photo's flyjoe and Haughtney thanks for posting - tah