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Looked like he was on a touch and go at the start! /unsure.gif style= vertical-align:middle emoid= :unsure: border= 0 alt= unsure.gif />

QUOTE (Splitpin @ Jul 28 2011,10:48 PM) /smile.gif style= vertical-align:middle emoid= :) border= 0 alt= smile.gif /> well said....but that is some major heat shimmer......hard to tell if its all real...or has it been enhanced....who cares, its a great shot. I'd say it is real, you can mock up/inhance some pretty amazing things with a telephoto lens. /winkyy.gif style= vertical-align:middle emoid= ;) border= 0 alt= winkyy.gif />

/ohmy.gif style= vertical-align:middle emoid= :o border= 0 alt= ohmy.gif /> oh my goodness......

QUOTE (AlisterC @ Jul 27 2011,5:34 PM) Mileage 3790 km Would be interesting to find out how much they spent in fuel in this time. /laugh.gif style= vertical-align:middle emoid= :lol: border= 0 alt= laugh.gif /> Would be interesting to find out how long it took them to drive the 3790 k's! /tongue.gif style= vertical-align:middle emoid= :P border= 0 alt= tongue.gif />

Nice shot! everything is squished under snow over here /tongue.gif style= vertical-align:middle emoid= :P border= 0 alt= tongue.gif />

QUOTE (deeknow @ Jul 26 2011,7:49 PM) Makes me laugh how you hear winter-folks talk on the telly saying how great it is, then you hear farmers and service folks saying how bad it is /biggrin.gif style= vertical-align:middle emoid= :D border= 0 alt= biggrin.gif /> That's a farmers life though, too cold in witnter, too dry in summer, too wet in spring, too windy when it's blowing nor'west, too busy when it's lambing season, to quiet when it's not, etc, etc. I'm sounding like my grandfather! /laugh.gif style= vertical-align:middle emoid= :lol: border= 0 alt=...

QUOTE (cowpatz @ Jul 26 2011,1:32 PM) Emirates operating the Tasman is a sore point. They don't make any money on the route they just lose less. Rather than leaving the aircraft parked all day at Sydney and paying the huge parking fees they operate the Tasman. I was thinking the possible reason why only 168 on board , one flight on the Malay 777 the plane was empty .

QUOTE (Efliernz @ Jul 25 2011,2:37 PM) "Christchurch has snow, it’s the icing on the quake" Pete , you could say that , rather have the cake without the icing , weather here will really put a damper on any fix ups here and course the cold kills .

Great link, thanks. I think they are fibbing about what's inside Global Hawk, though.

QUOTE (Charl @ Jul 24 2011,1:08 PM) shot down by a bunch of fellers perched on the rocks with long magazines shoved into their AK-47's... Sorta reminds me , the beginning off the movie 'Air America' a villager with his rifle 'BANG' and shoots the C-123 down /laugh.gif style= vertical-align:middle emoid= :lol: border= 0 alt= laugh.gif />

Nice photo Jared , not much done for over a decade

Having done security work for 22 years I feel sorry for the poor Noise Control guys that went to the initial call out. Cops come in at least pairs, normally more if it's a big party. Poor security guy is on his own serving the original abatement notice. I've done a few "noisies" over the years and being in a student city I can honestly say gang parties are easier to deal with than drunk student parties. As you guys have pointed out. It's our booze culture. Lots of public events are the same. Look how many people try to smuggle booze into alcohol free sports events etc....

Charl....having seen that pic....i have too agree. Im still in awe of the beast.....but yes, that face ... /dry.gif style= vertical-align:middle emoid= <_< border= 0 alt= dry.gif />

That one is friggen brill , have to dig up the Jag attack as well /cool.gif style= vertical-align:middle emoid= B-) border= 0 alt= cool.gif />

Oh yes ....life is good, what a great shot.....cheers Charl. /thumbup1.gif style= vertical-align:middle emoid= :thumbup: border= 0 alt= thumbup1.gif />

Na-val Avy-atorrs...not pilots. Those guys have the Right Stuff. That sit up and beg is actually quite a low-g manoeuvre as the airspeed is way down, maybe 150kts. High-g isn't as exciting for the spectator as it tends to be high speed too, and moves out of frame too quickly.

Memory Recall ... do believe the Red Arrows and Concorde did a very similar display in 1985 , just like a good Swiss watch /biggrin.gif style= vertical-align:middle emoid= :D border= 0 alt= biggrin.gif />

Many years ago when they had binoculars on the viewing deck at Christchurch airport i spotted a 747 form vapour halo's cross the wing , it was a very humid day , should try it my home set , but also amazing the hear the air slap after going across the top of you on 20 in a wet southerly .

QUOTE (deeknow @ Jul 18 2011,10:52 PM) Took my 2yr old daughter shopping on the weekend, went to the toy shop, she actually chose an aircraft (Matchbox Catalina, Purple of course) but when she got it home the first thing she did was sit in in her plastic bus and take it for a drive... Mmmmm.. maybe not the aviatrix I had imagined her being /laugh.gif style= vertical-align:middle emoid= :lol: border= 0 alt= laugh.gif /> Good Things take time /smile.gif style= vertical-align:middle emoid= :) border= 0 alt= smile.gif />

QUOTE (J7G @ Jul 19 2011,3:34 PM) It wasn't to the Taliban mate. They didn't exist at that stage. Well...as I said: You have to learn from History but no-one learns from History