Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 3:41 pmProbably much too easy 
Pete
Pete
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 3:41 pmPosted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 3:46 pmDC3?
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 3:50 pmVery good
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 3:56 pmThe beautiful bird has been circulating Wangas all day.
I could bottle the engine sound
Went out to the airport hoping for a shot or two and finished up with a free ride !!!
Can't get this ridiculously huge grin off my face.
Very friendly crew with Airbus captain in charge.
All welcome at the cockpit with the radials roaring away out the open side windows
Interestingly, it is the DC3 I have been flying in FS9 lately
Pete
I could bottle the engine sound
Went out to the airport hoping for a shot or two and finished up with a free ride !!!
Can't get this ridiculously huge grin off my face.
Very friendly crew with Airbus captain in charge.
All welcome at the cockpit with the radials roaring away out the open side windows
Interestingly, it is the DC3 I have been flying in FS9 lately
Pete
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 4:49 pmYep a very nice machine. Had the pleasure of flying ZK-BBJ in the right seat from Wellington to Christchurch back in the late 80's. Also went top dressing in the right seat of ZK-AWO out of Woodbourne in the early 80's. That was a ride and a half.
Man in charge wasn't Dave Horsburgh by any chance?
Man in charge wasn't Dave Horsburgh by any chance?
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 5:16 pmSA227 wrote:QUOTE (SA227 @ Mar 11 2010, 05:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Yep a very nice machine. Had the pleasure of flying ZK-BBJ in the right seat from Wellington to Christchurch back in the late 80's. Also went top dressing in the right seat of ZK-AWO out of Woodbourne in the early 80's. That was a ride and a half.
Man in charge wasn't Dave Horsburgh by any chance?
My goodness the topdressing would be interesting
Not sure the pilots name sorry.
The wind shifted across the main runway while we were up so he came in on the grass runway.
25knot wind, ground roll was very short it seemed
couldn't get over the level of comfort and the room
Even had stewardess with aeroplane lollies !
Pete
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 6:37 pm
Transit, you lucky old/young dog.....good on you Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 6:50 pmI have been around long enough to be able to say I have had numerous flights in these (NAC) in the days when it was neither trendy
or even worth mentioning. In fact you either climbed onto one of these or you stayed home.
My lasting memory is of a "Stewardess" (non PC) managing to dump a full cup of quite hot coffee into what was soon to be my wedding tackle.
I was issued with a dry-cleaning ticket on the firm, but never really recovered from the trauma.
So you can imagine where my memory goes everytime someone goes all nostalgic over these relics.....
or even worth mentioning. In fact you either climbed onto one of these or you stayed home.
My lasting memory is of a "Stewardess" (non PC) managing to dump a full cup of quite hot coffee into what was soon to be my wedding tackle.
I was issued with a dry-cleaning ticket on the firm, but never really recovered from the trauma.
So you can imagine where my memory goes everytime someone goes all nostalgic over these relics.....
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 6:54 pmSplitpin wrote:QUOTE (Splitpin @ Mar 11 2010, 07:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
middle aged dog apparently
Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 8:19 amSA227 wrote:QUOTE (SA227 @ Mar 11 2010, 05:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Yep a very nice machine. Had the pleasure of flying ZK-BBJ in the right seat from Wellington to Christchurch back in the late 80's. Also went top dressing in the right seat of ZK-AWO out of Woodbourne in the early 80's. That was a ride and a half.
Man in charge wasn't Dave Horsburgh by any chance?
Yes it was Dave Horsburg. And a very happy chap he is
Pete