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PostPosted: Sun Nov 28, 2010 12:02 pm
by HamiltonWest








ZK-SJE








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Zk-PBF / ZK-PBG / ZK-OJM to come.

PostPosted: Sun Nov 28, 2010 12:12 pm
by Ian Warren
Ham , you would have been jumping up and down with the airport as busy as this , guess next time you better get Deans phone number smile.gif

PostPosted: Sun Nov 28, 2010 2:41 pm
by nzropilot
I wish I could have been there. Looks like great traffic biggrin.gif

PostPosted: Sun Nov 28, 2010 5:35 pm
by HamiltonWest
Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Nov 28 2010, 01:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Ham , you would have been jumping up and down with the airport as busy as this , guess next time you better get Deans phone number smile.gif


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some dash 8 - b1900 & cub
















PostPosted: Sun Nov 28, 2010 5:50 pm
by Ian Warren
The Cub , be interested to no it registration age , in Christchurch gone 53 year at the CAC , further extra great pic,s smile.gif

PostPosted: Sun Nov 28, 2010 8:00 pm
by HamiltonWest
ZK-OJM

































http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxjLGYyJVUY&hd=1
POLYNESIAN BLUE ZK-PBF and AIR NZ ZK-OJD Departing Hamilton 36R

PostPosted: Sun Nov 28, 2010 8:31 pm
by Ian Warren
Not sure ... ATR , AIRBUS look like someone put a tube into the nose off the ATR blew into it .. got the AIRBUST nose rolleyes.gif

PostPosted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 6:25 am
by nzropilot
Did they even have enough air stairs for every aircraft?

PostPosted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 12:38 pm
by HamiltonWest
nzropilot wrote:
QUOTE (nzropilot @ Nov 29 2010, 07:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Did they even have enough air stairs for every aircraft?


Yes - although they towed ZK-PBF then ZK-OJD onto Stand 2 after PB HZL to BNE Departed / Fueled/ Pax up etc - ZK-OJM Departed soon after SJE not sure if the Air NZ flts had any pax onboard but the Pac Blue Flight were both full.

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PostPosted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 1:13 pm
by HamiltonWest
ZK-PBG


















PostPosted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 3:01 pm
by Ian Warren
Look at that pretty Boeing , much better looking than a Arbust , the red airport security wagon , same they have here in CHCH , i do wonder if they break the rules in Ham , no smoking signage all over the place , the little red wagon stops and click 'fag ' in mouth ohmy.gif puffin away

PostPosted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 5:25 pm
by Rotordude
Awesome shots there Ham, I have not seen Hamilton that busy for ages. Gotta love the regional ports you can still get up close and personal with the birds smile.gif

thx for sharing smile.gif

PostPosted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 5:44 pm
by FlyingKiwi
Cool photos, nice to see -BQV amongst that lot, I've got a few hours in that plane.

PostPosted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 11:41 am
by HamiltonWest
Forgot to post these two:




PostPosted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 4:22 pm
by FlyingKiwi
Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Dec 3 2010, 06:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
The Cub , be interested to no it registration age , in Christchurch gone 53 year at the CAC , further extra great pic,s smile.gif


Ian, from memory BQV was a '57 or '58 model, and I think it's always carried the same registration.

PostPosted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 4:40 pm
by Ian Warren
biggrin.gif the aircraft had a 50 th birthday few years back , 53 it would be , 1957-58 would be smack on the nose winkyy.gif

You obviously had a chance to fly her?

PostPosted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 6:39 pm
by pilotgallagher01
Awesome pics mate, gota love the sexy 737 800s!
What with all the jet traffic, was going suggest due to Auckland and it light problem though it was still day time?

PostPosted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 6:10 am
by HamiltonWest
pilotgallagher01 wrote:
QUOTE (pilotgallagher01 @ Nov 30 2010, 07:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Awesome pics mate, gota love the sexy 737 800s!
What with all the jet traffic, was going suggest due to Auckland and it light problem though it was still day time?


Thanks re: Pics - You would be correct re: diverts due Auck Light problems last airbus left Hamilton at around 11.00am - PBF 30 min earlier- cheers.

PostPosted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 6:20 am
by HamiltonWest
FlyingKiwi wrote:
QUOTE (FlyingKiwi @ Nov 29 2010, 06:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Cool photos, nice to see -BQV amongst that lot, I've got a few hours in that plane.


Thanks re: Photos - re: BQV - its not a bad looking aeroplane - certainly worth getting pics of it - it was doing circuits for about a half an hour - cheers.

PostPosted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 6:25 am
by HamiltonWest
Rotordude wrote:
QUOTE (Rotordude @ Nov 29 2010, 06:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Awesome shots there Ham, I have not seen Hamilton that busy for ages. Gotta love the regional ports you can still get up close and personal with the birds smile.gif

thx for sharing smile.gif


Thanks Photos wise Re: Hamilton busy airliner wise - true / Regional airports close up : True smile.gif cheers.