NZFF

Posted: **Mon May 30, 2011 4:26 pm**

Lakeland Helicopters Bell UH-1H ZK-HSX Operating alongside Cherry lane Hamilton this afternoon.

Posted: **Mon May 30, 2011 4:38 pm**

Hopefully there might be a few more Hueys around when the RNZAF fleet is retired. What will happen with the ex-RNZAF UH-1's?

Posted: **Mon May 30, 2011 6:56 pm**

Be an ideal paint for the Milviz or Aerosoft Huey more so the AS with the wire cutters

Posted: **Mon May 30, 2011 8:05 pm**

ZK-HSX departs (I thought I also Videoed the long line but got home and hadn't double tapped the rec button)

Posted: **Mon May 30, 2011 8:52 pm**

Thanks Ham , least to say they are saved to see them in the Skies around NZ for quite a few more years yet

Posted: **Mon May 30, 2011 10:27 pm**

Wow, I didn't realise we had any private hueys in nz - that's really cool !

Posted: **Mon May 30, 2011 11:03 pm**

Doing a bit of work at Sir Henry's pad perhaps?
Spotted it tracking down SH1 at low-level later on this afternoon

Posted: **Mon May 30, 2011 11:06 pm**

Chairman wrote:
QUOTE (Chairman @ May 30 2011,10:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Wow, I didn't realise we had any private hueys in nz - that's really cool !

Their's also a few UH-1E's floating around NZ.

Posted: **Tue May 31, 2011 8:27 am**

Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ May 30 2011,8:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
least to say they are saved to see them...

And hear them.

Posted: **Tue May 31, 2011 4:40 pm**

connor wrote:
QUOTE (connor @ May 31 2011,8:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
And hear them.

Posted: **Tue May 31, 2011 5:58 pm**

I do wonder , the wire cutters was this a ex-mil machine or simply a wise civil choice .

Posted: **Thu Jun 02, 2011 10:07 am**

ZK-HSX Back again this morning for some more long line - Cool.

Posted: **Sat Jun 04, 2011 9:34 am**

Posted: **Sat Jun 04, 2011 10:55 am**

Great stuff Ham

thanks for all your work.

Posted: **Sat Jun 04, 2011 12:22 pm**

I do wonder ? ... what was in those small box's to justify an Iroquois .. surely box's off Gold

Posted: **Wed Jun 08, 2011 7:45 pm**

Splitpin wrote:
QUOTE (Splitpin @ Jun 4 2011,10:55 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Great stuff Ham thanks for all your work.

HSX Long Line 2 june 11

http://youtu.be/CXNam9YrchE
HSX Departs Cheery lane 2 june 11

Posted: **Thu Jun 09, 2011 6:32 pm**

ZK-HSX Back again this afternoon 9-6-11 for some more lifting cool.

and some more from 2-6-11 of ZK-HSX working.

Posted: **Thu Jun 09, 2011 7:39 pm**

Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ May 31 2011,5:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I do wonder , the wire cutters was this a ex-mil machine or simply a wise civil choice .

Actually Ian, I think the civvy operators had wire cutters on choppers way before the military. Certainly in NZ anyway.

For the record - this is a list of the Civil UH-1's in NZ:

HHB Beck Helicopters Bell (Garlick) UH-1B
HUE Central South Island Helicopters Bell (Garlick) UH-1L
HSP Lakeland Helicopters Bell (HH) UH-1H
HZX Lakeland Helicopters Bell (HH) UH-1H
HSX Lakeland Helicopters Bell (RHH) UH-1H
HJX Lakeland Helicopters Bell (RHH) UH-1H
HHF Beck Helicopters Bell (Tamarack) UH-1F
HHU Beck Helicopters Bell (Tamarack) UH-1P
HYG Lakeland Helicopters Bell (Williams) UH-1H

UH-1H's are the same as the RNZAF, all the other models are older shorter fuse models.
My understanding is that the names in brackets (i.e Garlick) are the names of the companies which are approved to convert military Hueys to civilian status. Bell did produce civil Huey models - the 204 and 205, but ex military machines can not be converted to carry those designations.

I can't remember rego of the Lakeland Huey that crashed recently on the beach near Levin?

Posted: **Thu Jun 09, 2011 8:11 pm**

deaneb wrote:
QUOTE (deaneb @ Jun 9 2011,8:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Actually Ian, I think the civvy operators had wire cutters on choppers way before the military. Certainly in NZ anyway.

Well its simple to say least the civil,s had some sence , now .. got me thinking .. very typical ? were they devolped here , NZ always at the forefront of safety design .

Posted: **Thu Jun 09, 2011 10:23 pm**

deaneb wrote:
QUOTE (deaneb @ Jun 9 2011,7:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Actually Ian, I think the civvy operators had wire cutters on choppers way before the military. Certainly in NZ anyway.

For the record - this is a list of the Civil UH-1's in NZ:

HHB Beck Helicopters Bell (Garlick) UH-1B
HUE Central South Island Helicopters Bell (Garlick) UH-1L
HSP Lakeland Helicopters Bell (HH) UH-1H
HZX Lakeland Helicopters Bell (HH) UH-1H
HSX Lakeland Helicopters Bell (RHH) UH-1H
HJX Lakeland Helicopters Bell (RHH) UH-1H
HHF Beck Helicopters Bell (Tamarack) UH-1F
HHU Beck Helicopters Bell (Tamarack) UH-1P
HYG Lakeland Helicopters Bell (Williams) UH-1H

UH-1H's are the same as the RNZAF, all the other models are older shorter fuse models.
My understanding is that the names in brackets (i.e Garlick) are the names of the companies which are approved to convert military Hueys to civilian status. Bell did produce civil Huey models - the 204 and 205, but ex military machines can not be converted to carry those designations.

I can't remember rego of the Lakeland Huey that crashed recently on the beach near Levin?

Thanks for all of that that Deane

- The Iroquois that Crashed back in march was ZK-HSP
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/...pilot-to-safety

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