NZFF

Thanks to Graham Orphan for the use of the plane & Kevin Wilkey Flying instructor
Getting ready.

Great machine, lovely pics too, looks like fun
(didnt you just post those yesterday over here? http://nzff.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=...;#entry8306018)

Ahhhhh that's better Stand alone from the crowds

Oh man am I ever jealous! Good shots, well done.

Great photos - I get the impression that airspeed indicator may not have been originally intended for a Stearman?

Doesnt that pic of the panel make you feel sorry for the VSI gauge, its the only one that doesnt have a label above it

Great shots, its a very nice aeroplane to fly in, it also has room for two in the front so will do joy flights later in the future and that configuration works well for couples who want an open cockpit ride and able to sit side by side.

It also makes for a good camera ship with plenty of room up front, have tried it out already with this N.II

Bob McCreedy in Christchurch here was working on a Simmons Spartan , well now airborne - test flight from Wigram before closer, a three seater from the 1930s Tiger Moth lookesh , off the 29 built i believe there are now 3 airworthy in NZ ... all 8 of the entire production ended up in New Zealand and many bits and pieces notable found in the Ashburton Museum and a complete static in a Museum in Geraldine .

Bit off topic but the owner of the Spartan is Bob McGarry.
It was originally a three seater but I think CAA certified it as a two seater following restoration but cannot remember the reason why.
Mind you bob told me that soon after the aeroplane first flew but things could have changed since then.
Lovely old plane.

Thanks Gavin for name correction 'Bob McGarry' it was , quiet a few years back , machined the wing bracing wires for him , on the tests they went well past the design stress breaking at 97 /103 ton s .. but any way the plane was totally interchangeable , least the wings .

Awesome pics dsb looks like it was a good day.