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PostPosted: Sat May 05, 2012 7:19 pm
by Naki
Middle son suggested we go ....couldn't refuse really

Always liked the lines of the Grumman Cheetah and the RV-3 (now retired and hanging in one of the CF hangars)




The ever present Stearman...had flat battery so wasn't flying


Bit of a surprise was the T-28 (would make a great FSX model)




Ercoupe...new freeware FSX model coming soon (repaint possibilty?)


The two youngest got their Harvard and Tiger Moth ratings... biggrin.gif








...and the two oldest got their Sabre ratings




Some GA stuff..not much flying really depsite the good weather
Paint left over from the Beaver?






The Rena chopper bit far away unfortunatley

PostPosted: Sat May 05, 2012 7:46 pm
by deeknow
Great day out Paul, always fun to visit huh.
My fave the mini-Harvards, did u try sneaking your undercarriage into one? biggrin.gif

PostPosted: Sat May 05, 2012 8:52 pm
by A185F
QUOTE
Paint left over from the Beaver?[/quote]

Once a Frank Wright rebuild. Like the beaver and all the others he's done,- same scheme.

Off the top of my head (but I'm sure there are more):


C180 BSP

C180 REN

C185 FRW

Beaver CKD

Beaver CCY

Beaver BMF

Beaver CMU

All done in the same colours.

PostPosted: Sat May 05, 2012 9:02 pm
by HamiltonWest
Great Pics Paul Thanks for shareing cool.gif .

PostPosted: Sun May 06, 2012 1:22 am
by rayclyde
[quote name='Naki' date='May 10 2012,7:19 AM' post='8309165']
Middle son suggested we go ....couldn't refuse really

Many, many hours in the Grummans'. Loved 'em to bits

Clyde Williams
Levin

PostPosted: Sun May 06, 2012 9:52 am
by Ian Warren
I really want a pedal type plane when i was a kid (hang on) .. think off the air battles we could have had biggrin.gif

PostPosted: Sun May 06, 2012 11:42 am
by HamiltonWest
You Planning on getting pics of the A-4 paul when it arrives later in the month?

PostPosted: Sun May 06, 2012 7:54 pm
by FlyingKiwi
Great photos! I've been for a flight in that particular Grumman, it's not a bad aircraft - the AA-5 is very different to the AA-1 which I'm more familiar with though, much more than just a four seat version, basically a totally different aircraft.

PostPosted: Mon May 07, 2012 12:53 pm
by Naki
A185F wrote:
QUOTE (A185F @ May 5 2012,8:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Once a Frank Wright rebuild. Like the beaver and all the others he's done,- same scheme.

Off the top of my head (but I'm sure there are more):


C180 BSP

C180 REN

C185 FRW

Beaver CKD

Beaver CCY

Beaver BMF

Beaver CMU

All done in the same colours.


Figured that might be the case but didnt realise ther were so many 180/185/Beavers done...heres a pic of one of the Beaver I took last year



rayclyde wrote:
QUOTE (rayclyde @ May 6 2012,1:22 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Many, many hours in the Grummans'. Loved 'em to bits
Clyde Williams
Levin


FlyingKiwi wrote:
QUOTE (FlyingKiwi @ May 6 2012,7:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Great photos! I've been for a flight in that particular Grumman, it's not a bad aircraft - the AA-5 is very different to the AA-1 which I'm more familiar with though, much more than just a four seat version, basically a totally different aircraft.


Here's another Cheetah that lives at Tauranga (taken late last year)



HamiltonWest wrote:
QUOTE (HamiltonWest @ May 6 2012,11:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
New Classic flyers after school program may be of interest to someone out their?
http://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/24935-aviati...ssic-flyer.html


Might check that out thanks...kids a bit too invloved with Soccer and other sports so time willing

..sonme more pics of the static P-40 restoration underway (engine now in), Stearman and some pics I took last year of a new private MD520N (Phil Rudds), 172 & 182.











PostPosted: Mon May 07, 2012 1:04 pm
by Ian Warren
Love those P-40 pics , the Stearman tho .. be interesting when VS releases their model .

PostPosted: Mon May 07, 2012 1:27 pm
by Splitpin
Great post Naki thumbup1.gif

PostPosted: Mon May 07, 2012 5:07 pm
by Charl
Splitpin wrote:
QUOTE (Splitpin @ May 7 2012,1:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Great post Naki thumbup1.gif
Yeah! all those little Naki's getting their wings (pedals?) early - you'll be old and grey and still be dragged off to see the latest UAV's on offer!
Didn't piglet do a Trojan that works in FSX?

PostPosted: Mon May 07, 2012 5:49 pm
by Naki
Thanks guys

Charl wrote:
QUOTE (Charl @ May 7 2012,5:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Yeah! all those little Naki's getting their wings (pedals?) early - you'll be old and grey and still be dragged off to see the latest UAV's on offer!
Didn't piglet do a Trojan that works in FSX?


Gosh hope not not re UAVs....hopefully some of the vinatge aircaft are still flying...maybe something like the Grumman Cheetah will be collectors piece then? Skyhawk and Aermacchi are coming....they are apparently going to try and get the Aermacchi airworthy.

T-28...will hunt around and see if I can find Piglets

Just a few more I finally managed to get off the Iphone





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