NZFF

from various GA tours around the south Island in the late 70's and early 80's


ZK-DUN over canterbury


ZK-DUN and ZK-EHL formating on us again over canterbury

random small lake in valley along the Greenstone river valley

leaving Sutherland falls heading towards Milford

Mt Cook tours at the old Franz Joseph site


Franz Joseph Glacier


From memory "Benmore Dam"


some of the colours are a bit faded but then the photos are about 25yrs old.

Good pictures towerguy . I've thought a lot about what it'd be like to do formation flying. Me and Trolly tried some online but we couldn't maintain the same speed , like if I was too fast I'd reduce throttle and pull up so then I'm too far above him, so I push down on the stick and I'm going too fast again

Beautiful shots Towerguy, the age just adds nostalgia to the photograpghs Thanks for sharing!

main thing with formation is to recognise the required change early - then its small corrections early not large and late.

monkeybdg wrote: Good pictures towerguy . I've thought a lot about what it'd be like to do formation flying. Me and Trolly tried some online but we couldn't maintain the same speed , like if I was too fast I'd reduce throttle and pull up so then I'm too far above him, so I push down on the stick and I'm going too fast again

It is easier in real life because you have the feel of the a/c, whereas you don't sitting at a desk with a 17" monitor and joystick.... although have seen someone get knocked badly by wake turbulence on a formation take off, suffice to say, they shat themselves