NH90 Helicopters | Air Force To Receive New Choppers

[HamiltonWest]

NH90 Helicopters | Air Force To Receive New Choppers
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/6079308/Ai...ve-new-choppers

[Ian Warren]

Good news NHs bad for the Huey , be interesting to see how long it takes before we get to see one here in Christchurch , but obviously we would see it here within 10 days .

[HamiltonWest]

2 more Arrived?
21/07/2013 A124 Ohakea Airbase (RNZAF) (NZOH / OHA) Brisbane (YBBN / BNE) 09:57 NZST 11:36 EST On The Way!
20/07/2013 A124 Halim Perdanakusuma Int'l (WIHH / HLP) Ohakea Airbase (RNZAF) (NZOH / OHA) 01:30 WIT 15:52 NZST 9:22
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/UR82029

[Ian Warren]

Well hope to get the heads up for the next NH visit to Christchurch , they are very quite about these choppers and seldom seen or heard off ...

[SUBS17]

NH90 looks quite cool and so does the new A109s.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TBgArJwsnI

[HamiltonWest]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Jul 21 2013,11:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

they are very quite about these choppers and seldom seen or heard off ...

I reckon - although looks like most people missed this Orion in ChCh when it was their due to the lack pics around?
http://www.mrcaviation.blogspot.co.nz/2013...dons-spear.html

[Ian Warren]

Noticed on that forum mention "Project Magnet P-3 was in CHC early 90s too will try find my photo" I can confirm that seen that one twice .

[nzav8tor]

I heard/saw the AN-124 fly over Palmy. There was a broken layer of cloud so I could see glimpses of something big. Thought it may have been a 124 or the NASA 74SP heading into Ohakea until Flight Aware confirmed it.

We see the NH-90's around the Manawatu pretty frequently these days. You can definitely hear them coming...

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (nzav8tor @ Jul 22 2013,12:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I heard/saw the AN-124 fly over Palmy. There was a broken layer of cloud so I could see glimpses of something big. Thought it may have been a 124 or the NASA 74SP heading into Ohakea until Flight Aware confirmed it.

We see the NH-90's around the Manawatu pretty frequently these days. You can definitely hear them coming...

http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/n...hoppers-arrival

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Noticed on that forum mention "Project Magnet P-3 was in CHC early 90s too will try find my photo" I can confirm that seen that one twice .[/quote]

[HamiltonWest]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Jul 21 2013,11:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

are very quite about these choppers and seldom seen or heard off ...

NZ3304 Passing threw the eastern Waikato Last Wk - B2025K6 is Westpac rescue 1 Landing Ham Hospital:

[Ian Warren]

Sean , so how is it you can pick all these light aircraft up on your map ? all i get is maybe a dozen at the most across the country .

[Fozzer]

Attracted my immediate attention...(as usual!... ...)....>>>

"Air Force To Receive New Choppers"

New sets of false teeth for Air Force personnel?

Whatever next!... ...!

Paul.... ...!

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (Fozzer @ Jul 23 2013,9:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Attracted my immediate attention...

"Air Force To Receive New Choppers"

A long time coming , most all the equipment that looks airforce has been deleted except the P3K / C130 / Seasprite and the venerable Huey ... whoops hang on ! that is the entirety of the today's RNZAF not counting the buzzy bees and John Keys personal King Airs . Arr for the wish of even a token gesture of maybe a few F-16s and to reinstate No.75 ... sorta New Zealands BOB flight

[HamiltonWest]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Jul 23 2013,7:35 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Sean , so how is it you can pick all these light aircraft up on your map ? all i get is maybe a dozen at the most across the country .

http://www.flightexplorer.com/personal/personalEdition.aspx

New Defence choppers take to skies
http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/n...s-take-to-skies
video is link

[Ian Warren]

OK .. a small charge , similar to how they did it with the early radar tracking 2006/7 - back then charge was $380 per year and back then could not - was not set up for NZ , worth checking out later stage and again handy for the plane spotter with wireless internet and a laptop .

[HamiltonWest]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Jul 24 2013,7:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

OK .. a small charge , similar to how they did it with the early radar tracking 2006/7 - back then charge was $380 per year and back then could not - was not set up for NZ , worth checking out later stage and again handy for the plane spotter with wireless internet and a laptop .

New Defence choppers take to skies
http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/n...s-take-to-skies
Exercise over already?


Another video located Here:
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/new-air-fo...ut-test-5518259

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (HamiltonWest @ Jul 26 2013,2:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

New Defence choppers take to skies

I'll wait till i get me bis up and running before spend on a virtual look

[HamiltonWest]

NZDF Video

[SUBS17]

Waiouru that's a fun place for helicopters quite scenic lol. BTW those NH90s are certainly a better chopper than the AW101 that has 3 engines.

[Ian Warren]

Good posting Sean , they are well suited even as the years go for the rescue pacific to rear load ramp , would make them ideal .