NZFF

See ya there!

Might fly up? Haven't checked anything yet, do you know if we can do that? Just park outside the aero club im guessing

Ill Be There.

Airport is closed between 1300-1400 and 1430-1530 by the looks of things, it will be NOTAMed though. If you wanna park at the Club Chris just send me a text, as if it is a good day we tend to get pretty busy so will need to sort out parking e.t.c.

Yea mate cheers, I will have a look out for the NOTAMs later this week, will just come up for the day and leave at 3.30pm though it would be 'everyone leaving at once'
If the weather is good though I probs bring a fully loaded 172 up, how much parking do you have for us 'visitors' ? as it was pretty tight in there the other day I came up?

I'll be there, lurking around the Aero Club no doubt.

pilotgallagher01 wrote:

QUOTE (pilotgallagher01 @ Sep 12 2010, 10:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Yea mate cheers, I will have a look out for the NOTAMs later this week, will just come up for the day and leave at 3.30pm though it would be 'everyone leaving at once'
If the weather is good though I probs bring a fully loaded 172 up, how much parking do you have for us 'visitors' ? as it was pretty tight in there the other day I came up?

Haha that wasn't close to tight, Sunday really depends on how many visitors we get.

I am really hoping the L-39 or Cessna Dragonfly make an appearance!

Would any of you real world pilot types who know about things like weather like to make predictions for Sunday afternoon ?

Gary

Chairman wrote:

QUOTE (Chairman @ Sep 17 2010, 01:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Would any of you real world pilot types who know about things like weather like to make predictions for Sunday afternoon ?

Yes ... it's looking pretty "iffy" at the moment. What's the procedure ... do we ring in the morning to check? If so, who?

The weather is not looking too promising atall.

From the NZ Warbirds: "NZ Warbirds held a meeting at 1200 today and the decision was that the open day will still go ahead. You will understand that it all hinges on the state of the weather tomorrow. If it stays the same as today there will be a flypast over the Cenotaph. There may or may not be flying displays in the afternoon. Listen to Newstalk ZB between 0730 and 0800 torrow morning for the final decision."

I have made the decision and won't be coming up now, hope all goes well if it goes ahead.

What was the verdict ? I was asleep then (not long home from work) and wasn't listening, I can't find anything on zb's website, or the warbirds website, or the warbirds facebook page ...

Cheers
Gary

Chairman wrote:

QUOTE (Chairman @ Sep 19 2010, 10:17 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

What was the verdict ?

ARFOR TA VALID 1700 TO 0200 UTC
1000 28025
3000 27045
5000 27045 PS03
7000 27050 ZERO
10000 27055 MS05
FZL 7000FT.
VIS 30KM REDUCING TO 10KM IN -SHRA, 6000M IN SHRA AND 3000M IN
+SHRA/TSRA/SHRAGS.
CLD AREAS BKN CUSC/TCU 2500 TOPS 8000, ISOL EMBD CB TOPS ABV
10000. BECMG SCT AT TIMES, BASE 1200 VC +SHRA.
WX ISOL -SHRA/SHRA BECMG OCNL DURING MORNING.
ISOL +SHRA WITH FRONT, POSSIBLE TSRA/SHRAGS ABT WEST COAST FM
AFTERNOON.
TURB OCNL MOD BLW 6000 ABT/E OF RANGES, SEVERE AS PER SIGMET.
ICE OCNL MOD ABV FZL DEVELOPING MORNING, MAY BECOME SEVERE,
SIGMET POSSIBLE.
REMARK FRONT MOV THROUGH THE AREA FM MORNING.

TAF NZAA 181705Z 1818/1918
28020G30KT 9999 -SHRA SCT025
TEMPO 1819/1902 4000 +SHRA FEW020CB
TEMPO 1902/1910 6000 SHRA
BECMG 1906/1908 26010KT
2000FT WIND 28040KT
BECMG 1906/1908 26030KT
QNH MNM 1004 MAX 1013

I'm at work now, currently it is all go. First aircraft have just departed.

Thanks guys, better get the camera cleared off and ready to go I guess !

Cheers
Gary

The Spitfire did an awesome display in the afternoon. Few nervous moments on the first flight when it got stuck in the mud on 25 grass and by all accounts was pretty close to a prop strike. No damage done however. I was in the Aero Club Grumman formation (passenger) and got quite a few pictures which I'll try and remember to upload here soon.

FlyingKiwi wrote:

QUOTE (FlyingKiwi @ Sep 19 2010, 06:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I was in the Aero Club Grumman formation (passenger) and got quite a few pictures which I'll try and remember to upload here soon.

If you dont turn up with those pic s i 'll nudge ya

I couldn't decide till the last minute whether to go or not. In the end, we got there around 12:30pm - so missed the memorial flypast. The weather was unbelievably ugly one minute, then picture-perfect the next!

Frankly ... I have to say I'm amazed - and take my hat off to the pilots that braved the most appalling blustering wind to put on a show for the "optimists" that turned up. As ever, the NZ Warbirds organisation was terrific - plenty to see, even without the flying displays. I hope they made enough money out of us all to cover their costs. At the end of the day, though, it's aircraft *in the air* that I'm primarily interested in - and I wasn't disappointed. *Anything* was a bonus on a day like this!

The P-40 always gives an incredible display - and how can you not love those Harvards? The Trojan looked the least worried by the conditions - after all ... if it can land on a postage stamp in the middle of the sea in (almost) any weather ...

Predictably, though (for me at least) the REAL bonus was Doug's Spitfire. A simply awesome display - having chosen to do the routine at stunningly low altitude. It really isn't often you get to see a Spit so wonderfully low (and *fast* - when it was downwind ). I was too gobsmacked to even attempt peering down a viewfinder, so a couple of taxiing/static pics is all I got. The memory lingers on, though!

At the end of the day, it was about honouring those "few" - or about respecting anyone that's prepared to lay down their lives for the benefit of future generations. As an ex-pat Polak, I know exactly what this means (I wouldn't be here today). So a truly fitting memorial - flown for the brave, by the brave.

FlyingKiwi wrote:

QUOTE (FlyingKiwi @ Sep 24 2010, 06:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

The Spitfire did an awesome display in the afternoon. Few nervous moments on the first flight when it got stuck in the mud on 25 grass and by all accounts was pretty close to a prop strike. No damage done however. I was in the Aero Club Grumman formation (passenger) and got quite a few pictures which I'll try and remember to upload here soon.

Good to hear.
If the weather was better this weekend you would have found yourself on the other end of the camera as we had talked about getting some photos of the three Grummans.
Maybe next time.