NZFF

Posted: **Sat Oct 08, 2011 10:09 am**

Never seen a C-17 landing at Palmy before, anyone else see it? Came in low and slow about 5 minutes ago (~11am). Wonder what its doing here.

Posted: **Sat Oct 08, 2011 10:13 am**

Dontcopy wrote:
QUOTE (Dontcopy @ Oct 8 2011,11:09 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Never seen a C-17 landing at Palmy before, anyone else see it? Came in low and slow about 5 minutes ago (~11am). Wonder what its doing here.

Grab a pic DC

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Posted: **Sat Oct 08, 2011 10:16 am**

I'll see if I can make it to the airport, biggest aircraft I've seen land here before.

Posted: **Sat Oct 08, 2011 10:31 am**

What they are designed for , in out and with a load but NZ dose not have that ergency who the hell is so important , not the PM .. , was,nt the 146 was it ?

Posted: **Sat Oct 08, 2011 10:35 am**

Don't think so, it was too big to be a BAe 146. But, I only seen the tail end of it. Going to the airport now to check it out.

Back in 30min

Posted: **Sat Oct 08, 2011 10:46 am**

The same C-17 just hauled out of Hamilton airport and disappeared into the clouds, looked like it mighta been turning north.
No doubt HamiltonWest will have some pics for us soon

Posted: **Sat Oct 08, 2011 11:04 am**

deeknow wrote:
QUOTE (deeknow @ Oct 8 2011,11:46 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
The same C-17 just hauled out of Hamilton airport and disappeared into the clouds, looked like it mighta been turning north.
No doubt HamiltonWest will have some pics for us soon

video

Posted: **Sat Oct 08, 2011 11:08 am**

Now let see a New Zealand TV Broadcast come up with the goods so on the spot !

Edit : a posting ... speed

Posted: **Sat Oct 08, 2011 11:18 am**

Amazing....what a network this forum is.....nothings gets past you guys

your the CNN of the forum world.

Posted: **Sat Oct 08, 2011 11:48 am**

Guys, just got back from the airport. Wasn't anywhere in sight, I arrived about 30 min after it landed and it was gone

Was a few people around the airport looking for it lol

Posted: **Sat Oct 08, 2011 12:06 pm**

RAAF C-17 Approach & Overshoot Hamilton.

Posted: **Sat Oct 08, 2011 12:18 pm**

I can hear the RAAF crew now saying ..

Fair Rack of the Dingo there Mate ! Gooley thata 'Ham' is a quick on it like e Dingo 'ad' a baby chew its leg off mate !

Posted: **Sat Oct 08, 2011 12:22 pm**

A nice vid of thunderbird 2 approaching ham!

Posted: **Sat Oct 08, 2011 12:35 pm**

A41-207 started today out of Whenuapai then direct to Wellington for an approach, then Palmy, Hamilton, Ohakea (for lunch by the looks) and I understand next approach/overshoot will be Whangarei sometime around 1500 before back to Whenuapai.

Posted: **Sat Oct 08, 2011 12:36 pm**

Cool, did it land in the end?

Posted: **Sat Oct 08, 2011 1:24 pm**

I think its been used to transport desalination units to Tokelau and some other nearby Inlands that are running out of water. Both NZ and AU are helping out

Rhys

Posted: **Sat Oct 08, 2011 10:14 pm**

Damn, all the cool stuff at Hamilton happens on my RDOs

. Although not always a bad thing, they stop us doing circuits when the hercs + orions come to visit haha.

Posted: **Sun Oct 09, 2011 2:13 pm**

C-17 just flew over Glen Eden in a NW direction. Whenuapai bound I would assume.

NZFF

C-17 At Palmy?