NZFF

Posted: **Tue Dec 11, 2012 6:02 pm**

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/8065425/Pi...-in-plane-crash

Posted: **Tue Dec 11, 2012 6:42 pm**

Dash8captain wrote:
QUOTE (Dash8captain @ Dec 11 2012,7:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/8065425/Pi...-in-plane-crash

Thats sad, I hope he is ok...
I saw the other day someone was killed in Rotoura I think after a top dressing accident during training or something...

Posted: **Tue Dec 11, 2012 6:44 pm**

whirlybird wrote:
QUOTE (whirlybird @ Dec 11 2012,7:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Thats sad, I hope he is ok...
I saw the other day someone was killed in Rotoura I think after a top dressing accident during training or something...

http://www.rotoruadailypost.co.nz/news/pla...-named/1655556/

Posted: **Tue Dec 11, 2012 6:58 pm**

I did my CPL ground course with the pilot who was killed in Rotorua the other day, that's really rough news, he was a good guy.

Posted: **Tue Dec 11, 2012 7:32 pm**

Topdressing is a dangerous job also fun tho

Posted: **Tue Dec 11, 2012 7:43 pm**

that reminds me would you guys be keen for some pics of the Marlborough Aero Work Cresco at a small airstrip in Upper Moutere? - I took some ages ago when we had fertiliser done on our farm

Posted: **Tue Dec 11, 2012 8:00 pm**

I will anyway here is the photos this was very fun i went down the runway a bit and ducked down to the side when the plane took off the wing went straight over my head! that learned me - I decided to stay back a bit!

Copy & Paste this into Google Maps and it will show you the location of the strip

-41.263743,173.019798

This is our Farm

-41.249967,173.014326

Photos

Posted: **Tue Dec 11, 2012 10:03 pm**

Dash8captain wrote:
QUOTE (Dash8captain @ Dec 11 2012,8:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
that reminds me would you guys be keen for some pics of the Marlborough Aero Work Cresco at a small airstrip in Upper Moutere? - I took some ages ago when we had fertiliser done on our farm

Marlborough Air Works aircraft is a Walter powered Fletcher Fu24 not a Cresco

Posted: **Wed Dec 12, 2012 5:12 am**

sorry

Posted: **Wed Dec 12, 2012 5:16 am**

Good line of photos tho , the recent posting show the old footage from the 1950s puts into perspective the weights they throw into the aircraft then of he gos .. one farmer said "bloody dangerous"

Posted: **Wed Dec 12, 2012 7:45 am**

Great pics Dash8. Thanks for sharing.

Posted: **Wed Dec 12, 2012 5:38 pm**

deaneb wrote:
QUOTE (deaneb @ Dec 12 2012,8:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Great pics Dash8. Thanks for sharing.

Hehe knew youd like them dean

Posted: **Wed Dec 12, 2012 6:54 pm**

Cool to see those, thanks. Not our usual aviation snaps! Thanks

NZFF

Pilot injured