NZFF

Posted: **Fri Aug 29, 2008 1:28 pm**

RNZAF 757 was doing touch and goes (not sure if it really "touched") at Tauranga today - not sure if it could land there - would say the runway was too short.

Posted: **Fri Aug 29, 2008 1:38 pm**

If it can land at Woodbourne , Tauranga woody be easy

Posted: **Fri Aug 29, 2008 3:04 pm**

We had it fly over Waikato Uni today at about midday, taking off from Rukuhia (NZHN).
Didnt seem to be in too much of a hurry, noise restrictions I guess?

Posted: **Fri Aug 29, 2008 3:47 pm**

deeknow wrote:
QUOTE (deeknow @ Aug 29 2008, 03:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Didnt seem to be in too much of a hurry, noise restrictions I guess?

Didnt need to ........ Old 1981 .. BAe146. Whisper Jet ...Today the 757 is that and better higher density class .... with the added extra power .. a real WHISPER JET

Posted: **Fri Aug 29, 2008 3:49 pm**

A 757 at Tauranga

That would have been cool to see.
Is it on some tour with all of its combi config stuff complete?

Posted: **Fri Aug 29, 2008 3:57 pm**

Daniel wrote:
QUOTE (Daniel @ Aug 29 2008, 03:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Is it on some tour with all of its combi config stuff complete?

Really no different to a standard QC737, basiclly strength the floor , exactly same package done to the old 727 but suit today,s enviorment , i would have been a little excited had they wired and put hardpoints on the wing HAHA (joke)

... then it would have been unique .

Posted: **Tue Sep 02, 2008 3:50 pm**

It came to Rotorua today, man it was cool.
I was doing PE when I heard a jets roar and looked over and there it was.
I think that sets a new record for the largest plane in ROT (up till now I think it was the 737 400)
It did 2 touch and go's i think before continuing on North (probably to Whenuapai)

Posted: **Tue Sep 02, 2008 5:55 pm**

On the 29th I was doing my MEIR flight test and as I was on the NDB/DME 18 Arc I had to orbit 3 times due to the 757 being on the outbound. Bloody annoying if you asked me.

Posted: **Tue Sep 02, 2008 5:58 pm**

Daniel wrote:
QUOTE (Daniel @ Sep 2 2008, 03:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
It came to Rotorua today, man it was cool.
I was doing PE when I heard a jets roar and looked over and there it was.
I think that sets a new record for the largest plane in ROT (up till now I think it was the 737 400)
It did 2 touch and go's i think before continuing on North (probably to Whenuapai)

That was awesome!

The sound of the jets was so much louder than the 737s we're used to.
It was wicked cool watching it come in nice and low through the clouds.
Nice to see the 757 out and about too.

Posted: **Tue Sep 02, 2008 6:45 pm**

travnz wrote:
QUOTE (travnz @ Sep 2 2008, 05:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
On the 29th I was doing my MEIR flight test and as I was on the NDB/DME 18 Arc I had to orbit 3 times due to the 757 being on the outbound. Bloody annoying if you asked me.

Was that at ROT? The controllers can be a bit funny sometimes. Once they put the skydiving plane on hold because there was an arriving ATR overflying Taupo

They like to clear out everything when there are bigger aircraft around.

Posted: **Tue Sep 02, 2008 7:57 pm**

Very cool, I heard it while I was in Calculus, and then it came past again...

Alex

Posted: **Tue Sep 02, 2008 9:42 pm**

No, at Hamo for sure. No ndb at RO anyway.