Posted:
Tue Apr 21, 2009 7:34 pmby ardypilot
From the
AAC website:
'Warbirds and Aero Club Open Day! Saturday 25 April
Watch the Warbirds practice there displays and the official launch of X-Flight and their amazing Extra 300, with free flights to be won! A free sausage sizzle will be on throughout the day. Come and be part of the action'Should be a good one, weather permitting. I won't be going as I'll be at a wedding on Saturday, but thought it may interest some otheres here. The Extra 300 should be good fun to watch at low level.
(This as at Ardmore by the way)
Posted:
Tue Apr 21, 2009 8:09 pmby spongebob206
Wish I could be there.
best wishes all.
Posted:
Wed Apr 22, 2009 7:07 amby K5054NZ
spongebob206 wrote:Wish I could be there.
Ah, but WE get PV270 on Saturday!
Posted:
Wed Apr 22, 2009 5:39 pmby d3fai13r
Do anyone know, what aircrafts will be on display from warbirds?
Posted:
Wed Apr 22, 2009 6:06 pmby ardypilot
Just a heads up that the Heli Harvest Mil 8 chopper arrived at Ardmore this afternoon- a rarity for the region, although I'm not sure if it will stick around until Saturday.
Posted:
Wed Apr 22, 2009 6:31 pmby h290master
also ZM will be broadcasting form Auckland Aero Club
Posted:
Wed Apr 22, 2009 6:33 pmby ardypilot
Oh yeah, ZM were there today with their Black Thunders too.
Posted:
Thu Apr 23, 2009 12:10 pmby FlyingKiwi
Visitor.
Posted:
Thu Apr 23, 2009 3:41 pmby Fauville
I hear Pioneer's latest 'new' P-40 restoration is due its first flight this Saturday
Posted:
Thu Apr 23, 2009 4:11 pmby Ian Warren
Great photo FlyingKiwi dose anyone have information on were this helo is maintained , i believe the same company lost a Mil8 , shedding a rotor in the South Island west coast early mid nineties .
Posted:
Thu Apr 23, 2009 5:31 pmby scon
Yep open day this Saturday. X-Flight's will be displaying their Extra 300, Warbirds will also be practicing their displays as well as a fly past by the Aero Club's training fleet. Even if the weather is off the Cafe will be open and X-Flight will still have their BBQ. So a good day to come out and talk to one of the Aero Club's staff (including myself) about learning to fly if your interested.
Regards, Scott
Posted:
Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:41 pmby ardypilot
Fauville wrote:I hear Pioneer's latest 'new' P-40 restoration is due its first flight this Saturday
There was a P-40 up and about to day, flying quite odd circuits (even around over to the North of the airport which is unsual), and going real slow in the normal right hand circuit- didn't get to see it up close but I presume this is the one you are talking about?
Posted:
Fri Apr 24, 2009 12:44 pmby FlyingKiwi
Yes, the Pioneer P-40 flew yesterday.
Ian - It's normally based in Taupo. They have two of these, which are leased from Valan International Charter company of Moldova. The other one is registered ER-MHZ. There is also a third non-airworthy one on static display outside the company's headquarters in Taupo. Previously they have also operated another Moldovan registered Mi-8, although I can't remember the registration on that one, but it was ER-MH* something. I'm not sure whether the one that crashed in the South Island was operated by Heli Harvest, but you are correct that the accident was due to a shed rotor blade.