NZFF

Posted: **Tue May 05, 2009 11:09 pm**

An interesting arrival at Christchurch late this afternoon in the form of a Virgin Blue Embraer E190 on its delivery flight from Brazil to Australia. VH-ZPM, in full Pacific Blue livery, arrived at Christchurch from Lihue via Pago Pago and will be in the country for the next few days carrying out trial flights to a number of regional airports including the likes of Invercargill and Hamilton. Perhaps places like Tauranga, Napier, Palmerston North, Queenstown, even Nelson and Woodbourne could also see this aircraft grace their sky/ramp. The aircraft has been aptly named "Emma-Braer" and is one of three to be adorned with the Pacific Blue script.

As seen on Mike's blog here: http://www.mrcaviation.blogspot.com/

Post pic's if it comes to your local!

Posted: **Wed May 06, 2009 2:12 pm**

Its supposed to roll into Wellington this afternoon. Im not mad enough to stand out there just for a photo.

Posted: **Wed May 06, 2009 4:41 pm**

dang! Rain and school spoils that! Any idea when it might drop into Wellington again?

Posted: **Wed May 06, 2009 7:53 pm**

see the embrers all the time, well the 170's anyways, look like a mini 757 with that nose

Posted: **Wed May 06, 2009 9:04 pm**

Is it just me or has this one caught everyone by surprise? I haven't heard any talk of it happening until today.

Posted: **Wed May 06, 2009 11:30 pm**

There was a short article in the Herald today about it- not sure where -ZPM made it to today due to weather, but it's currently parked up at NZAA.

Could easily be mistaken for a Metro on stilts!

Posted: **Thu May 07, 2009 7:16 am**

http://www.3news.co.nz/Video/Pacific-Blue-...64/Default.aspx

Some more info / video

I saw these planes in a recent trip to Oz, nice looking machines!

Posted: **Thu May 07, 2009 9:20 am**

They are fairly nice looking planes, I don't mind them at all.

DJ have been known to use the 190 LR on the PER-MEL route, which is a little bit longer than a trans-tasman. They'd almost certainly have to weight limit that flight - but its possible they could use this aircraft to fly some smaller, low density routes.

Posted: **Thu May 07, 2009 9:40 pm**

Apparently the Embraer (VHZPM) ingested a bird during take-off at Hamilton (MRCAviation), so will be there longer than expected...

Alex

Posted: **Fri May 08, 2009 11:25 am**

Alex wrote:
QUOTE (Alex @ May 7 2009, 09:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Apparently the Embraer (VHZPM) ingested a bird during take-off at Hamilton (MRCAviation), so will be there longer than expected...

Alex

LOL

You beat me to it!! I had the pleasure of clearing the E190 for takeoff from NZHN. It hit a small flock of plovers while accelerating, leaving a couple dead on the runway. After taxiing back to the apron, the engineer found a number of bent inlet guide vanes in the number 2 engine, which may well necessitate a complete engine change!! The pilots locked up the left main gear while braking on the aborted takeoff, which left a pretty impressive cloud of smoke behind the aircraft!! Pics below courtesy of David Walsh of its arrival into NZHN and on the ramp.

Posted: **Fri May 08, 2009 11:29 am**

Hey Matt , hell off a water fight who won !

Posted: **Fri May 08, 2009 11:48 am**

Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ May 8 2009, 11:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hey Matt , hell off a water fight who won !

Lol - not the Eagle B190 that landed behind the E190. They taxied in right behind just as the water arch ended!!

Posted: **Sun May 10, 2009 9:19 am**

The other day I was walking in town and saw this jet fly over, but I thought it must be a 737, so I didn't think it of anything special

Dan

Posted: **Mon May 11, 2009 10:46 am**

LOL @ NZHN Fire Rescue.... muahahaah those guys are always clowning around! errr I mean "practising"

The number of times I'm come into NZHN and seen them racing around the apron spraying water everywhere... hahahahah

NZFF

VB Embraer E190 in NZ