NZFF

by **Olderndirt** » Thu Jun 02, 2011 2:05 pm

For more years than I care to count, I thought I was a life member of the ragwing Piper club but here, so late in life, I may be changing horses. This plane is fan-swear word beginning with f ending in g-tastic. We're at 10 grand out of Invergargill to Queenstown then probably RON Christchurch. Overlook the registration - there should be a ZK paint soon.

Abeam the Queenstown VORTAC and NDB - another beautiful evening for flying.

Loafing along at 235 kts IAS - 30" and 2500 rpm. This plane produces 38" for takeoff - more than half the P51. It's definitely an autopilot plane and I like it - where was all this good stuff when I was flying a ragwing Piper

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by **Ian Warren** » Thu Jun 02, 2011 5:04 pm

A GA plane to train fighter pilots

I do like that second Screen

by **Splitpin** » Thu Jun 02, 2011 7:51 pm

Get on down here Dave....

by **Ian Warren** » Thu Jun 02, 2011 8:08 pm

Cant say that Marty , Dave will want us to join him in Washington , not that is such a bad idea , i need to get my passport upgraded .. first need to find the office , think they going to rip the original building down and current have some real travel issues !

by **deeknow** » Thu Jun 02, 2011 8:17 pm

nice lines, nifty looking panel. are there actually any on the NZ register?

by **Alfashark** » Thu Jun 02, 2011 8:23 pm

There is/was a blue Lancair IV lurking somewhere... 'Twas on the cover of the NZ Wings mag around 1997.

by **Naki** » Thu Jun 02, 2011 8:36 pm

Yeah that was Chris Tom's Lancair. His Lancair (it was non pressurised model though unlike the Orbx model).

Note: Edited to correct wrong name

by **Ian Warren** » Thu Jun 02, 2011 8:36 pm

Steve . you may be right not that i,m interested

........ Well that sealed it

by **Naki** » Thu Jun 02, 2011 9:11 pm

Hmm its says here it was owned by a Chris Toms (maybe Im wrong) ...it was actually sold in the States

http://www.kiwiaircraftimages.com/pages/spavx28.html

by **Ian Warren** » Thu Jun 02, 2011 10:55 pm

Following up on the type .. was this displayed at Tauranga the weekend i meet you ? .. a little pocket rocket , i'm not sure ?

by **Naki** » Thu Jun 02, 2011 11:07 pm

Nope....that may of been one of the smaller two seat Lancairs...the only 4 seat one here was sold overseas some years ago - early 2000s IIRC

Here's some more info on it..

http://warkworthrsa.co.nz/newsletters/2010...June%202010.pdf

by **Bugdani** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 4:53 pm

Very nice pics! Love the first!

Bug.

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