NZFF

How those things fly at around 35 tonne is beyond me! Awesome shots, very moody weather going on.

Drat! I was going to use the Solent for this month's screencomp!

Been on board the Sunderland at MOTAT , she was a hell off a mess then , the Solent was locked up , pre hanger days , a brilliant little Doco 'Wings over the Waitemata' has some interesting storys and tale about these plying the Tasman , engines ... best description .. you no the sound Marty .. Two Bristol Freighters glued together

Nice shots Marty. They'd make a great multiplay up in the pacific islands, do some island hopping about the place, drop into a lagoon here or there

Was just reading the NZ aviation-news mag article from December on the Sandringhams last night: 27tonne, 4x1200hp P&W R-1830s, cruise speed 120-150kts.
If they had a heafty head-wind could be up to 12hrs to cross the ditch to Sydney. Now that's leisure travel

Love that second shot

Adamski wrote:

QUOTE (Adamski @ Jan 9 2012,5:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Drat! I was going to use the Solent for this month's screencomp!

You can , Im not........Im busy fitting a mono pontoon and outriggers to the ........the um...the...SEATRUK

Rotordude wrote:

QUOTE (Rotordude @ Jan 9 2012,6:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Love that second shot

Thanks RD......

I have these beauty TEAL posters adourn my wall , old 1950s adverts showing the the special deals of the day , limited photo and most artwork/paintings from the period course the Solent appears as the primary aircraft .

deeknow wrote:

QUOTE (deeknow @ Jan 9 2012,6:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Was just reading the NZ aviation-news mag article from December on the Sandringhams last night: 27tonne, 4x1200hp P&W R-1830s, cruise speed 120-150kts.
If they had a heafty head-wind could be up to 12hrs to cross the ditch to Sydney. Now that's leisure travel

The Solent was little more powerful with its Bristol,s but the stories landing at Sydney with only a cup off fuel are legendary , Capt Burgess in the Short C - mail and a quail only .

deeknow wrote:

QUOTE (deeknow @ Jan 9 2012,6:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Nice shots Marty. They'd make a great multiplay up in the pacific islands, do some island hopping about the place, drop into a lagoon here or there

Was just reading the NZ aviation-news mag article from December on the Sandringhams last night: 27tonne, 4x1200hp P&W R-1830s, cruise speed 120-150kts.
If they had a heafty head-wind could be up to 12hrs to cross the ditch to Sydney. Now that's leisure travel

Thanks deeknow......yep, they are from another time alright...would have been nice.

deeknow wrote:

QUOTE (deeknow @ Jan 9 2012,6:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

They'd make a great multiplay up in the pacific islands, do some island hopping about the place, drop into a lagoon here or there

Be a mission/sortie over the distance s , maybe around the NZ coastline course would have to include the Cat .

Ian Warren wrote:

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Jan 9 2012,5:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Been on board the Sunderland at MOTAT , she was a hell off a mess then , the Solent was locked up , pre hanger days , a brilliant little Doco 'Wings over the Waitemata' has some interesting storys and tale about these plying the Tasman , engines ... best description .. you no the sound Marty .. Two Bristol Freighters glued together

"Two Bristol Freighters glued together"......now there's an idea for a screen.......

Could almost say the same for the C-130J , sounded more like two ATRs glued together , two Bristol Freighters , now there was to be one for FSX , not the Super by Garry Russell but another . Now with a running Bristol next door to Doug place be interesting to contact Steve and see how much has been done since .

Splitpin wrote:

QUOTE (Splitpin @ Jan 9 2012,7:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

"Two Bristol Freighters glued together"......now there's an idea for a screen.......

Please Marty No , you have hoards at your door banging it down .......... whoops no .. just another earthquake

Wouaawww !!! This #2 is really a piece of art !!!

Bug.

Bugdani wrote:

QUOTE (Bugdani @ Jan 9 2012,9:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Wouaawww !!! This #2 is really a piece of art !!!

I do wonder the 'works' that will appear when Marty gets a PC fix from Doug ...... I still keep thinking , the old box camera with a tray off gunpowder

Great shots Marty. Would love an Accusim verion of that. I was complaining once about how long it took to get across the ditch on a herc and my aunty told me that she had done several trans-tasman flights on the TEAL boats in the '50's. Very different from what we are used to these days

Bugdani wrote:

QUOTE (Bugdani @ Jan 9 2012,9:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Wouaawww !!! This #2 is really a piece of art !!!

Bug.

Thank you bug.

scrubcutter wrote:

QUOTE (scrubcutter @ Jan 10 2012,10:06 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Great shots Marty. Would love an Accusim verion of that. I was complaining once about how long it took to get across the ditch on a herc and my aunty told me that she had done several trans-tasman flights on the TEAL boats in the '50's. Very different from what we are used to these days

Thanks scrubby dude.....ahhhh, yes ,your Aunty lived in a better time....now, its just the stuff of old posters.

Ian Warren wrote:

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Jan 9 2012,10:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I do wonder the 'works' that will appear when Marty gets a PC fix from Doug ...... I still keep thinking , the old box camera with a tray off gunpowder

gets a bit like that sometimes.....for example, if i change the time of day to get a different light.....first theres a blank screen, then a texture free aircraft, followed by the sky....then the scenery....then the autogen, by which time the aircraft has painted it self.......takes forever. But hopefully all that will be resolved on friday