NZFF

Posted: **Wed Dec 18, 2013 9:42 pm**

I decided that I should show a few screen shots of the prize I recieved from Real Air as a result of my very narrow win last month.

The Turbine Duke is one that I have thought about for some time so it was a straight forward choice on my part. The flying has been great, though it has taken me a while to get used to the delay in the spool up and down of the engines compared with the Quest Kodiak. Nevertheless, it's been great fun so far and I'm sure that I will continue to enjoy it into the future.

Thanks to all who voted for the image, you made me most pleased!

Posted: **Wed Dec 18, 2013 10:26 pm**

The DUKE , I keep thinking off John Wayne ,

, may have been the turbo charge up Mount Suribachi, .. simply it was the Beechcraft that got him there

Posted: **Thu Dec 19, 2013 6:32 pm**

Great shots Greg ..... where are you flying? the last shot looks like your over a giant iced cake

Posted: **Thu Dec 19, 2013 6:38 pm**

She looks great Greg and congratulations for your win.

Posted: **Thu Dec 19, 2013 6:47 pm**

Splitpin wrote:
QUOTE (Splitpin @ Dec 19 2013,7:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Great shots Greg ..... where are you flying? the last shot looks like your over a giant iced cake

:-) thanks Marty. The last one is near the head of the Rakaia river up past Double Hill Station (which is up past Lake Coleridge). It's the braided river bed - had to maneuver a bit to get just the shingle as a background with no water or river banks.

Timmy74 wrote:
QUOTE (Timmy74 @ Dec 19 2013,7:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
She looks great Greg and congratulations for your win.

Thanks, that's kind of you to say.

Posted: **Thu Dec 19, 2013 6:54 pm**

Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Dec 18 2013,11:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
The DUKE , I keep thinking off John Wayne , , may have been the turbo charge up Mount Suribachi, .. simply it was the Beechcraft that got him there

You mean good old Marion - he was in Jet Pilot so probably wouldn't be so keen on the turbo-prop GA aircraft! Maybe you're a bit like him in that respect?

Posted: **Fri Dec 20, 2013 8:17 am**

scaber wrote:
QUOTE (scaber @ Dec 19 2013,7:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
You mean good old Marion - he was in Jet Pilot so probably wouldn't be so keen on the turbo-prop GA aircraft! Maybe you're a bit like him in that respect?

'MARION' I do believe (wonder if he was taking the mickey so to speak) Sylvester Stallone used that name for his part in the action combat cop flick "COBRA" ... " Jet Pilot" Yeah

, Real death and destruction type movie with no Bull

NZFF

November Prize from Real Air