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Postby Bluebird » Sat Sep 27, 2008 9:02 am

Hi all

for those of you in Christchurch the you can go for A look inside the LC130 and C17 from 10am to 4pm and also the number one hanger.


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Postby toprob » Sat Sep 27, 2008 9:10 am

Very impressive to see the C17 over Christchurch city yesterday afternoon, the noise was incredible. Quite a distraction during rush hour, though...
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Postby leow5263 » Sat Sep 27, 2008 9:11 am

yeah i saw that too, really amazing a nice 2 flybys
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Postby AlisterC » Sat Sep 27, 2008 12:46 pm

If you can't make it today, it's on tomorrow as well. Hopefully won't be so windy! biggrin.gif
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Postby A185F » Sat Sep 27, 2008 5:56 pm

I went down, first time I've been in the Orion which was cool. Also the LC130 had a semi glass cockpit which was interesting
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Postby Bluebird » Sat Sep 27, 2008 6:16 pm

I went on the tour in the No1 Hanger what a waste of time that was.. angry.gif C17 rocks the crew were cool. thumbup1.gif as for the Orion we had to leave as they could smell burning rubber ohmy.gif
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Postby Ian Warren » Sat Sep 27, 2008 11:38 pm

figured weather ... well yes turned pooh .. smile.gif , i'm going in tomorrow with a mission ....... C17 s ..yeah .. the LC is the one i'm after .. jeepers and its only a Herc biggrin.gif as for No.1 Hanger , well guess ya have to no a little about engineering tongue.gif .... i wonder what they may think of me , rumaging around pickin and pointin ... proddin
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Postby leow5263 » Sun Sep 28, 2008 7:35 am

yeah ill probably go today aswell already been in the origon and c-17 so im afterthe C130
Was there many people there?
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Postby Bluebird » Sun Sep 28, 2008 8:28 am

no everyone wanted too see in the c17 was in there for 1hr 30min lc130 was in there for 10min
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