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Postby AlisterC » Mon Sep 24, 2012 9:58 pm

Wow that's a beautiful plane! Thanks for the pic Spongebob

"sexy" - agreed!
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Postby Ian Warren » Mon Sep 24, 2012 10:59 pm

Great photo Derek , Doug quickly point me to a TV1 link on the current update , as Alister said beautiful plane , me , bloody almighty cool.gif
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Postby dbcunnz » Tue Sep 25, 2012 12:37 am

TV One on demand Close Up http://tvnz.co.nz/close-up/2012-09-24-video-5101399 and move along to 13:20 minutes
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Postby Mynameisnemo » Tue Sep 25, 2012 7:34 am

Been following this very closely for a while now, even over here I can't absolutely wait for it to take its first flight, as I know the others from TPM are too!
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Postby Ian Warren » Tue Sep 25, 2012 9:36 am

Now i wonder if Aeroplane Heavens JF Mossie sales are going to pick up , a good friend stops regular here also asking the haps on the Armore Mossie, Gary father was an ATC chappie ... check out the rabble laugh.gif Airshow at Wigram 1948 and of course the DH Mosquito in the background cool.gif
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Postby spongebob206 » Tue Sep 25, 2012 5:47 pm

Whippee

She has her Certificate of Airworthyness smile.gif

Well done avspecs smile.gif

Roll on Saturday smile.gif
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Postby HamiltonWest » Thu Sep 27, 2012 11:13 am

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Postby Ian Warren » Thu Sep 27, 2012 11:25 am

That'll make a lotta Aucklanders happy , now i wonder how many took the week off to catch this one fly . cool.gif
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Postby SA227 » Thu Sep 27, 2012 11:28 am

Just flew over my place.
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Postby Naki » Thu Sep 27, 2012 11:30 am

Awesome!
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Postby Nunner » Thu Sep 27, 2012 1:27 pm

Naki wrote:
QUOTE (Naki @ Oct 2 2012,12:30 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Awesome!

Just got back from Ardmore, watched her taxi and off she went, sounded as sweet as a nut.
Me and the other 20 people were very privelaged to see it........
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Postby Ian Warren » Thu Sep 27, 2012 1:38 pm

Arrr Nunner , you bloody tease biggrin.gif , any idea who was driving it .
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Postby Nunner » Thu Sep 27, 2012 2:48 pm

Ian Warren wrote:
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Arrr Nunner , you bloody tease biggrin.gif , any idea who was driving it .

No m8 sorry couple of old (older) than me blokes asked exactly that but not certain.
I know she landed at Auckland but not too certain when she goes back to Ardmore, today ?
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Postby spongebob206 » Thu Sep 27, 2012 4:00 pm

Fly Mossie Fly







I'm in love wub.gif
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Postby Ian Warren » Thu Sep 27, 2012 4:11 pm

Now what was that song again by Rolf , ... "Two little boys .. had two little toys each had a Wooden Horse anda lotta HP under them there engine cowl " unsure.gif Just Humm along if you no the song tongue.gif
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Postby Kiwia1spad » Thu Sep 27, 2012 6:27 pm

@ nunner, to answer your question on first flight crew, pilot was David Phillips and second crew member was Warren Denholm from Avspecs.
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Postby Nunner » Fri Sep 28, 2012 7:41 am

Kiwia1spad wrote:
QUOTE (Kiwia1spad @ Oct 2 2012,7:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
@ nunner, to answer your question on first flight crew, pilot was David Phillips and second crew member was Warren Denholm from Avspecs.

Thanks a lot, what an experience,seeing it was emotional but flying it.................
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Postby deaneb » Fri Sep 28, 2012 1:41 pm

Kiwia1spad wrote:
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@ nunner, to answer your question on first flight crew, pilot was David Phillips and second crew member was Warren Denholm from Avspecs.


And Keith Skilling was pilot for the second flight - AK Intl back to Ardmore I believe.
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Postby Ian Warren » Fri Sep 28, 2012 1:46 pm

With all the flurry of activity over this one , sure we will see it on the news tonight for sure !
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Postby HamiltonWest » Sat Sep 29, 2012 10:18 am

I take it headed to Ardmore:
Flight ID From To Departure Time Arrival Time Aircraft Type Status
ANS83 NZOH NZXL 9/29/2012 8:46AM IDLE 9/28/2012 9:04PM UTC ANSN In Flight
http://travel.flightexplorer.com/airportFl...d=&status=2
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