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by **Ian Warren** » Fri Dec 14, 2012 11:12 pm

Always about the coppa's pants ..

.. now why don't police dogs wear pants ?

by **HamiltonWest** » Sat Dec 15, 2012 11:06 pm

by **HamiltonWest** » Sun Dec 16, 2012 11:17 pm

by **Ian Warren** » Mon Dec 17, 2012 6:54 am

Did you ask , it would be interesting to find out how often they have been deployed on the Frigates , these Seasprites appear to spend more time land locked , were as from memory seldom did we see the Wasps .

by **HamiltonWest** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 6:23 pm

Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Dec 17 2012,7:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Did you ask , it would be interesting to find out how often they have been deployed on the Frigates , these Seasprites appear to spend more time land locked , were as from memory seldom did we see the Wasps .

Pass - although one of the seasprites taking part in the mountain flying at dip flat last month embarked straight onboard HMNZS Te Mana as it departed wellington at the end of that excercise.

by **Ian Warren** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 6:51 pm

Think the Navy kept em shore bound due to the fact they are more photogenic

than a blue little bumble bee .. whoops mean Wasp

by **HamiltonWest** » Thu Dec 20, 2012 1:02 pm

by **HamiltonWest** » Mon Dec 24, 2012 9:47 pm

by **HamiltonWest** » Sat Jan 05, 2013 4:24 pm

by **Ian Warren** » Sat Jan 05, 2013 4:30 pm

I thought today , decide just to stop and watch some WWII Tiffie doco's and in mention was the start-up of the Napier-Sabre engines and just how explosive they were ... half dozen ground crew with extinguishers at hand simply due to the fire problem with the engine type ... little worried about the regular practice with RNZAF crews doing the same ..

by **beaufighterguy** » Sat Jan 05, 2013 6:28 pm

Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Jan 5 2013,5:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I thought today , decide just to stop and watch some WWII Tiffie doco's and in mention was the start-up of the Napier-Sabre engines and just how explosive they were ... half dozen ground crew with extinguishers at hand simply due to the fire problem with the engine type ... little worried about the regular practice with RNZAF crews doing the same ..

Better safe than sorry. I suppose it's alway a bonus if ya can walk away with ya eyebrows still as they should be, and no arm hair burnt off

by **HamiltonWest** » Sun Jan 06, 2013 6:36 pm

by **Ian Warren** » Sun Jan 06, 2013 9:06 pm

Looks like ya getting to no the NAVY boys as well Ham .... now wonder if was one of them that may have your memory stick , enjoyed your photos so much they don't wanta give it back

by **HamiltonWest** » Tue Jan 08, 2013 6:34 pm

Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Jan 6 2013,10:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Looks like ya getting to no the NAVY boys as well Ham .... now wonder if was one of them that may have your memory stick , enjoyed your photos so much they don't wanta give it back

There's Some Good 6 sqn Pics located Here taken DEC 2012 By Adelaide archivist: of 6 Sqn's Aircraft in the Hangar/Flight Line & airborne cockpit shots etc

:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/adelaide_archivist/8284509515/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/adelaide_archivist/

by **HamiltonWest** » Wed Jan 09, 2013 7:07 am

Start up - Engine run - Shut Down

by **Ian Warren** » Wed Jan 09, 2013 7:25 am

Now lets see em do that in flight sim , what was the engine run-up for or just a display purpose ?

by **HamiltonWest** » Thu Jan 10, 2013 8:38 am

Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Jan 9 2013,8:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Now lets see em do that in flight sim , what was the engine run-up for or just a display purpose ?

The Seasprite Broke down - here's some pics of The AC Tech's fixing it - it departed approx 3 hrs later than scheduled approx 7pm in which case they had to cancel the water winch display & most of the handling display when it arrived.

Crewman as in video is checking that OIL is not spraying down the side of the heli.

by **Ian Warren** » Thu Jan 10, 2013 8:49 am

Hmm if it broke down at Sea .. wonder how they would get that van to it

.....

by **bjocque** » Thu Jan 10, 2013 10:37 am

can attest to the fact that these BEAST's give a damn sight more of a STATIC kick during vertreps. A whole lot more so that the old parafin parrots (wasps). It exited via my elbow and hurt like a b**** for days. the earthing pole operator (one of my PO's and a very good mate) got a hell of a "cheers mate" from me to which he replied "sorry bout that chief" ......... hence i started calling him Maxwell 'NOTSO" Smart

by **Ian Warren** » Thu Jan 10, 2013 3:12 pm

bjocque wrote:
QUOTE (bjocque @ Jan 10 2013,11:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
It exited via my elbow and hurt like a b**** for days. the earthing pole operator (one of my PO's and a very good mate) got a hell of a "cheers mate" from me to which he replied "sorry bout that chief" ......... hence i started calling him Maxwell 'NOTSO" Smart

Ar the ole agent 99 trick .. distract ya with the ole funny bone trick their chief !

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