Auckland airshow

[Splitpin]

This seems to be a bit of a mess ....what a shame.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article....jectid=10864433

[Ian Warren]

Only 5000 tickets on the first day ... I knew they should have kept Wigram open ... Us aviation starved Wobblyvillians woulda come to the party ...

[Charl]

"Traffic officials were anxious to avoid a repeat of a smaller event at Ardmore last September."
Smaller event... the first public flight of the only airworthy Mosquito in the world? uh huh...
Perhaps a complete failure to grasp what constitutes an airshow, and what people want at an airshow.
Jetman wasn't going to do it folks, and refusing access to the airfield was just rubbish.
We've had shows there before, and parking in the paddock adjacent worked fine.
I live 5 minutes from NZNE, and there was no way I'd drive 10km the other way, to catch a bus back.

Whatever... I enjoyed the only likely interesting bit of the show from my front deck: the RNZAF on its way there, and back.

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (Charl @ Feb 10 2013,1:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

We've had shows there before, and parking in the paddock adjacent worked fine.
I live 5 minutes from NZNE, and there was no way I'd drive 10km the other way, to catch a bus back.

GEEZ .. on that note they deserve to go down the plug hole ... what is with some of these organisers , fact is they have no Grasp in what it IS all about .. STUPIDITY! .... get Rocket man down h ... oh whoops no venue

[Mith18]

Somewhat related to dim-witted organisers/management. I was talking to my english flying friend and she said:

I'm not surprised at what you say about the CAA employees. When I was down at our CAA doing my CPL exams I had lunch in their canteen and had a talk to a chap there. I asked him what his interests in aviation are and he said none. They are just civil servants and pushing paper is the same whatever is written on it.

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (Mith18 @ Feb 10 2013,1:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I asked him what his interests in aviation are and he said none. They are just civil servants and pushing paper is the same whatever is written on it.

That is what is very typical , all the wrong people in the wrong work ... some of my experiences ... but Mith, yours really shows how the world works today.

[HamiltonWest]

QUOTE (Mith18 @ Feb 10 2013,1:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Somewhat related to dim-witted organisers/management. I was talking to my english flying friend and she said:

I'm not surprised at what you say about the CAA employees. When I was down at our CAA doing my CPL exams I had lunch in their canteen and had a talk to a chap there. I asked him what his interests in aviation are and he said none. They are just civil servants and pushing paper is the same whatever is written on it.

Aren't the Exams done by a private company?
Sitting the examinations
Aviation Services Ltd conducts the examinations. This company is owned by the aviation industry and is based in Lower Hutt. There are regular timetabled sittings in the main centres throughout New Zealand.
http://www.caa.govt.nz/pilots/getting_a_licence_pilot.htm
http://www.aviation.co.nz/

[AllanJames]

Well for all of that I flew up, did the VIP thing, and enjoyed the day. The use of the big screens was a worthwhile addition.

[Mith18]

Yup, I do the exams and they get done through ASL, which is alright. But if you're on the board of the CAA, and you don't have any flying experience/Interest in aviation. It's a touch retarded. OK, too be fair reportedly 2 of them have flying experience, along with no GA reps.

[mfraser]

QUOTE (AllanJames @ Feb 11 2013,11:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Well for all of that I flew up, did the VIP thing, and enjoyed the day. The use of the big screens was a worthwhile addition.

I took my 5 year old son - mainly to catch up with my friends crewing the NH-90 but also to introduce him to his first airshow. For us it was a good length as after a few hours there he was ready to leave. The display was a bit disjointed with long waits between acts. According to a workmate in the know the Warbirds were booked to attend but were absent due to a scheduling mixup. The big screens were great and the highlight of our day was to see the Jetman formating with the two Robins......... it only cost us $55 and I MUCH prefered using the bus service than fighting with traffic in and out of the show. Its a shame they didn't pull it off as we North Islanders don't have many opportunities to enjoy something like that every year.............