Fokker F27 Misc

[Snowman]

ZK-NAO at AA Sept 2012, rapidly dissapearing into spare parts.......................



ZK-NAO in better days.............................

Christchurch, 1974


Norfolk Island, 1976


Auckland, 1983

[Ian Warren]

Obviously not the aircraft photo I took then.

[Snowman]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ May 14 2014,4:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Obviously not the aircraft photo I took then.

Off the top of my head, i cant remember definately which one it is thats there myself.
The memory is not what it used to be.
I'll have to research that one, to find out which member of the F27 flock it is, or should i say, which one it WAS....................
Whats left of it, isnt looking too flash, going by your photo..............
For some reason, the thought ZK-BXI pops into my mind as being her,............. I'll research it and find out

[Ian Warren]

Yeah , found it hard directly to find out the .. hey I can always knock at the gate at NZCH fire crash , old days .... like when i was 20 so you could have walked in from the gate ... Christ, Lawrie-you put an idea in my head , might see how far I can go with this , have a few contacts .

[Snowman]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ May 14 2014,7:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Yeah , found it hard directly to find out the .. hey I can always knock at the gate at NZCH fire crash , old days .... like when i was 20 so you could have walked in from the gate ... Christ, Lawrie-you put an idea in my head , might see how far I can go with this , have a few contacts .

Not a bad idea there Ian.
You are "johnny-on-the-spot" , so to speak,....... being as how you live there and all..................

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (Snowman @ May 14 2014,9:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

You are "johnny-on-the-spot" , so to speak,.......

Trouble with Johnny ... he always gets into trouble, I wait for a blue sky morning and see what I can achieve - "Johnny over and Out"

[Lindstrim]

I do believe the fire one is this one from the nzcivilair blog, which had an N reg.

http://nzcivair.blogspot.co.nz/2012/05/chr...riendships.html

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (Lindstrim @ May 15 2014,12:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I do believe the fire one is this one from the nzcivilair blog, which had an N reg.

Thanks for the looksie and strange to find - dated 2012 , BXG and thought that was the Ashburton lame bird - maybe that is were it finally ended .... a lot off them really did not get far

[Dash8captain]

ZK-PAX was there tonight instead of POH

[Ian Warren]

If ever a F-27 was made for flight simulation, this is the one to teach how to paint an aircraft .. you could not get that wrong .. surely !

[Snowman]

Very nice set of shots of a lovely old girl..................
Thanks for sharing them.....

Nice sunset too...

[Dash8captain]

QUOTE (Snowman @ May 15 2014,9:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Very nice set of shots of a lovely old girl..................
Thanks for sharing them.....

Nice sunset too...

No problem Lawrie - glad to share them

[Snowman]

Still fairly tidy inside the cockpit to, for an old workhorse...................................

[Ian Warren]

Almost as tidy and clean as a Cessna

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE

Still fairly tidy inside the cockpit to, for an old workhorse...................................[/quote]
steady on she's not that old

5th to last off the production line and about 28,000 cycles, she's only a teenager.

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (SA227 @ May 16 2014,12:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

steady on she's not that old

5th to last off the production line and about 28,000 cycles, she's only a teenager.

Andrew , maybe you should post your many photos here, the chap Willem working on a FSX F-27 has put it on hold at the mo as real life got in the way.

[Snowman]

QUOTE (SA227 @ May 16 2014,11:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

steady on she's not that old

5th to last off the production line and about 28,000 cycles, she's only a teenager.

I realise that,..........
It was a bad choice of words on my part,....... blame it on being tired at the time.
Probably meant to say something like Beautiful old workhorse........
Im not about to insult or degrade my most favourite aircraft of all time ( YES Ian,..... even more than a "classic" B737-200). Thats 2nd on the list..................

[Snowman]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ May 16 2014,12:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Andrew , maybe you should post your many photos here, the chap Willem working on a FSX F-27 has put it on hold at the mo as real life got in the way.

Thats a real shame Ian. Been really hanging out for a native FSX F-27.
Guess i'll have to keep on going with the model by Miguel Garnica that im using...........

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (Snowman @ May 16 2014,2:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Thats a real shame Ian. Been really hanging out for a native FSX F-27.

I believe there is another on its way but payware, still in hush hush, but its a start.

[Snowman]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ May 16 2014,1:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I believe there is another on its way but payware, still in hush hush, but its a start.

I'd be up for that,......... no matter what the cost !!