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Nork
Mar-28-2018, 16:33
Hey lads, Im in New Zealand for the week and excited to say, heading to Wanaka for the airshow shortly.
Just wondering if anyone else is going?
C'mon all you Kiwis!
Anyways, promise to take some pics and post them here.

69th_Nork


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4h3xFPmvV2c

ATAG_kiwiflieger
Mar-28-2018, 23:37
I'll be heading along - leaving tomorrow and will be at the show on Sunday. :woohoo:

Nork
Mar-29-2018, 02:33
Hey Kiwiflieger, should be a great day. I'll be there on Sunday too.
Travelling with a crew of about five.
My wife's sister who is coming with us, is actually an aircraft nut. So there was no out for my wife on this one!
Would be great to link up, I'll send you a PM with my mobile. Just drop me a txt on the day if it suits.

Regards,

69th_Nork

ATAG_Marlow
Mar-29-2018, 06:22
Hey...well done, Nork! Duxford...Wanaka....you're rackin 'em up! Great stuff!

As you know, I was in Wanaka about a month ago, visiting the Warbirds and Wheels Museum and heard about the Wanaka Airshow. Too bad I couldn't hang around to join you...would have loved to, because New Zealand does so well keeping the warbirds airworthy and is such a beautiful country. We loved the kiwi's, too!

I hope you and Kiwi get to meet up and I'm sure you'll all have a brilliant day! Really looking forward to the pictures! Salute! :thumbsup:

ATAG_Pattle
Mar-29-2018, 06:45
Hey Nork, Is that your Go Pro footage of how you got over the ditch mate?

Hope you brought a fresh supply of Kangaroo nut sacks for Kiwi!

Enjoy guys, hope you get to meet up.

Pattle :salute:

Nork
Mar-29-2018, 15:38
Meeting you and the other guys at Duxford was just awesome Marlo. Really hope to do it again one day.
Pat, i must concede, you did pretty well on the pictures at Scone and got lucky with the weather.
Its looking pretty fine here in Christchurch this morning.
We are finally on the road to Wanaka today.


69th_Nork

HurricaneHarvest
Mar-30-2018, 03:41
Hope you Kiwis can promo Blitz ? .... BLUTZZZZzzz!!! ... fUsh-n-chUps ... :-P

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ATAG_Flare
Apr-01-2018, 00:44
Apparently a Yak-3 crashed into a piece of machinery while landing at this show. Too bad, it seems the right wing is totally ripped off.

https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/uploads/monthly_2018_03/warbirds_crash_2.jpg.28ccdecb3c377ad2c3e2a001dae69 afa.jpg

Silent135
Apr-01-2018, 04:33
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gz07Q5Etyjc oops.

HurricaneHarvest
Apr-02-2018, 04:32
OUCH !! :(

How in the hell was that machine parked there ?? :grrr:

Vlerkies
Apr-02-2018, 04:37
OUCH !! :(

How in the hell was that machine parked there ?? :grrr:

How in the hell did the pilot not see the huge big bright orange cherry picker on his approach, is the guys blind?

:doh:

Silent135
Apr-02-2018, 04:46
What a beautiful location for an airshow. "and if you look to your right ladies and gentleman, here comes the mustang doing a live strafing run, his target for today is a large badly placed orange cherrypicker" dakka dakka dakka dakka dakka!

ATAG_kiwiflieger
Apr-02-2018, 05:03
The Yak crash happened on the Saturday so I didn't see it - sounds like the cherrypicker wasn't meant to be there (obviously) and the pilot had the big inline engine in front of him so couldn't see in front too well - just the same way we don't see those control towers on final. Glad the pilot was uninjured though.

Nork - it was a real pleasure meeting you and seeing another Cliffs virtual pilot in the flesh. :salute:

Nork
Apr-02-2018, 21:29
Hey guys, back to civilisation (and wifi signal, yay) what a show!
The weather was perfect, the company superb and the aircraft, well here's a few picks judge for yourselves.
Have to add, the F16 was judged by myself and Kiwiflieger, as the most impressive display on the day!
Enjoy the pics!

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69th_Nork

ATAG_Pattle
Apr-02-2018, 22:01
Hey Nork,

The first 6 seem to have a loading problem.

Pattle :stunned:

Nork
Apr-03-2018, 02:21
Hmmm let's try that again

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Nork
Apr-03-2018, 02:26
But wait, theres more!

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Nork
Apr-03-2018, 02:30
And a few more : ) not sure what's not working here, could be a mac thing? They dropped that caravan from about 3000 ft ! It was knackered before it hit the ground lol.

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IIJG27Rich
Apr-03-2018, 07:03
They'll fix it fellows. Don't be too upset :salute: