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  If the aircraft hasnt got much of a payload then they do zoom climb it after takeoff. I see it all the time. The power to weight ratio when its empty is just awesome But why not just derate the thrust and not wear out the engins so fast? Theres no need to get to cruise alt before the end of the SID :lol: btw how often does a 757's engins have to be replaced? Or any large jet for that matter. James

If its working at Turoa it will just be the Mil-8 thats always sitting outside Heliservices Hangar in NZAP everytime I have picked up or dropped off the Bell its been sitting there only once have I ever seen more than 1 there which was my first flight to NZAP when they had all 3 getting ready to take off t'was a great sight too. SQ350

we get to talk with the pilots and to see their operation up close so that we have an understanding of what they are trying to achieve and how they go about doing it when they ask for certain things, it means that we can explain to them in real time what we are trying to achieve and why we can and cannot do some of the things they would like. same with the cockpit famil flights we get , we get to see what they do at certain phases of flight or taxi and answer their questions etc. my last flight was quite a while back on a Qantas b733 cockpit ride CH to AA but didn't have a camera with me....

"That'll be in the Herald on Sunday" Hell I'd fly with them. Costs $100+ to bunjy jump, I can get the same rush on AdamAir for $39 :lol:

Hey Matthew, just wondering if these are any different to the Pac-sim ones that we see on VATSIM? And would there be any chance that if I payed to go in one, if I could do it on VATSIM?

Thanks for the link to the pic Dan. The fuselage striping is close to what i remember seeing in my brief glimpse of it over work. I was sure i heard Roll Royce Darts, not Allison Turboprops when it went over, but i could be wrong with all the other noise going on in the building at the time. Maybe i was just being hopefull :lol: The more i think about it, the more i am being convinced that the guys are right about it being a Convair !! Guess i should have just got in my car and gone around the corner to the airport and had a look !! Lawrie.

yeah its a P.I.T.A aye.....especially when you misplace an update for a while and then insert a newer update....and then have to go through and put the old update in (making sure not to place older stuff in!) haha Im glad i have never done that...... touch wood......

No departure date set on this yet. There seems to be a bit of activity around it every morning.

I just saw the report of the late TV3 news about it- impressive stuff!

Yes, the 152 is not the most height friendly aircraft... :lol:

Yesterday afternoon I could also see a small aircraft doing aerobatics over the Tamaki Estuary- I thought it must have been a model RC plane because it was pulling incredible manoeuvres but I couldn't here its engine sound, and I was looking at it in the distance though binoculars so I couldn't tell its size.

i'm looking forward to learning this stuff, especialy "air law" sounds like an intelligent subject (hmm this will impress other students at school). Its not really... its basically just memorisation of a lot of legalese... <_< However, I really enjoyed Nav, that was fun coz you get to play with maps, rulers and the nav computer ;) Met was kinda interesting too... but thats probably because I enjoyed the 'challenge' of 'decoding' METARs and TAFs etc. I attended a part-time study course at Ardmore Flying School... it ran for something like 8 weeks and was...

Yeah I fly it quite a bit but Lake Station is one of the points on the PPL x countries out of WLG. Quite a few ppl go over there

Yep Ardmore, is open as usual on that day, however you have to register your intentions with Unicom prior to the start of the day. There is a form on the website. :)

Sounds cool, I see Israel is thinking on making a tanker that can rearm aircraft inflight.

More goodies Nik, looks like you had a great day! :plane: mate.............you missed out so bad!!!!!!!! I can't stress how good the show was!!!!!!! Just awesome. A big thank you to the RNZAF, NAVY and Army. B)

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I'm getting a vibe here that you aren't a big fan of ASL mailman. :lol:

cheers :)

Was given a tour around the team base on Saturday and was told they are taking the rigs out after training today and doing a big pack tomorow. He did tell us the date they were flying out but i cant remember :( so the plane should be arriving soon for all you akl spotters :plane: