Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 1:03 pmI was fortunate enough to have my name drawn for the prize RNZAF Iroquois flight at Whenuapai airshow yesterday.
Normally, I never usually enter competitions (except our good old monthly screenshot ones
), let alone win them, so this was a real treat for me.
However, for all those who entered and didn't win, here's a little photographic journalism to show what I saw- defiantly the best scenic flight around town that I've ever been on... mainly because the Huey's slider doors were pinned open and there was nothing but fresh air between myself and the 2500 drop below
Takeoff from the show- how many aircraft can you spot?
Construction of the new north western motarway extension burrowing it's way across the countryside
View across nearby fields
Those look like nice houses down there...
Suburban North Shore
Over SH1 towards Takapuna
The Crew
Gun aimers view of Rangitoto
And a quick vid over the Gulf:
North Head (I think of the houses down there belongs to 'Creator2003')
Sharing the sky with ZK-DAK
Westhaven Marina
Returning to the airfield
NZ3015 from the front after landing
And the panel- check out that old school AH!
Big thanks to the RNZAF base staff at Whenuapai, the crew from 3 Squadron and particularly Squadron Leader Tony Collins for making this all happen.
Normally, I never usually enter competitions (except our good old monthly screenshot ones
), let alone win them, so this was a real treat for me.However, for all those who entered and didn't win, here's a little photographic journalism to show what I saw- defiantly the best scenic flight around town that I've ever been on... mainly because the Huey's slider doors were pinned open and there was nothing but fresh air between myself and the 2500 drop below
Takeoff from the show- how many aircraft can you spot?
Construction of the new north western motarway extension burrowing it's way across the countryside
View across nearby fields
Those look like nice houses down there...
Suburban North Shore
Over SH1 towards Takapuna
The Crew
Gun aimers view of Rangitoto
And a quick vid over the Gulf:
North Head (I think of the houses down there belongs to 'Creator2003')
Sharing the sky with ZK-DAK
Westhaven Marina
Returning to the airfield
NZ3015 from the front after landing
And the panel- check out that old school AH!
Big thanks to the RNZAF base staff at Whenuapai, the crew from 3 Squadron and particularly Squadron Leader Tony Collins for making this all happen.
