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F27s get the chop

Postby dbcunnz » Mon Feb 29, 2016 10:42 pm

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Re: F27s get the chop

Postby Ian Warren » Mon Feb 29, 2016 10:50 pm

Now I wonder if one will think of keeping in the NZ as a flying museum , have a few dollars and tho a 500 get it looked after rafter the scrap heap ?
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Re: F27s get the chop

Postby dbcunnz » Mon Feb 29, 2016 10:53 pm

Ian Warren wrote:Now I wonder if one will think of keeping in the NZ as a flying museum , have a few dollars and tho a 500 get it looked after rafter the scrap heap ?

Not likely the two Fokker 27 planes would be put up for sale. :angry:
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Re: F27s get the chop

Postby SA227 » Mon Feb 29, 2016 11:01 pm

One airframe will be placed in storage at the end of March and the second will be available as a standby aircraft in Auckland till the end of April then who knows.

POH and PAX are actually young airframes in terms of cycles but there are no spare engines in the world so their time is limited.

I miss the two motor fokker, twas my favourite aircraft to fly
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Re: F27s get the chop

Postby Ian Warren » Mon Feb 29, 2016 11:12 pm

SA227 wrote:but there are no spare engines in the world so their time is limited.

I heard they were running out of Darts ten plus years back, funny in the day they were the most reliable tractor/jet engine around ...
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Re: F27s get the chop

Postby chopper_nut » Tue Mar 01, 2016 10:39 am

Timed components like turbine wheels must be getting hard to find nowadays.
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Re: F27s get the chop

Postby Ian Warren » Tue Mar 01, 2016 12:23 pm

chopper_nut wrote:Timed components like turbine wheels must be getting hard to find nowadays.

That would be an extra museum add to the Wigram Museum ... they do have a ghost engine, years back there was a handle one could use to show its workings but I'm guessing typical of OSH or at least a staff museum member being there the option to show the operation of the cut away jet engine was removed.
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Re: F27s get the chop

Postby chopper_nut » Tue Mar 01, 2016 1:35 pm

I do remember that display from when I was a kid. I was wondering what happened to it when you and I were there.
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Re: F27s get the chop

Postby Ian Warren » Tue Mar 01, 2016 1:53 pm

It was there but hidden away just offset to the right wing of the Canberra , they made it so dark, maybe something I could put some input to if I get the part time job .. this week they go thru the applicants 29th Feb to the 4th Mar ... not sure how it works out there .. for job app's , be nice to get a phone call .
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Re: F27s get the chop

Postby chopper_nut » Tue Mar 01, 2016 1:59 pm

Be nice to get someone in there that knows about what they've got. Good luck
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Re: F27s get the chop

Postby Ian Warren » Tue Mar 01, 2016 2:18 pm

chopper_nut wrote:Be nice to get someone in there that knows about what they've got. Good luck

Thanks Matey , be nice just to get a foot in the door, put ideas forward was one off the recommendations or least forward thinking , all they want is a graphic artist and with ...

More than 2 years’ experience working as a Graphic Designer
Advanced knowledge of Creative Suite software, particularly Illustrator and Photoshop


Experience with illustration work would be a bonus
Experience working with Spatial design would be advantageous

Someone who shows passion for a creative challenge.


As the above says ... Maybe we could score a Friendship ... they gave the other one away Soo ?
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Re: F27s get the chop

Postby chopper_nut » Tue Mar 01, 2016 4:31 pm

Well you've got the qualifications nailed but then again, I've seen what they do with intelligent people in that place..... Good luck all the same
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Re: F27s get the chop

Postby Ian Warren » Tue Mar 01, 2016 5:07 pm

chopper_nut wrote:.. Good luck all the same

Thanks Nick, I am looking forward to a reply .. even for a Yay or Nay
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Re: F27s get the chop

Postby Splitpin » Tue Mar 01, 2016 8:11 pm

chopper_nut wrote:Well you've got the qualifications nailed but then again, I've seen what they do with intelligent people in that place..... Good luck all the same


So have i Nick , and some good people as well and it wasn't nice.
But all that aside ... good luck Ian ... i cant think of anyone more qualified :thumbup:
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Re: F27s get the chop

Postby Ian Warren » Tue Mar 01, 2016 10:27 pm

Splitpin wrote:But all that aside ... good luck Ian ... i cant think of anyone more qualified :thumbup:

Biggest thing is how long dose it take before or even to get a reply .... this would be the interesting question , last I checked before the job went down was 1028 people viewing ..
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