Whenuapai Open Day

[Captain_Hamish]

hey

i was just wondering is anyone going to the whenuapai open day on the 3rd of march next saturday and will have a video camera there and filming the airshow
i am unable to make it up to whenuapai i was jsut wondering if someone could please film it for me i am happy to trade other film of aircraft i have for it
i have dvds from all over the world the only place that i don't really have now is china the latest one i have got is on thunder city in south africa with the lightings and hunter and buccaneer and i also have the berlin airshow 2006 one which is very good it has the nh 90 in it and me262 and bf109 plus lots of other great aircraft so if someone could please let me know if there are filming the whenuapai open day that would be great

thanks

[Alex]

I'm going to try and come up that weekend to see that, and then the pilot expo on the Sunday, cross your fingers for me - I need to swap out of a couple of work shifts.

Alex

[Captain_Hamish]

hi

if you make it to the show will you be filming it it is mostly the rnzaf 757, orion and herc and RAAF c17 and 3 RAAF F111's and the warbirds display i want film off

[Alex]

Nah, I don't have a video camera, I will be taking my Canon Eos though, if I can get out of that shift. I'm planning to post the pics here, not the same as a movie though, is it...

Alex

[Captain_Hamish]

no photos are ok but it never beats film cause it moves and you get sound lol ok hopefully i find someone else to film it
i did find another person on here ages ago around the end of january who was gonna film ti but now he is not replying to my emails that i have sent him

thanks anyway

[Alex]

No worries Hamish, you might be able to find someone else, as a fair amount of our members live in/around Auckland.

Good luck,

Alex

[Captain_Hamish]

yeah

it just depends who reads this post thats all lol there might alot of aucklanders that don't look at posts under real world aviation lol

[h290master]

Well at least the F111s are coming (I love F111s)
the last open day at Whenuapai I went too, the F111s just lay on the tarmac then took off, Warbirds Over Wanaka was way better

[Zöltuger]

no photos are ok but it never beats film cause it moves and you get sound lol ok hopefully i find someone else to film it

i might film it, but i prefer to watch it for real, rather through the lens of a camera. it's never as impressive.

[Brennanx]

Im going to go and watch it. It's also 9 days before my birthday

[Captain_Hamish]

oh ok my birthday is on mrach 3rd and i was disapointed with wanaka last year cause there was ment to be 2 f111's display there but one had hydraulics problem and made emergency landing at christchurch so that is why there was only 1 there
how ever for the next warbirds over wanaka show i am suspecting the aussies will send something impressive over like the c17 but if you are going to film it could you please let me know

thanks

[ardypilot]

Royal New Zealand Air Force Open Day
Saturday, 3 March 2007 - Saturday, 3 March 2007

Head to the RNZAF Base in Whenuapai, Auckland, for the The Royal New Zealand Air Force Open Day.
 
The Royal New Zealand Air Force will open the base for a day to let the public see the RNZAF at work.

There will be a two hour air display from all of the current Air Force Aircraft.

A live tented camp, a wide display of unit activities with opportunities to walk and talk with the men and women of today's Air Force.

Included also is a air display by the Warbirds in the morning.

Venue: RNZAF Base, Whenuapai, Auckland

Tickets available from: Door sales
Opening hours: 09.00 to 16.30 
Costs: $20 per car; $5 pp (free entry if you where a Special Ops Wrist Band)

http://www.viewauckland.co.nz/info_whats_on_124014.html

If you are going, post here and we might be able to meet up on Saturday

[FlyingKiwi]

I'll be taking photos (hopefully boost my statistics on Airliners.net a bit ) but no video sorry.

[Charl]

Anyone heading that way on Saturday, PM me a mobile number and we could meet up.
I'd suggest 12:30 at the Control Tower, gives an hour before the military display which is why I'm going.

[Alex]

I'd suggest 12:30 at the Control Tower, gives an hour before the military display which is why I'm going.

Will do, so yeap, I'll almost certainly be there.

Alex

[Captain_Hamish]

here goes a very detailed programme for the whenauapai open day and also the f111's doing practice tomorrow at whenuapai at 10.30am

EVENT ON OFF TET Add Amendment 10 280829 FEB 07
REMARKS

Runway 21
PR PRIZE WINNERS TANDEM DESCENT
HERC T/O 0955 1000 00:05 Climb to 8000ft
HERC TANDEM PARACHUTE DESCENT 1015 1025 00:10 HERC lands after parachutists.

SEASPRITE DEP TO PICK UP IRISH CAF TBA
SEASPRITE ARR WITH IRISH CAF TBA Land at 6SQN
KINGAIR ARR WITH CAF/ACC 1030 Kingair then becomes Static Display aircraft

NZ WARBIRDS DISPLAY
HARVARDS AND DH82 T/Oand POSITION 1050
DH82 T/O and POSITION 1055
THUNDER MUSTANG T/O and POSITION 1057

ROARING FORTIES HARVARDS 1100 1110 00:10 Land. Time includes landing
THUNDER MUSTANG DISPLAY 1110 1116 00:06 Land. Time includes landing
DH82 AROBATICS 1116 1122 00:06 Land. Time includes landing
ME108 T/O (under DH822) 1118
P40, P51 T/O and POSITION 1123
ME108 GUN RUNS 1125 1129 00:04 Two passes
P40/P51 PASS 1129
ME108 LANDS 1130 Land.
P40 KITTYHAWK DISPLAY 1131 1138 00:07
P51 MUSTANG DISPLAY 1138 1145 00:07
GILES T/O and POSITION (under P51) 1140
DC3 T/O and POSITION 1145
FIGHTERS LAND 1147 Land.
DC3 DISPLAY 1149 1154 00:05 Land. Time includes landing
DRAGONFLY T/O, DISPLAY and VACATE 1155 1203 00:08
GILES AEROBATIC DISPLAY and VACATE 1203 1211 00:08
YAKS T/O (under aerobatic display) 1204
DRAGONFLY BREAK AND LAND 1212 Land.
YAK 52 TEAM FMN AEROBATICS 1214 1224 00:10
YAK 52 TEAM LAND 1225 Land.
GILES LANDS 1227 Land.

P3 INTERNATIONAL DEPARTURE 1230 1235 00:05

P3 INTERNATIONAL DEPARTURE 1305 1310 00:05

MILITARY FLYING DISPLAY
HERC T/O 1310 1313 00:03 00:06 KIWI BLUE. Climb to 8000ft

ORION T/O 1320 1323 00:03 HOLD WHANGAPARAOA.

IROQUOIS (x3) T/O 1324 1327 00:03 HOLD HB
Have Troops onboard

KIWI BLUE JUMP 1330 1335 00:05 Herc descend and prepare for Airland (position BROWNS BAY)

IROQUOIS (x3) 1336 1339 00:03 1 x suppressive fire & 2 x Airland to secure LZ, then depart to HB. Troops provide protection for incursion from Golf Cse.
Troops wait for C130 to offload LOV (remain clear of RWY).

HERC 1340 1346 00:06 Airland and offload LOV.
Survivors exit LOV and posn by MS5.
HERC reverses A/R and departs to Eastern Sector.
On HERC departure survivors inflate, tether then enter MS5
Troops and LOV position against fenceline clear of DZ 1

P3 HOLD BROWNS BAY when vacated by C130

HARVARD T/O 1347 HOLD KUMEU

SEASPRITES T/O 1348 1349 00:01 1 to HOLD HB

ORION AND SEASPRITE SAR 1350 1359 00:09 At ON time survivors deploy Smoke. Orion depart Browns Bay as reqd for overhead after smoke.
Orion drops MADD on DZ then HOLD BETHELLS
SH2 winches survivor from liferaft and offload at HB prior to display.
Survivors and Troops remove MADD and debris from DZ (use LOV). All RTBase via perimeter road

HARVARD DISPLAY 1400 1405 00:05 Land

SEASPRITES (x2) DISPLAY 1406 1416 00:10 Land and park at 6SQN apron

757 T/O AND DISPLAY 1417 1425 00:08 HOLD WHANGAPARAOA

ORION DISPLAY HANDLING 1426 1434 00:08 Commence display from crowd right, then join B757 at WHANGAPARAOA

Iroquois depart HB during Orion display to HOLD RIVERHEAD. Note C130 transiting to KUMEU

C130 position from Eastern Sector to HOLD KUMEU. Note IROs at RIVERHEAD

RED CHECKERS T/O 1435 1437 00:02 HOLD COATSVILLE. Note IROs running in from RIVERHEAD. Right turnout and pass behind. Note C130 holding at KUMEU.

IROQUOIS DISPLAY HANDLING 1438 1450 00:12 HOLD HB

C130 position from KUMEU to RIVERHEAD when IROs depart

HERC DISPLAY HANDLING 1451 1501 00:10 B757 and P3 Fmn flypast as HERC reverses on RWY. Join THUNDER at WHANGAPARAOA

Red Checkers position from COATSVILLE to HOLD RIVERHEAD when vacated by C130

RAAF F-111 T/O, COMPLETE DISPLAY THEN LAND 1502 1511 00:09 00:02 From T/O max angle clb to 3000ft, position for full afterburner high speed pass (550kts/M0.9), reposition for fuel dump and burn, join CCT for initials, break and land. Add 2 min to allow back track to parking spot

RED CHECKERS DISPLAY and BREAK TO LAND 1514 1529 00:15

THUNDER FLYPAST AND LAND 1530 1545 00:15 From the East. Then join Ech for break to land.

Total Time of Display (Military) 02:15 02:00

BEAVER and DC3 LOCAL AREA FLIGHT 1546 1601 00:15 Tickets sold during the day

[Charl]

Brilliant, Hamish!
I reckon I could watch most of this from my front deck
Still go and see if that C17 is parked up though.
Thanks for the post, might find myself out west this AM if the Ozzies are playing B)

[Captain_Hamish]

last i heard charl that the raaf c17 is flying from ohakea to whenuapai tomorrow (friday)

[Radarz28]

I will be there this morning, anyone read this, look for a burgandy 1997 Honda Oddessy, that will be me... parked up next to the billboards.

[Charl]

last i heard charl that the raaf c17 is flying from ohakea to whenuapai tomorrow (friday)

Thanks Hamish, I'll look out for it.

Did pass by NZWP with a video camera today...
took some pictures of a seriously loud Australian B)