NZFF

Hi guys, been a while since I have posted anything. But after last weekends show my interest in aviation is back. Some shots anyway.

Great Photo's Gavin ..

Great shots, BTW you missed it Ian the A400 did a fly over Christchurch

Crikey, when did it do that ! , probably a 1300ft cloud ceiling .. simply had no word of this !

Great shots thanks for posting .

Bootiful !!! ...
(been ages since I used that smilie)

Notes from MRC ZM401, as "Ascot 4100", arrived Wellington mid afternoon 23 February having made its way south from Nadi. On the 24th it conducted two local flights - the first for media then carrying NZ Defence staff. The same day it flew low level to Christchurch where it made a low approach and overshoot before making its way to Ohakea where it was placed on static display for the weekend.

I was surprised Ian myself I thought it only Went as far as Wellington. On the Sunday evening the Kc135 and two F-16s landed at Christchurch for a refuel before pushing onto
Australia.

No word on air movements here .. possibility everyone tracking flights were at Ohakea

Not a video from the Tattoo but is of an aircraft supporting it (was the tanker there?) ...

RAAF Airbus KC-30A (A330-200MRTT) | Landing and Takeoff at Auckland Airport


Mike Condon has also posted a few pics from the event of the A400 ...
http://mrcaviation.blogspot.co.nz/2017/ ... zm401.html

As well as some shots of the RAAF F18s and C17..
http://mrcaviation.blogspot.co.nz/2017/ ... ngent.html

One thing with the A330-200MRTT or 340 series they do have a look , very typical A300 when it first showed up in Christchurch back 1974 .

No the tanker was not there.

Ian Warren wrote:One thing with the A330-200MRTT or 340 series they do have a look , very typical A300 when it first showed up in Christchurch back 1974 .

yeah and a very distinctive wine engine wise huh

Oh and another wicked collection of pics (around 600 of em) here on Flickr (user 111emergency, not sure if a member at nzff), some brilliant shots of the displays
https://www.flickr.com/photos/111emergency/

Sure ole 111Emergency is a member, must go under another handle ... the US airman in the F-16 .. I can see his thoughts "I'm So Figgen Board"

deeknow wrote:Oh and another wicked collection

Wow no kidding.
Thanks for the link deeknow, it kind of answers my question about "should you look, or take the picture".
Someone else will have taken a better picture, guaranteed.
I'll bring you back a snap of an F-35 if I can get close to it, memento of what $200m looks like on the ground

Wow, looks like one I should've gone to. What day was better?

Great pics!

Appears from the snap shots on the web the Sunday would have been better. Saturday was good if you wanted mementos. The only down side most of the items they wanted a arm and a leg for.
Allot of the aircraft did not have pins but coins but they were not cheap at $20.00 each.

Aviator 1 wrote:Allot of the aircraft did not have pins but coins but they were not cheap at $20.00 each.

That is the thing with shows like this , every little bit helps to keep then going course Ohakea being a special prices would have been marked up, you find a lot of that stuff across the net.