NZFF

The RNZAF workhorse C-130H has just been retired:
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/540425/royal-nz-air-force-to-retire-c-130h-hercules-fleet

I thought it'd be appropriate to do a tribute banner.

All shots welcome (but remember to keep the larger/higher resolution originals). Don't let Marty get away with this one (gorgeous as it is)!



Has to be an RNZAF livery (obviously) but any of the many locations that the C-130s have visited over the 60yrs should be fine

Adam.

Bank it

Great idea for this contest to win an appearance in March 2024 banner!!

Regards,

Aharon

CLOSE THE DOOR ....its cold .

That's an awesome thing to do for the old workhorse.

Not the greatest of shots, but here's a C-130 over Herald Island (near Whenuapai):





I'll have to try harder to match Splitpin!

Ahhh Herald Island, my first 'living off" address...on the terrace, after being posted to AKL.
I think it was around 1977/78...a waterfront place for $30.00 a week(Top dollar back then)....three bedrooms and a garage....and 5 smelly young Airmen with a dog.
What could go wrong

Splitpin wrote:Ahhh Herald Island, my first 'living off" address...on the terrace, after being posted to AKL.

It's all wall-to-wall houses now ... and Hobsonville is now one massive housing estate.

We're in Birkenhead, so at least I still get to hear the C-130s when they do circuits and bumps - always a treat!

Adamski wrote:Not the greatest of shots, but here's a C-130 over Herald Island (near Whenuapai):

You might just make it into RWY21 from there - but the the SH18 bridge does need a little help, for sure.

Actually I cry foul on this competition:
I suspect you two are the only owners of this plane in NZ, if not the World.
There is only one solution to this.

Charl "There is only one solution to this" do tell Sir.

Why it's obvious!
Take scissors to the banner, and plant that first shot as a tribute in the month it belongs (February)
This is my last word on the banner thing, I have previously gotten into a lot of trouble with this kind of malarky

OK, we can't leave those two hanging .. and just to show there's SOME legs left in P3D here's a shot of the farewell fly-past down the West coast of the North Island (bonus point to anyone who can identify the harbour). Sadly the route didn't include a buzz over Hamilton and we were on the wrong coast to make a trip over for it

I was in the garden yesterday when all three C-130s flew over. Very low - and desperately trying to get into formation after take-off. Awesome!!!!

So .. that prompted a screenshot session - in PNG:









Adam.

Adamski,

Your first screenshot is AMAZING. How did you manage to fly through without hitting trees???

Regards,

Aharon

Aharon wrote:Your first screenshot is AMAZING. How did you manage to fly through without hitting trees???

Thanks! I'm sorry to say I CHEATED ... I paused the sim then used slew mode to position the aircraft, popping into outside view periodically to check.

However - once the pic was taken, I unpaused it and flew it along the runway - that was fun! I turned round and managed to land it. It's an amazing aircraft!

How do you slew ?
I can "teleport"in 2020 , but its not the same as the good old FSX slew mode.(2020 can only go up)
Helicopters (for me anyway) teleport down ......its a weird thing man....

deeknow wrote:OK, we can't leave those two hanging .. and just to show there's SOME legs left in P3D here's a shot of the farewell fly-past down the West coast of the North Island (bonus point to anyone who can identify the harbour). Sadly the route didn't include a buzz over Hamilton and we were on the wrong coast to make a trip over for it

deeknow ...but the location, I'm not sure mate....but I did see Raglan in the image data

Plimmerton...

Splitpin wrote:but the location, I'm not sure mate....but I did see Raglan in the image data

Doh !! you are too clever .. heh yep Raggers it is

Adamski wrote: Thanks! I'm sorry to say I CHEATED ... I paused the sim then used slew mode to position the aircraft, popping into outside view periodically to check. However - once the pic was taken, I unpaused it and flew it along the runway - that was fun! I turned round and managed to land it. It's an amazing aircraft!

Adamski,

That is very very impressive screenshot taking technique WITHOUT WITHOUT WITHOUT using Photoshop. Although I published millions of screenshots on various flight sim forums past 17 years, your screenshot technique is TOTALLY NEW to me and I have not heard of that trick before!!! The other screenshot technique I cannot figure out is how Splitpin manages to convert FSX screenshots into Kodak photographs. Your technique makes it second screenshot method I cannot figure out how to use. hahahaha

Regards,

Aharon