Orion Buzzing Tauranga Today

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Postby jastheace » Tue Jul 03, 2007 8:57 pm

Hi Guys,

did anyone else see or hear the orion doing circuits at tauranga apt this afternoon?

wish i had a camera, would have made for some nice shots, espically with the smoke trails
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Postby Naki » Tue Jul 03, 2007 10:12 pm

Yep saw & heard - rather smokey isn't it.
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Postby jastheace » Wed Jul 04, 2007 8:03 pm

yeah, and i love it!!!!, bit like i love standing outside and watchinng the vorticies on the a/c on approch to akl!!!
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Postby Ian Warren » Wed Jul 04, 2007 8:24 pm

Yeah bit like the Huey rippping around CHCH today .... :ph43r: Its on a STEALTH mission :lol: :lol:
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Postby jastheace » Thu Jul 05, 2007 8:39 pm

Ian Warren wrote: Yeah bit like the Huey rippping around CHCH today .... :ph43r: Its on a STEALTH mission :lol: :lol:

hmmmm, how the hell can a Huey be on a stealth mission??!!!! i am sure thats why alot got shot down in Vietnam, they heard them coming 30 miles away!!! :lol: :P
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Postby ardypilot » Thu Jul 05, 2007 11:50 pm

There was a low C-130 flying over east/central Auckland today.. at about 9.30 am I think. Woke me up it was so loud!
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Postby Ian Warren » Fri Jul 06, 2007 12:04 am

jastheace wrote:
Ian Warren wrote: Yeah bit like the Huey rippping around CHCH today ....  :ph43r: Its on a STEALTH mission  :lol:   :lol:

hmmmm, how the hell can a Huey be on a stealth mission??!!!! i am sure thats why alot got shot down in Vietnam, they heard them coming 30 miles away!!! :lol: :P

:o SssHHHhh .. 'quite' don't tell the enermy , ..... :blink: ..hang on :unsure: ..put fingers in your ears / close's your eye's , start screamin 'NahNahNah' :rolleyes:

Then a ... Were the hell did they come from :lol: :lol:
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Postby Zöltuger » Fri Jul 06, 2007 4:50 pm

Trolly wrote: There was a low C-130 flying over east/central Auckland today.. at about 9.30 am I think. Woke me up it was so loud!

flew directly over my house twice yesterday, and low too- 1000ft maybe
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