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Postby Dash8captain » Mon May 26, 2014 7:48 pm

Well I spent a lot of time at NZAA shooting with my SLR - saw some interesting movements such as the CV580, 787 A380 etc

If you look closely at one of the All Blacks A320 closeup of the nose - the Captain gave me a Wave!

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Postby Ian Warren » Mon May 26, 2014 7:59 pm

Look at that .. some ARBUST'S and some Airbus tongue.gif least the 340/330 series look the part ... ya missed the Convair winkyy.gif

Ohpps the Convair just arrived tongue.gif
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Postby Lindstrim » Mon May 26, 2014 9:00 pm

Looks like from down by the fire station?
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Postby Dash8captain » Mon May 26, 2014 9:35 pm

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QUOTE (Lindstrim @ May 26 2014,9:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Looks like from down by the fire station?


Yep Nearly - I parked in the Air NZ Staff Carpark and kneeled on the roof of the car! laugh.gif - the Best spot for Auckland if you can get a park there!
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Postby zk2704 » Mon May 26, 2014 9:43 pm

Great ones Terry, All well done! thumbup1.gif My home airport!
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Postby towerguy » Tue May 27, 2014 3:21 am

I guess I must be a lost cause! 25 yrs on the job this month and over 17 of them here in this tower and I'm still spending my off time looking at photos of aircraft at work.
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Postby Ian Warren » Tue May 27, 2014 9:19 am

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I guess I must be a lost cause! 25 yrs on the job this month and over 17 of them here in this tower and I'm still spending my off time looking at photos of aircraft at work.
Oh well ...

That's what happens when get inoculated more than three times with the aviation bug at birth rolleyes.gif , don't blame your self biggrin.gif
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Postby Dash8captain » Tue May 27, 2014 9:29 pm

Ian Warren wrote:
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That's what happens when get inoculated more than three times with the aviation bug at birth rolleyes.gif , don't blame your self biggrin.gif


Yep once you have the bug you are stuck with it for life! - for me anyway, even though I see Dash 8s every day flying over work I HAVE to look up and see it!
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Postby HamiltonWest » Tue May 27, 2014 11:58 pm

All Great Pics Terry punk.gif
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Postby Splitpin » Wed May 28, 2014 8:58 pm

Awesome work DashCap ..... i have to get up there with my little camera .
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