serious anti-speeding enforcement imminent!

**betti** · 21st March 2005, 07:50

or did they turn down the f-16's?

**James Deuce** · 21st March 2005, 08:04

Originally Posted by betti

or did they turn down the f-16's?

Hah! That's a Eurofighter. A much more capable platform than an old-tech F16.

**scumdog** · 21st March 2005, 08:44

As mentioned before, I saw plenty of those signs in the US even back in the 80's, most had the words "strictly enforced" at the bottom of the sign.

**FlyingDutchMan** · 21st March 2005, 11:55

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

Thats why the Navy have these Choppers!!!!!!!!!!!

If its NZ, defence force and flys, the airforce owns, maintains and operates it!

**sAsLEX** · 21st March 2005, 12:07

Originally Posted by FlyingDutchMan

If its NZ, defence force and flys, the airforce owns, maintains and operates it!

you reckon!! want to tell my navy oppos, sub lt etc ie not air force who fly them, and they are navy owned just looked after by the force

**FlyingDutchMan** · 21st March 2005, 13:35

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

you reckon!! want to tell my navy oppos, sub lt etc ie not air force who fly them, and they are navy owned just looked after by the force

Strange that they RNZAF written on them then!

**James Deuce** · 21st March 2005, 13:40

Originally Posted by FlyingDutchMan

Strange that they RNZAF written on them then!

How hard can it be to understand that Kaman SEAsprites are deployed on Navy vessels and flown by Naval aviators?

They are serviced onboard by Navy techs, and major maintenance and overhauls are done by RNZAF staff.

**sAsLEX** · 21st March 2005, 16:50

first to admit my eyes aint the best but can anyone else see whats written on the side of this chopper??

**k14** · 21st March 2005, 16:53

It says RNZAF doesn't it??

**sAsLEX** · 21st March 2005, 16:54

Originally Posted by Jim2

How hard can it be to understand that Kaman SEAsprites are deployed on Navy vessels and flown by Naval aviators?

They are serviced onboard by Navy techs, and major maintenance and overhauls are done by RNZAF staff.

Serviced by air force all the time, they embark on the ships and follow the chopper around.

You need a few more balls than you average pilot to be a Naval Pilot!!

**jimbo600** · 21st March 2005, 17:29

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

first to admit my eyes aint the best but can anyone else see whats written on the side of this chopper??

Good to see my photographs still being put to good use. I remember taking that photo a few years back.

True RNZN pilots are navy, but trained by RNZAF. Maintenance is also performed by crabfats too. Bloody good kit the Seasprite. I see the RAN are experiencing a few issues with theirs.

**sAsLEX** · 21st March 2005, 17:37

Originally Posted by jimbo600

True RNZN pilots are navy, but trained by RNZAF. Maintenance is also performed by crabfats too. Bloody good kit the Seasprite. I see the RAN are experiencing a few issues with theirs.

Yeah not enough through put to warrent Navy training up the instructors to train Navy pilots when the force had all the experience from nam era etc, shit they still have the helos that were in nam lol

**Coyote** · 21st March 2005, 17:42

This might force me to slow down

**sAsLEX** · 21st March 2005, 20:17

I see the Air Force is using a good Navy pilot for advertising on tonights show! Good on ya Ben

**FlyingDutchMan** · 22nd March 2005, 11:25

Weird... I was sure that the one I saw last year had RNZAF on it (unless I was hullcinating again).

Anyway these two articles should clear who operates/maintains them. And it seems that the RNZN does own them. Oh well 2/3 ain't bad.
http://www.navy.mil.nz/rnzn/article....icle_type=news
http://www.airforce.mil.nz/about/squadrons/3sqn.htm

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