Ultra-low flyby of a DC-3!

**pzkpfw** · 8th March 2012, 19:40

Originally Posted by Swoop

I believe they were declared unsafe to use in combat at one stage.
Google "NH90 problems" and enjoy the reading...

"NH90" meant something like "Nato Helicopter for the 90's".

The 90's were over long before it was ready.

**Macontour** · 8th March 2012, 21:40

[QUOTE=quickbuck;1130275939]Funny how the memory is.... As you were Batt 6 I think it was the 727 you went to Darwin on.... 757 came in to service in 2003.

Of course it was a 727!! I remember walking up those rear stairs under the tail.

Came back in some chartered thing though.

**nudemetalz** · 8th March 2012, 21:59

Thanks Nadroj !!

Going to be an awesome airshow !!

**quickbuck** · 8th March 2012, 22:13

Originally Posted by Macontour

Came back in some chartered thing though.

That would have been one of these
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilyushin_Il-76

Well, that is what I came back on in May 2002.
Stopped in Noumea at midnight for fuel, and stocked up on mini bottles from the duty free store.
Got my passport stamped for kicks, just to tell the other half I had been there.. even though it was for an hour!

Made B-52's out of the mini bottles I got, and after 3 months of a dry camp... they went down well at 20000ft.
Landed in Ohakea at 3 am.

Was so glad to be home, and have great memories of my time there.

**Macontour** · 9th March 2012, 05:49

We landed ChCh at about midnight then buses to Burnham. No meals, accom or anything organised so ended sleeping on the crusty beersoaked carpet in the rugby club/sportsmans bar. It wasn't until after breakfast that they actually told us how we were to get home to Auckland. RNZAF again to Whenuapai. And the shuttle that the system was supposed to arrange for me to get home and had been confirmed to me days prior.............probably still sitting at Auckland Airport waiting for me. Luckily one of the Air Force shuttle drivers was going to the Airport to pick up someone else so he dropped me off on the way.

Thanks for your 7 months overseas, welcome home!!!

I loved it there though. Would have happily had a week or two leave and gone back except Batt6 was the end of it. I was part of the cleanup crew for the last few weeks.

**SPman** · 9th March 2012, 15:19

Originally Posted by ducatilover

I have MS Combat Flight sim or something.

I've got CFS2 - with 50G of upgrades and stuff, FS2004 and FSX with the NZ high res add-on - all good fun if I ever get a chance to use them

**Macontour** · 12th March 2012, 05:46

Well, that is what I came back on in May 2002.

I got there start of May. I am guessing that you were at the APOD probably supporting 3 Sqn and the Aussies. I was a truckie based in the "white tiles" at Suai. Regularly delivered water to your tanks there and often enjoyed the hospitality of your chefs. One of our guys was cooking there for a while too.

**nudemetalz** · 21st March 2012, 10:30

Just got my ticket online for the RNZAF Airshow at Ohakea, From what I've read, they are limiting the crowd to 50,000 and the carparks to 15,000 to avoid huge congestion after the show. While there will be gate-sales,...I THOROUGHLY RECOMMEND getting your ticket(s) online (www.eventfinder.co.nz) so you don't miss out.
Cheap at $10 admission