Looks beautiful, it's a shame our planes will likely never get the chance to fly over New Zealand's beautiful landscapes.
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Looks beautiful, it's a shame our planes will likely never get the chance to fly over New Zealand's beautiful landscapes.
If you are ever on this side of the world give me a call,we allways have someone looking for an excuse to go flying:)
Hi Dusty
My daughter was living at Waihi Beach and I got to know quite a few of the Sport Aviation community there. Flew around the North Island with Bob Byal and Murray Foster. Absolutely beautiful country to fly in. You guys are "spoiled rotten" over there!!
Have Fun
Don
Dusty,
One of my favorite places ever. Back when we visited, it was in my sailing days and was to visit a friend that helped us crew a very high tech racing sailboat on a pacific crossing. We stayed in his home in Lyttelton We saw the ball drop at the time ball station then walked to the site for a up close look. Our visit was during the era of the "Wizard of Christchurch". I could go on and on, but the visit is a treasured memory. To see it as you see it would be a dream. My friend, Geoff, now lives in Christchurch. Thanks for the pictures.
A perfect early winters day and our friend col (Super Cub) rang to suggest we go and have a picnic at the nearby Lake Hume. Didn't take too much to twist Gayle and my arms! Another friend who has a property on the side of the lake came over with his ATV with 4 cappuccinos! A great day out and only 30 mins flight from home.
The Kitfox fitting snug under the arm of its big brother!
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the coffee delivery vehicle
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Super Cub Col - good mentor for off field flying.
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Gayle just gave me her photos and they are much better! so here are a few more!
Hi Norm
I havnt measured takeoff or landing distance as i feel the cg is a bit far forward and i am running out of elevator on landing.
Cruise at 5300 is around 80 kts using 16 litres per hr
The engine is a80hp with a3 blade ivo ifa
By adding the bush gear pod and tyres i lost around 5 kts
There is still a lot of sorting to do starting with a weight balance but the engine is now running well so i can now move on:)
Well I woke up this morning and thought it was time to go for a fly. My pilot buddy Adam decided to jump in with me. We were going to go to Ram Falls but the 7500' DA was obviously too much for the Cherokee. Went out to a couple buddies places, gave some rides, and tore up the river valley. Forgot to take pictures of most of the day but got a couple.
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You can see the Wolf Lake strip on the far right side of the lake
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