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| Thread ID: 127656 | 2012-11-05 08:43:00 | Of Dungdusters, DC3s, Fencing, and Wabbits | WalOne (4202) | PC World Chat |
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| 1310608 | 2012-11-06 22:19:00 | Some of the things the aviation community got up to in the 60s and 70s would never have been tolerated in today's regulatory environment. I did some of my ab initio at Onerahi (Whangarei), and recall after a Saturday night at the Aero club, loading the hopper of one of the Fletchers up with (then newly invented) empty cans and bottles. If a (sober) pilot could be found, he'd fly the aircraft down the harbour towards Whangarei Heads and at a suitable spot jetison the empties ... I recall too, a loader driver who taught himself to fly. The topdressing aircraft were normally parked to the south of the field at Onerahi. The loader driver would arrive, do the pre flights, fuel up, and taxi the aircraft to a spot the other side of the field to pickup the pilot. (There was no sealed runway then). Over a period of time, the taxi speeds increased until "Onerahi, we have liftoff" in today's parlance. Over several months, these illicit touch and goes increased in both numbers and distances flown until the day a complete close circuit was flown. :D |
WalOne (4202) | ||
| 1310609 | 2012-11-06 22:46:00 | Some of the things the aviation community got up to in the 60s and 70s would never have been tolerated in today's regulatory environment. I did some of my ab initio at Onerahi (Whangarei), and recall after a Saturday night at the Aero club, loading the hopper of one of the Fletchers up with (then newly invented) empty cans and bottles. If a (sober) pilot could be found, he'd fly the aircraft down the harbour towards Whangarei Heads and at a suitable spot jetison the empties ... I recall too, a loader driver who taught himself to fly. The topdressing aircraft were normally parked to the south of the field at Onerahi. The loader driver would arrive, do the pre flights, fuel up, and taxi the aircraft to a spot the other side of the field to pickup the pilot. (There was no sealed runway then). Over a period of time, the taxi speeds increased until "Onerahi, we have liftoff" in today's parlance. Over several months, these illicit touch and goes increased in both numbers and distances flown until the day a complete close circuit was flown. :D :D |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 1310610 | 2012-11-06 23:09:00 | I don't think the loader drivers are even allowed to fly back at night with the pilot now. I had a cousin who used to fly over our place and drop things when he flew down to Hood for maintenance. He met his end when he had to take evasive action to avoid a mid air and tangled in some lines. |
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