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SSppoorrtt AAvviiaattoorr August 2012

In This Issue:

RNZAF Museum - Photo Essay

Committee 2012 E X E C U T I V E C O M M I T T E E

President: Cyril  Wright       09  372  9329  

Vice President: Evan  Wheeler     09  238  6081  

Secretary: Gavin  Magill     09  298  7174  

027  291  0525    

Treasurer: Peter Hall     09  623  4243  

021  893  109    

C O M M I T T E E M E M B E R S Norm  Bartlett     Don  Wilkinson    09  528  0108   09  576  5009    

Peter  Armstrong   David  Campbell-­Morrison  

09  576  3676   09  817  4782  

   

O P E R A T I O N A L P O S I T I O N S Safety  Officer     Technical  Library    Norm  Bartlett   Sandy  Wilson  09  528  0108   09  536  4018    

Tool  Library     Newsletter  Editor  Manfred  Scherbius     Gavin  Magill    09  375  8392   027  291  0525    

Catering     Airspace  Users  Group    Chris  Groves   Steve  Chilcott     09  625  5273      

T E C H N I C A L M E N T O R S Wood  &  Fabric   Mike  Tunnicliffe  09  237  8173  Composites   Phil  Richards   09  826  4150  Metal  Skin   Kevin  Paulsen   09  296  5125  

FRONT  PAGE  The  Pearse  Reproduction  Aircraft  built  by  Ivan  Mudrovcich  currently  undergoing  flight  testing  at  Whenuapai.  Image  provided  by  Nev  Hay  and  courtesy  of  Wayne  Johnson  .  

 

Contents 2 Committee 2012

3 Presidents Report

4 From the Editor

5 Chapter News

7 Last Meeting Summary

8 Chapter Projects & Aircraft

9 RNZAF Museum - WIgram

11 In The News & On The Web

12 Upcoming Events

13 Black Sands 2012 Flyer

Next Meeting WHEN:     Thursday  30th  Aug  2012  -­7:15pm  WHERE:   Auckland  Society  of  Model       Engineers  Club  Rooms     Peterson  Road,  Panmure  Basin     Mt  Wellington  

SPEAKER:   Neil  Hintz  SUBJECT:        Neil  is  keen  to  talk  about  his  

gearbox  drive,  how  you  get  them  right,  pit  falls  (not  too  many  secrets).  He  will  also  talk  about  his  

he  offers  through  his  company  Autoflight.  

 

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3 Presidents Report

   

Hi  Everyone  

Well  I'm  nearly  about  to  leave  the  United  States.        In  the  time  I  have  been  here  there  have  been  two  lots  of  a  lone  gunman  killing  a  lot  of  people  for  no  apparent  reason.      In  some  States  they  are  now  going  to  let  students  carry  guns  to  school!      I  have  spoken  to  quite  a  few  people  about  the  right  to  carry  guns  and  there  seems  to  be  a  ground  swell  of  opinion  that  the  law  is  outdated.  Let  us  hope  that  it  is  and  we  don't  see  any  more  shootings.    One  of  the  groups  that  I  was  impressed  by  over  here  is  the  The  Red  Tail  Project.      They  have  decided  to  honour  the  group  of  African  American  fighter  pilots  who  fought  in  World  War  II.  It  has  taken  a  while  but  luckily  there  are  a  few  still  alive  to  be  honoured.      I  bought  the  Red  Tails  CD  so  one  night  I  will  show  it.    Look  forward  to  seeing  you  all  this  Thursday.    Happy  Flying   Cyril  

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4 From The Editor Hi  Everyone  

The  past  month  has  seen  the  hosting  of  the  annual  EAA  AirVenture  event  in  Oshkosh,  Wisconsin  with  the  usual  spectacular  array  of  events  and  aircraft  being  presented  

Blackmore  attended  again  this  year  and  Paul  has  promised  to  put  together  an  article  for  an  upcoming  newsletter.  

While  not  being  able  to  attend  Oshkosh,  I  did  manage  to  get  to  visit  both  the  RNZAF  Museum  at  Wigram  and  the  Ashburton  Aviation  Museum  this  past  month.  This  was  made  possible  after  a  recent  change  in  contract  has  seen  me  take  up  a  role  working  in  Christchurch  which  meant  I  spend  the  first  three  weeks  of  August  working  in  the  city.    

For  those  who  have  not  recently  been  to  the  Wigram  Museum,  I  can  heartily  recommend  it  and  also  recommend  taking  the  behind  the  scenes  tour  of  the  restoration  and  storage  hangars.    

The  museum  is  currently  in  the  process  of  significantly  increasing  its  display  area  by  building  two  large  display  hangars  adjacent  to  the  existing  facility.  Funding  for  these  buildings  was  secured  via  a  grant  from  the  Christchurch  Museum  on  the  understanding  that  some  of  the  new  space  will  be  utilised  as  storage  by  the  Christchurch  Museum  for  the  next  few  years  while  that  facility  undergoes  significant  reconstruction.  The  RNXAF  museum  considered  this  a  small  price  to  pay  for  the  opportunity  to  expand  its  existing  display  area.  Work  is  rapidly  progressing  on  the  new  facility  and  this  will  be  an  amazing  addition  to  the  museum  once  complete.  

 

My  visit  to  the  Ashburton  Aviation  Museum  was  the  first  I  have  made  to  this  facility  and  I  have  to  say  I  came  away  absolutely  amazed  by  what  the  all  volunteer  staff  have  achieved.  The  new  display  hangar  with  its  amazing  collection  of  ex-­RNZAF  jet  aircraft  is  quite  simply  amazing.  The  restoration  of  the  older  De-­Havilland  jets  is  extremely  good  and  if  you  are  intending  to  go  to  Ashburton  for  next  years  SAA  SportAvex  Fly-­in  then  this  facility  will  be  an  absolute  magnet  to  everyone  who  attends.    

Of  course  the  big  news  of  the  moment  for  warbird  aficionados  is  the  imminent  role  out  of  the  De  Havilland  Mosquito  at  Ardmore.  I  have  received  numerous  emails  in  my  inbox  reporting  on  the  progress  of  this  project  and  like  most  folks  I  am  eagerly  anticipating  the  launch.  I  was  fortunate  enough  to  be  out  at  Ardmore  this  weekend  just  gone  and  wandered  over  to  the  hangar  after  a  flight  in  JQP  and  could  only  look  on  in  admiration  at  the  incredible  work  the  Avspecs  guys  are  doing.  The  Mossie,  now  in  her  wartime  paint  job  is  looking  very  much  the  part.  I  have  included  links  to  a  couple  of  good  sites  with  some  great  photos  of  the  aircraft  in  the  newsletter.  

   

I  hope  you  enjoy  the  newsletter.  

Cheer  Gavin    

 

 

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-8 By  David  Wilkinson  

Wings  90  percent  complete.  Empennage  complete.  Fuse  and  finish  kit  due  in  NZ  in  about  6  weeks  

Cheers  David  

   

-8 By  Bob  Keith  Had  a  look  at  David  Wilkinson s  RV8  at  the  week  end.  Quite  a  different  spar  construction  to  the  RV6  I  am  familiar  with.  This  one  has  a  .063  U  shaped  section  which  forms  the  spar  web  and  top  and  bottom  flanges.  Extra  strength  is  added  progressively  toward  the  inboard  end  by  a  flat  web  doubler  probably  about  .125  ins  (guessing)  and  then  machined  stepped  solid  sections  for  the  inboard  end  which  are  drilled  for  wing  attachment.  Don't  know  how  much  pressure  would  be  required  to  form  the  flanges  on  material  of  that  thickness  but  imagine  it  would  be  considerable.  Regards  Rob  Keith  

 

S U P P L I E R S

Machinist Contact By  Jon  Farmer  During  the  month  Gordon  Sanders  put  out  the  following  request  for  a  contact.    

machine  shop  that  undertakes  small  turning  jobs?  East  Auck  location  preferred.  Unfortunately  the  guy  I  used  to  know  has  

 John  Farmer  replied  with  the  following  contact  details  and  I  thought  it  worthwhile  including  here  for  future  reference.  

Peter  O'Gara  for  many  years  both  as  an  ARMAC  member  and  machine  shop  proprietor.  His  one  man  business  is  called  'The  Little  Job  Shop'  and  situated  at  -­  Unit  6/29  Neil  Park  Drive,  East  Tamaki.    Ph  265  2696,  Mobile  027  366  7889.    Don't  rush  him  as  he  is  presently  making  me  a  new  nose  wheel  swivel  for  the  Cheetah  and  a  new  prop  hub  for  the  Tiger  Moth  

 S U P P L I E R S

Supplier List By  Gavin  Magill  /  Mike  Paauwe  During  the  month  John  Struthers  contacted  me  with  the  following  request.        and  thought  I'd  sort  out  all  my  stuff.  I  appear  to  have  misplaced  my  notebook  with  list  of  addresses/places  to  obtain  aircraft  materials.    Some  years  ago  the  club  gave  out  a  list  of  suppliers  where  things  could  be  obtained  or  made.    Any  chance  you  would  have  this  

 I  had  a  hunt  round  through  my  email  archives  and  found  the  following  Google  Doc  link  provided  by  Mike  Paauwe  and  the  link  still  works.  I  would  like  to  update  this  list  in  the  not  too  distant  future  so  if  anyone  has  contacts  they  would  like  to  add  please  forward  them  on.    Auckland  Chapter  Suppliers  list  Google  Doc  Link:  http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=p7UBtOpyIFWwIgAjjhSUgQQ    

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Pearse Reproduction Aircraft By  Nev  Hay  As  reported  in  the  Last  Meeting  Summary  section  below,  Nev  Hay  spoke  at  last  months  meeting  regarding  the  Pearse  Flyer  reproduction  built  by  Ivan  Mudrovcich.  Nev  is  assisting  with  flight  testing  of  this  aircraft  which  is  proving  somewhat  challenging  due  to  the  angle  of  attack  at  which  maximum  lift  is  generated  being  within  two  degrees  of  the  stall  angle  of  attack.  The  aircraft  is  being  tested  at  RNZAF  Base  Whenuapai  and  Nev  forwarded  me  the  photo  of  the  flyer  which  graces  the  front  cover  of  this  month s  newsletter.  For  members  wishing  to  find  out  more  about  the  project  please  go  to  the  web  site  www.willitflymovie.com  to  see  more  details  and  to  the  Facebook  site  where  there  are  significantly  more  photos.  http://www.facebook.com/pages/WILL-­It-­FLY-­/250000028348245    

M E M B E R N E W S

Chris Groves By  Gavin  Magill  Members  who  attended  last  months  meeting  were  somewhat  taken  aback  at  the  news  from  Chris  Groves  that  he  has  been  diagnosed  with  lymphatic  cancer  and  will  be  undergoing  treatment  in  the  coming  months.  Don  Wilkinson  rightly  pointed  out  after  the  meeting  that  as  a  group  we  were  somewhat  off  pace  last  month  in  not  recognising  Chris  for  the  great  job  he  does  with  the  tea  and  bikkies  and  asked  that  I  make  mention  of  this  in  the  newsletter  this  month  and  wish  Chris  well  for  his  treatment.    I  emailed  Chris  yesterday  and  received  a  note  back  from  him  saying  he  has  received  he  first  lot  of  Chemotherapy  this  week  and  is  so  far  feeling  ok.  He  hopes  he  remains  feeling  well  and  intends  coming  to  this  months  meeting  if  he  feels  up  to  it.    I  am  sure  all  members  would  join  me  in  wishing  Chris  all  the  best  for  a  successful  outcome  from  his  treatment.      

M E M B E R N E W S

Gary Mitchell Property For Sale By  Gary  Mitchell  Hi  all,    I  am  going  to  sell  my  property  at  Whananaki.  I  will  hold  another  fly-­in  when  we  get  a  good  spell  of  weather  so  you  guys  can  view  it.  A  lot  of  you  have  been  to  previous  fly-­ins  there  in  the  past.  Anyone  interested  please  call  me  0276988002      4807223.  Cheers  Gary  Mitchell    

 Hi  Gavin,  Just  checking  that  you  received  Garry  Mitchell's  email  re  sale  of  his  Whananaki  property.  For  those  who  have  not  been  there,  it  consists  of  a  'semi  permanent  trailer  home'  with  living  room/kitchen,  master  bedroom  and  bunk  room,  covered  deck.  Plumbing  is  to  a  high  tech  septic  tank  in  about  quarter  acre  flat  section.  The  farm  gate  opens  onto  the  road  dead  opposite  the  farm  gate  that  opens  on  to  the  airstrip.  It  is  10  minutes  walk  to  the  general  store  and  about  30  minutes  will  take  you  across  the  longest  foot  bridge  in  the  S.  Hemisphere  to  one  of  the  most  pristine,  'have  it  to  yourself'  type  beaches  in  NZ.  

Whananaki  is  about  10km  N.  of  Tutukaka  and  about  25km  North  of  Whangarei.  

Regards,  Jon.    

O T H E R C H A P T E R N E W S

Black Sands Fly-In 2012 By  Bruce  Cooke  During  the  month  I  received  a  copy  of  the  Waikato  Thames  Valley  Chapter  newsletter  from  Bruce  Cooke  and  attached  to  the  newsletter  was  the  Promotional  flyer  for  this  years  Black  Sands  Fly-­In  I  have  attached  a  copy  of  the  flyer  to  back  of  this  newsletter  so  any  members  wishing  to  attend  this  year s  event  can  get  the  details  from  the  flyer.  As  always  this  event  promises  to  be  an  excellent  beginning  to  the  summer  flying  program  although  lets  hope  this  year  is  somewhat  less  eventful  than  last  year.  

 

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7 Last Meeting Summary L A S T M E E T I N G S U M M A R Y

Project Updates

Gary  Briggs  brought  in  the  completed  vertical  stabiliser  kit  of  his  Sonex.  Gary  advised  he  will  be  scratch  building  the  remainder  of  the  aircraft.  Gary  indicated  is  currently  looking  to  build,  buy  or  borrow  a  Bending  Brake  that  will  cope  with  8-­9  foot  lengths  of  Aluminium  required  for  the  build.  Alistair  McLachlan  gave  an  update  on  the  progress  on  the  hovercraft  build.  He  advised  the  engine  mount  is  now  complete  and  that  the  engine  is  a  25hp  model  not  40hp  as  reported  in  last  months  newsletter.  Nev  Hay  advised  that  he  is  assisting  with  flight  testing  of  the  reproduction  Pearse  Flyer  built  by  Ivan  Mudrovcich.  Nev  reported  the  aircraft  is  somewhat  unstable,  creating  maximum  lift  at  just  2  degree's  from  full  stall  AOA.  The  aircraft  is  currently  mounted  on  a  trailer  and  being  driven  around  Whenuapai  with  load  cells  attached.  Chris  Wade  is  also  assisting  Nev.  David  Wilkinson  reported  the  Horizontal  and  Vertical  Stabilisers  of  his  RV-­8  are  now  complete  with  the  rudder  about  50%  complete.  The  wings  have  been  shipped  from  the  US  and  the  fuselage  should  be  shipped  by  the  end  of  August.  Liviu  Filimon  reported  that  he  is  currently  rebuilding  a  classic  P8  compass  and  is  looking  for  parts  for  the  rebuild.  In  particular  he  is  trying  to  find  bellows  for  the  compass  as  the  existing  one  is  cracked.  

Popemobile Update

Gordon  Sanders  wished  to  advise  he  is  currently  looking  for  a  new  home  for  the  SAA  Popemobile  as  it  has  been  moved  out  of  the  Warbirds  hangar  at  Ardmore  to  make  way  for  the  A4  Skyhawk  static  display.  Anyone  who  has  out  of  the  weather  storage  should  contact  Gordon  as  soon  as  possible.  

MOTAT Site Possibility Quashed

Gordon  Sanders  reported  news  of  MOTAT  being  potentially  able  to  accommodate  a  12m  x  12m  building  for  ARMAC  /  SAA  was  premature.  This  space  is  not  going  to  be  available  to  either  ARMAC  or  SAA.  

 

 

Chris Groves

Chris  Groves  spoke  to  the  meeting  and  advised  that  he  will  need  assistance  with  preparing  tea  and  coffee  in  the  coming  months  as  he  will  be  receiving  treatment  for  lymphoma  cancer  with  which  he  has  just  been  diagnosed.  

National Exec Meeting

Evan  Wheeler  reported  that  he  had  just  returned  from  the  National  Executive  Meeting  and  can  confirm  that  the  SAA  Flying  for  2013  will  be  held  at  Ashburton  on  the  weekend  following  Waitangi  Day.    He  also  reported  that  the  SportAvex  fly-­in  for  2014  will  be  held  at  Bridge  Pa  airfield  in  Hastings  after  they  expressed  a  keen  interest  in  hosting  the  event.  The  Tauranga  Air-­Show/fly-­in  will  still  be  open  to  the  SAA  but  it  will  not  be  the  SportAvex  gathering.  Evan  also  reported  that  SAA  has  made  submissions  to  the  CAA  on  the  new  Part  139  rules  plus  the  proposed  Airways  Fee's.  

Norm Bartlett

Norm  Bartlett  then  presented  a  brief  talk  on  a  new  model  aircraft  he  has  purchased  called  a  Slow  Bipe.  The  ultra  light  weight  model  weighs  just  380gm  and  Norm  purchased  it  for  US$109.00  plus  US$30.00  freight.  He  says  it  extremely  easy  to  fly  and  virtually  stall  proof.  

Guest Speaker With  no  further  business  Brian  Wigley  presented  a  history  of  his  family  running  various  tourist  ventures  in  the  South  Island  over  the  past  hundred  plus  years.  Most  notably  this  included  the  Hermitage  Hotel  and  the  establishment  of  Mount  Cook  Airlines.  Brian  talk  was  not  limited  to  just  these  two  ventures  however  but  covered  the  many  other  business  ventures  his  father,  grandfather  and  great  grandfather  had  dabbled  in  over  the  years.  These  included  the  ski-­plane  services  offered  for  much  of  the  post  war  years.  This  was  a  most  enjoyable  presentation  of  Brian s  family  history  presented  in  Brian s  usual  enigmatic  style.  

 

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8 Chapter Projects & Aircraft

Chapter Projects Make/Model Rego Member Status ================================================== Auster J5F BDY Les Wilson Restoring Bede BD5 ZIP David Rose For Sale Cessna 150L Craig Thomas Repairing De Havilland DH-83C AQB John Eaton Restoring Europa XS Tri-gear ROB Rob Waters Building Fisher R80 Tiger Moth CCC Jon Farmer Rebuild Jack Thompson 1 Kevin Moir Building Lancair 235 Rod Sullivan Building Menestrel HN-700 Steve Chilcott Building Osprey 2 Amphibian XRT Richard Thompson Restoring Pietenpol Aircamper Mike Tunnicliffe Building Pitts S1-SS MPH Stuart Mackereth Building Rand KR-2 CCK Walter Reinauer Repairing Rand KR2S Gavin Magill Building Rearwin Sportster(37) ALX Tony Payne Rebuild Rutan Long Ez Wayne Cunningham Building Sonex Tri Gear PDB Paul Blackmore Building Taylor Monoplane Kevin Moir Building Taylor Coot Amphibian JST Peter Hall Rebuild Titan T51 Mustang Gary Mitchell Building Titan T51 Mustang FDL Warren Sly Building Van's RV-4 David Grove-Hills Building Van's RV-6 Ian Chapman Building

-8 David Wilkinson Building Waiex Bruce Turner & Building Chris Wade

 Other Projects

Make/Model Rego Member Status ================================================== Nexus Mustang NEX Stuart Wards Plans Rand KR2S Karl Pudney Plans Pazmany PL2 Frank Ciochetto Stored Helicycle Allan Cameron Unknown Murphy Rebel Eric Breetvelt Unknown Safari Helicopter Dick Ussher Unknown Wittman W-10 RET Cliff Bellingham Active

                   

Updates

If  Chapter  members  are  aware  of  any  changes  to  or  aircraft  missing  from  the  lists  on  this  page  please  forward  an  update  email  to  the  editor  at  

gavin.magill@gmail.com  

 

 

Chapter Aircraft Make/Model Rego Member ================================================= Aerosport Kahu Gyroplane RCP Chris Wade Aircam SUN Cyril Wright Airtrainer CT4 (Syndicate) DGY Norm Bartlett ATEC Zephyr 2000S ZFY Kevin Hartley Avid PCM Graham Smith Bolkow Junior BO 208 CJF Keith Trillo Brantley B2B INK Nick Koreneff Cessna 172 DKH David Horton Cessna 172D CCI Graeme Weck Cessna C182 WKK Brian Wigley CFM Shadow C2 FSG John Granger Corby Starlet TOY David & Don Wilkinson Corby Starlet CJI TNT Alfred Hirzel CRICRI Cricket MC15 LBW Neville Hay Druine Turbulent D31 CFY Kevin Paulsen DynAero MCR 4S PSA Peter Armstrong Europa XS EPA Gavin Lee Falco F8L SMR George Richards Falcomposite Furio LN27RG LLG Giovani Nustrini Fisher Dakota Hawk SOL Gary Mitchell Grumman AA-IC Lynx EFV Brian Wigley Grumman Cheetah AA-5A ERJ Chris Watkins Isaacs Fury II JHR Rex Carswell Jabiru J200 CHW Chris Watkins Jodel D18 OWL Mike Tunnicliffe Jodel D18 SCJ Stephen Chilcott Lancair 360 MHS Norm Bartlett Micro Aviation Bantam B20 XIE Bob Syron Mike Whitaker MW6S MWS Grant Sandiford Morgan Aero Works Cheetah CCB Jon Farmer Murphy Rebel DKZ David Horton Murphy Rebel WEM Evan Wheeler Murphy Rebel WEC Graeme Weck Petrel Amphibian JAQ John Eaton Piper Cherokee Archer I DQX Leo Johns Piper PA38 112 Tomahawk VBM John Eaton Piper Pacer PA-22/20 PAT David Wilkinson Pitts S12 PTS John Eaton Pitts Special MPM Paul McGruer Ragwing Special MIK Bob Syron Rans S6ES Coyote II TNA John Struthers Rans Sacota S10 CLT Craig Thomas Safari Helicopter IJE John Eaton Sequoia Falco F8L TBD Giovani Nustrini Socata Tobago TB10 JIE Stuart Wards Sonex (Syndicate) JQP Paul B, Sandy W, Bruce T, Chris W, Gavin M Taylor Monoplane CRS David Grove-Hills Thorp S-18T MBY Mike Boyles Titan T51 Mustang WSV Peter Walton TL2000 Carbon Sting PLR Phil Richards Ultravia Super Pelican JDI Jon Farmer

-6 PRV Kevin Paulsen -7A MIS Dave Cogan -9A RVY Peter Whyte -12 YRV Alan Coubray

Zenair CH 601 B ZXZ David Rose  

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P H O T O E S S A Y

RNZAF Museum Visit By  Gavin  Magill  At  the  beginning  of  August  I  started  a  new  contract  working  for  a  Christchurch  based  company.  For  the  first  three  weeks  of  August  I  was  based  in  Christchurch  and  with  time  on  my  hands  in  the  weekends  I  took  the  opportunity  to  visit  both  the  RNZAF  Museum  at  Wigram  and  the  Ashburton  Aviation  Museum.  The  following  are  some  images  from  the  RNZAF  Museum  visit.  

 The  entrance  to  the  museum.  

 The  new  display  hangars  being  constructed  alongside  

 The  entrance  hall.  (l-­r),  Vampire,  Tiger  Moth,  Bleriot,  A4  

Skyhawk.  

   

 

 

 The  Vampire  suspended  from  the  ceiling.  

 The  A4  in  the  entrance  is  a  modified  ex-­USN  model.  

 A  Sopwith  Pup  suspended  in  the  history  hall.  

 Image  looking  down  one  side  of  the  aircraft  display  hall.  

 

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 Avro  626  in  the  main  display  hall.  

 A  Mk  XVI  Spitfire.  

 AN  Ex-­RNZAF  A4-­K  Skyhawk  

 An  ex-­  RAAF  Canberra  Bomber.  

 

 

 An  Airspeed  Oxford  in  the  restoration  hangar.  

A P-40 Kittyhawk also being restored.

Vickers Vildebeest project. Described as a huge jigsaw puzzle.

Some of the aircraft in the storage hangar.

 

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11 In The News & On The Web O N T H E W E B

Mosquito Project From  Various  With  the  rollout  of  the  Mosquito  at  Ardmore  rapidly  approaching,  news  article  and  web  site  updates  are  coming  think  and  fast.  

In  the  past  couple  of  weeks  the  aircraft  has  been  in  the  paint  shop  receiving  its  WWII  colours.  This  Facebook  link  offers  some  excellent  images  of  the  work  the  paintshop  did.  http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=292862277487897&set=a.281796788594446.62529.259682704139188&type=1&theater  

 

There  are  also  some  great  images  on  this  aviation  forum  http://rnzaf.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=Airshows&action=display&thread=16707&page=9  

And  an  excellent  article  from  the  Aucklander  newspaper  can  be  found  here.  http://www.theaucklander.co.nz/news/restored-­mosquito-­to-­fly-­september2012/1506052/.  

 

Warren  Denholm  squeezes  himself  in  to  the  cockpit  of  the  Mossie.  Not  a  lot  of  room  in  there.  

   

 

O N T H E W E B

home From  Gavin  Magill  This  link  and  image  came  through  on  the  Sonex  Talk  website.  

 http://s22.photobucket.com/albums/b334/okinawadude/?action=view&current=376504_4300416068601_602888613_n.jpg  

 O N T H E W E B

Big Boys Toys From  Bob  Keith  Gavin  I  believe  we  have  had  this  video  clip  in  a  previous  newsletter.  The  final  shot  might  however  lead  to  another  video  we  have  not  referenced  before.  Rob  Keith  http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=zYPag3LuKlA  

 

   

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12 Upcoming Events by G ordon S a nde rs

Chapter Events 2012 Aug   Chapter  Monthly  Meeting  30   Speaker:    Neil  Hintz  

Title:   Neil  is  keen  to  talk  about  his  gearbox  drive,  how  you  get  them  right,  pit  falls  (not  too  many  secrets).  He  will  also  talk  about  his  Rotorcraft  and  other  engine  

Autoflight.      

Avia t ion Ca lendar 2012 Every   Dargaville  Aero  Club  Sat   The  place  is  buzzing  every  Sat,  wet  or  

fine,  windy  or  calm,  and  the  $10  lunch  at  12.30  is  good  value.  Club  is  on  the  web  at  www.goflying.co.nz/index.html.  If  going  as  a  group  please  have  the  courtesy  to  ring  in  advance  so  the  cook  expects  you.  Contact  Murray  on  027-­478  4308  or  the  club  house  on  09-­439  8024.  

 

3rd  Sun  Turangi  Aero  Club  Fly-­In  Each   All  welcome  for  a  BBQ  lunch.  Month   Contact  Tony  on  027-­453  3740    

 

Jul   EAA  Airventure  Oshkosh  2012  23-­29  Oshkosh  USA  

Aviation  Celebration.  www.airventure.org.    

 

Sep   CTC  Aviation  Training    Open  Day.  08   CTC  Training  Center    

1312  Boyd  Rd,  Hamilton  10.00  a.m.  to  4.00  p.m.  More  info  at:  http://www.ctcwings.com/nz/open_days/hamilton_8th_september  

 

Sep   DH  Mosquito  Launch  29   Ardmore  

The  official  launch  of  Mosquito  FB.26  KA114.  The  Mossie  will  be  on  display  and  the  intent  is  to  fly  it  during  the  day,  along  with  other  Warbirds.  Plus  there  will  be  classic  British  cars  and  military  vehicles  on  display.  There  is  a  celebratory  dinner  on  the  evening  of  Sat  29th.  Click  here  for  more  details.  

If  members  are  aware  of  other  events  that  could  be  of  interest  to  others  please  pass  the  details  to  Gordon  Sanders  at  -­  gordon@sanders.gen.nz.  

person  in  the  queue      

Avia t ion Ca lendar 2012 Continued Oct   Tiger  Moth  Spring  Fly-­In  27-­28  Taumarunui  

www.tigermothclub.co.nz  (or  contact  John  King).  

   

Nov   Remembrance  Day  WW1  Airshow  10   Hood  Aerodrome,  Masterton  

-­13  season.  Another  great  opportunity  to  check  out  

the  TVAL  website  for  more  details.    

Nov   Black  Sands  2012  10-­11  Raglan  Airfield,  Raglan  

The  Waikato  Thames  Valley  Chapter  of  the  Sport  Aircraft  Association  of  NZ  invites  all  recreational  

   

 

2013 Jan   Wings  Over  Wairarapa  18-­20   Hood  Aerodrome,  Masterton  

Friday  to  Sunday.  More  info  at  http://www.wings.org.nz.  

 

Feb   Great  Plains  Fly-­in  08-­10   Ashburton  

As  more  info  becomes  available  it  will  be  on  www.saa.org.nz.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

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