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Post by gtf4j2m on Dec 16, 2016 15:39:38 GMT
I spent most of November in New Zealand. We flew from Heathrow on Singapore AL. We had originally booked via Manchester but the Friday flight was cancelled from 31.10 so we were rerouted. We flew out on 4th November on 9V-SWJ B777-312ER. Arriving at Changi at about 07:00 we had a day of spotting before departing for Auckland on A380 9V-SKH. My first time on an A380. Singapore /Changi as always was brilliant. I copped 170+ and will post some photos later. I stayed mostly in terminal 3 as that is by the usual arrivals runway, although a few do use the runway in front of terminal 2. We did go up to terminal 1. From here both runway approaches can be seen if they are landing from the east, but FR24 is needed and the views are not great. After arrival in Auckland we had about 4 hours to wait before our flight to Nelson. This was on ATR72 ZK-MCF of Mount Cook AL /Air New Zealand Link. The terminal at Auckland is being rebuilt & the viewing area has been closed. There are some seats outside about half way between the International & Domestic terminals and from these some movements can bee seen but useless for photographs. Another 40 went in the book here. I will include some photo's later as we spent a week here later in the holiday. We were spending time with family at Nelson so spotting was a little limited, also Nelson is not busy, being restricted to ATR72, DHC8 and smaller aircraft of SoundsAir (PC12 & Cessna 208) and Air2There (Cessna 208 & KA200) Here are some photo's from Nelson & another local field Motueka. more photo's can be seen at www.flickr.com/gp/110881070@N03/08k2J5
ZK-TCV Titan T-51 Mustang NZNS 22.11.16 (1) by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-XIT PC-6B Turbo Porter NZNS 17.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
VH-PFQ PA42-400LS NZNS 7.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
VH-TQK DHC.8-315 NZNS 17.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-CTH Diamond DA42 Twin Star NZNS 9.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-DDX NZ Aerospace FU24-950 NZNS 22.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-FDR King Air 200C NZNS 18.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-HJV Aerospatiale AS350B NZNS 8.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-HSL Bell 206B JetRanger NZNS 18.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-IHL Aerospatiale AS350B NZNS 18.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-IMN MBB Bk.117B-2 NZNS 9.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-MCB ATR72-212 NZNS 24.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-NEO DHC.8-311Q NZNS 17.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-NET DHC.8-311Q NZNS 22.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-TFP Van's RV-12 NZNS 8.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-THK Tim Bygate Tiger Hawk NZNS 23.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr At Motueka 
ZK-TCV Titan T-51 Mustang NZMK 8.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-XIT PC-6B Turbo Porter NZMK 8.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr I will continue later with some photo's from our travel around the South Island Graham GTF4J2M |
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Post by gtf4j2m on Dec 16, 2016 16:35:49 GMT
After a short time at Nelson we set off on the 11th November to travel a bit around the South Island, we had done this several times during past visits and this time decided on the West Coast route south. The weather on the first day was terrible with very heavy rain, so no spotting at all. Greymouth & Hokitika airports were all shut up and empty. On the Saturday the weather was better and a few helicopters and light aircraft were noted at Franz Josef Glacier, Fox Glacier & Haast. I always look for helicopters in gardens and was not disappointed. Unfortunately the cloud thickened during the day and curtailed much of the flying. We stopped at Wanaka hoping for accommodation but had to continue to Queenstown. We had a quick look at the airport the next morning and copped several including N599CH GLEX and ZK-CCP L-39 but no photo's this time, lots of building work since our last visit. We had been looking forward to visiting the airfield at Mount Cook for the Ski planes but the weather was not good with lots of low cloud so the decision was made to go to Christchurch and spend 3 nights there and then return to Nelson via Kaikoura. We found a motel, had some food and settled down for the night only to be woken at midnight with the room rocking & rolling for 2 minutes, with several more shocks and quakes throughout the night. After hearing the news nest morning that Kaikoura was cut off and all roads north were blocked, we decided to head back to Nelson straight away. A quick stop at the airport saw 2 LC-130H's &a C-17 go in the book plus L-39's ZK-SSU &ZK-VAU. No photo's here either. Franz Josef Glacier 
ZK-HGE Aerospatiale AS350B NZFJ 12.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-HGV Aerospatiale AS350B NZFJ 12.11.16 (1) by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-HGV Aerospatiale AS350B NZFJ 12.11.16 (2) by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-HTD Aerospatiale AS350B NZFJ 12.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-IVW Aerospatiale AS350B NZFJ 12.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-SAE Gippsland GA8 Airvan NZFJ 12.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr Fox Glacier has several helipads and a small airfield 
ZK-HKY Aerospatiale AS355F NZFH 12.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-HBR Aerospatiale AS350B NZFH 12.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-DJE Fletcher FU24-950 NZFH 12.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr Cromwell has a small strip at the racecourse 
ZK-DFV Cessna 177B NZCS 13.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-YAT Cessna R172K NZCS 13.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr |
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Post by gtf4j2m on Dec 16, 2016 18:13:50 GMT
On Saturday 19th November I had a day away at Omarka, about an 1 hour 30 from Nelson. This a fairly busy GA field with an excellent museum. There appeared to be a fly-in and aerobatic competition in progress. The Omarka Aviation Heritage Centre has 2 exhibitions and both are worth seeing. The 'Dangerous Skies' having only opened the previous week. I wanted to see the Anson here, which had been finished rebuild and flown since I saw in the workshop close to Wakefield in 2007. Knights of the Sky exhibition A-5543 Curtiss MF Flying Boat NC903 US Navy NC489 Airco de Havilland DH.4M 652 "A.S.63786" D-ETRI Furstenwalde Etrich Taube D2 <R> N1895 Nieuport 24 <R> "N1895" RFC c/s N2160F Siemens-Shuckert D.IV <R> "D1031/18" ZK-FOC Fokker DR.1 Triplane <R> "445/17" ZK-FOK Fokker DR.1 Triplane <R> "425/17" red fuselage ZK-FOT Fokker DR.1 Triplane <R> "425/17" yellow fuselage ZK-JOK Fokker DR.1 Triplane <R> ZK-JOJ Walt Redfern Airco DH.2 <R> "7855 :4" RFC c/s ZK-JOW Halberstadt D.IV <R> ZK-JPI Pfalz D.III <R> Thomas Morse Scout set in workshop setting Caproni Ca 22 Bristol F.2B <F> non-airworthy replicas "A301" Morane-Saulnier BB; "A4397" Royal Aircraft Factory RE.8; "B2812 /K" Nieuport 27; "D6864" SE.5A "105/15" Fokker E.III; Fokker DR.1 (red fus) Red Barons last flight; "2812 :13" Breguet 14 A2 French AF c/s Dangerous Skies exhibition C-GHTM Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk 15184 "1034 :PN" RCAF c/s ZK-RRA Anson 1 ex VH-BAF "K6183 :VX-B" ZK-VVS Yak-3UA 407106 ex N74FT Soviet AF c/s ZK-XIV Spitfire FR.XIV "NH799 :T" RAF c/s Most of the aircraft are airworthy and move about the hangars 'Knights of the Sky' 
ZK-JOW Swanson Halberstadt D.IV (R) NZOM 19.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-JOJ '7855' Walt Redfern Airco DH.2 (R) NZOM 19.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-FOT Fokker DR.1 Triplane (R) NZOM 19.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-FOK Fokker DR.1 Triplane (R) NZOM 19.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
NC489 'A.S.63786' Airco DH.4M NZOM 19.11.16 (1) by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
N1895 Nieuport 24 (R) NZOM 19.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
D-ETRI Furstenwalde Etrich Taube D2 (R) NZOM 19.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
A-5543 Curtiss MF Flying Boat ex US Navy NZOM 19.11.16 (2) by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 'Dangerous Skies' 
ZK-RRA 'K6183' Anson 1 NZOM 19.11.16 (2) by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-RRA 'K6183' Anson 1 NZOM 19.11.16 (1) by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-VVS Yak-3UA NZOM 19.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-XIV 'NH799' Spitfire FR.XIV NZOM 19.11.16 (1) by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
C-GHTM '1034' P-40E Kittyhawk NZOM 19.11.16 (1) by Graham Taylor, on Flickr The fly-in /Aerobatic competition and other aircraft on the field, included in these are some from a further visit 2 days later. 
N451ZS DC-3C NZOM 21.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
N16876 Fairchild F-45 NZOM 19.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
N43927 Beech D18S NZOM 19.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-CHF Victa Airtourer 100 NZOM 21.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-DES Van's RV-7 NZOM 19.11.16 (1) by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-FNG Maule M5-210C NZOM 21.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-FRJ Pitts S-1S NZOM 19.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-JRX Van's RV-4 NZOM 19.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-LGT Akrotech Giles G-200 NZOM 19.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-MIR Partenavia P68C NZOM 19.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-PIT Pitts S-2A NZOM 19.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-WHO Van's RV-3 NZOM 19.11.16 (2) by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-XSG Dan Rihn DR.107 One Design NZOM 19.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-YKV Yak-55M NZOM 19.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr |
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Post by gtf4j2m on Dec 16, 2016 18:20:03 GMT
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Post by davidallum on Dec 16, 2016 18:34:30 GMT
Fantastic photo's Graham,thanks for posting.I've always wanted to visit New Zealand (and indeed Australia as well).
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Post by graham on Dec 16, 2016 18:54:04 GMT
Fabulous Graham!! Great reports and wonderful photos. It never ceases to amaze me how many well travelled members we have here on AFA. We can now add NZ to the list, many thanks indeed!
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Post by jargon on Dec 16, 2016 19:48:29 GMT
Cracking shots and write up, nice to see a museum well laid out and lit too
Regards
John
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Post by gtf4j2m on Dec 16, 2016 20:16:16 GMT
Keep looking, I have more yet. I would also like to visit Oz. We are planning that trip with NZ as well possibly in 2019. Easter is the best time. Weather in NZ is more settled in Autumn and the Omarka Airshow is nothing short of brilliant.
More photo's tomorrow
GTF4J2M
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Post by slideman on Dec 17, 2016 10:39:08 GMT
What an outstanding selection of beautiful shots, cant wait for the next installment.
Trev
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Post by gtf4j2m on Dec 17, 2016 10:53:51 GMT
After about 3 weeks in the South Island it was time to head north for a week around the Auckland area. Our flight this time was in ZK-NEU DHC8 of Air Nelson /Air New Zealand Link & took 1 hour 15 for the journey from Nelson. Auckland was very warm & sunny. After getting our hire car we spent the rest of the afternoon in the viewing area off the eastern end of the runway, where all movements can be seen. My wife does not mind me watching aircraft, I am very lucky there. Auckland is not a very busy airport but had more movements than my last visit in 2011, especially Chinese. This year China Southern & Cathay Pacific had been joined by Air China (B787), China AL (A330), China Eastern (A330). Also new services were being operated by American AL (B787), United AL (B777), AirAsia X (A330), Virgin Australia (B737-800), Philippine AL (A320). We stayed in a motel about 20kms south of the airport, so we could be away from the city and use the railway to get into Auckland City. On the Friday (25th) we went into Auckland City as the weather had turned wet & windy. The only aircraft of note was ZK-AMA Beaver of Auckland Seaplanes flying over the harbour, but the water was too rough for landing, so I missed a photo of that one. A selection of aircraft seen at Auckland airport during the week. 
9M-MTA A330-322 NZAA 24.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
9M-XXT A330-343 NZAA 24.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
B-2048 B777-31BER NZAA 30.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
B-5936 A330-243 NZAA 27.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
B-5938 A330-243 NZAA 30.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
B-7877 B787-9 NZAA 30.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
B-18361 A330-302 NZAA 26.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
B-LRC A350-941 NZAA 30.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
CC-BGC B787-9 NZAA 24.11.16 (1) by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
CC-BGI B787-9 NZAA 27.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
DQ-FJG B737-8X2 NZAA 30.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
HS-TJR Thai AW International NZAA 26.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
N946JB Gulfstream 650 NZAA 30.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
RP-C8620 A320-214 NZAA 24.11.16 (2) by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
VH-FKO Fokker 50 NZAA 30.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
VH-LJQ Learjet 45 NZAA 26.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
VH-YIM B737-8FE NZAA 24.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr This Dakota is still in passenger service, probably one of the last ones. 
ZK-AWP C-47B Dakota NZAA 30.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-CID SA.227AC Metro III NZAA 30.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-ECI Jetstream 32 NZAA 26.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-KRA SAAB SF-340A NZAA 27.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-MCA ATR72-212 NZAA 24.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-NZD B787-9 NZAA 30.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-OAB A320-232 NZAA 24.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-OCB CitationJet CJ4 NZAA 30.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-SDB Cessna 208B NZAA 26.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-ZQB B737-838 NZAA 26.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr Graham GTF4J2M |
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Post by Jeff on Dec 17, 2016 10:59:26 GMT
I have to agree with the comments so far, lovely shots. One question though what ate the reggies of the aircraft with three letters on them? I had assumed originally that these were microlight reggies however ive noticed that some helis and cessnas have them too
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Post by davebasing on Dec 17, 2016 11:29:25 GMT
I have to agree with the comments so far, lovely shots. One question though what ate the reggies of the aircraft with three letters on them? I had assumed originally that these were microlight reggies however ive noticed that some helis and cessnas have them too New Zealand regulations require only the last three to be displayed on the aircraft unless they are to be operated to or from points outside the country in which case international rules require the display of the full registration including the international (ZK-) prefix. The range of the smaller aircraft on the register effectively dictates that they are unable to reach any international point outside NZ, so the majority carry only the last three. |
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Post by gtf4j2m on Dec 17, 2016 16:21:18 GMT
Also helicopters in the ZK-H range sometimes only carry the last 2 letters, ZK-J range carry all 3.
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Post by gtf4j2m on Dec 17, 2016 16:33:47 GMT
There are several GA airfields close to Auckland and we visited the biggest Ardmore several times. There is a good cafe here which we used for breakfast occasionally. In past visits access here has been OK and you could walk where you wanted, this visit fences had gone with notices attached. Much was still seen though. There is a strong Warbirds movement at Ardmore and these were noted over the visits ZK-BAC BAC Strikemaster 88 "NZ6372" RNZAF c/s ZK-DAK C-47B "NZ3546" RNZAF c/s ZK-ENF NA Harvard 3 "NZ1065" RNZAF c/s ZK-ENG NA Harvard 3 "NZ1078 :078" RNZAF yellow trainer c/s ZK-JJA NA Harvard 2A "NZ1053" RNZAF c/s ZK-NTY BAC Strikemaster 88 "NZ6362" RNZAF c/s ZK-RFS DHC.1 Chipmunk 22 "WB693 :S" AAC c/s ZK-TAF NA P-51D Mustang "NZ4215 :15" RNZAF c/s ZK-TGN NA T-28B Trojan "138218 :283" USN-VT27 c/s ZK-WLM Aero L-39 Albatros "28" ZK-WUH SAL Bulldog T.1 "XX657 :U" RAF-Cambridge UAS c/s ZK-WKA DHC.2 Beaver Auckland Seaplanes was also of note Dairy Flats & Parakai were also visited on the Sunday but gale force winds stopped any flying. I aslo visited Hamilton airport as I was in the area on one of the days. Lots of light stuff here as there is a large flying school. I also managed to get another 3 of the new Mount Cook AL ATR72-600's. These do not fly into Auckland, the ones there are all the older versions. No photo's from here though. Some photo's from Ardmore 
ZK-WKA DHC.2 Beaver NZAR 29.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr a feature at Ardmore for many years 
ZK-EPG 'NZ5911' Bristol Freighter 31M NZAR 29.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-DAF Diamond DA20-C1 NZAR 29.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-DLA BN2B-26 Islander NZAR 26.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-ENF 'NZ1065' NA Harvard 3 NZAR 29.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-ENG 'NZ1078' NA Harvard 3 NZAR 26.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-EZX Beech 76 Duchess NZAR 26.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-HOX Robinson R44 NZAR 29.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-ICB Schweizer 269C-1 NZAR 29.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-IPA Robinson R44 II NZAR 29.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-RFS 'WB693' Chipmunk 22 NZAR 26.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-SFK BN2A Islander NZAR 29.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-SKC Cessna 162 NZAR 26.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-TAN Cessna 172R NZAR 26.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-WKA DHC.2 Beaver NZAR 26.11.16 (2) by Graham Taylor, on Flickr |
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Post by gtf4j2m on Dec 17, 2016 16:50:42 GMT
Also located in Auckland is MOTAT, the Museum of Transport & Technology. Since my visit in 2007 this has been rebuilt and is a brilliant museum. Not many places that you can see a Short Solent & a Sunderland in one place. NX665 Lancaster MR.VII "NE181 :JN-M" RAF-75sqn c/s WR202 Vampire FB.9 RAF NZ1813 DH104 Devon C.1 R New Zealand AF NZ2031 :UH-H Lockheed Hudson III R New Zealand AF NZ2305 Mosquito T.43 R New Zealand AF NZ3039 P-40E Warhawk RNZAF c/s <comp a/f> NZ6206 A-4K Skyhawk R New Zealand AF NZ6466 Aermacchi MB-339CB R New Zealand AF NZ944 NA Harvard II R New Zealand AF ZK-AHO Beech C.18S (AT-11) ZK-AHS DH89 Dominie NAC c/s ZK-AIN DH82A Tiger Moth "NZ775 :46" RNZAF c/s ZK-AMO Shorts S.45 Solent TEAL ZK-ANN DH82A Tiger Moth ZK-ANT Miles M.65 Geminie 1A ZK-APT DH83 Fox Moth "ZK-AEK" ZK-AYW Miles M.14 Hawk Trainer ZK-BPU Commonwealth CA-28 Ceres ZK-BQK C-47B Dakota ZK-BUT Lockheed 10A Electra "ZK-AFD" ZK-BWH Auster J/1B ZK-CBO TBF-1C Avenger "NZ2527" RNZAF c/s ZK-COO Cessna A188 ZK-CTZ Fletcher FU1060 James Aviation Ltd ZK-CVB Transavia PL-12 Airtruk ZK-CXU AESL Airtourer 115 ZK-EYL Flaglor Scooter ZK-GDG Granau Baby IIB ZM-AAA HM.93 'Magnet Flying Flea' Gere Sport Biplane Tui Sport "ADV" <R> from Lincoln Sport workshop NZ4115 :Q Shorts S.25 Sunderland V NZ5801 Hastings C.3 ex RNZAF <FF> ZK-BVE Lockheed Lodestar UH-1 
'ADV' Tui Sport MOTAT 27.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
Gere Sport Biplane MOTAT 27.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
NZ944 NA Harvard II RNZAF- MOTAT 27.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
NZ1813 DH104 Devon C.1 RNZAF- MOTAT 27.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
NZ2031 'UH-H' Lockheed Hudson III RNZAF- MOTAT 27.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
NZ2305 Mosquito T.43 RNZAF- MOTAT 27.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
NZ4115 Sunderland V RNZAF- MOTAT 27.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
NZ6206 A-4K Skyhawk RNZAF- MOTAT 27.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
NZ6466 Aermacchi MB-339CB RNZAF- MOTAT 27.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-AHS DH89 Dominie MOTAT 27.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-AIN 'NZ775' DH82A Tiger Moth MOTAT 27.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-AMO Short Solent MOTAT 27.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-APT 'ZK-AEK' DH83 Fox Moth MOTAT 27.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-AYW Miles Hawk Trainer MOTAT 27.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-BPU Commonwealth CA-28 Ceres MOTAT 27.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-BQK C-47B MOTAT 27.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-BWH Auster J.1B MOTAT 27.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-CBO 'NZ2527' TBF-1C Avenger MOTAT 27.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-CVB Transavia PL-12 Airtruk MOTAT 27.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
ZK-CXU AESL Airtourer 115 MOTAT 27.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr |
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Post by gtf4j2m on Dec 17, 2016 17:29:19 GMT
On Wednesday 30th the holiday was over and we were booked on the night flight to Singapore leaving at 01:15 on Thursday 1.12. Although we were booked with Singapore AL this flight was operated by their Star Alliance partner Air New Zealand and we flew in ZK-NZC B787. After a 10 hour flight we arrived at Changi at 07:00. It was a very good flight, although I slept most of the flight. Our flight to Heathrow did not leave until around midnight so another day of spotting at Changi was had and another 150+ went in the book. The Heathrow flight left on time in A380 9V-SKG taking 13 hr 10 for the trip and arriving nearly an hour early. We were seated upstairs this time 2 abreast, very comfy and plenty sleep. I managed to get all the SilkAir 737's this time, all but one of the Jetstar A320's but still did not see my last SIA B777 & A380. The camera that I used on this trip was my Panasonic Lumix FZ200 bridge camera and it performed well as you can see. Some photo's from Singapore. You have to photograph through tinted glass here and this leaves a green tint on the photo's. This can be corrected by the computer program, I just usually use colour balance & some extra contrast if needed. As can be seen some reflections do occur. Spotting & photography at Changi are no problem. 
4R-ABO A320-214 WSSS 5.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
4R-ALO A330-343 WSSS 1.12.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
9M-AFV A320-216 WSSS 5.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
9M-AFZ A320-216 WSSS 5.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
9M-LNZ Malindo Air WSSS 1.12.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
9M-NEO A320-251N WSSS 5.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
9V-MGQ B737-8SA WSSS 1.12.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
9V-OFA B787-8 WSSS 1.12.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
9V-TRW A320-232 WSSS 5.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
A5-JSW A319-115 WSSS 5.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
B-5931 A330-243 WSSS 5.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
B-6200 A319-112 WSSS 5.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
B-6485 B737-85C WSSS 5.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
B-50008 A320-232 WSSS 5.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
HS-ABD A320-216 WSSS 5.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
HS-PPA A319-132 WSSS 5.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
HS-THB A350-941 WSSS 5.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
HS-TQB B787-8 WSSS 5.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
JA8356 B767-381ERF WSSS 1.12.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
PK-LAT A320-214 WSSS 5.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
RP-C3277 A320-214 WSSS 5.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
RP-C9905 A321-231 WSSS 5.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
S2-AHV B737-8E9 WSSS 1.12.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
VN-A605 A321-231 WSSS 1.12.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
VT-AXH B737-8HG WSSS 5.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
VT-JBR B737-85R WSSS 5.11.16 by Graham Taylor, on Flickr 
XY-ALB B737-86N WSSS 1.12.16 (2) by Graham Taylor, on Flickr Thanks for looking I hope you all enjoyed the photo's & reports. I hope to visit again in a couple of years time. next trip is the States in March for Museums & Sun 'n Fun Graham GTF4J2M |
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Post by graham on Dec 28, 2016 9:23:01 GMT
Fantastic reports and superb photos Graham, I have enjoyed it all, many thanks
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