Photography
While walking the dog I heard the distinctive sound of an old aircraft engine. Looked up to see a de Havilland Dragon (like the one below) heading west. As I watched, in the background, an Air New Zealand Boeing 777 broke through cloud — gleaming white in a beam of sunlight
Aviation
Events at home foiled my plan to visit Seattle on the way home from Autodesk University last year. I got to see the airport but only during a 3 hour stop over. A visit to Boeing is still on my to do list, maybe next time? Delivery flight for new
A mate has documented, in blog form, his Fathers flying career which spanned Sunderland/PBY Catalina flying boats to DC8 jets (including survey flights for the Coral Route). The blog has many diary extracts and photos from a time when aviation in NZ & the Pacific evolved from an adventure
During an idle moment, waiting for something, a noise drew my gaze toward the sky. It came through the solid cloud cover and I strained to identify the source. I had a good idea but wondered how you’d explain it to someone who didn’t, who knew nothing of
I laughed when I saw “I am very tall and really need some more space” in this article: 'Sir Richard Branson promised me'- Virgin Atlantic reveals unusual upgrade requests Undoubtedly the top wish of any traveller is an upgrade, but let's face it: unless you
New Zealand
@dannews so.....who's going to film at wellington airport tomorrow with THAT forecast?! 4 hours ago (Referring to 160 km/h winds forecast in Wellington) @robincapper Think Wellington Airport will be living up to it's "Wild at Heart” slogan tomorrow? @dannews I'd love
What it says to me is there must be a lot of oil people commuting from Taranaki, Southland and, soon, the East Cape! What Houston to Auckland says about the 787 - FlightBlogger - Aviation News, Commentary and Analysis If ever there was a route that the 787 was designed
Adventure South
Below are two photos of the Milford Sound Rd heading from Homer Tunnel to Milford Sound. The first was taken just before a thrilling 800m to 0m (sea level) 8km mountain bike descent, part of the Adventure South Milford Wilderness trip. I have also done this in the car (fun
They may have some 777 & 787’s on order for the long haul but it seems Air New Zealand are happier flying Airbus closer to home. Air NZ's fleet updated in billion dollar spend-up | The National Business Review - New Zealand Air New Zealand has selected Airbus
The greenness of transport is subject to debate. Public transport might be better, unless the bus is empty which in peak hours could be half the time. Train can be worse for climate than plane - www.newscientist.com True or false: taking the commuter train across Boston results in
Aviation
I like the Aussie commentary on the first one... [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWtdtuspnoM&w=425&h=350] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhUO4pdGCf8&w=425&h=350] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4OxGkmvPng&w=425&h=
I've posted about my beloved Bose Quiet Comfort Headphones before . When you live half a world from everywhere they make flying a pleasure. On the flight home from Vietnam I noticed one of the Y a...
