Aviation
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
@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
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
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=
Aviation
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...
Aviation
Just parachute down to that crashed nuclear aircraft and keep an eye on it... All Things Aviation: Nuclear Powered Aircraft? [back in the '50's]"Each test flight was conducted with another aircr...
A recent issue of NZ Today Magazine covered the wonderful, remote, Great Barrier Island . While searching for some old car photos I found one which reminded me of a memorable journey home from "The Ba...
