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NEW ZEALAND DIVISION
Wings Over the Bay
Bay of Plenty Branch
Journal of the Bay of Plenty Branch of the NZ Division, RAeS: 01-19
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Welcome to the newsletter for the Bay of Plenty
Branch, NZ Division, RAeS for February 2019.
Branch Meeting – 7th December
Mike Feisst was our speaker for the last
Branch meeting of the year and his topic: ‘Visit City of Canberra on arrival at HARS in March 2015.
to the HARS Aviation Museum’. Photo Dan Langlois.
HARS has a trio of Lockheed maritime patrol
aircraft that will all be fliers. Two P2V-7
Neptunes are flyers, including: ex-RAAF A89-
273 (VH-IOY) and ex French Marine Escadrille
147566 (VH-LRR). There are only two others
flying elsewhere. Ex RAAF P3-C Orion A9-753
is to due fly as VH-ORI. Mike told us the RAAF
was helping HARS to keep the Orion flying. His
pictures of the Orion interior showed it was as
if the RAAF crew had just walked off it.
Mike Feisst delivers his lecture
In June, Mike and his wife Lois visited the
Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS)
Air Museum at Illawarra, NSW and he came
back with a good number of photos of the large
aircraft collection which he used as the basis
for his lecture. The lecture traced the guided From a video of HARS Neptune A89-273 VH-IOY flying
tour he had taken at the site when he at Avalon 2015. Photo HARS
emphasised the majority of aircraft he spoke
Mike explained HARS had been able to
about were flyers.
acquire the services of a number of aircraft
To support his slides, Mike spoke from his 12 maintenance with ratings for their aircraft.
pages of notes about the history of each of the
Mike also told us the story of the restoration of
HARS aircraft exhibits. The detail he included
another classic aircraft type from Lockheed
provided the background to each exhibit most
which is a testament to the resolve of HARS
of us miss on visiting museums. It was like
and its restoration teams. The HARS Super
being on the tour with an audio guide.
Constellation was originally delivered to the
Mike’s virtual tour started with the former USAF in 1955 as C-121C serial number 54-
Qantas B747-438 Longreach VH-OJA ‘City of 0157, c/n 4176. #4176 was found in the
Canberra’. He had his picture taken standing boneyard at Davis Monthan Air Force Base at
inside the engine intake, as well as other shots Tucson, Arizona in a very sad state. and had
of the cockpit and inside the massive main been used to supply parts for other aircraft and
landing gear bays. With a guide and a safety the gaps left had been not very well covered.
vest, they were free take a very close look.
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As well as considerable support from Qantas Branch AGM & BBQ – 1st February
to get teams and equipment to and from
Tucson, the statistics Mike recounted of the Unlike last year, the AGM was held in fine and
restoration effort was remarkable, involving: warm weather and we were fortunate to again
be able to hold the meeting at the Tauranga
• 47 team trips to Tucson, each averaging 14 Gliding Club Rooms, thanks to Adrian Cable,
days the President. For the 20 members and guests
• 16,000 man-hours expended (all who attended, the AGM after the arrival of
volunteered) Simon Grant who had flown Falco 3000 ZK-
• $800,000 fund raised XLB directly from his work assignment for
Farmers Air in Gisborne.
The before and after photos tell the amazing
story of virtual scrap being to fully restored and As previously, the AGM was dealt with
flying. It shows what is possible with the right expeditiously confirming the current committee
skills and the determination to make it happen. and retaining the subs at $40. The BBQ went
The HARS Connie was painted in former well with special thanks from the Chairman to
Qantas livery of white and grey (instead of the many willing hands who prepared the food
polished ally on the lower fuselage). The word and help clean up afterwards.
“Connie” is emblazoned on both sides of the
The visit by the Falco 3000 was a welcome
fuselage above the distinctive red window
extra feature which had been arranged with
stripe which is also on the tip tanks. The triple
Andy Stevenson MNZM, who was awarded the
tail fins are a characteristic feature of the type.
EA Gibson Award at the 2018 NZ Division
Awards Dinner last October. Andy founded
Farmers Air Ltd which he has since sold to
Andrew Hogarth, the CEO and Chief Pilot.
Some may have recalled Andrew’s
firebombing display at TCAS 2018.
We were fortunate to have Farmers Air support
for the flying visit to Tauranga of the Falco
The HARS Super Constellation VH-EAG on take-off. 3000 ZK-XLB, arriving at 1800hours before
Photo HARS taxiing to the Gliding Club.
At the end of the lecture, a video was run featuring XLB is painted in white livery with blue
the start-up and take-off of the HARS Connie from markings, including the ‘Falco’ motif depicting
Illawarra on its way to the airshow at Avalon 2015. the head of NZ Falcon - karearea - (Falco
It was impressive! novaeseelandiae) on the fuselage behind the
cockpit. First impressions of the aircraft up
A vote of thanks was proposed to acknowledge close is one of a much bigger aircraft than its
predecessors (the Cresco and Fletcher) even
Mike’s first class guided tour of the HARS aviation though they all share the same wing.
museum. The meeting concluded with a very
The PA 750XL utility type has proven to be a
convivial supper of champagne and Christmas
popular aircraft, for skydiving and other utility
nibbles. roles, with more than 220 built to date.
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It was Andy Stevenson and Andrew Hogarth hopper box controls to reduce pilot work load
who decided the larger capacity of the 750XL and provide the means to control the fertiliser
would make a good ag aircraft type to replace flow rate.
the fleet of aging PAC Crescos they were
operating at the time. After climbing the step onto the wing, a quick
look into the cockpit revealed it contained a
Flight Structures Ltd was tasked with the role combination of analogue and digital
of the re-design and conversion instruments and other displays. An angled and
documentation. Aeromotive removed the hooded video monitor is mounted in the centre
redundant gear and fittings from the Falco of the instrument panel. Carefully positioned
prototype. Among other things, the design external video cameras show the pilot the
involved replacing the scoop intake with a hopper lid and gate box without the need to
streamline engine cowl and air intake similar to move his head. As well as a GPS-based
the PT6 Cresco. This required some hi-tech system to track the tracks flown, a pistol grip
specialist manufacturing of the new structural control handle located between the cockpit
components. The conversion reconfigured the seats is used to pre-set the discharge rate of
original XL750 for the ag role with a payload of the hopper box. A button on the same control
3000kg or 3tonne. handle opens the control gate on the hopper
box to the pre-set level.
Simon Grant in front of XLB answers questions about Some Branch members with Simon in front of XLB.
the Falco with the LH cockpit entry door and hopper
door open. The windows of the side doors are visible After the Falco 3000 walkaround tour, Simon
joined Branch members in the clubrooms for
Simon introduced the aircraft by highlighting the BBQ which had been cooked earlier by our
the much larger fuselage of the Falco. This gastronomic BBQ chefs Mike and Wally and
accommodates the 3000litre hopper and kept warm in the oven. After a vote of thanks
provides much more cockpit space which is for his talk, Simon re-positioned XLB to the
fitted with two high spec seats. The carbon Aero Club and John Meredith was fortunate to
fibre hopper fills the entire front fuselage get a ride in the Falco across the airfield.
behind the cockpit and forms part of the aircraft
structure. In the walkaround, the rear cabin The Chairman also noted Farmers Air has a
was accessed by two hinged side doors. The new Falco 3000 Serial 222 being built by
new electric powered hydraulic system Pacific Aerospace. With CAA approval, it will
components are located in the front of the rear be delivered as a Falco 3000 to avoid the need
cabin (beside the hopper) along with a small for conversion. It is due to be delivered in the
passenger seat leaving plenty of space for next month.
other cargo.
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He also spoke about the hydraulically powered
controls including flaps, hopper door and
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Aviation News A Silver Medal was awarded to Mr Yohan
Jayaratne FRAeS in recognition of his major
RAeS - Aero Society contribution to the development of aviation in
Sri Lanka over the last decade. Mr Jayaratne
An extract from the Aero Society webpage - created a masterplan to restructure Sri Lankan
2018 Medals & Awards airspace and modernise air navigation
services. He also initiated and led the
The Royal Aeronautical Society’s 2018 development, construction and commissioning
Honours, Medals and Awards have been of the international airport at Mattala, opened
announced, celebrating achievement, in 2017.
innovation and excellence in the global
aerospace and aviation community. Bronze Medals were awarded to Wing
Commander Mike Place RAF for his
A presentation ceremony was held at the contribution to defence air safety by developing
Society’s London headquarters on Monday a radical new approach to air safety analysis,
26th November 2018. The evening began with and Major Roderick Short RCAF for his work
the launch of the Sir Ralph Robins Medal & to improve understanding of the risks posed to
Scholarship, in collaboration with the Royal aircraft from collision with remotely piloted
Academy of Engineering. Air Commodore Bill aircraft (RPA, otherwise known as drones) and
Tyack FRAeS and members of the Medals & the ways that this can be mitigated.
Awards Committee announced the winners of
the Society Medals, Specialist Awards, Young The Team Gold Medal was awarded to the
Persons Awards & Written Paper Prizes. Sir Rocket Lab Rutherford Engine Team, led by
Peter Norriss FRAeS announced the recipients Mr Lachlan Matchett, for developing an
of this year’s Centennial Scholarships. oxygen/kerosene pump-fed engine that uses an
Winners were presented with their awards by entirely new propulsion cycle.
Society President, Rear Admiral Simon Henley
FRAeS. ***
The Gold Medal was awarded to Mr Peter
Beck, Founder and CEO of Rocket Lab, in
recognition of his exceptional work in creating
a novel, affordable launch capability for small
satellites. Mr Beck has led the design and
construction of the Electron Rocket and
Rutherford engine, and oversaw the
development of the world’s first and only A USAF Boeing B-52 long range bomber is set
private orbital launch range, located on New to do a flyover at 2pm on Saturday 23rd before
Zealand’s Māhia Peninsula. He played a heading for Australia.
crucial role in establishing international
treaties and legislation to enable orbital
launch capability from New Zealand. That
capability was realised in January 2018 with
Rocket Lab’s first orbital launch of the
Electron rocket.
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Airbus to stop production of A380 Perhaps BA might pick up some of these ex-
superjumbo jet lease aircraft to grow its fleet.
News, United Arab Emirates - 14 Feb 2019
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The European aerospace giant to stop making NZ Division Activities
world's largest passenger plane after 12 years
in service, due to weak sales. Aircraft The half-day symposium will be run with the 2019
manufacturer Airbus has announced plans to Wings over Wairarapa airshow.
stop the production of the world's largest
commercial passenger plane, the A380
superjumbo, by 2021.
To register, email the following details to
shaun.johnson@caa.govt.nz cc
des.ashton@outlook.com
Email details to include:
• First Name, Surname,
• Email, telephone or mobile (preferred),
• Organisation (if/any?)
• Attending Aeroclub networking drinks: Yes
/ No
• Attending Aeroclub BBQ: Yes / No
Sad news indeed. A380 orders stand at 313 • Any special dietary requirements
with 234 already delivered. Rolls Royce is (afternoon tea only):
slightly ahead of the Engine Alliance for the
engines chosen by airlines to power their
A380s. Singapore Airlines has opted not to
renew the leases of some of its early A380s,
while British Airways has indicated it is very
happy with the 12 A380 it has in service.
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Branch Activities - 2019 Tim Graham will give us an insight on the
Australian RPAS skyscape and the current
CASA regulatory projects that have been
Friday 1 March - Branch Meeting – at
recently consulted on and the impacts on
Classic Flyers – 5.30 for 6.00pm the RPAS industry. He will give an overview
on some of the operations that some
Our speaker is Russell Corney – his topic is Australian RPAS operators have been
the topic – Flying DC-3’s in PNG and with conducting within Australia and overseas,
Ansett Australia including Vanuatu and Zimbabwe.
• Russell is another volunteer at Classic
Flyers with an interesting aviation career He works for the Civil Aviation Safety
• In conversation with Wally Gee, his flying Authority (CASA) which he has for the past
background in both PNG and Australia 8.5 years. Five of these as a research and
came to light and where Wally saw it was analysis officer in the RPAS Branch. Tim
an opportunity to have him tell his story to obtained a Bachelor of Aviation Management
the Branch. and Masters of Aviation from Massey
University, an Australian Remote Pilot
Licence and is an active model aircraft pilot.
Wednesday 22 May - Combined
Meeting with AHSNZ Tauranga – at
Classic Flyers – 5.30 for 6.00pm
Our speaker is Erika Pearson VP Boeing
Asia Pacific and India Sales. She will be in
Tauranga to address the annual NAC Staff
luncheon at Classic Flyers and has agreed to
repeat her address for the benefit of
Friday 5 April - Branch Meeting – at members of both groups.
Classic Flyers – 5.30 for 6.00pm The connection between NAC and Boeing
goes back to 1968 and the introduction into
Our speaker is Timothy Graham who will service of the Boeing 737-200. NAC had a
present his lecture: A Drone view from fleet of eight, with some in service until 2001.
across the ‘ditch’. NOTE LATER DATE FOR THE MAY MTG
Bay of Plenty Branch Committee
Des Underwood, MRAeS, Chairman –
0274524767- desunderwood@gmail.com
Mike Feisst – Treasurer/Membership
mikefeisst@xtra.co.nz
Jack Best - jackbest953@gmail.com
Wally Gee - geefam@xtra.co.nz
Graham Lister - grumpa356@gmail.com
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