Now this is just waaaaay to close for comfort!

Here is a picture of an Adam Air [Indonesia] B737-300. The visible damage appeared during/after landing. Ouch! This is the same airline that lost another B737 a few months back...



This is the link to the original Dominion Post article: http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominionpost/3970887a12.html [please advise me if this link goes dead for any reason...].

It's been quiet recently...

It has been really quiet for the past couple of weeks. Apart from not too many things to report, my camera has been out of action [it's almost 3 weeks now since I took it back to Dick Smith, who passed it on to Olympus for a warranty repair], so no new photos.

I did get to take up two people for a quick flight recently as part of the Flying NZ Young Eagles programme [http://www.flyingnz.co.nz/youngeagles.html], and went for 3 circuits last weekend just to ensure I maintained a level of currency.

I am looking forward to a trip around the South Island in a few weeks time, so all going well [and assuming I get my camera back...!], there'll be a few photos to show after that.

The Russian Knights

This was a video that I could not ignore! It is on YouTube and the link was sent by a friend... this is an awesome display of formation flying in high powered jets. The soundtrack is pretty neat as well. Enjoy!