Daily photos

[muddy]

Some from a museum yesterday.






























Sent from my Twisted Mind Of The Mudman

[Rural53]

FPV Drone 0 - Class One Buggy 1

Action from our National Offroad race meeting the other weekend.
The drone came out second best after it got downed by a large mud clump and then run over by a Class 1 buggy.

[Heiny57]

Amazing drone control footage. That was entertaining! Flying through the trees and a sign was impressive. And the racing looked fun also.

[Rural53]

Bruce may have made a strategic mistake yesterday letting his daughter drive his race truck at our club day yesterday.

[Rural53]

In traffic last week.

[Heiny57]

Cleaning signs, a new hobby.

[goodfellow]

Very nice Bob -- Classic signs in a garage are a joy to behold

[Rural53]

Friday night I went to the Civil Contractors NZ local branch construction awards, unfortunately our project didn't win in the over $5M class. It was held in the hanger at Classic Flyers, the local aviation museum, amongst the airplanes. This is a Grumman Avenger (NZ2505) and was the first Avenger to arrive in NZ in 1943 and flew with RNZAF 30 Sqn. It was retired in 1959 and for many years was stored at at various location until it arrived at Gisborne Aviation Preservation Society. It has been loaned to Classic Flyers, to allow its restoration to operational static condition. When I lived in Gisborne I was a member of Gisborne Aviation Preservation Society and I was there when we acquired the Avenger.

[goodfellow]

Must have been a thrill to be a part of that preservation group. What an experience to be that close to historic airplanes.