tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172387939495342053.post5383954644432238477..comments2024-03-29T00:19:45.034+13:00Comments on NZ Civil Aircraft: Cessna 180 ZK-BGIUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172387939495342053.post-42311762920411004852024-01-13T14:33:52.141+13:002024-01-13T14:33:52.141+13:00I was having a lessons in SuperCub BPA in 1968 at ...I was having a lessons in SuperCub BPA in 1968 at Dannevirke,with K. Newton of RNZAF as my instructor. Bill Easton of W.B.Easton Engineering,bridge builders had just finished re furbishing BGI and had it hangared in Dannevirke.He arrived and asked me to help him move it out.[He had a gammy leg] He parked it in front of the hangar,chocked it and started it up ,then went in to use the phone,Presumably to get weather,file a plan or ring his client who was about to have the ride of his life inspecting potential bridge sites of his impending arrival. One of the two young Air Force types who had come over from Ohakea with FtLt Newton called out "Careful that beautiful horse doesnt gallop off without you old cowboy!" Bill respond,but his neck reddened. He climbed in and did an engine run up and checks right where he was , one more call out"No need to do a run up before you taxi!" Surely not heard by Bill, who swung the tail round with a blast of power and dust blowing back over the trio of young airforce types,then picking the tail up on the brakes,took off ACROSS the Dannevirke East/West strip,clearing the fence with flaps ,climbed to a couple of hundred feet before doing a wingover and coming straight back at the hangar ,wheels hardly off the grass, as the trio panicked and scattered,he pulled up over the hangar and departed towards the Akitio Coast,waggling his tail derisively."Who does that crazy old bastard think he is?" A local,Ian Bright I think,who had just arrived replied "He probably thinks he's Easton, W B , Royal Flying Corps ace. I know Bill Easton had lied about his age to enlist in the Army in WW1 and managed to get into the RFC.Patrick Powernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172387939495342053.post-56128679449007174762013-11-04T05:30:34.648+13:002013-11-04T05:30:34.648+13:00Great post!Great post!Iannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172387939495342053.post-17636441320384776562013-10-22T19:26:58.087+13:002013-10-22T19:26:58.087+13:00You just cannot have enough 180 photos here! Keep ...You just cannot have enough 180 photos here! Keep them coming!<br />They are over 60 years old now and they still look modern!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09548542600206435427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172387939495342053.post-56543995252397295352013-10-22T08:11:58.080+13:002013-10-22T08:11:58.080+13:00Just from memory I would imagine that maybe ZK-BFT...Just from memory I would imagine that maybe ZK-BFT/ZK-CZW/ZK-FDP (all one aircraft of sorts) or maybe ZK-BUW/ZK-CGJ would have had more incidents.<br />I am away from my office for a few days so cannot confirm or deny.<br />Cheers.Dave Paullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356554328922097058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6172387939495342053.post-91174075658605626132013-10-22T02:35:20.947+13:002013-10-22T02:35:20.947+13:00Amazing history of a great aircraft type. Would th...Amazing history of a great aircraft type. Would this have the record for the most repairs and rebuilds in one aircraft's history?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com