MF>Sidewinder is a bbs with a military theme.  My father is ex - Royal
 MF>New Zealand Air Force, (unfortunately not a pilot) but I do have a
 MF>personal interest in aviation of all types, particularly military of
 MF>course ;) 
 MF>I'll not butt in coz i'm probably way out of my depth when it comes
 MF>to aviation, but I look forward to some interesting reading ;)
 JC> Hey Mark,
 JC> Let me be the first to welcome you to the Echo.  We hope that you will
 JC> be entertained, contribute to it and most of all enjoy the transfer of
 JC> information here.  Tell us some things that you know about Aviation in
 JC> New Zealand.  Glad to have you join us.....Jim.....
 You're certainly the first.  Thank you Jim ;)
 ... I'll definately enjoy it.
 Umm... Aviation in New Zealand?
 Well... Civilian-wise its quite popular.. I work with two pilots, one
 RNZAF-selectee, and know a few more ;) Umm, what else is there to
 know???  I dont know how big civil aviation is in the U.S....
 Militarily, we fly the A-4K Skyhawk (original airframes with avionics
 up to F-16A+ standard), the Aermacchi somethingorotehr(
 cant remember offhand), the P-3K Orion (equiv to the C variant), the
 C-130 Herculese, and a coupla old Andovers...
 Oh, and a 727 for VIP work, and a squadron of UH-1 Iroquois float
 around the place :)
 And that about tops my limit ;) Unless I go even MORE military....
 
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