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Consilidated Catalina

Ian Warren

Ian Warren

Charter Member
Our own early Pacific Pioneer Thankyou Jan'JK'Kee,s .
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Areosofts Catalina , Flight yoke and throttles , what an experience !
Start one engine .. lets try again , bobbin up and down in Lake Rotorua , REALNZ scenery , this Cat had no wheels :)
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Time to turn her into the wind , then as a Famous New Zealand Aviation icon Fred Ladd said " Off and Away in a Cloud of Spay "
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As i headed out , the plan was to fly the 'BOP' route out - Bay Of Plenty , a freeware scenery , Photoreal by Tim 'Timmo' Barnes ... AWESOME!
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The mix off blended payware , RealNZ and Tim's scenery really come together here a smooth transition
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This area is difinetly Catalina country ! .... I think 'JK' had the Coral route planed for this one
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A test flight maybe , ....... well it is at the mo ,
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Looking out over my left shoulder we have Robins RealNZ Rotorua , Timmo's The lakes and in the far distance Mikes HamiltonX ,an area filling the gap,a new scenery .
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Time to plod on
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Did anyone mention i really like this Catalina
 
Gents, Ian when not otherwise engaged is known as Mr. Autogen.
That's a nice Cat, forgot they came with no feet, thanks for the paint JanKees.
Great pics, too, Ian.
:applause: Catch any fish with them poles out front, then? ;)
 
Hey ya Charl , that damn fishin pole ... i may throw this Cat down a local river .. North Island or South , handy JK left the fishing pole in the front , look what he left in the back if the fish gets away :running:
 
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