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  1. @vaughndavis I will ask/tell Simon about both of these things when he's back from Taupo, or feel free to contact him yourself :)
  2. @vaughndavis guess you'll have to build a hangar then -as you can see from the new one they do go up quite quickly once the ball is rolling
  3. It's been a while since we checked in on twitter. The weather has been up and down and so have we (in our planes of course!)
  4. Winter is here and has brought along quite a bit of rain and fog so far!
  5. great weekend of flying just past. you can see some photos on our facebook page - http://www.facebook.com/flywestnz
  6. Amazing deal! West Coast Beaches & Waitakere flight experience with us for just $130! Only on www.dailydo.co.nz until 9am tomorrow (Sat)!
  7. @vaughndavis congrats!
  8. @vaughndavis oh, that's Judith's plane. congrats!
  9. what a mint day @vaughndavis and @chris021 have been out flying...anyone else?
  10. have you tried sky couch? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmaOwoqxWjI&NR=1&feature=fvwp any good?
  11. We hope everyone enjoyed Easter and was able to spare a moment's thought for our veterans on ANZAC day. Now, back to the old grind.
  12. summer has officially left the building. there's a chilly nip in the air and it's dark by 6:30. bummer.
  13. Incredibly saddened by the news of our friend, Geoff Smale. http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/4874349/Pilot-died-on-route-he-flew-many-times
  14. Daylight savings time is now over. Goodbye early evening flights...
  15. Glad to hear Bryn our chief engineer is OK after riding out a Tornado at Sun'N'Fun in Florida. Sounds like some planes are not so lucky.
  16. @geogeek When are you coming back for more flying? We offer lessons 7 days per week :)