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Chad :mstdn: @chad.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

The CAF Snowbirds just flew their last airshow in the Tudors for a private crowd with friends and family at CFB Moose Jaw. #canada #aviation

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myrmepropagandist @futurebird.sauropods.win.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

One thing that I struggle to explain to 5th graders about programing is that they need to *click* on the console window before they try to type text to be processed by their program. They are also mystified by pressing "enter" to submit the text to the program. Maybe I should make them a […]

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Errol Cavit @errolnz.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026

A compact win for me in Settlers. 4 cities, 2 of them harbors to get harbourmaster, and one settlement. Placing second and getting a city generator worked well with the right docs roles. #boardgaming

A Settlers of Catan 5+ player game set up, with half the build positions played.

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Errol Cavit @errolnz.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026

BAC-167 Strikemaster Mk88 ZK-BAC NZ6372 looking sweet returning from an experience flight at Ardmore. Up for a service at Pioneer Aero and did a couple of flights on Saturday. #AvGeek #Aviation

Camouflaged jet trainer just landing on runway piano keys.

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Matthew Haughey @mathowie.xoxo.zone.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

I’m currently on a 2,500mi road trip in an EV and as I recharge, I spend $5-$20 on water and snacks at every stop. I wonder what the local economic impact is for EV chargers and why every gas station and convenience store in America doesn’t already have chargers to capture those snacking drivers.

Yes I hate that Tesla chargers are the most numerous and fastest charging, Tesla needs more competition.

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Errol Cavit @errolnz.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026

Sonex ZK-JQP looking shiny in front of the shiny new construction at Ardmore. #AvGeeek #Aviation

Small modern taildragger homebuilt in natural metal finish, taking off in front of a large hangar under construction.

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Errol Cavit @errolnz.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 13/10/2026

NZ Warbird's Ryan ST-3KR ZK-RYN planning chat, and circuits using the grass at Ardmore. #AvGeek #Aviation #aviationPhotography

A small open cockpit vintage trainer on a concrete apron, three men talking over the rear fuselage.

Small open cockpit vintage trainer seen from front left quarter and below, the silver fuselage with red and yellow nose and tail contrasting with grey overcast.

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Errol Cavit @errolnz.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

Cessna 510 Citation Mustang N2WG popping in at Ardmore on Saturday. #AvGeek #Aviation

Small white business jet about to land on a sealed runway, a blurred prop aircraft waiting beyond it.

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Errol Cavit @errolnz.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026

Pitts S-1S Special ZK-MPM off for a session from Ardmore with DR-107 ZK-EZG. #AvGeek #Aviation

Small red acrobatic biplane taking off from a sealed runway, tail raised.

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bigjsl @bigjsl.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026

At some point a pet rabbit was released or escaped near my farm. Its genes show up in its descendants as white and black splotches on their fur completely ruining their camouflage. In possibly related news we have a resident fox once again.

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Chilly :donor: 🛡️ :gayint: :ifin: @chillybot.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026

So two things about the #flydubai incident and as a disclaimer these two things are unconfirmed by official sources afaik. 1. The engines were likely shut down by the copilot attacker. This is based off of what seems to be power loss in the cabin (in flight entertainment turning off […]

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🎄🎅🏻🎄Jolly Kringle 🎄🎅🏻🎄 @jonathankoren.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026

Wife: I learned all about sunscreen and skins cancer tonight. It’s really important. See? You didn’t grow up with that. What level of sunscreen did you grow up with? Thirty? Me: Uhh… four? Wife: Four!?!?!? Me: I remember seeing as low SPF 1/2. Wife: WHAT?!?!? […] [Original post on sfba.social]

Bottle of Coppertone from the 1980s.

SPF 4 “moderate protection sunscreen”

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Errol Cavit @errolnz.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026

Blunty airborne from Ardmore! Doing to flights this afternoon apparently. #AvGeek #Aviation

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

1) Putin doesn't have diesel to spare. 2) Diesel is cover for lifting sanctions. 3) Putin's statement sounds like he's offering an Iran escape hatch, which I've been predicting. 4) Half of the MASSIVE bribes Putin is offering now don't exist. 5) But he does mention security coop -- Kash.

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essjax @essjax.m.essjax.com.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026

Pāpāmoa Beach is perfect today. Azure blue skies, 22°c with a gentle cool breeze. Its heavenly. There's a volcano erupting nearby but we won't worry about that.

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Errol Cavit @errolnz.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026

I'm at Ardmore Airport, wondering if it is worthwhile staying longer in the hope that the Strikemaster will go up for a test flight. A Pioneer Aero (where it is serviced) ute pulls up, the bloke looks across the field briefly, and drives on down to their hangers. Guess I'll stay then! #AvGeek […]

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Errol Cavit @errolnz.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

North American Harvard 2A* NZ1052 ZK-MJN after a formation practice from Ardmore a couple of weeks ago. Good thing there is a bit of colour in the no.2 Sqn Territorial Air Force scheme from the 1950's, the light is nicer today so should be better ones this arvo. #AvGeek #Aviation

Low wing World War 2 trainer aircraft from right rear as it lands. It is silver with black and yellow checker markings on the side, and there is a very grey cloud bank beyond.

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essjax @essjax.m.essjax.com.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026

There's a truck full of sunshine grabbers on my driveway and a bunch of noisy chaps on the roof. It's happening. #SolarPower

A truck and trailer with boxes marked "Solar"

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Errol Cavit @errolnz.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026

Ardmore Flying School's C172R ZK-TAU bounding the circuit under non-photogenic clouds. #AvGeek #Aviation

A small high wing light aircraft in landing configuration, slightly nose down. A wall of grey sky beyond.

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Errol Cavit @errolnz.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

Messerschmitt Bf 109E-3 790 at Deutsches Museum, Munich. #AvGeek #Aviation

A World War 2 fighter in a museum, seen from close in on the front right. in mottled grey camo with a green spinner.

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Kit Bashir @unixbigot.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/02/2025

The term “Ship’s Cat” is misleading. A patrol boat or a small freighter typically numbers a single cat in their complement [citation needed] but larger vessels have a feline complement numbering around one cat for every ten biped crew. Besides rodent control, cats also serve in meteor defense […]

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Ko Simon toku ingoa :tinoflag: @simonchulse.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

Do any #NZ tweeps want to buy our tickets for the Lake #Taupō #cycle challenge off us? We have come to the realisation that with the price of petrol we won’t be able to afford it. #Bike #Cycling #Bikes #Wellington #LowerHutt #Aotearoa #BikeTooter

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Errol Cavit @errolnz.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

An even more historical mad German rocket machine, the Max Valier RAK BOB 2 rocket sledge at Deutsches Museum, Munich. #museum

A wooden sledge mounted on a steeply angled white surface, with wide skis mounted either side of the cockpit.

A wooden sledge mounted on a steeply angled white surface, seen from behind so to see the many rocket tubes behind the cockpit.

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Deborah Russell MP @beefaerie.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

How do you come third in a two person race?

Graphic showing the set up for a tv leaders debate, with the split for who won the debate. The numbers show 49% for Chris Hipkins, 27% undecided, and 24% for Luxon.

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Future Sprog @futuresprog.mastodon.nzoss.nz.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

Does anyone know any interesting #radio frequencies around Ruapehu / Whakapapa (RF70SR). The Kakaramea and Taihape repeaters are either silent or out of range. What about ski patrol? UHF 11 476.675?

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Errol Cavit @errolnz.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

Fieseler Fi 103 V-1 at Deutsches Museum, Munich. #AvGeek #Aviation

Skinny bomb with long square wings and a simple jet engine mounted above the tail, hanging from a museum ceiling.

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Errol Cavit @errolnz.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

Heinkel HE 12 D-1717 1:10 model at Deutsches Museum, Munich. The original was used to speed up trans-Atlantic mail deliveries on German ships 1929-1931 until a fatal accident. #AvGeek #Aviation

Large model of a vintage silver floatplane mounted on a long catapult. It is in a museum, next to the tail of an aircraft with corrugated skin.

Large model of a vintage silver floatplane mounted on a catapult. It is in a museum, next to the tail of an aircraft with corrugated skin.

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Errol Cavit @errolnz.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

I managed a spectacular win in Ticket To Ride Switzerland tonight, I think 172 is a personal and household best! I didn't even connect into Italy. #Boardgames

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Errol Cavit @errolnz.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

Focke-Achgelis Fa 330 Bachstelze at Deutsches Museum, Munich. A folding autogiro for U-Boats which wasn't useful in practice. #AvGeek #Aviation

A very simple engine-less autogyro hanging from a museum ceiling. A dummy is strapped in ahead of the rotor mast.

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Within just a few minutes, the crew could assemble the engineless gyrocopter Bachstelze (wagtail) on the deck of a German submarine. Attached to the U-boat with a rope, its pilot was expected to observe enemy ships up to 50km away, which would be attacked by the U-boat. As the U-boat gained speed, the pilot would climb aboard the fragile aircraft.
The airstream propelled the rotor blades and carried the Bachstelze up to a height of 200m, like a kite on a string.
When the Bachstelze went into service in 1943, allied anti-submarine systems and air superiority had already made patrols extremely risky for German U-boats. Their captains would often prohibit the use of the “flying eye”. In the event of danger, they would have been forced to cut the cable and leave the pilot stranded on the high seas.

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Errol Cavit @errolnz.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

Messerschmitt Me 262 A-1a 500071 at Deutsches Museum, Munich. I've seen the one at the Australian War Memorial, but the presentation there is terrible so this was great!

A World War 2 fighter jet in a museum seen from left front. The engine under the near wing has its cowlings removed.

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Errol Cavit @errolnz.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

Bachem Ba 349 Natter Replica, probably including parts from prototypes, at Deutsches Museum, Munich. Even more desperate than the Me 163! #AvGeek #Aviation

Small simple aircraft powered by two rockets per side. It is in a museum, mounted end-on on a pole, angled upward.

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Robin Forlonge Patterson @rfpatterson.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

www.rnz.co.nz/news/politics_electio… 'A Mata-Horizon poll shows growing support for the Greens amongst Māori voters enrolled on both the Māori and general rolls. 'Results are revealed in a special episode of […]

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essjax @essjax.m.essjax.com.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

These folks had the corner of their wall blasted off by a bolt of lightning, and they fixed it beautifully. #Kintsugi

A corner of a brick wall has been blasted away. The owners have filled in it with something like concrete, but with a beautiful golden flash of lightning.

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Errol Cavit @errolnz.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

Junkers F 13 c/n 2018 "D-366" in Deutsches Museum, Munich. As with several other types, it was neat looking an original after seeing flying replicas/new-builds previously. #AvGeek #Aviation

The front of a boxy vintage airliner in a museum, seen close in from front left. Its metal skin is corrugated.

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Errol Cavit @errolnz.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

We were the only team to get the Ponderous Puzzle in the first round at pub quiz, and scored a spot prize!

A chilled bottle of Kopiko Bay sauv blanc on a pub table.

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Dave Moskovitz (((❤️))) @davemosk.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

Formal complaint that NZ climate backsliding breaches Europe trade deal - Newsroom newsroom.co.nz/2026/09/30/formal-co… The Government's top law officer warned that if ministers blocked Mike Smith's Fonterra lawsuit, the next […]

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Errol Cavit @errolnz.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

Klemm L25e VIIR D-EDMU at Deutsches Museum, Munich. Presented as-built in 1935 - the swastika is projected on to the tail. #AvGeek #Aviation

Slab-sided vintage trainer with open cockpits, seen hanging from a museum ceiling from left rear. It has a swastika projected on the the painted stripes on the tail.

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Russell (Robin) Phillips @rpbook.gts.phillipsuk.org.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

If you're interested in the Second World War, take a look at my current Kickstarter. It is for a book about the first British use of paratroopers, in 1941. Thirty-five men were dropped into Italy to destroy an aqueduct. My book tells their story […]

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Errol Cavit @errolnz.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

Rheinmetall-Borsig Rheintochter R1 two-stage anti-aircraft missile in Deutsches Museum, Munich. The program was abandoned in February 1945. #AvGeek #Aviation

Early missile with fins at rear, middle and nose hanging from a museum ceiling.

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Errol Cavit @errolnz.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

Messerschmitt M 17 D-779 at Deutsches Museum, Munich. Willy Messerschmitt founded his first own company in 1923. In 1925 he built his first motor aircraft, the Messerschmitt M 17. #avGeek #Aviation

Small vintage plywood sports aircraft hanging from a museum ceiling. The two open cockpits are in the fuselage, with poor visibility - none forward!

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