As I have previously posted, we have had seven of the earlier model Savannahs on New Zealand. From we have had a couple of XL models and three S models. We will be seeing more Savannahs as several are being actively built around the country including by the new agent Philip Seale of Westwind Aviation Ltd at Forest Field in Canterbury.
ZK-MHG (c/n 09-02-51-809) was built by Michael H Glen of Christchurch and was first registered to him on 28/2/12. It was our first XL model, still with the slab sided rear fuselage but with the new cowlings. It is photo'd at Rangiora with small wheels and tyres on 29/2/12...
then with bigger tyres at the 2013 SAANZ flyin at Ashburton on 9/2/13...
and more recently with even bigger tyres at the 2017 RAANZ flyin at Rangiora, on 1/4/17.
ZK-LCF (c/n 14-06-44-0339) was built by Lance Weller of Tutukaka and was first registered to him on 21/10/14. It was our first S model Savannah with the rounded rear fuselage. On 21/12/14 it was sold to Nathan D Hughes of Ohaupo, and it is photo'd above at the 2016 Black Sands flyin at Raglan, on 5/11/16.
ZK-CVK2 (c/n 10-7-51-916), an XL model, was built in Western Australia and was registered on the Australian microlight register as 19-7675 on 11/8/10. It was imported into New Zealand by the South Eyre Trust of Ranvgiora and registered to them on 9/2/15. It still wears its AUF registration on the tail as in this photo taken at the 2017 RAANZ flyin at Rangiora, on 1/4/17.
ZK-MYN (c/n 14-11-54-0359), an S model, was built by Philip B Searle of Forest Field near Christchurch (Westwind Aviation Ltd) and was first registered on 19/1/16. It is photo'd above at the 2017 SAANZ flyin at Ashburton, on 1/2/17. On it was sold to Glenn N martin Ltd of Christchurch and is now based at Rangiora alongside Glenn's other aircraft (the Sting S4 ZK-MTN).
ZK-BIC2 (c/n 14-11-54-0358), another S model, was built by Tony Den Haan of Cust (hence the registration
Born
In
Cust), and it was first registered to him on 1/12/16. Tony previously owned a couple of Jodel D 11s so maybe he feels that the Savannah is a type of modern Jodel? It is photo'd above at the 2017 SAANZ flyin at Ashburton, on 4/2/17.
And here it is landing at the 2017 RAANZ flyin at Rangiora, on 31/3/17, now with a factory approved rudder extension for improved directional stability.
That's all of our Savannahs for now, but as I noted above there will be more of them in the future.
