Richard Currie reports from Pauanui.
The Bell 427 ZK-IRP (56078) had a brief stopover today.
This was certified in NZ by Hawker Pacific NZ Ltd and registered on 09-12-2012 before being listed with North Shore Helicopters Ltd on 28-02-2012..
On 28-10-2013 it transferred over to Helitranz.
The American Champion 8KCAB Super Decathalon ZK-REF (c/n 741-95) arrived at Pauanui last Saturday and has been flying daily since.
An early 1995 production aircraft which moved to Hawaii in 1997.
It was imported into NZ by Rob Fry and initially listed as ZK-REE on 02-02-2007 but re-registered to ZK-REF on 12-02-2007.
