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Family Cruiser ZK-BZL
The Piper PA-14 Family Cruiser was a product of the late 1940's. A development of the PA-12 with a wider fuselage and four seats.This airframe is c/n 14-132 out of a total of 238 of this model.We pick...
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Tecnam P 2008s of New Zealand (1)
In posting my (long running!) series on Sport Aircraft of New Zealand, I originally was not going to include Tecnams as they were all factory built aircraft, but I have posted other factory built sport...
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Cessna 172N ZK-LCL
Cessna 172N Skyhawk II ZK-LCL (c/n 70867) was listed initially as N739WP with the Cessna Airplane Company of Wichita, Kansas before joining the NZ civil aircraft register on 19-03-1979.To the best of...
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Cessna 172M ZK-DRP
Tim Gorman was at Paraparaumu today on a surprisingly nice day (compared to Auckland), and he photo'd Cessna 172M ZK-DRP:ZK-DRP (c/n 17263519) is unremarkable but it has had an ownership change...
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LAK-17B ZK-GFS
A new addition to the Tauranga Gliding Club is the Sportine Aviacija LAK-17B FES which was registered as ZK-GFS2 on 17-07-2019The LAK-17B is an all composite glider with a new profile wing giving a...
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Tecnam P 2008s of New Zealand (2)
Tecnam P 2008s continued to be registered here in 2013 with Izard Pacific Aviation Ltd importing two examples:ZK-ZZB (c/n 050) was registered to Izard Pacific Aviation Ltd of Taupo on 25/3/13. On...
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Cessna 172M ZK-DRP
Cessna 172M ZK-DRP update.Tim Gorman was at Paraparaumu yesterday (03-08-2019) on a surprisingly nice day (compared with Auckland) and he photographedthe Cessna 172M ZK-DRP.ZK-DRP (c/n 17263519) is...
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Warrior ZK-EBS
The Piper PA-28-151 Warrior ZK-EBS (c/n 28-7715056) came off the production line in late 1976 as N9645N and was shipped to Airwork (NZ) Ltd at Ardmore who registered it on 19-01-1977.It went to the...
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Cessna A185F ZK-TLO
Cessna A185F ZK-TLO (c/n 18503658) began its life back in late 1974 as N8332Q moving on quickly to Australia where it became VH-TLO on 01 March 1979 with Stawilton No110 Pty Ltd at Wynyard Tasmania.By...
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I remember when. ZK-ALB
ZK-ALB (c/n 6655) in its NZNAC days via Gordon Surrey.When I was a kid I ended up in Te Anau in April of 1963 with my Jiffy Kodak 620 camera.Unbeknownst to me - until three or four films had been...
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Harmon Rocket ZK-RMD at Wellington Yesterday 9-8-2019
While waiting for my wife and son to arrive on Air New Zealand at Wellington yesterday I was surprised to see the Dunedin based Harmon Rocket II ZK-RMD taxy out and take off.I was able to get some long...
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ZK-SOC
The SOCATA TB20 Trinidad GT ZK-SOC (c/n 2053) began its life in France with the test registration of F-OILV from 27 April 2001.It quickly moved to the UK and became G-RRFC from 9 May 2001 with Aitken...
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Ardmore the last few days.
Here we have a few shots from Agairnz as taken at Ardmore over the last few daysThe Ardmore Flying School's Diamond DA42 Twin Star ZK-EAM3 (c/n 42.182) is a re-registration of the Middle Earth Flying...
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Queenstown to Milford Sound on a Lovely Day - 9-8-2019
We just had a visit from our Chinese daughter, Judy, from Shanghai. She had been down at Queenstown for a week's skiing (as you do), and last Friday afternoon she took a flight to Milford Sound and...
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Wellington Movements on 7-8-2019
When I was down in Wellington last week, I spent a short time with camera at Calabar Road just North of the Broadway roundabout. It was a Northerly with nice morning sun and I hoped to photograph...
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Helicopter Emergency Medical Services Airbus H145 's unveiled
NEWS RELEASE 13 August 2019Two new air ambulance helicopters launched for South Island serviceTwo new air ambulance helicopters are being launched for South Island service today, the first time these...
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Tauranga and Oscar Garden
Had a quick over-nighter in Tauranga on Monday/Tuesday.This gave me a chance to look at the newly renovated passenger terminal at Tauranga airport.Within the terminal the recently unveiled mural of...
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MRC Blog closes.
Check out 'THE LAST POST'http://mrcaviation.blogspot.com/A very great loss to the New Zealand and South Pacific Aviation fraternity.
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Taupo helicopters and others
A visit to Taupo on a stunning late winter day offered up a number of helicopters that havent appeared on this blog before, as well as some other interesting aircraft.First up is the latest addition...
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Back on the 13th at Christchurch
Departing the Heli Maintenance Ltd's facility at Christchurch International on the 13th was the privately listed MD 500N NOTAR ZK-IEG (c/n LN016).An earlier post on this airframe can be found HERE...
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