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Polikarpov 'Red 9"
Twenety24 Ltd at Wanaka has re-assembled the Polikarpov I-16 'Red 9' (c/n 2421319) for the upcoming Warbirds Over Wanaka at Easter.This aircraft was exported from NZ in early 2009 and went to a German...
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Two New Tecnams at Tauranga
The New Zealand Airline Academy Ltd of Oamaru recently registered two more Tecnam P 2008 JCs to bring their fleet to six P 2008s (and I understand they have two more coming). The aircraft have been...
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Tecnam P 2008s on Delivery Through Paraparaumu Today 13-3-2020
I had just posted on the 2 new New Zealand Airline Academy Ltd Tecnam P 2008 JCs when an email arrived from Jordan Elvy with photos of them on delivery through Paraparaumu this evening! ZK-TJT,And...
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Pie Run. Rangiora Friday the 13th.
Friday the 13th.Rangiora Cessna 185C Skywagon ZK-CGC (c/n 185-0680) was allocated N2680Z on the Cessna production line.It came to NZ for Rex Aviation(NZ) Ltd of New Plymouth and was registered on...
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Pie Run. Christchurch International. Friday 13th
Friday the 13th.Christchurch International.Cessna T182T Skylane TC N19CM is c/n T18209020 as listed with Redrock Aviation LLC out of Missoula, Montana. It arrived in Auckland back on 31-10-2019.A long...
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Pie Run special at NZCH. Friday 13th.
Just another Cessna 182 at Christchurch ! No not really. Cessna 182P Skylane ZK-SGH (c/n 18262007) has the Peterson 260SE modifications.Best to check details Here .The most obvious difference is the...
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AgHusky ZK-RJB
Our Cessna 188 population is on the increase with the recent arrival from Australia of the Cessna T188C AgHusky VH-LCP.This airframe has the c/n T18803845T and was allocated the US registration of...
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Vans RV 12s of New Zealand (2)
The first of the next batch of RV 12s were two that first flew at Whitianga on the same day in March 2016:The first of these was ZK-ERV (c/n 120867) which was the second RV 12 to be built by students...
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Further travels in Otago & Canterbury
Continuing our travels on the east coast of the South Island a visit to Oamaru offered the HeliVentures AS350B-3 sprayer ZK-HEN4 which was imported from the US in September 2019.At the Mt Hutt Aviation...
View ArticleWARBIRDS OVER WANAKA CANCELLED
WARBIRDS OVER WANAKA HAS BEEN CANCELLED.SEE :-https://www.warbirdsoverwanaka.com/2020-airshow/covid19/
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Siemens Schuckert D IV ZK-SSW at Warbirds on Parade at Ardmore 15-3-2020
The interesting Siemens Schuckert D IV replica ZK-SSW was displayed at the NZ Warbirds' Warbirds on Parade open day at Ardmore yesterday. Errol Cavit took this photo of it out in the sun.This replica...
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At the Wanaka A and P Show.
Spotted at the Wanaka A and P Show during the weekend was the Eurocopter AS 350 B2 Squirrel ZK-HFF4 (c/n 4967). This has been with Wanaka Helicopters Ltd since July of 2017.
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Ashburton on the 14th
A couple of long shots of visitors to Ashburton on Saturday the 14th tying in with the Tiger Moth Fly-In.The Evan and Penny Belworthy Pietenpol Air Camper M/L ZK-PRB (c/n AACA/755) trundling out and...
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Ardmore on the 15th
A couple more photos from the NZ Warbirds open day at Ardmore last Sunday. I wasn't able to get there but I understand there were 3 flying slots with the first slot being the WW 1 aircraft (plus a...
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The Bacon Buttie run to Omarama
A perfect day for flying yesterday (Wednesday 18-03-2020) encouraged Ross Marfell to fly into Omarama in his Alpi Aviation Pioneer 300 ZK-RFT (c/n 142) along with Alastair Millar in his Aerospool...
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Ruatoria Aero Club 60th Anniversary Flyin Postponed
The following has been advised by the Ruatoria Aero Club:Tena TatauDue to the growing risk of Covid-19, we have decided to postpone the Ruatoria Aero Club Fly In, 21 March 2020. Make sure you follow...
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Tiger Moth Fly in Ashburton 14th March
The Tiger Moth Rally spent time at Ashburton last weekend.Here are a few photos from that visit. All taken on 14 the March 2020. ZK-ALK c/n 3795 - a pre World War Two listing with the Western Federated...
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Pauanui
As expected activity at the Pauanui airfield has diminished this week but amongst the few visitors was Cessna 172K ZK-DEP which is registered to Hamilton based Flight ClubAnd locally based Just...
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Tiger Moth Fly in Ashburton 14th March # 2.
Continuing the Ashburton Tiger Moth fly-in we have :-ZK-BLI c/n DHNZ128 as built by de Havilland at Rongotai for the RNZAF as NZ1448 in 1942. It joined our civil register in August of 1955. It has been...
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Tiger Moth Fly in Ashburton 14th March # 3
A very welcome recent addition to our register is the Thruxton Jackaroo ZK-PHZ. As you can see it is Tiger Moth based with a widened fuselage able to seat four in slightly staggered side by side tandem...
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