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Morane-Saulnier Rallye ZK-CDF
A surprise "catch" at Hamilton on Christmas Eve was the Morane-Saulnier MS885 Rallye ZK-CDF. For a valuable history on the Rallye in New Zealand go to...
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Aerobatic Monoplanes in New Zealand - Wanaka Sukhois and a Yak
As I am part way through a series on Aerobatic Monoplanes of New Zealand, it occurred to me that there have been several of these aircraft displayed at Warbirds Over Wanaka, so I thought I would add...
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Rangiora Boxing Day pie run.
I did a pie run to Rangiora today but alas there were no pies to be had.However - The Zenith 701 STOL breading hangar was open and four examples were on hand.Centre stage was ZK-AMC, to the left is...
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The third day of Christmas quiz.
Another red wing for you to classify.Again I would like the type and registration.
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Article 3
A visit to Masterton, 27/12A trip over the hill to Hood Aerodrome for the last of Vintage Aviator's 2015 flying weekends resulted in the following flying machines. I believe all have featured in this...
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More from yesterdays NZRT pie run
The Cessna A185F AgCarryall ZK-DKJ (c/n 18502276) passed through again.I caught on December the 6th : See:-http://nzcivair.blogspot.co.nz/2015/12/yesterdays-take-at-russell-flat.htmlBelow is a short...
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Auckland International Today - Something Old, Something New, Something Black...
A pick up trip to Auckland International almost always results in a return trip a few days later. And so it was the case late this afternoon. I was only able to spend a short time there but I caught...
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Auckland International Today - Something Else.
Airwork Flight Operations Ltd of Auckland now has seven Boeing 737's in their fleet.Their latest addition is this 737-476 model (c/n 24444) which was rolled out at Boeing’s Renton Field on 09-03-1993...
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On the 4th day of Christmas quiz
What engine lurks within this cowling ?What Mk number is the aircraft ?And to sort the wheat from the chaff - What is its NZ civil registration ?
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De Havilland memories.
G’day to you all. I just happened across your ‘blog’ on nzcivair from way back in May 2010, in which you were requesting ‘fill in the gaps material’– I am not sure if the following constitutes...
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Aerobatic Monoplanes of New Zealand (9) - Extra EA 300
The Extra EA 300 was designed in the 1980s by German Walter Extra, and was based on the earlier all wood Extra EA 230 which was in turn developed from the Stephens Akro. It is manufactured in Germany...
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Ivan Campbell's Supermarine Mk 26B Spitfire ZK-CGV
Jogged by Blue Bus's Fourth Day of Christmas quiz question, I thought I would post about the aircraft as a preview to what we can look forward to seeing in 2016.Ivan Campbell has done a magnificent job...
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Aerobatic Monoplanes of New Zealand (10) - Sam Fry Lazer 230
The Sam Fry Lazer 230 owes its origin to the Stephens Akro which was designed and built in America in the 1960s by Clayton Stephens. This design led to a new type of aerobatic aircraft that could...
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Cessna O-1G Bird Dog
Yesterday the Cessna O-1G Bird Dog ZK-DOG (c/n 23452) was captured outside the South Canterbury Aero Club facility at Timaru. It had departed Ardmore early in the morning and flew to Nelson and then to...
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On the 6th day of Christmas quiz
Which Company was the main operator of this aircraft ??Well at least tell what type it is ?And what colour it is today ?
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Vintage Aviator weekend at Masterton.
Matt Hayes was at Masterton for the recent Vintage Aviator Flying Weekend and has sent in these great photographs to share with you. Here we see the Hanriot HD-1 No 75 - also known as ZK-EAY2 (c/n...
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Aerobatic Monoplanes of New Zealand (11) - Rihn DR 107 One Design
I have posted on this plane before but I include it here as a purpose designed aerobatic monoplane. This is what I posted previously:The Rihn DR 107 One Design was designed by Dan Rihn of California,...
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Tauranga today.
Grayson Ottaway snapped these two shots at Tauranga today. Above is the Mitsubishi MU-2B-30 ZK-KOH (c/n 521) of Search and Rescue Services Ltd of Taupo.See more on this one at...
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