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On site at NZMF
Four more shots from CMM showing some of the Milford Sounds sites. Robinson R44 Raven II ZK-HGZ4 (c/n 11984) has been with Te Anau Helicopter Services Ltd since October 2014. Airbus AS 350 B3 Squirrel...
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Challenger VH-BLM.
Snapped at Christchurch earlier this afternoon was the Bombardier CL-604 2B16 Challenger VH-BLM c/n 5407 as listed with BDC Aviation Pty Ltd.It was departing for Queenstown then on to Auckland.Built in...
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Comper Swifts of New Zealand - ZK-ACG
I noted in my recent post about the recently registered Comper Swift ZK-UVC that here had been another Comper Swift registered in New Zealand, ZK-ACG which was around in the 1930s. I asked if anyone...
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Comper Swift ZK-ACG Addendum
In my previous post on Comper Swift ZK-ACG I asked if anyone could supply a photo of it in its early days in New Zealand - before it was re-engined with the Salmson AD 9 radial.Well we have come up...
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Up the Valley.
CMM headed up the Valley from Wanaka on Monday the 1st to the Aspiring Helicopters facility and scored these pics. The Hughes 369E ZK-HJS2 (c/n 0198E) was imported from Japan in late 1998 joining...
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Moyes Dragonfly ZK-DGF
Another good catch by the mobile CMM was this Moyes Dragonfly C ZK-DGF2 (c/n C85) as listed with Skytrek Tandem Ltd of Queenstown since April of 2019. Originally designed as a hang glider tug this one...
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Eurofox ZK-LKL
Roger Laxon has sent in some photos of his shiny new yellow Aeropro Eurofox ZK-LKL:Roger's Eurofox is currently at Matamata awaiting the completion of his own strip at Maungatautari which is near Lake...
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Airbus A320-232 ZK-OJH
Airbus A320-232 F-WWDE c/n 2257 first flew on 13-07-2004 and was delivered to International Lease Finance (ILFC) on 07-09-2004 for onward lease to Air New Zealand Ltd as ZK-OJH the following day.It...
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SPA Panthers (Only One) of New Zealand
We are now up to the sport aircraft first registered in 2017, the first new type of which was the SPA Panther:The SPA Panther was designed by Dan Weseman and it is sold as plans or a kit by his company...
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Foxpine Flyin Today 7-6-2020
If any evidence was needed that the sport flying community was bursting to fly to a flyin, the answer was given today when 51 aircraft showed up for a fairly short notice flyin at Foxpine Aerodrome...
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Nelson today - Monday 08-06-2020
We have four shots from Cody Forward as taken at Nelson today. Up from Rangiora is the Cessna U206F Stationair amphibian ZK-DXC (c/n U20602986) with its owner Mike Scoter in the drivers seat.It is not...
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More from the Foxpine AOPA Flyin
Tim Gorman was also at the AOPA flyin at Foxpine Aerodrome yesterday 7 June. Here are some of his action photos:Gipsy Moth ZK-ADT side slips inTiger Moth ZK-BMY on approachand on departure with a...
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A stray at Rangiora today
The Jabiru J160 U/L ZK-CCG3 (c/n 156) on finals for Rangiora today.Built by Craig Grant of Ashhurst and registered back on 02-02-2009.It has featured several time on this blog.Craig purchased the...
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Pauanui
Visitors to the Pauanui airfield in the last week have mainly been the regulars from Whitianga and Tauranga, but a few exceptions were the Piper PA28-235 Cherokee ZK-CIS across from HamiltonUp from...
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Wanaka back on Friday the 5th
A really good catch by CMM at Wanaka on Friday was this Eurocopter AS 350 BB Squirrel HT-1 G-BXHB c/n 2993. Interestingly it carries its ex dual UK military identity of ZJ262 on the instrument...
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RK Jungster 1s (Only One) of New Zealand
The next new type of sport aircraft to be registered here in 2017 was an American import, being a RK Jungster 1:The RK Jungster 1 was designed in the late 1950s/early 1960s by Rim Kaminskas (hence the...
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Pauanui
Settled weather over the Coromandel has brought a regular flow of visitors this week to Pauanui airfield including Clevedon Aviation's smart looking 1953 model Cessna 180 ZK-BDB, still wearing...
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Vans RV 12iS ZK-FGB First Flight at Tauranga Today 12-6-2020
The new Vans RV 12iS ZK-FGB2 (c/n 12086) made its first flight in New Zealand today from Tauranga, flown by Colin Alexander. It is a Vans factory built aircraft that test flew in the US as N323VA. It...
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Cessna 185B ZK-CFI Rises AgainCessna 185B ZK-CFI has operated in the Deep South pretty much since it was imported new in 1963. After some three years as a topdresser with Rural Aviation, it overturned...
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More Tecnam P 2008s on Delivery Through Paraparaumu Today -- 13-6-2020
Two more new Tecnam P 2008JC aircraft transitted through Paraparaumu this afternoon, on delivery to the New Zealand Airline Academy Ltd of Oamaru. And Jordan Elvy was again on hand to photograph...
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