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Question time # ? resolved.
Mit got it pretty quick (as usual) [and the fish is in the mail].It is indeed the North American F-51D-30-NA ZK-TAF (c/n 122-41369).It is in a special paint scheme as applied by No 3 Sqn RNZAF at...
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Cessna 172M ZK-LIT
The Cessna 172M Skyhawk II c/n 17265333 came off the Cessna Aircraft Company's production line as N5075H and was shipped out to New Zealand to Rex Aviation (NZ) Ltd at Ardmore. It was registered to...
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Rotorua
A visit to Rotorua Airport today revealed the latest addition to the Volcanic Air Safaris fleet, AS350B2 ZK-IVA2, busy with monsoon bucket duties on the airport boundary. This was imported from the...
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A Couple of Vans at NZAR Today 28-7-2020
I had to drive down to Composites International at Papakura today to get some advice on my D 9 canopy, so as I was right there a visit to Ardmore was a natural extension. There were quite a few...
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More CT 4E Airtrainers at NZAR 28-7-2020
Another visit to Ardmore and another two of the ex RNZAF CT 4E Airtrainers for sale at Dennis Thompson International. In April 2018 I photo'd ZK-PTA and ZK-PTB and almost exactly a year ago I photo'd...
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A Pair of Sonex
Amongst the visitors to Pauanui today were a couple of Sonex aircraft down from Whitianga, being ZK-JQP2, which was registered back in 2007And ZK-SXR, registered in mid 2018
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Isaacs Fury ZK-DMN at NZAR 28-7-2020
The NZ Warbirds older aircraft hangar was open when I was at Ardmore yesterday, and Trish gave me permission to take a photo of the Isaacs Fury ZK-DMN that was just inside the door.ZK-DMN/K1790 has...
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A couple of strays today.
You never know what you are going to see !Arriving ito Rangiora today from Queenstown was the Cessna 208 Caravan ZK-MCI (c/n 208B2019) of Milford Sound Flights Ltd. Here it is departing for soome air...
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Helicopters at NZAR 28-7-2020
As is often the case, there was quite a bit of helicopter activity when I visited Ardmore earlier in the week:Kawasaki BK 117 B1 ZK-HBK5 (c/n 1046) was registered to Helilink Ltd on 14/4/20. It has...
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Back to Ardmore 30-7-2020
Another canopy run to Papakura with some work to be done on the mould before Composites International finished for the day saw me at Ardmore late in the day. Nothing much was happening apart from a...
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Cessna 152 ZK-MDS at Tauranga Today 1--8-2020
Warwick Hamilton captured the Cessna 152 ZK-MDS climbing out from Tauranga today:It has been listed to Aerohire Ltd of Whakatane since 7/12/11. It has not been posted on the blog since 2009 and it now...
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Whenuapai Today
Thorpe ZK-EDF returned to Whenuapai today. Previously based there with Kevin Foster, it moved south a few years ago when Kevin relocated to Motueka.The Thorpe has now been sold to a North Shore...
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At Timaru today - Saturday 1st August.
Phillip Kyle captured these two at Timaru today.Air New Zealand's Bombardier DHC-8-311 ZK-NEB (c/n 615) has completed its Saturday run and awaits its Sunday afternoon departure.Still wearing Air...
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ZK-HGG back in 1974
Cast your mind back to 4th October 1973 when Dalhoff and King (NZ) Ltd of Wellington registered the Hughes 369HS ZK-HGG c/n 530480S.This was the third 369 listed in NZ.It was registered to Southwest...
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Barrier Air
Barrier Air recently had their first Cessna 208B Grand Caravan ZK-SDB repainted in a white scheme at Napier and it was seen on line at Auckland Airport today. It is currently advertised for sale with...
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A Couple More from NZAR 28-7-2020
As I was leaving Ardmore last Tuesday I saw that the old original (?) hangar on Harvard Lane was open so I popped in. There are a lot of interesting aircraft in there, and here are a couple of them:I...
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Pacific Aerospace E 350 Adventurer Update
Back in December I posted about the first flight of the new Pacific Aerospace FBA-2CB Adventurer ZK-EXP2. The link is HEREWell things have moved on at Pacific Aerospace and Covid 19 got in the way,...
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Pauanui
A couple of stunning days on the Coromandel has brought a regular flow of interesting visitors to Pauanui airfield, including from North Shore the Robin DR400/500 ZK-VAX which was imported from the UK...
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A Jolly of Jodels at Paraparaumu 4-8-2020
The population of Jodel D 11s at Paraparaumu has recently increased to 3 aircraft with the recent arrival of ZK-KSD to join ZK-DYB and ZK-ECU.Tim Gorman was invited along to photograph the three of...
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Visitors from Masterton
Late afternoon arrivals at Pauanui yesterday were a couple of visitors from Masterton who stayed overnight and departed today en route Whakatane. These were the 1973 model Cessna 172M ZK-DKDAnd the...
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