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Raglan for Lunch Today 4-9-2020
A fabulous day for a post Lockdown flight saw me accompanying Brien O'Brien in his Fly Synthesis Texan ZK-TXN2 from Kaipara Flats down the coast to Raglan for lunch. It was superb flying weather all...
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Meanwhile Back at Kaipara Flats 4-9-2020
After we got back from Raglan flying up the West Coast (with a detour at 1400 feet past the Glenbrook Steel Mill and the outer coastline of the Manakau Harbour keeping under the Auckland International...
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Hastings
A late afternoon visit to Hastings airfield revealed plenty of activity including the remarkable Staaken Flitzer Z-21a ZK-FTZ2 heading out for a local flight. This was first registered back in...
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Tail dragger fly in Waipukurau
Hosted by the Central Hawkes Bay Aero Club at Waipukurau the annual tail dragger fly in attracted some 20 odd attendees including the latest addition to the Club fleet, Super Cub 105 ZK-KSS which was...
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Sonex Aircraft Waiex ZK-YEX 5-9-2020
The newly imported Sonex Aircraft LLC Waiex ZK-YEX had its first flight in New Zealand at Tauranga today, and the Hairy Mole Rat was on the spot to chronicle it:ZK-YEX (c/n 155) is ex VH-YEX and was...
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A Couple of Vintage Taildraggers at Waipukurau
Coming together at the Taildraggers Flyin at Waipukurau yesterday, for possibly the first time since WW 2, were a couple of vintage taildraggers that have dragged their tails for longer than most. Ron...
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Gisborne & Whakatane
Continuing our travels up the East Coast a visit to Gisborne Airport on Sunday afternoon as well as offering access to the Gisborne Aviation Museum, provided Air Napier's 1977 model Piper PA34-200T...
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An Aerial Adventure Today 9-9-2020
I was very fortunate to be invited to tag along with Brien O'Brien and Bruce Reynolds in their aircraft today.On finals for North Shore with Brien in his Texan ZK-TXN2.At North Shore Cessna 185 ZK-SME...
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Early part of my week
A quick visitation to Rangiora on 03-09-2020 found the following :-Southern Heli Lift's Hughes 369D ZK-HSD (c/n 1090595D) parked outside it new abode at the "Black Hangar".Pipistrel Alpha Electro...
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Middle of the week
A look in at Ashburton on 05-09-2020 found the following items of interest.Auster Mk5 ZK-ARR (c/n 1364) of Richard Royds in the rear of the Aero Club hangar.Auster Mk5 ZK-AVH (c/n 1412) of Mike...
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Pauanui
Operating one of the irregular Sunair charters into Pauanui today was their 1974 model Cessna 172M ZK-DPN which now has the company's titling on its tail in Blue. This has been with the company since...
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Saturday at Pauanui
Amongst the many arrivals today at Pauanui was a visitor from afar being the Wanaka based RV7 ZK-SBJ2, which was first registered back in 2016Meantime over at the Pauanui Waterways the Rotorua based...
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More from down south
Noted at Ashburton was the Piper PA-28-140 ZK-DEH (c/n 28-712555) as listed with the J K Syndicate of Okuku soon to receive another set of wings.Below we see the Piper PA-28-160 ZK-BZH (c/n 28-856)...
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Oamaru pie run on Friday
Alas no pies available but reasonably priced diesel fuel at the pump between the old flight service tower and the Aero Club.There are two main operators based here - The New Zealand Airline Academy...
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Waimate
Anchored down at Waimate International Airstrip was the Pacific Aerospace 08-600 Cresco ZK-LTV c/n 15 of Ravensdown Aerowork Ltd - with 'Cresco 750' on the engine cowling.And a very interesting sky...
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Yak-3M ZK-VVS at Ashburton today.
Carrying out passenger flights out of Ashburton today was the Yak-3M ZK-VVS c/ n 0470106 of Fighter Flights LtdI believe it returned to Omaka later in the afternoon.
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Unveiling of Sir Keith Park Memorial at Thames Today 13-9-2020
A memorial to Sir Keith Park was unveiled at Thames aerodrome today with celebrations that included the NZ Warbirds Bristol Fighter replica ZK-PRK, marked in the colours of an example that he flew in...
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Cessna 172 ZK-BSU
Cessna ZK-BSU c/n 29604 was ferried into Ashburton for Alpine Aviation Ltd yesterday after a major rework at Flight Fix at Norfolk Road.It is now powered with a Continental engine from a Cessna Hawk...
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A Couple of Pioneers from Takaka
The Golden Bay Flying Club held a Dawn Flyin at Takaka on Saturday 12 September with a good turnout. There were a couple of Pioneer aircraft there that were newly repainted or re-registered:Pioneer...
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Another Cessna 172 Taildragger - ZK-BQG
Coincidently following on from Blue Bus's post on the Cessna 172 taildragger ZK-BSU, another example was at the Golden Bay Flying Club's Dawn Raid at Takaka over the weekend:ZK-BQG (c/n 28480) is Ray...
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