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A couple of strays at NZCH 15-01-2016
Looking through the fence at the Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global Special C-GCDS (c/n 9137) of I.M.P Group out of Dorval Quebec for Cirque Du Soleil (hence the last three letters - thanks Anon).The...
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North Shore Today 15-1-2016
I went up to North Shore airfield today to try out my new camera, and saw some interesting aircraft.A new type for New Zealand is the Aero Kros MP 02 Czajka ZK-PRO2 which was registered to an Auckland...
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Fox Moth ZK-AQB is airborne.
The De Havilland DH83C Fox Moth ZK-AQB (c/n FM.49) has flown again.Check the Croydon Aviation facebook link at bottom of this post.Below is a view of ZK-AQB at Tauranga in April of 1969.And a couple...
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Our second Airedale ZK-COA.
Thanks to Russell Brodie we get a look at the Beagle A.109 Airedale ZK-COA coming together at West Melton.This new arrival was first registered to Beagle Aircraft at Rearsby, Leicester as G-ASBZ on...
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Takaka A and P Show today 16-01-2016
Lord Nelson has kindly sent in these pics taken this morning at the Takaka A and P Show. Helicopter Charter Nelson Ltd had their Robinson R44 Raven II ZK-ITZ (c/n 10827) on show.A 2005 import which in...
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DC-3 ZK-JGB.
Lord Nelson was at Omaka mid week and captured the Douglas DC-3 N451ZS (c/n 4363).This aircraft has just completed heavy maintenance at JEM Aviation at Omaka and was placed back on the US Civil...
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US Import at Ardmore 16-1-16
Seen out doing an engine run on the afternoon of 16-1-16 was March Richard S-March GS-1 N163DM msn 5602. This aircraft was cancelled from the US Register on 15-10-15 as exported to New Zealand....
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ZK-UAE
Joining the register back on 07-12-2015 was the Stoddard Hamilton SH-3R Glasair III ZK-UAE (c/n 3178) for Craig Stobbs.[UAE = United Arab Emirates] This project was started in the States and imported...
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Auster NZ 1702 to Matamata 16-1-2016
My Friday afternoon trip to North Shore Airfield had a great outcome when I came across Stan Smith attending to his J 5 Auster ZK-DBU which operates under the colours of NZ 1702. Stan told me he was...
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Spectacular Tauranga Biplanes at Matamata - 16-1-2016
The 50th anniversary Walsh Memorial Flying School hosted an impressive air display at Matamata on Saturday, from around 11 am to 3 pm. It was a flying display, not an airshow, and the public were...
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Various Military Marked Aircraft Arriving at Matamata - 16-1-2016
There were many military marked aircraft at Matamata including Harvards, Spitfire, Kittyhawk, Avenger, our Auster NZ 1702, the Stearmans, the Warbirds DC 3 and also a couple of current aircraft from...
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Slepcev Storch Display at Matamata 16-1-2016
The flying display at Matamata opened with slow flying by locally based Slepcev Storch UL ZK-STO . It was one of the military painted homebuilts (along with Isaacs Fury ZK-DMN).It demonstrated a very...
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RV Team Display at Matamata 16-1-2016
The 5 aircraft RV display team flew a nice routine with smoke from ZK-DES and ZK-WLK. Bill Luther in his RV 7 ZK-WLL Stephen Jones in his RV 7 ZK-NVS and Des Barry in his RV 7 ZK-DES3 David Wilkinson...
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Grumman TBM Avenger at Matamata 16-1-2016
Brendon Deere had his TBM-3E Avenger ZK-TBE2 painted as NZ2518 at Matamata. This was the first time I had seen this aircraft up close and it sure is big! Also, Matamata offers really nice...
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Yak 52s at Matamata 16-1-2016
There were four Yak 52s at Matamata, including two that were new to me.ZK-KEV2 is our latest Yak 52, owned by Kevin Jane of Thames and first registered on 22/4/15. I understand that it is based at...
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RNZAF at Matamata 16-1-2016
The RNZAF also attended the 50th Walsh Memorial flying school at Matamata, with a couple of aircraft. Beechcraft B 200 King Air NZ7124 arriving. NH Industries NH 90 NZ3301 arriving... and preparing to...
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Roaring Forties Aerobatics at Matamata 16-1-2016
One of the great things about Matamata is that you can photograph aircraft on the runway with nice uncluttered backgrounds, as with these photos of the NZ Warbirds Roaring Forties aerobatic team...
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Scene at Invercargill Yesterday.
The Cariboo went out on a special mission yesterday to Invercargill Airport to capture an image if this aircraft.It turned out to be none other than the Brazilian registered Cessna 750 Citation X...
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Survey work.
Currently working the Nelson Marlborough region are these two helicopters from Central South Island Helicopters Ltd.Above is the MD 500N NOTAR ZK-HDN3 (c/n LN080) piloted by Gary Oakes.Below we see the...
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ZK-IXS at Ardmore 22-1-15
Emerging from the Oceania hanger at Ardmore this morning was Hughes 369HS ZK-IXS msn 1060865S. This was registered to Glenroy Station Ltd of Queenstown on 15-12-15 and is ex F-OCXS
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