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Takaka toy
Spotted this whilst motoring recently a few km out of Takaka.Build by a dedicate dad for his kids and also enjoyed by other locals kids.Propulsion is via the handle near the top of the tail.It is also...
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Canterbury Helicopter?
I came across a video recently about African Aviation Fails, but it starts out with this small helicopter which came to grief in a roll over seconds after this image, and someone commented that it was...
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A New Aircraft at Stratford - Fokker D VII Replica ZK-MKE
Nick Furmage has posted on Facebook that the Airdrome Aeroplanes Fokker D VII replica ZK-MKE is now resident at Stratford aerodrome, having been reassembled there and flown today 13/3/21:I reckon this...
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Pauanui
More settled weather over the Coromandel peninsula in the last few days has seen an increase in aviation activity and amongst those that landed at Pauanui was the Cessna 172M ZK-DNU. Despite being...
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Late Sun in the North
It was a fabulous evening for a local flight tonight. I took off from Kaipara Flats airfield at 6.50 pm for a half hour flight. I just stayed local but climber to 3500 feet from where you can see...
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Cessna Conquest N425HB
Cessna 425 Conquest 1 N425HB c/n 425-0073, previously UK based, arrived in New Zealand in December 2019 and has been noted active in and out of Christchurch recently.The 425 of the registration is for...
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Cessna 560 Citation Ultra ZK-XGO at Ardmore 16-3-21
Cessna 560 Citation Ultra ZK-XGO msn 560-0349 ex VH-IVZ / JA001A had its registration letters applied yesterday afternoon. Aircraft was registered to J.R.Ambler of RD 2 Albany on 25-2-21
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I remember when !
Taupo 1973 from Graeme Stratton.On the left we have the Cessna 337C Super Skymaster ZK-DAQ, c/n 3370795, This came from Australia where it had been registered as VH-EGT with Rex Aviation Pty. It...
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Tauranga to Taupo
A visit to Tauranga Airport this morning revealed Midwest Helicopters' Hughes 369D ZK-HRF in for maintenance. This was imported from Japan back in 2005 and has been with the Whanganui company since...
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Auckland to Dunedin
We had a very pleasant flight from Auckland to Dunedin this afternoon on Jetstar flight JQ 285. I managed to get a starboard window seat at the rear so I was able to take photos of a few landmarks as...
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A Couple from Hawkes Bay
The latest addition to the Helicopters Hawkes Bay fleet is AS350B2 sprayer ZK-HBA5 which was acquired in February 2021. This was originally imported from the US in 2019.Down the road at Waipukurau...
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Nelson early this afternoon
Lord Nelson was at Nelson Airport today and has offered us these three pics. This Gulfstream GV-SP N812RB (c/n 5045) was captured taxying in after arriving from Auckland.It departed mid-afternoon back...
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Cromwell Today 22-3-2021
It was a beautiful day for a drive down through Central Otago today and I happened by Cromwell airfield where there were several sport aircraft out in the sun:A really colourful surprise was the...
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Alexandra Back on 22-3-2021
Not far down the road from Cromwell through spectacular Central Otago scenery we came to Alexandra, where there were also some interesting sport aircraft:I had never seen the Avid Flyer Mk IV ZK-DBM2...
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Momona on 23-3-2021
Due to a change in our plans I had to return to Dunedin Airport on 23 March to pick up another rental car to drive to Christchurch. It is not easy to get photos of aircraft at Mainland Air but I...
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Pauanui
An overnight visitor to Pauanui was the very quick Tauranga based Stoddard Hamilton SH3R Glasair III ZK-MKP2. This was originally registered back in 2008 and has had a scheme revision in the last...
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Rangitata Island Back on 23-3-2021
Last Tuesday we were driving from Dunedin to Christchurch which gave me an opportunity to call in to see Russell Brodie at his Rangitata Island airfield base. It was the first time I had been there,...
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Open Day at North Shore Airfield Yesterday 27-3-2021
The North Shore Aero Club put on an open day yesterday which was well attended, and quite a lot of aircraft were on display. Some that caught my eye were:A couple of A 22LS Foxbats that I had not seen...
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Canterbury Recreational Aircraft Club open day at Rangiora 27-03-2021.
There was a good selection of aircraft parked out for public display at Rangiora on Saturday as part of the Canterbury Recreational Aircraft Club (CRAC) open day.Flown in from Loburn Abbey for the day...
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ZK-HNP at Ruatoria
The MBB-BK117 850D2 ZK-HNP c/n 7017 is operated by Search And Rescue Service Ltd in the EMS role and based at Gisborne on behalf of the Tairawhiti Rescue Helicopter Trust covering the area between...
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