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JetRanger ZK-HIX Ruatoria 27-03-2021
Another visitor to Ruatoria on Saturday the 27th was this Bell 206B JetRanger ZK-HIX2 c/n 869 as listed to Heli Resources (2012) Ltd of Rotorua.
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PAC CT 4E Airtrainer ZK-PTV at Tauranga
Captured at Tauranga a couple of weeks ago by the Hairy Mole Rat was CT 4E Airtrainer ZK-PTV (c/n 214):This airframe was constructed by Pacific Aerospace Corporation as ZK-PTE and registered in October...
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Cessna 560 Citation Ultra ZK-XGO at Wellington
The newly registered Cessna Citation Ultra ZK-XGO has been out and about and was recently photo'd at Wellington by Tim Gorman:I thought this photo was interesting as it shows the clam shell reverse...
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Pauanui
Easter visitors to Pauanui airfield increased today, now that the winds have dropped off, and included SG Aviation Storm 300 ZK-OCW up from Whakatane. It has been with its original owner since...
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Cessna T206H ZK-NVC at Tauranga
Tauranga was quite busy yesterday with visiting aircraft including the Cessna T206H ZK-NVC that has not been posted on this blog previously, and Mark Pattenden was on hand to photograph it:ZK-NVC (c/n...
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Thorp S-18T ZK-MBY
A brief visitor to Pauanui today was the Thorp S-18T ZK-MBY which has undergone a conversion to a tail wheel configuration. This was originally registered in 2005 and changed ownership to the Thorp...
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New Resident at Kaipara Flats - ZK-SPN
A new resident at Kaipara Flats is the Robin R2160 ZK-SPN that was registered to the Rodney Aero Club on 1/5/2020:It still wears its XFlight titles from a few years ago (although XFlight is not now...
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Helicopters from Japan
Oceania Aviation at Ardmore have just imported two AS355F1 helicopters from Aero Asahi in Japan for refurbishment. One of these is JA9587 which was originally imported new into Japan back in 1982.
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400 HP Fletcher FU 24 ZK-MUT at Maungaturoto
It is a pretty rare thing for a new 400 HP Fletcher to be registered here, but Murray Hargreaves of Maungaturoto has imported just such an example from Australia where it was operated as VH-MYW with...
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Lake Tekapo
A visit to Lake Tekapo Airport today revealed all of Air Safaris' operational fleet of Caravans and Airvans outside in the sun. Star of the fleet is the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX ZK-SRX which was...
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Mt Hutt Helicopters
Near Pudding Hill just off HWY 72 Mt Hutt Helicopters operate a helicopter maintenance base servicing operators from Canterbury, Otago and the West Coast. The company no longer has its own fleet of...
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Squirrels in Wanaka
A visit to Wanaka showed there had been a number of changes to the local Squirrel population starting with AS350B2 ZK-HAA3 which moved from Alpine Helicopters to Wanaka Helicopters in December 2020 and...
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ZK-IMD
Registered in March 2021 to a Queenstown private owner was Hughes 369HS ZK-IMD2. Built back in 1971 it spent many years in Indonesia before migrating back to the US. It is seen here at Queenstown...
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Cessna 172P ZK-FGJ at Kaipara Flats
A long way from home at Kaipara Flats today was the Central Hawkes Bay Aero Club's Cessna 172P ZK-FGJ : (The weather wasn't as good as it looks but was OK for a bit of engine maintenance)This aircraft...
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Beech B200 ZK-SDH
The latest addition to the Skyline Aviation's fleet is Beech B200 ZK-SDH2 which flew in from Australia in late 2020. This is a 1998 model which is operated for the NZ Air Ambulance Service and is...
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Pelorus Air Airvan ZK-PEL
Jordan Elvy photo'd Pelorus Air's Gippsland GA 8 Airvan ZK-PEL at Paraparaumu recently:It now carries Pelorus Air titles on the engine cowling, although they are a bit hard to see.
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Robinson R44 II ZK-HRO
Overflying the Nugget Point lighthouse late today was the Robinson R44 II ZK-HRO4 registered to Mike Hurring Logging of Balclutha. Imported new back in 2006 this hasnt been blogged here before.
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My week of it #1
At Taieri on the morning of 16-04-2021 it was pissisting down. Parked out was the Fletcher FU24-950M ZK-CZA (c/n 151) as listed with Otago Airspread LtdRecently re-listed to the Otago Aero Club's...
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My week of it # 2
At Timaru on the 18th I found these aircraft of interest.I just had to include the delightfully ugly Pilatus PC-6/B2-H4 ZK-XIT2 (c/n 653).The Cessna A185E Skywagon ZK-WXY (c/n 185-1335) ferried in...
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My week of it # 3
A visit to Rangitata Island on the 18th found the Rans S-7 Courier ZK-SRB (c/n 0904375) of East Canterbury Aviation Ltd in the late afternoon sunshine.First registered on 11-2-2020 with the...
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