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ZK-IAM (2)
One of 2 Enstrom 280 models imported in 2020 by Taupo company Broadlands Holdings Ltd is 280C ZK-IAM2 (the other being 280FX ZK-IAK2). Originally built back in 1976 as N999NJ it was exported to...
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From a "Flight" Today
I thought I would snap off this photo as I "flew" a similar track to the blog header today:
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Canadian Home Rotors Safari ZK-HOK (3)
There are currently 13 of the kitset Canadian Home Rotors Safari helicopters registered in NZ and one of these is ZK-HOK3. This was originally built by Bart Kindt in Auckland making its first flight...
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Tecnam P 92s of New Zealand (4) - Echo Super Models from 2002
Tecnam deliveries ramped up in 2002 with four P 92 Echo Super models registered (as well as ten P 96 Golfs that I will cover later). I understand that the Echo Super had a 100 HP Rotax 912S engine and...
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RotorWay Exec 162F ZK-HSW (5)
One of 10 RotorWay Exec kit helicopters currently registered in NZ is ZK-HSW5. This was originally built in Australia being registered as VH-YHC in September 2010. Exported to NZ in 2012 for Dave...
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Tecnam P 92s of New Zealand (5) - P 92 JS ZK-TJS
In the middle of the import of P 92 Echo Super models in early 1993, a P 92 JS model was registered. This looks the same as an Echo Super but was a fully certified version with a higher empty...
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Coromandel Fish Spotters
Two Cessna 172M's that havent appeared on this Blog before are ZK-DUK and DXY which are both used as fish spotters off the eastern Coromandel coast for the commercial fisheries. Based in either...
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I Remember When
When I was able to freely attend Classic Fighters 2003. It was the first time I had seen so many WW 1 replica aircraft up close and it was pretty amazing!There were five Fokker Triplane replicas...
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Rans S-6ES ZK-YMU
One of 57 Rans S-6 currently registered in NZ is ZK-YMU which hasnt featured on this Blog before. Originally built in the UK under the auspices of the Popular Flying Association it was registered in...
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Tecnam P 92s of New Zealand (6) - Later Echo Supers
A further six P 92 Echo Super aircraft were registered here between 2003 and 2009:ZK-TES (c/n 720) has spent its entire life at Tauranga, being first registered to Health Solutions Consultancy Ltd on...
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Tecnam P 92s of New Zealand (7) - P 92 Eaglets
The next model of the Tecnam P 92 to appear, in 2008, was the P 92 Eaglet model which incorporated some features from the P2004 Bravo. The Eaglet was pitched as a training aircraft and it can also be...
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Cirrus SR22 G2 GTS ZK-PGU
Our latest Cirrus import arrived in NZ from Australia on May 21 being a 2005 model SR22 G2 VH-PGU. Imported by the NZ Cirrus agent, BB Aviation Ltd at Feilding, it was reregistered as ZK-PGU in July...
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Tecnam P 92s of New Zealand (8) - Echo Classics
The next iteration of the P 92 to come along was the P 92 Classic which seemed to revert to an older style looking fuselage with squarer bottom corners. It can also be registered as a Light Sport...
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The last one left....
The closure earlier this year of what was once our largest training operation, L3 at Hamilton, has resulted in the disposal of their fleet.All of the Diamond DA20s and DA42s have been sold offshore and...
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Tecnam P 92 Aircraft of New Zealand (9) - P 92 Taildragger ZK-TBJ
The taildragger version of the P 92 was introduced at Sun N Fun 2012 with Tecnam claiming it was the first new taildragger aircraft available to the General Aviation community in "quite a while". It...
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R & B Bearhawk ZK-BGB/2 at Wanaka
The R & B Bearhawk ZK-BGB2 (c/n 1625) was recently registered (on 26/8/21) to Grant Bisset of Wanaka. Steve Bunting was working on its avionics yesterday and has sent the following photo:It looks...
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Some Aircraft from Hawkes Bay Today 12-9-2021
Wow! It has been a long while in Levels 3 and 4 Lockdowns around the country which means no GA flying. And then when the rest of the country outside Auckland moved down to Level 2 when flying is...
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New Magni M 22 Gyro ZK-RXX in Fiordland
Magni M 22 Gyrocopter ZK-RXX (c/n 22202966) was registered to C G Crosse of Pakatoa Station near Napier on 4/5/21. However it has been with the Magni agent Peter Avery at Martin's Bay in deepest South...
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Tecnam P 96 Golfs of New Zealand - Our first Example ZK-SHL
The low wing Tecnam Golf was designed by Luigi Pascale in 1996, hence the P 96 model number. Luigi Pascale also designed the earlier high wing P 92 Echo and the Golf has some interchangeable parts...
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Tecnam P 96 Golfs of New Zealand (2) - 2001 Aircraft
There was a good number of deliveries of Tecnam Golfs here in 2001 with 6 Golfs registered. They are as follows in order of their registrations:Our second Tecnam Golf was ZK-WNG (c/n 145) was...
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