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A formation of Waco's
A formation not seen everyday in NZ flew south over Pauanui this afternoon en route their Tauranga base, being Marty Cantlon's Waco YMF ZK-YMF and the NuWaco ZK-WTW.
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Another Look at A Formation of Wacos Today 18-9-2021
An air-to-air view of Marty Cantlon's Wacos in on their formation flight to and from Whitianga today:The photo was posted by Phill Hooker on the Tauranga Airport Spotters and Photographers...
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Tecnam P 96 Golfs of New Zealand (3) - Early 2002 Aircraft
2002 bought a flood of Tecnam Golfs into New Zealand, with a total of ten registered during the year. The first five were:ZK-SOM (c/n 197) was registered to W J F (Walter) Somerville of Wyndham on...
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Tecnam P 96 Golfs of New Zealand (4) - Later 2002 Aircraft
As I mentioned in my previous post, there were ten P 96 Golfs registered in New Zealand during 2002 (as well as four P 92 Echos) so Tecnam NZ were very busy at Ardmore. Here are the remaining P 96...
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Tecnam P 96 Golfs of New Zealand (5) - ZK-TMG
Among our twenty three P 96 Golfs several have gone to Australia, but one that was different was ZK-TMG which flew across the Tasman to Australia.ZK-TMG (c/n 236) was registered to M G M (Michael) Gray...
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Hughes 369E ZK-IDV
Noted on assembly at Hastings today was Hughes 369E ZK-IDV2 which was registered to Helicopter Hire Ltd, Masterton this month. Built in 1986 it was imported from Indonesia where it was last operated...
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Tecnam P 96 Golfs of New Zealand (6) - the Last Lot of Our Golfs
Here are the last five of the twenty three Tecnam Golfs that we have had registered in New Zealand:ZK-TSC (c/n 235) was registered to T S C (Trevor) McKeown of Masterton on 4/4/03, and it is still...
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Ag Helicopters & Others
Noted at the Outback Helicopters' base at Dannevirke today was their sprayer R66 ZK-HCE3. This was imported from Australia in 2012 and has been with the company since 2017. They also operate a...
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Kitfox IV ZK-JRK
Out doing touch & goes on a very grey Matamata day was the very colourful Skystar Kitfox IV Speedstar ZK-JRK. Originally registered back in 2007 it is still owned by its builder, Graham Kettle...
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Tecnam P 2002 Sierras of New Zealand (1) - 2003 Sierras
Following on from the low wing P 96 Golf, the all metal Tecnam P 2002 Sierra was designed by Tecnam in 2002 and was introduced at Aero Friedrichshafen 2003. It was designed to comply with the European...
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Tecnam P 2002 Sierras of New Zealand (2) - 2004 Sierras
P 2002 Sierras kept arriving at Ardmore during 2004, with a total of six registered during the year. In registration date order they were:ZK-NPS (c/n 032) was registered to the New Plymouth Aero Club...
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Question Time
A poser for our readers. I got this photo from the internet and it was taken in Christchurch:The interesting thing is that if you look at the registration plate of the truck it is JGJ1, which was...
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LongRanger ZK-IZY
Spotted at Motueka back on September the 16th was the Bell 206L-1 LongRanger ZK-IZY3. C/n 45410.This helicopter has an extensive Canadian history as C-GVIW from 1980.It joined the NZ register on 14th...
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Some recent sightings near the top of the South.
A quick visit to Nelson on 14th September found the Cessna 150H ZK-CTG c/n 67640 on the tie downs.This has been listed with Lex Selby of Whanganui since March of 2009.Receiving a strip down was the...
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Tecnam P 2002 Sierras of New Zealand (3) - 2005 Sierras
Carrying on into 2005, another six P 2002 Sierras were registered, as follows:ZK-WAK (c/n 010 in the JF series) was a fully certified P 2002 JF model that was registered to the S & B Jones Family...
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Gulfstream A7-CGB at Christchurch
Noted parked up at Christchurch International Airport on Monday the 27th was this Gulfstream 650 A7-CGB c/n 6167.Initially built as N667GD in 2015 with Gulfstream Aerospace it was delivered to Qatar...
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Tecnam P 2002 Sierras of New Zealand (4) - 2006 Sierras
In 2006 there were a smaller number of P 2002 Sierras registered, a total of three:The Nelson Aero Club purchased a pair of P 2002 JF Sierras to their training fleet in early 2006. The first was...
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Out of towners at Christchurch today 30-09-2021.
A stroll around my patch at Christchurch International this afternoon found the following worthy of comment.I was not disappointed with the helicopter variety on the Western side.Below at Heli...
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Belated shots from Nelson and Omaka
In the new development as you drive in towards Omaka you will find this machine in Spitfire Drive on the corner of Caproni Drive (I think).A long...
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Zenith CH 701 ZK-JRM Resurfaces
I have only seen the Zenith CH 701 ZK-JRM once, at Kerikeri back on 22 December 2009:ZK-JRM was built by Rae McNally of Kerikeri and it was powered by a Great Plains VW engine conversion. After...
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