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Anderson Kingfisher ZK-DJH
The Anderson EA-1 Kingfisher ZK-DJH c/n AACA/165 has had several previous mentions on this Blog.See here https://nzcivair.blogspot.com/search?q=zk-djhOwnership passed from David Baker of Greymouth...
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Another Take on a Trio of WACOs at Taumarunui
Sadly the Tiger Club flyin attendance at Taumarunui over the weekend was affected by the Covid lockdowns in the Waikato, Auckland and Northland. However there was a spectacular highlight in the first...
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Zenith Zodiac CH601-XL ZK-CMI
The Zenith Zodiac CH601-XL ZK-CRI c/n 6309 has been mentioned previously at :-https://nzcivair.blogspot.com/search?q=zk-cmi It was sold to Piers Throssell from 16-12-2020 and CMM came across it at...
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Lake Station gliding 16th October
Aaron Murphy and Lionel Green dropped into Lake Station on Saturday the 16th and captured the following gliders. (All have been covered on this blog previously).Rolladen-Schneider LS4-a ZK-CCX2 c/n...
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Tecnam P 2004 Bravos of New Zealand (1) - 2005 Aircraft
The high wing Tecnam P 2004 Bravo was designed in 2004 and was built alongside the high wing Tecnam P 92 Echo for some time. The Bravo had a tapered cantilever wing of a shorter wingspan than the Echo...
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Christchurch lunchtime today
Around lunchtime today the Aeronautica Militare Italian Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 MM62191 46-57 (c/n 5531) arrived and did a couple of circuits before parking on the Antarctic apron.This long shot...
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Wanaka
A visit to Wanaka Airport today after the rain had cleared revealed some local changes and visitors starting with Wanaka Helicopters' AS350B2 ZK-HCP5 showing its former Helicopter Line heritage as...
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Tecnam P 32004 Bravos of New Zealand (2) - 2006 and 2007 Aircraft
A further five Tecnam Bravos were imported during 2006 and 2007. In order of their dates of registration they were:ZK-LLY (c/n 039) was registered on 1/2/06 to Dr G M Rogers of Wanaka. On 28/2/14...
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The Pyka Egret
The answer to the recent Question Time is PYKA EGRET And the chocolate fish should go to Alex Hewson who was involved in the NZ portion of the project.There were two airframes involved in NZ which...
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Couple more from Wanaka
Further visits to Wanaka Airport today noted a lot of activity including the Maule MX7-180A ZK-BMG2 which is locally owned and was imported from the US in 2018.And receiving attention at Tailwind was...
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Rangiora surprises today.
A very nice addition to the Rangiora based aircraft fleet is the ex Omaka based Trevor Collins Fairchild 24 C8C ZK-ABE3 c/n 2605.This arrived in from the States in late 2007 and following a lengthy...
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Tuesday Tecnam Trio at Kaipara Flats
Being a nice day for flying, John Crone called from North Shore on Tuesday to say that he would come up to Kaipara Flats for an afternoon coffee and also that Ian Anderson and Francois Buys would fly...
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Oamaru and beyond
A visit to Oamaru Airport today found a quiet NZ Airline Academy but outside was the latest addition to their otherwise all Tecnam fleet, Cessna A152 Aerobat ZK-TXT. This was imported from Australia...
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Some Canterbury Robinsons
A stunning Canterbury day brought out some Robinson helicopters that have had little or no coverage on this blog, starting with R22 Beta ZK-HCF2 at Christchurch. This was imported new in 1990 and has...
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ZK-SVK
A return visit to Rangiora today was rewarded with the ICP Savannah S ZK-SVK outside for a quick wash. This was registered in January 2021 to a Rangiora owner.
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Rangitata Island landings.
The four De Havilland DH82A Tiger Moths made it into Rangitata Island yesterday afternoon from Methven, Pukaka and Omarama accompanied by their support crew in ZK-OPM and several other DH aficionados...
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Heading for home.
The Auster J1 Autocrat ZK-ASL c/n 2150 escorted the four Tiger Moths from Pukaki to Omarama and then to Rangitata Island on Saturday the 23rd.It departed for its home base at Forest Field later on...
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Cessna A185F ZK-TWZ
Cessna A185F ZK-TWZ (c/n 18502289) was registered in New Zealand on 17/12/20. This is what NZ Aviation News said about it at the time: Cessna 185’s are still a popular import with the latest listing...
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Nelson.
Bill Mannix captured the scene at the GCH Aviation Rescue Helicopter Base at Nelson Airport his morning.Nearest on the left is the Beechcraft C90A King Air ZK-FDN2 with the Kawasaki BK117 B2 ZK-IMN...
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Cessna T210N ZK-ETP
Pauanui based Cessna T210N Centurion II ZK-ETP has now emerged in a smart new paint scheme. Originally imported new back in 1981 it has been with its current owners, Doug & Zoe Batten, since 2018.
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