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Couple of other Kiwi helicopters offshore for the summer
As well as the Sikorsky mentioned in the blog below a couple of other NZ helicopters are working offshore this summer being 2 of Wanaka based Heli Support NZ's AS350B2. They are operating with sister...
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Air New Zealand Boeing 777-300 ZK-OKQ Returns to the Skies
It has been reported in the National press that Air New Zealand will return their Boeing 777-300ER ZK-OKQ to flying duties with a probable test flight today, 8/2/22. The big Boeing will initially be...
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And another Kiwi helicopter offshore
Robinson R22 Beta ZK-IAH which was imported used from Japan back in 2002 has actually been operating in Vanuatu for some years now owned by former Auckland Doctor, Derek Allen. Going under the name...
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Jodel D 9 ZK-CTW at Omaka 9-2-2022
Neville Sutherland has sent in a photo of his Jodel D 9 Bebe ZK-CTW at Omaka with a new cowling that he has fabricated: (the bulge at the front covers a low rise distributor cap)He has named his Bebe...
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Helicopters around Auckland
A visit to the CG Aviation facility at Ardmore today revealed that their newly imported Sikorsky S-76C++ ZK-ICG2 is now in service. This was imported from Canada in late 2021. Their earlier S-76B...
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Cessna 180 ZK-DXA passing through.
Noted passing through Christchurch about lunch time today was the Gunson Enterprises Cessna 180J Skywagon ZK-DXA c/n 18052516.This was shipped into New Zealand on June 4th 1975 and listed to Gunson...
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Finally - a fine day at Rangiora.
A lovely fine day at Rangiora today - even if the northeasterly wind picked up later.In from just a little way up country was Dave Mitchell with his Rans S6-ES Tail Dragger Coyote II ZK-DYM c/n...
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Yak 52 ZK-YRA at Paraparaumu on 15-2-2022
A Yak 52 that hasn't been covered much on the blog was photo'd by Jordan Elvy passing through Paraparaumu on 15/2/22: ZK-YRA (c/n 833002) is registered to an owner in Qatar and has been Rangiora based...
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A couple from Pauanui
A couple of interesting visitors to Pauanui airfield today were the Avid Heavy Hauler UL ZK-OST which was originally registered back in 2003, and despite still being shown as registered to a...
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Bearhawk ZK-MGO3
An interesting visitor today to Pauanui was the newly completed Bearhawk ZK-MGO3 up from Rotorua. This was built by Simon Nicholson and first flew in late 2021.
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Te Kowhai Today 20-2-2022
A quick stop at Te Kowhai this morning saw a couple of sport aircraft out:It is always nice to see a Jodel. D 11 ZK-DFM has recently been bought by Corey Belfield of Morrinsville.And the early model...
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Forest Field Airfield for sale.
Forest Field Airfield is for sale.Click in the link below for more details and photos. https://www.bayleys.co.nz/5517531
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Cessna 180 ZK-BFT, ZK-CZW, ZK-BFT, ZK-FDP, ZK-BFT.
The eighteenth Cessna 180 to hit our register was allocated the US registration of N3163C and the Cessna test registration of N11B before becoming ZK-BFT, with the constructor number of 30961, to the...
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Air Tractor AT-502B ZK-MAE at Hamilton 19-2-2022
I travelled across to Hamilton airport last Saturday from Ngahinapouri where we were staying. It was a short drive. There wasn't much action but I did manage to photo Super Air's Air Tractor AT-502B...
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Mustang 15 at Christchurch.
The sound of a Merlin engine over the Christchurch City has been drawing peoples eye to the sky for the last two days as the North American P51D Mustang ZK-TAF has carried out several passes and is...
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Hamilton leading on to Raglan 19-2-2022
As I was at Hamilton airport last Saturday, I went around to the old Pacific Aerospace area to see what was there:Nothing was outside but an aircraft poked its nose out from the hangar. Aha I thought,...
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Reims Cessna FA337F ZK-SVY
Resident at Pauanui over the past week has been the former LandPro Reims Cessna FA337F ZK-SVY. This was acquired by Ross Price of Dunedin in mid 2021, and was originally imported from Australia in...
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Delivery of Zenair Zodiac 601 ZK-JLI
Another delivery flight was carried out by Rusty Russell recently, this time from North to South:The early model Zenair Zodiac 601 ZK-JLI was photo'd at Stratford by Nick Furmage, on delivery to S...
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KHI Hughes 369HS ZK-HMW
Newly refurbished Kawasaki Heavy Industries/Hughes 369HS ZK-HMW4 c/n 6644 was captured at Wanaka on 21-02-2022 by Damon Edwards.Built in Japan it was listed on 19-12-1977 as JA9184 until heading down...
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New Plymouth and Hamilton earlier in the month.
Tony McFarlin visited New Plymouth back on 11-02-2022.Sitting out in the rain was the Piper PA-31-310B Navajo Panther conversion ZK-LTD c/n 31-7300918.As you can tell from the c/n it was a product of...
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