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Northern Aviators Club Flyin at Mata Today 26-2-2022
This is becoming a yearly post as I have posted on the 2020 and 2021 flyins at Mata. Leo Johns' airstrip offers nice photography opportunities, so here are some of this year's attending aircraft:The...
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Paraparaumu on the 20th.
Tony McFarlin called in to Paraparaumu on 20-02-2022 and caught these two long time Kapiti Aero Club Members.ZK-JEN seen above in January 2012 at North Shore Cessna A152 Aerobat ZK-JEN (c/n A152-0868)...
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Central North Is helicopters
A visit today to Taupo Airport found Te Kuiti based Western Helicopters' R44 II ZK-HRT3 in for attention at Argus Aviation. HRT was imported from Fiji in late 2020.Also at Argus was Mid West...
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Another Cessna 150 at Paraparaumu
Following on from Tony McFarlin's visit to Paraparaumu airport as detailed in an earlier post, Tim Gorman (who is based nearby) recently photo'd another visiting Cessna trainer, this time a C 150H,...
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ZK-HJS in the Matukituki.
The Hughes 369E ZK-HJS2 (c/n 0198E) was imported as JA9442 from Japan in late 1998 joining Canterbury Helicopters Ltd at Wanaka in April of 1999.It joined Aspiring Helicopters Ltd on 01-06-2000 with a...
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Beaver ZK-FPZ at Motueka.
A surprise at Motueka on the 27th February was the De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver Mk1 ZK-FPZ c/n 717 as listed with Venture Aviation Ltd of Taupo since late March of 1988.And in a non all white scheme.It...
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A couple more helicopters
Noted today at a busy Mid West Helicopters main base at Whanganui was Bell 206B ZK-HTM which was originally imported new back in 1981 and acquired by Mid West in 2018.And at Precision Helicopters main...
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In a Hangar at Mata
As well as the 17 visiting aircraft attending the Northern Aviators Club flyin at Mata on Saturday 26 February, there were 4 locally based aircraft, being Leo Johns' Cherokee 180 ZK-DQX and in hangars...
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A couple of AS355
A couple of 2020 AS355 imports that havent been blogged here before are 2 that are registered to Airlift NZ Ltd based at North Shore airfield.They are F2 model ZK-HMQ5 which was imported from...
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Skywork's Squirrel Firefighting at North Shore Tonight 5-3-2022
On my way back home from North Shore tonight around 6.30 pm I came across the Warkworth based Skyworks AS 350 B3 Squirrel ZK-HWW2 damping down a scrub fire just North of Albany that had threatened...
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A couple of Black helicopters
Amongst a busy weekend of Auckland visitors to Pauanui airfield were a couple of privately owned black helicopters not noted here before.These were the EC130T2 ZK-HAT3 which was imported new in late...
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Bearhawk Bravo
"Bearhawk Bravo" also known as R & B Bearhawk ZK-NSB3 c/n 1578B was built from a fast build kit by Neville Bailey of Christchurch. Powered by a Lycoming IO-540 of 260hp it is Ashburton based.It...
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Hastings overview.
Des Smith was at Hastings today and here is a quick overview of the activity noted.Above was have the Zlin Savage ZK-SCA c/n 0115 as still listed to Mark Fletcher of Maronan.Above. Same again from...
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A trio of new ZK Grand Caravans
Noted at Mercer airfield this morning was the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan ZK-EXX which has been undergoing conversion for skydiving duties and now has a parachute door fitted on the port side. This was...
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Tiger Moth ZK-ATM/2 at Kaipara Flats Today 7-3-2022
Late this morning Alan Coubray flew the "new" Tiger Moth ZK-ATM2 across from Whitianga to Kaipara Flats to meet up with its other part owner Martin Farrand. I was very fortunate to be out at the...
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More CT4E 's for Export
Noted on the Dennis Thompson International ramp at Ardmore were 2 more former RNZAF CT4E Airtrainers awaiting their delivery flights to Australia, being VH-KQE (formerly ZK-PTV) and VH-KQW (formerly...
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Our first Robinson R44 Cadet
Noted outside Heliflite at Ardmore is our first example of the R44 Cadet model to be imported. As yet unregistered it is a 2-seat de-rated version of the R44 Raven I specifically designed for the...
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Massey Aviation DA 40 ZK-MTK at North Shore on 5-2-2022
I called back into North Shore airfield on my was home on Saturday 5/2/22 and found the not previously blogged Massey University School of Aviation Diamond DA 40 ZK-MTK (c/n 40.1027) tied down, a long...
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Tecnam P 92 Echo Mk 2 ZK-RJR at North Shore Today 9-3-2022
Another trip to North Shore airfield this afternoon for Avgas produced Neil Ross's Tecnam P 92 Echo Mk 2 demonstrator ZK-RJR on the field with Rodger Coleclough who will be demonstrating it for the...
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Piper PA 32-300 Cherokee Six ZK-PDX at Paraparaumu 6-3-2022
Jordan Elvy was at Paraparaumu airport last Sunday 6/3/22 and photo'd the New Plymouth based PA 32-300 Cherokee Six ZK-PDX in a snazzy new color scheme:It must have been repainted very recently as it...
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