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Electric Mosquito Helicopter ZK-IAB/2 at Parakai 26-3-2022
Yesterday I drove on from North Shore to Parakai where the Northern Aviators Club had arranged with Oskar Stielau for a demonstration of his electric Mosquito Air helicopter ZK-IAB2. There were about...
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Yeoman YA1-250R Cropmaster for Export
Noted on the Dennis Thompson International ramp at Ardmore today was the well known Yeoman YA-1 250R Cropmaster ZK-CPW. Previously based at Waipukurau this was cancelled off the NZ Register last...
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Couple of helicopters at Ardmore
Noted at Ardmore today was our first example of the Robinson R44 Cadet version now carrying its registration ZK-HNG8. It is currently registered to the NZ Robinson dealer Heliflite Ltd.And over at...
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A Couple of Different Helicopters at Waimauku on 26-3-2022
After the demonstration of Oskar Stielau's interesting electric Mosquito at Parakai last Saturday, I headed on down the road to Waimauku following Tim Pike to his impressive workshop that contained...
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The new ZK-RGB !
Captured today at Tauranga by Hairy Mole Rat was this Tecnam which had been marked in Italy as "RGA".It is I believe the Tecnam P92 Mk II for the Canterbury Recreational Aircraft Club at Rangiora and...
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Vickers Wave Amphibian First Flight at Hamilton
After a very long development period Vickers Aircraft Company Ltd's prototype 2 seater Wave amphibian aircraft made its first flight from Hamilton Airport back on 12/3/22. Another first of type for...
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Super Air Air Tractor ZK-RMW at Dargaville 2-4-2022
Another trip to Dargaville on Saturday, but this time by road for a different photographic assignment, saw not many aircraft arriving for the bring your own lunch. However the resident Super Air Air...
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RNZAF Heritage Flight visits Christchurch
The Royal New Zealand Air Force Heritage Flight visited Christchurch today celebrating the 85th anniversary of the formation of the RNZAF on 01-04-1937.This flypast consisted of the Grumman TBM-3E...
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Flying In to a Wedding!
On Saturday I was honoured to be the wedding photographer for a flying friends wedding. It was an outside ceremony and the weather was great for both the ceremony and photography. It was the only...
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Flying Over the New Puhoi to Warkworth Motorway 4-4-2022
After what has been a lovely spell of weather for flying in the North, today's weather was also fine with light winds, so I headed out to Kaipara Flats airfield with a flight plan in mind. I thought I...
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ZK-ICJ at Hastings
Des Smith caught the Bell 47G-3B1 ZK-ICJ c/n 3337 at Hastings today.It is one of just five Bell 47's still registered in NZ.Of 1965 vintage it has spent time as VH-UTQ, VQ-FBN, DQ-FBN and back to...
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Pilatus PC-24 VH-FGM
With all the excitement at Christchurch International on Sunday over the RNZAF Heritage flight visit - no body seemed to notice the Pilatus PC-24 VH-FGM parked up.Originally registered as HB-VST with...
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Tecnam P 92 Mk II ZK-EAD/3 at Tauranga
Captured at Tauranga today by the Hairy Mole Rat is our latest Tecnam P 92 Mk II ZK-EAD3:ZK-EAD3(c/n 1658) was registered to Gyrate NZ (2017) Ltd of Mt Maunganui back on 14/10/21, but has recently...
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Around Auckland
Outside at Mercer airfield today was the Tauranga Aero Club's Cessna A152 Aerobat ZK-TAA now complete after its long rebuild. This was originally imported from the US in 1990.In the large hangar at...
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Meanwhile up at Kaipara Flats
I was only out at Kaipara Flats airfield for a short time this afternoon but it coincided with the Eurocopter EC130T2 ZK-IBH2 practicing autorotation landings, which made for a spectacular...
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More around Auckland
A return to Mercer airfield today found the Rocket Lab Sikorsky S-92A ZK-HEV3 out test flying. Further details on this helicopter are contained in yesterday's blog.And at AKL International the Airwork...
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Motueka news.
Lord Nelson was at Motueka today - Friday 8th and reports the following.The Cessna 185D Skywagon ZK-CKT c/n 185-0929 which was listed to Shannon Harnett of Opotiki in mid December 2020.Being cleaned up...
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ZK-DWW at Christchurch
Cessna A185F Skywagon II ZK-DWW c/n 18504372 was on the tie downs at Christchurch International Airport late this morning..It was listed to Darlington Drilling and Piling Ltd of Blenheim on March 4...
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Tiger Moth ZK-SSA at Forest Field
Lionel Green's De Havilland DH82A Tiger Moth ZK-SSA "Ruby" c/n DHA111 airborne out of Forest Field yesterday (08-04-2022).Thanks to Aaron Murphy
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Te Kowhai Yesterday 9-4-2022
Another trip down to Ngahinapouri yesterday, for a significant birthday celebration (not mine) saw me have a bit of time for a side trip to Te Kowhai which is only 20 km up the road. There were a...
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