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Rodney Aero Club Today 1-5-2022
The Rodney Aero Club held their AGM at Kaipara Flats airfield today with the added attraction of the spit roast lamb lunch. This proved to be a great drawcard and it was really yummy! Thanks Wayne....
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Sikorsky S-92 ZK-HEV
Landing back on runway 02 at Christchurch this afternoon was the Sikorsky S-92 ZK-HEV after its brief successful aerial recovery. Below an extract from the Rocket Lab press release.Shortly after...
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A B Aerocopter AK1-3M ZK-HKH
A new type for us is the Ukranian built AB Aerocopter AK1-3M as assembled and certified at Heli Maintenance in Christchurch recently.Below is what NZ Aviation News said about it.Another exciting new...
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Falcon 50EX VH-FJQ at Christchurch.
Noted parked out at GCH Aviation in Christchurch today was the Dassault Mystere Falcon 50EX VH-FJQ2 c/n 252 operated by Redjet Aviation Pty Ltd of Highfield, Queensland.A 1995 model which arrived in...
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An early pie run to Rangiora
On the Western grass at Christchurch was the Cessna 182R Skylane ZK-OAD c/n 18268127.This came from OZ as VH-AOD2 and became ZK-OAD with Brendan Morrison of Mosgiel on 15-03-2018.Over at Heli...
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A Modified Beech Model 18 at Kaipara Flats 7-5-2022
As there does not seem to be much happening concerning aircraft on the blog recently, I offer maybe the next best thing:This is a very impressive model of a modified Beech Model 18 (redesignated as a...
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Northern Aviators Club at Kaipara Flats Today 8-2-2022
Another Sunday and another AGM, this time the Northern Aviators Club Annual General Meeting preceded by a BBQ in the Rodney Aero Club hangar. Several club members flew in including Malcolm Forsyth is...
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Air Tractor ZK-SKF going .........
The Air Tractor AT-504 ZK-SKF2 c/n 504-4015 was built in the USA as N8520L in Olney, Texas.It was registered in NZ as ZK-SKF2 on 23-07-2012 to Skyfarmers Aviation Ltd of Methven. On arrival at...
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Maule ZK-MEZ.
By my count we have had twenty five Maule’s of various models on our register. The latest arrival has become ZK-MEZ for Southbranch Farm Ltd on the outskirts of Christchurch. This is a...
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Wanganui on 8-5-2022
Jordan Elvy visited Wanganui airport on Sunday and found a couple of interesting aircraft in the aero club hangar:Jonathan Mauchline has recently been restoring this first generation microlight...
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Lockhead L-12A Electra Junior VH-HID
Lockhead L-12A Electra Junior VH-HID c/n 1262 departed Wangaratta for Taree and Lord Howe Island on 08-05-2022.It did the Lord Howe to Norfolk Island and Auckland run yesterday and carried on to...
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Something Really Different at Kaipara Flats Today 12-5-2022
After several years of inactivity in hangars at Kaipara Flats airfield, Kevin Mills' Aero Gare Sea Hawk ZK-SEA completed a new Annual Inspection today and it was outside running and checking out a new...
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A couple of new Tecnams and a Jet
A brief visit to Tauranga Airport today found our latest 2 Tecnam imports being P2008JCs ZK-TBT2 and ZK-TCT on assembly for Oamaru based NZ Airline Academy.They are destined to replace P2008s ZK-DDY2...
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And Another Jet
I had to make a trip down to Ardmore today for an replacement Dzus fastener for my Jodel's cowling. Thanks to Warren Denholm for rummaging around a box of fasteners to come up with one that was...
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Rangiora on Friday the 13th.
A beautiful still cool morning at Rangiora had Don Payne out in his recently restored Pterodactyl Ascender ZK-EZC c/n MAANZ/087.Don has an airstrip on his property within the Christchurch Control Zone...
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Question time.
A photograph taken by Des Smith alongside State Highway 2 near Napier back on the 12th shows the Fairchild Hiller FH1100 ZK-HKN c/n 158 which has been with Sowersby Engineering Ltd since July of...
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Bombardier Global Express N372BC
Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global Express N372BC c/n 9413 has been noted parked at Hamilton and Auckland and more recently at Nelson Airport next to the Crash Fire unit since 23-04-2022.Photo at Nelson...
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A couple of Vans RV7s
Amongst the visitors to Pauanui this morning before the rain set in were a couple of Vans RV7s, being our latest RV7 registrant up from Tauranga, RV7A ZK-MEL3 which was imported from the US earlier...
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Cessna 172S ZK-NAY
Noted at Ardmore this week was the former Nelson Aviation College Cessna 172S ZK-NAY2, now minus all the College's scripting and emblem. It was imported from Australia in 2019.
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Fletcher FU24 ZK-BII
Fletcher FU24-950M ZK-BII c/n 36 first flew back on 20-12-1955.It was spotted today at Hastings by Des Smith.Note the small letter "i" hidden in the registration letters on the fin.It has been with...
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