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Spencer Aircar available.
Below is the original post on the Spencer Aircar ZK-NMF which was posted by Sir Minty back on 05-08-2013.We have just received notification that this aircraft is now for sale/disposal.See yesterdays...
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Cessna 185B ZK-CFI at Kaipara Flats Today 9-9-2022
It was a lovely day in the North today and it bought a spectacular visitor the Kaipara Flats airfield:Cessna 185B ZK-CFI was listed to W J N Steel of Turangi on 8/7/20, and is based on a farm strip at...
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Oh no! Not another pie run !
Yes I dropped into Rangiora this afternoon.In Pat Scotter's hangar was the Beech 58 Baron ZK-KJV c/n TH-1384 being prepared for its departure to Australia soon.Of 1984 vintage and built as N6698Z it...
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A couple from Ardmore
Noted at Ardmore yesterday the Stoddard Hamilton Glastar ZK-PGP has had its registration changed from the fuselage onto the tail. This was imported from the USA in 2015 for its current Auckland...
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Homebuilt Helicopters of New Zealand - Rotorway Exec 162F Models
In 1990 Rotorway Aircraft underwent a reorganisation and a name change to Rotorway International, still based at Chandler, Arizona, and the updated Rotorway 162F helicopter was developed. The was...
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Taildraggers from Hastings on 10-9-2022
The Hawkes Bay and East Coast Aero Club organise a taildragger weekend every year and this year it is is being held this weekend the 10th and 11th of September. Unfortunately the recent wet weather...
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Homebuilt Helicopters of New Zealand - A Different Exec
Observant readers of the blog will have noticed that in my previous post on Rotorway Exec 162Fs I stated that we have had nine of them registered here, but I only posted photos of eight airframes.That...
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Skywork Helicopters AS 350 B3 at Warkworth 13-9-2022
Keeping with the helicopter theme, but this time of the variety that works for a living, Skyworks Helicopters Airbus AS 350 B3 ZK-HEE5 was transporting skip loads of gravel from the A&P Showgrounds...
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Homebuilt Helicopters of New Zealand - Rotorway A 600 Talons
The Rotorway A 600 Talon was introduced in the early 2000s. It is a development of the Rotorway Exec 162F but it incorporates a different structure, the tail rotor is shaft driven and it has taller...
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Couple of Waikato helicopters
In for attention at Rotorcraft at Hamilton Airport today was Taupo based Lakeview Helicopters' Bell UH-1H ZK-ILV. This was imported from Australia by the company in 2019.Down the road at the Heli A1...
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Islander ZK-EVO test flying today.
Cody Forward was at Nelson this afternoon and captured the Britten-Norman BN2A-26 Islander ZKEVO c/n 785 doing some 'test flight stuff'.It was listed to Golden Bay Air Ltd of Takaka back on 19-07-2021...
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A trio of Gisborne PAC 750XL at Hamilton
Noted at Hamilton Aero Maintenance this week were 3 Gisborne PAC 750XL's being Farmers Air ZK-JBC which was built in 2005 and acquired by the company in 2012.ZK-XLB which was built in 2008 and acquired...
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Canadian Home Rotors Safari ZK-IEW at Kaipara Flats Today
Well dang me! I am doing a series on Homebuilt Helicopters of New Zealand on the blog, and one turns up today at Kaipara Flats!Bruce Stevenson has recently purchased the ex Colin Wade Safari ZK-IEW...
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Homebuilt Helicopters of New Zealand - Elisport CH 7 Angel
After the Rotorway helicopters that were first registered in New Zealand in 1982 (Exec) and 1983 (Scorpion Too), the next type of Light Sport helicopter to be registered here (in January 1996) was the...
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Sunday morning at Pauanui
A busy morning at Pauanui airfield brought a number of interesting visitors including the Ardmore based Vulcanair P68C ZK-RAT3 which displayed a sticker indicating its recent entry in the Australian...
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Sling 4 TSi ZK-SLN at Feilding Today 18-9-2022
The roving duo of Jordan Elvy and Simon Hills were at Feilding aerodrome today for the first public showing of the new Sling TSi ZK-SLN and a celebration BBQ put on by Sling New Zealand.The test pilot...
View ArticleCalling for Photos of Rotorway Scorpion Too ZK-HSM
As I continue on my series on Homebuilt Helicopters of New Zealand, and the posts on Rotorway helicopters slide into the past.....Can Anonymous who left a comment on my post about Scorpion Too ZK-HSM...
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Homebuilt Helicopters of New Zealand - Rotorway Scorpion Too ZK-HSM
A huge thank you to blog follower Alistair McLean who, as promised, has sent in a couple of photos of the Rotorway Scorpion Too ZK-HSM that were taken by his father Keith McLean during test flying by...
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My week of it.
Here is a selection of what I have seen this week.Eurocopter EC 120 B ZK-HXC c/n 1268 of PLC Holdings noted at Ashburton refueling on 17-09-2022.Arriving home at Timaru at the end of the day...
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Homebuilt Helicopters of New Zealand - the Ron Hintz Helicopter
One of the neat things of doing a series like this on the blog, is that interesting stuff pops up from other people. A classic case of you don't know what you don't know!One such example was when...
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