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Ardmore 8-3-16 Some vistors from Hawkes Bay and North Shore
This countries only Aero Commander 100 ZK-CTU msn 074 registered to C.D Powell of Napier was seen near FlightlineThis smart looking Cessna 180J ZK-DXA msn 18052516 operated by Gunson Enterprises Ltd of...
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Ardmore 9-3-16
Smart looking Clevedon basesd De Havilland DH82A Tiger Moth ZK-BEN msn 84671 registered to the Clevedon Aviation Company was doing touch and goes at Ardmore this afternoonEurocopter EC135 P2+ ZK-IBT...
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Sounds Air Pilatus PC 12s at Wellington and Taupo plus One
The Pilatus PC 12 has not enjoyed much market penetration in New Zealand in the past, but this has changed recently with Air New Zealand pulling out of Westport and other smaller regional towns, and...
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ZK-HKK at Manakau on SH1
Noted on SH1 at Manakau north of Otaki is this Hughes 369HS. The major component is that of ZK-HKK1 (c/n 860858S).This was first listed with Dalhoff and King Aviation Ltd of Ardmore on 13-07-1977...
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Lady Minty Flies from North Shore Today and Finds a Harrier!
Another intrepid adventure!Thanks very much to David Wilkinson for the flight. An Auckland Floatplanes Beaver on take off from Waiheke Island.And that's some garden ornament!
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Sea Harrier Ahoy!
Super sleuth David Wilkinson returned this afternoon to the site of the ex Royal Navy Sea Harrier on the front lawn and has sent these photos: Its location is near Half Moon Bay on the Tamaki...
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Three Franz Josef helicopters
Tanya Salter-Anderson kindly sent in these three pics as taken at Franz Josef heliport on Friday the 11th.A long shot of the Aerospatiale AS 350BA ZK-HJE2 (c/n 1307) in Glacier Helicopter markings.A...
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North Shore Yesterday 12-3-2016
North Shore airfield was its usual busy self yesterday morning, with a couple of aircraft that haven't been posted on the blog previously.Tecnam P 96 Golf ZK-JGH2(c/n 213) is owned by JG Hodge, now of...
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ZK-HPY going West
Robinson R22 Beta ZK-HPY2 (c/n 4207) is in the throes of being dismantled at Heli Maintenance at Christchurch for export to Australia.It has been registered to SueJess Investments Ltd of Brisbane,...
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Screamin Eagle
I posted the pic in the link below back last November but got no feed back.http://nzcivair.blogspot.co.nz/2015/11/wanaka-13-11-2015-3.htmlBelow is another shot taken at Wanaka on 13-11-2015 showing the...
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Two New RV 12 First Flights at Whitianga Today
Last weekend I heard that two newly registered Vans RV 12s were scheduled for CAA inspection and test flying at Whitianga today. A quick check confirmed that this was the case so as it was a nice day...
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Ardmore Carbon Cub Clarification
On my way to Whitianga yesterday I called into Ardmore (as you do) and sighted the Carbon Cub floatplane that is in the Avspecs hangar.It is in fact N47MV (c/n CC11-00258) that is on amphibious floats...
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Menestrel ZK-TBS at Ardmore- 14-3-2016
Steve Chilcott was out flying at Ardmore on Monday in his new Nicollier HN 700 Menestrel II ZK-TBS. This is the first time I have seen it flying. A nice looking aircraft.
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Ardmore Circa 1935?
I came across this photo the other day that looks like it could be from Ardmore around 1935 or so....The Gipsy Moth and the Dragon were both around in the mid 1930s, and the hangar also looks to be...
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Oh All Right Then! It Wasn't Ardmore in 1935!
Discerning readers of this blog may have noted that the photo I "came across" recently did in fact have some contradictions in the details. And as some have observantly commented, hydraulic scissor...
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Yak 52 ZK-YXO at Thames 14-3-2016
On my way back from Whitianga last Monday evening I came across the locally owned Yak 52 ZK-YXO (c/n 877413) about to head up for some aerobatics. It has been here in New Zealand since April 2004 and...
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Ashburton crowd pullers.
Following a formation flyover of Ashburton City early this evening - these two well known specimens stopped for fuel Below - departing for Wanaka.Photographs by Allan Bowman.
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Corby JAM
The date was 11-09-1995.The aircraft is Corby CJ-1 Starlet ZK-JAM (c/n AACA/774)Its details appear in earlier posts.The pilot is Grant Benns - owner at the time.The photo were taken from a Piper Cub...
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A Bonanza of a day
Captured at Rangiora on 20-02-2016 were several of the Beech Bonanza family.Receiving a little attention was the Beech F33A Bonanza ZK-EDS (c/n CE-956) from the local Bonza Partnership.From nearby...
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Ryan STM ZK-BEM at Ardmore
Another classic aircraft out in the sun at Ardmore last Monday was Ryan ST-M S2 ZK-BEM (c/n 489). It has a very long and interesting history.It is painted in the colours it wore with the Netherlands...
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