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Omarama last Sunday.
On the way back from Wanaka last Sunday we stopped in at my old stamping ground at Omarama. The PZL-Bielsko SZD-48-1 Standard Jantar ZK-GMJ (c/n B1013) has been around since 1980. It was briefly with...
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Waimate visit.
Some more pics from Margo Migirdichyan.This time covering the Geraldine Flying Groups visit to Waimate on the 20th of March. Alpi Pioneer ZK-LPM on final for 27 at Waimate with 22/04 across the...
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Wings and Wheels at Darfield 02-04-2016.
CMM reports from the Darfield Wings and Wheels gathering on 02-04-2016. There were three Austers on site at Charlie Drapers strip near Darfield for this fund raising occasion.Above we see the Vincent...
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A couple of helicopters from Wanaka.
Four shots taken at the Easter Wanaka gathering from Tanya Salter-Anderson. Hiller UH-12E ZK-HBL2 (c/n 2042) from the Alpine Group.It has been mentioned on these pages previously. Central South Island...
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Terry Fletcher photos.
Terry Fletcher was over from the UK and has been touring New Zealand. He has offered these pics to the blog of aircraft that have not featured before. The Cessna 172R ZK-XAT is c/n 17281262 and was...
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Aviate Raptor Trike ZK-CVG at North Shore Today
There is one trike based at North Shore, being Richard Seymour-Wright's Aviate Raptor 582 ZK-CVG2. I had seen it a couple of years ago when it swept over me late in the afternoon in the photo below.I...
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ZK-XXI at NZMS
A pic taken at Masterton yesterday by Geoff Lloyd shows the AESL Airtourer T3A ZK-XXI2 (c/n C60). This was built as a Victa Airtourer 100 and first flew in Australia on 21-05-1964 and then registered...
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Dual Dyn Aeros at North Shore Today
Two of our Dyn Aero MCRs were at North Shore today.MCR ULC ZK-ORR was on the pickets visiting from Tauranga........while Harvey Lockie in MCR-01 Club ZK-WIK took off heading for Parakai.
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Taupo jump aircraft March 10th
Three more shots from Terry Fletcher's NZ tour.These three taken at Taupo on 10-03-2016.Tandem Skydiving (2002) Ltd's Cessna 208B Grand Caravan ZK-JMP4 (c/n 208B1169) had its P&W PT6 engine...
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NZCH International today.
'Behind Uncle John's 757 on final - Line up behind'The RNZAF Boeing 757 NZ7572 on final today.Over on the Canterbury Aero Club tie downs was the CirrusSR22 ZK-FMN2 (c/n 3720) of Skyhawk Aviation Ltd of...
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The grass groweth longer.
Yes the grass grows at we watch.Aero L-29 ZK-SSU (c/n 395100) at rest above its own patch.Its comrade ZK-VAU sits equally lonely out on the hard.Ownership of these two passed back to Robert Young on...
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Terry Fletcher at Tauranga and Thames.
Some more photos from Terry Fletchers NZ tour.Terry called in on Tauranga on 11-03-2016.Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub ZK-BRY (c/n 18-5687) was an Airwork (NZ) Ltd listing from 07-05-1957 for delivery to...
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North Shore Selection 7-4-2016
Last Thursday at North Shore provided a selection of helicopters and aircraft, some of which I chronicle below:Hiller FH 1100 ZK-HHW is owned by Brendan Leddy of Kumeu and has been around since...
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Two Helicopters at Ardmore 7-4-16
Bell 212 ZK-HBQ msn 31187 of Oceania Aviation Ltd test flew for the first time from the companies Ardmore facility on Thursday afternoonEarlier that afternoon a surprise visitor to Ardmore was NHI...
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Ardmore Taildraggers
An otherwise uninspiring drive-by of Ardmore on Saturday afternoon almost saw me bail out and head for the hills when I heard the murmur of a Stearman approaching and then, within 20 minutes, a myriad...
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A Couple of Jodels at Fairfield 9-4-2016
Chas Kenny has sent this photo of bespatted and flapped big brother and little brother Jodels visiting Tom Grant at his airstrip at Fairfield, South of Dunedin, last Saturday 9/4/16.Jodel D 18 ZK-OWL2...
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Will It Fly Tomorrow?
TV 3's Story programme tonight featured a clip from a "secret" location where it was reported by TV 3 reporter Lachlan Forsyth that Ivan Mudrovich's Pearse replica ZK-RPT will attempt a flight...
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Eurocopter EC130B4 ZK-IWS
Agairnz posted back in February the existance of Eurocopter EC130B4 ZK-IWS which at the time was not displayed on the NZCAA website....
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Question time # 186
Question time # 186.Another nose job from the archives.What Aircraft type do we have here ?If you can tell me the NZ civil registration of this one - then all the better !And in case there is a vast...
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No It Didn't Fly
Last night I posted about Ivan Mudrovcich's Pearse replica ZK-RPT which was going to attempt to fly today from a "secret"location. (See:...
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