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Next Avspecs Mosquito Revealed
The latest issue of Classic Wings magazine has broken the cover on the next Mosquito that is nearing completion at Avspecs. It is a T III trainer that was previously TV959, and it is going to The...
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Snapped at Tauranga today.
Snapped at Tauranga today was this Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain ZK-NSP (c/n 31-7552069) with a small bulge below.Is this a small cargo pod or ? It was listed with Search and Rescue Services Ltd of...
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ZK-LHL on the move.
Cessna 425 Corsair ZK-LHL (c/n 4250171)Wings etc removed and box ready.Another pic from Grayson Ottaway.It has been engineless at Tauranga for over a year now.Check out for earlier...
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Maungataroto 16-4-2016
On my way back from Dargaville last Saturday, I was delighted to see the hangar at the Maungataroto airstrip was open and a couple of aircraft had been pulled out (the hangar had been shut up when I...
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Jurca Spitfire at Tauranga Today!
Hairy Mole Rat was on the case at Tauranga today to catch an engine run of Wayne Cutforth's 3/4 scale Jurca replica Spitfire. This has been a 18 year labour of love for Wayne. It has not yet been...
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Brian Langley Memorial Aerobatic Competition at North Shore Today 23-4-2016
The Brian Langley Memorial Aerobatic competition was held at North Shore airfield today, on the third attempt. The following aircraft were competing, some with multiple pilots. Line up of aerobatic...
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Mooney ZK-CKF
I thought it was about time to mention this Mooney.Mooney M20C Mk21 c/n 20C-2802 was rolled out registered as N7818V.As such it arrived in NZ on 14-10-1964 to be registered as ZK-CKF on the same day...
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Others at North Shore 23-4-2016
A couple of others at North Shore yesterday that I not seen previously:Robinson R 44 ZK-IPZ has been around since August 2007 and is now registered to an address in Remuera.Cessna 182K ZK-DSH has been...
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Crossing the fence at Rangitata Island 24-04-2016
A great day of flying took place at Rangitata Island today as part of the Geraldine ANZAC in Action weekend.An early morning flight by the Eipper Quicksilver MXII ZK-MXK (c/n MAANZ/296) helped wake...
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7/8 Scale Nieuport 17 Replica B1506
I thought that this would be an appropriate post for Anzac Day, and I will post it at the time of dawn services across the country.Some few years ago, Colin Hay of the Heritage and Sport Aviation Group...
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Rangitata Island Alpi's
I noted five Alpi Pioneer's at Rangitata island yesterday.First early arrival was Ross Marfell in his Alpi Pioneer 300 ZK-RFT (c/n 142)ZK-KPD (c/n 249-09) is the Alpi Pioneer 200 Hawk with its three...
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Bellanca Super Viking 300 ZK-VIX - first of type
New Zealand's first Bellanca 17-30A Super Viking is nearing completion at Parakai/West Auckland Airport following an extensive rebuild by owner George Richards.ZK-VIX is a 1979 example wearing the...
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More from Rangitata Island 24-04-2016
Paul Godfrey had his SkyStar Kitfox IV ZK-JFA (c/n C94080051/MAANZ/527) in the visitors line up.It has been with Paul since 04-12-2015 having first been registered to Alex Taylor at Whiterig near Gore...
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ANZAC parade Rangitata Island 25-04-2016
Allan Bowman reports that about twelve aircraft arrived for the ANZAC Service on Monday afternoon. These three were the backdrop to the service.Raising the flag.
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7/8 Scale Nieuport 17 Replica ZK-NIE
As a follow on from my post on Colin Hay's restoration of his 7/8 scale Nieuport 17 replica B1506 ( http://nzcivair.blogspot.co.nz/2016/04/78-scale-nieuport-17-replica-b1506.html ), I offer this photo...
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Fly-in at Mata on Sunday.
There is a fly-in at Leo's - the home of ZK-DQXon Sunday May 1st.Here's the updated information for this coming Sunday's fly-in at Leo John's airstrip at Mata.Turn up sometime around or after 10am and...
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Ardmore Today 27-4-2016
After granddaughter pickup duty at Auckland International today I carried on to Ardmore. It was pretty quiet except: Doug Brooker leapt into the air in his MX Aircraft ZK-MXS2. and disappeared into...
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Ex RNZAF Iroquois at Ardmore this afternoon
Four ex RNZAF Bell UH-1H Iroquois helicopters were delivered to Ardmore this afternoon on two trucks belonging to a Palmerston North based transport company so I assume they have come from Ohakea. They...
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Gulfstream G VI ZK-KFB at Auckland International 27-4-2016
Execujet's Gulfstream G VI ZK-KFB3 was parked at Auckland International yesterday. It is an impressive machine! ZK-KFB3 (c/n 6043) was first registered to Execujet NZ Ltd on 4/10/13.I looked back over...
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Bookending Air New Zealand's B 777 Fleet at Auckland International 27-4-2016
While waiting for said grand daughter's plane, a couple of Air New Zealand's Boeing 777s arrived and departed. They turned out to be the oldest and newest of the fleet: B 777 200ER ZK-OKA was first...
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