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VJ Day Flyover Over Auckland Today - 15-8-2015
Coming home from ones grandson's fourth birthday party, you tend to have your camera with you. So when a formation of five Harvards flew by along the North Shore beaches, a very long shot was just...
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Rand Kar XAirs and Hanumans of New Zealand
We have come to the end of the 1990s in my chronicling of sport aircraft of New Zealand. The Rand Kar XAir was the last new type of sport aircraft to be registered in 1999 (actually it is more of a...
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Squirrel and Ecureuil
Undergoing re-assembly and NZ certification at Pacific Aircraft Services in Christchurch are two AS 350BA helicopters.The photo taken on 29-07-2015 shows ZK-HMG2 (c/n 2647) still wearing the colour...
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ZK-HMR
Magnaman managed to get this shot of the MBB BK117 B-2 ZK-HMR5 (c/n 7173) being worked on in the inclement Ardmore weather late this morning.Built in Germany and listed on their register as D-HBHP on...
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ZK-DBY
ZK-DBY (c/n AACA/105/1) was built by Jim Barrowclough on his farm near Morrinsville. It was test flown on 01-07-1974 making it our seventh D.11 to fly and it was registered on the 19th, Jim used an...
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Helicopters at Ardmore.
Magnaman captured a few more helicopters at Ardmore today.Below we have the Aerospatiale AS 350B2 ZK-IDX (c/n 2856).Another Bryan Comerford import.Previously registered as N725SG to Era Helicopters -...
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AS350B2 ZK-IDX
As mentioned in a blogpost yesterday, Oceania are in the process of working on two recent imports for Bryan Comerford and Aerospatiale AS350B2 ZK-IDX was outside engine running 13 August.
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CT4B ZK-JMV
Pacific Aerospace CT4B Airtrainer ZK-JMV was noted conducting local flights from Ardmore 13 August. ZK-JMV made its first flight back on 21 September 1976 as NZ1935 and was delivered to RNZAF Central...
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Question time # 180
Question time # 180.A break from tradition this time.This aircraft has not been on the NZ Civil Register.The photograph was not taken in NZ.The pic was taken some years ago.Can you tell me that...
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Fox Moth ZK-AGM
Thanks to John M for sharing this absolute gem!Kiwi Fox Moth makes debut in UKPhoto-report from Adrian M. Balch at WoburnOn 15-16th August, the de Havilland Moth Club held its 30th annual rally at...
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Fox Moth ZK-AGM throughout the years.
Adding to the news about the Fox Moth ZK-AGM restoration, these two photographs from the Neville Drake collection will be of interest.Above: as ZK-ADH, at Wigram 1934/36Below: as ZK-AGM with NZNAC at...
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Ashburton sightings today.
I dropped into AshVegas today to look at other things.Spotted these two as well.The Cessna 175 ZK-BCR (c/n 55658) of Shaun Gilbertson arrived.It has been on this blog several times...
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Question time # 180 revisited.
Question time # 180 revisited.A break from tradition this time.This aircraft has not been on the NZ Civil Register.The photograph was not taken in NZ.The pic was taken some years ago.Second and give...
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ZK-HFH
Eurocopter AS 350B2 Squirrel ZK-HFH5 (c/n 3253) was noted at Heli Maintenance Ltd at Christchurch today (20-08-2015) about to get snow shoes fitted.Closer examination reveals that it wears Glacier...
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Question time # 180 resolved
We finally got the answer.It is the De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver NZ6001 (c/n 911) as photographed at Depot 480, which is near the top of the Darwin Glacier, during the 1957-1958 season.I believe it...
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Major restoration at Taieri.
Below is a link to the pending restoration of the Union Airways/National Airways/Otago Aero Club hangar at Taieri.As published today in the Otago Daily...
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The future of ZK-ANL
Check out the link below re the future of ZK-ANL. http://gisborneherald.co.nz/news/article/?id=42768Pic shows ZK-ANL with spray gear at Masterton on 20-01-2011.
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ZK-HIP on lease up North.
The McDonnell Douglas 369FF ZK-HIP4 (c/n 0058FF) is registered to Helisika Agricultural Ltd but is currently on a multi week lease to Heli North of Dargaville to help with spraying duties.Pic taken...
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Wellington Helicopters.
Noted this morning on Queens Wharf Wellington was the Eurocopter AS 350B3 ZK-IHL (c/n 7219) wearing Wellington Helicopters Ltd markings on the engine cover and on the top of the door. t the bottom of...
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ZK-CAK
The Cessna 185 was a Cessna 180C with a strengthened airframe, a third side window, six seats, an enlarged dorsal fin and a 260hp Continental IO-470 engine. The prototype N34272 first flew in July of...
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