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Where they are now # 4
Another photograph from Andy Heap. We know what it is/was. It is/was one of Air Nelson's Metro'sWe know where it is. At the end of Pugh Road, Brightwater.But does anybody know which one it is/was ?I...
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URGENT - Mass balance found at Rangiora
Hello all,I've just had an urgent call from Pat Scotter, apparently an aircraft mass balance was found on the runway at NZRT this morning. If you have been flying recently, check your aircraft...
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The MD NOTAR N778MH at Nelson.
The MD 520N NOTAR N778MH (c/n LN077) was again spotted at Nelson.Photo taken today by Lord Nelson.It is currently still listed on the US register to Microseal Inc of Greenpoint New York.It is however...
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ZK-DGV out in the sun.
Seen outside in the sunshine at Stratford on 30-08-2016 was the Jodel D.11 ZK-DGV (c/n AACA/129) as listed with Steve Barnham and R Drew.This is the first time it has been outside for about two years...
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Before the Southerly
There is the Northwesterly at Christchurch International. Here we have the Air New Zealand Airbus A320-232 ZK-OXH (c/n 6471) on final for runway 29 with the cloud build up on Banks Peninsular as a...
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The Southerly at Christchurch
It arrived yesterday afternoon.CB showers with graupel for much of today - 08-09-2016. Popping out of the cloud on short final for 20 was the Jetstar Airbus A320-232 VH-VHF (c/n 5211). Outside getting...
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JetRanger ZK-IGT.
After nearly thirty one years with the Indiana State Police N95SP (c/n 3122) went to Australia and became VH-RTE2 from 12-04-2011 with Road and Rail Civil Pty Ltd at Dungog, NSW.It entered the NZ...
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Mosquito ZK-FHC Outside at Ardmore Yesterday
Things are getting close for the first flight of DH 98 T III Mosquito ZK-FHC! As reported on the Avspecs Facebook page, the aircraft received its Certificate of Airworthiness from CAA last Friday.The...
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Two Classics at NZRT.
The two Europa Classics from Rangiora were out and about today.Here we have them both on short finals.Above is ZK-MOF (c/n 130) which Phil Richards took over from 12-07-2016.It has been mentioned...
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Sunday aftternoon at NZRT
A few minutes at Rangiora early Sunday afternoon caught the Aerospool Dynamic WT9 ZK-DYK2 (D314/2009) scurrying out.This Dynamic was originally registered as ZK-FUZ2 on 08-10-2009 to Bridget and David...
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Sounds Air Pilatus PC 12 ZK-PLZ
Sounds Air have had their Pilatus PC 12 ZK-PLZ configured in a corporate layout under the direction of Avcraft Engineering of Feilding. The work was carried out by Flinders Aviation in Sydney and the...
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A Lovely Day at Dargaville
I went up to Dargaville this morning with the promise of great weather and the forecast was not wrong. When I arrived, in time for morning tea, the Whangarei Flying Club's Tecnam P 92 Eaglet U/L ZK-WCF...
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Earlier Airvan ZK-FSR photos.
Following on from the earlier shots of the Gippsland GA8 Airvan ZK-FSR2 seen HEREWe now have three views of it in earlier schemes.As VH-AFJ4 captured at Yelahanka Air Force Base Bangalore by Alec...
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Rangiora Flyers at Dargaville 13-9-2016
Nine intrepid aviators in seven microlight aircraft, mostly from Rangiora, have been doing a North Island safari over the last few days. Yesterday they flew from Whangarei to Kerikeri, then around...
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Trio from Ardmore
Long standing member of the Hughes 300 population in NZ is this example, 269C ZK-HIS registered to Air Chathams. It seems to flit between living at Auckland International and Ardmore. Its seen here at...
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Avcraft at Feilding 4-8-2016
There was an interesting selection of aircraft in Avcraft's hangar at Feilding when I called in last month:Five different aircraft types can be seen in this view.Cessna C 421C Golden Eagle ZK-STV of...
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ZK-FHC at Ardmore this afternoon
After a day plagued by rain at Ardmore ZK-FHC was pushed out of the Avspec hanger late afternoon and had both engines run up and was then taxied. Fantastic to see the Mosquito with all it's panel's...
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Three Christchurch visitors 15-09-2016
The De Haviland DHC-2 Beaver ZK-CKH (c/n 25) as listed to the Beaver Preservation Trust cunningly disguised as NZ6001 (but still with the silver fern leaning the wrong way) on the tie downs near the...
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ZK-FHC marked as NZ2337 at Ardmore 16-9-16
ZK-FHC was seen this afternoon wearing what I understand are No 75 Squadron RNZAF markings as NZ2337.
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More on DH 98 TIII Mosquito ZK-FHC at Ardmore Today 16-9-2016
As Agair NZ has posted, The Mosquito ZK-FHC2 was rolled out from Avspecs hangar just after 1 pm today. This is how I first saw it, and my jaw dropped!It had been marked as NZ2337 complete with...
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