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Tauranga 27-12-2016
Two shots from Grayson Ottaway taken at Tauranga today. Above is the Paul Carran Tecnam Astore ZK-AST2 (c/n 015) on the move.It has been covered several times before = See HEREAnd three not on the...
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Auckland Seaplanes Beaver Dwarfed Today
It is a good time to be in Auckland as most of the population are stuck in traffic jams trying to go North or South. So a trip down to the harbour with hoppity grandson was in order while others did...
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Best of Pauanui for 27-12-2016
Six shots from Richard Currie as taken at Pauanui 27-12-2016. The US registered Cessna 172S N510LP (c/n 172S9510) is still currently listed with Southern Cross Aviation LLC of Parker, Arizona.It has...
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DHC 2 Beaver Floatplane on Auckland Harbour 27-12-2016
As I previously posted, we were fortunate to be at a nice vantage point when Auckland Seaplanes DHC 2 beaver floatplane ZK-AMA2 made an approach and water landing adjacent to the Ovation of the Seas...
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Kiwis working abroad
Steve Bunting has recently visited American Samoa and has kindly provided shots of three working Kiwi's. The three float equipped Robinson R44's are owned and operated by Wanaka-based Western Pacific...
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Other Aerial Activity Around Auckland Harbour
While at Mission Bay yesterday we spied some unusual shaped silhouettes in the sky up on Bastion Point It turned out to be a flying pig!and there was also a flying dragon.Aerial if not Civil, but I...
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Nelson Challenger
Seen today - Wednesday the 28th of December - at Nelson Airport by Lord Nelson. Bombardier CL-600-2B16 Challenger N604AU (c/n 5434) at Nelson 28-12-2016.This Challenger was first listed on the US...
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Christchurch odds.
Having a very quiet Christmas Day at Christchurch International was the Taylorcraft 20 Ranchwagon ZK-BQM (c/n 20-014) along with the Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee ZK-DEH (c/n 28-7125556). Over the other...
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Todays Pauanui choice
Todays choice from Richard Currie at Pauanui. Captured on departure was the Tecnam P92 Echo Classic ZK-TCM as listed with Stanley aviation Ltd of Rotorua. In its somewhat different scheme was the...
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TL 2000 Sting S4 ZK-MTN Out and About
Thanks to Nick from the Stratford Aerodrome blog, we have a photo of Glenn Martin arriving at Stratford in hot TL 2000 Sting S4 ZK-MTN on 28 December.I understand that Glenn is on a mission to visit...
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Question time # 192
I posted this pic a couple of weeks ago.It has now become Question time # 192I need an urgent correct reply as the chocolate fish for the winner is sitting here in front of me and is ever so...
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Question time # 192 resolved
Yep - resolved to my satisfaction.It is a wind driven generator mounted on the roof of a De Havilland DH84 Dragon.Below is a photo from the Ed Coates collection showing both ZK-ADR and ZK-ADS in East...
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Pauanui report for 30-12-2016
Marty Cantlon's lovely NuWaco T-10 ZK-WTW2 (c/n 21) visited Pauanui today.Tap WTW into the search box for more posts on this aircraft.'Miss B'HAVIN' is Peter Walton's Titan T51 Mustang ZK-WSV (c/n...
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New Vans RV 10 ZK-PHL at Stratford
Thanks to Nick Furmage of the Stratford Aerodrome blog, we have a photo of New Zealand's latest Vans RV 10, taken at Stratford on 30/12/16.RV 10 ZK-PHL (c/n 40388) was built in Australia as VH-ICY and...
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DH 104 Devon NZ1808/ZK-KTT Airborne at Tauranga 30-12-2016
It is great news that the New Zealand Historic Aircraft Trust's DH 104 Devon NZ1808/ZK-KTT (c/n 04324) took to the air again at Tauranga yesterday afternoon, after several years of restoration work....
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Pauanui final report for 2016
Richard Currie has kindly sent in these four photographs taken at Pauanui on 31-12-2016. The Classic Aviation Adventurer CA18-1530-C200 ZK-CMR (c/n PT001) was registered to Malcolm Savill of Hamilton...
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New Monnett Sonerai 1 ZK-SNG at Stratford
As 2016 drew to a close another Sonerai emerged from Wayne Richmond's Sonerai works at Stratford. "White Knight" is the spectacular Sonerai 1 ZK-SNG U/L (c/n 06571) of Gary Marsh, which was first...
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