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Scene at Tauranga.
Hairy Mole Rat was on the case today at Tauranga and captures these latest arrivals.All joined the register today. A row of Gyros contained AutoGyro Calidus ZK-RCZ2 (c/n C00394) and is listed to Anton...
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Yak-18T at Tauranga 07-09-2015.
Grayson Ottaway sent in this pic of ZK-SSR under cover at NZTG yesterday. Above we have the ex Lithuanian registered Yak-18T ZK-SSR (c/n 07-40) of Andrew Park Electronic Security Ltd of Auckland. It...
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Christchurch variety
Christchurch today (09-09-2015) seemed to be mainly military, although three have previous civil connections.Below we see the USAF Dornier C146A Wolfhound s/n 12-3050.Built as a civilian Do-28-110...
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ZK-HCW
Helicopters (NZ) Ltd of Nelson imported two new Sud Aviation SE3160 Aloutte III helicopters for servicing the off shore oil rig out from Oamaru.They arrived by sea on 13-09-1969 and became ZK-HCW (c/n...
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Air New Zealand quartet.
The last two of Air New Zealand's Boeing 737's are seen parked side by side outside Hangar One at Christchurch this afternoon.They are 737-319's ZK-NGI (c/n 25608) nearest with ZK-NGJ (c/n 25609)...
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Friday selection.
Arriving at Christchurch about mid afternoon yesterday was the Cessna 185A ZK-CMS (c/n 1850482) of Cascade Whitebaiters Ltd. Pic taken today.An earlier blurb on this aircraft can be seen at...
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Keith's last ride.
Keith Finlaison Sutherland1 January 1927 - 9 September 2015A memorial service was held today in the "Black Hangar" at Rangiora for Keith.Farmer and aviator.I first recall Keith in an Auster - ZK-BCQ...
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ZK-NGI today at NZCH
Boeing 737-319 ZK-NGI (c/n 25608) went out for another wind down flight this morning.It carried out its final revenue earning flight for Air New Zealand on 06-09-2015.On push back. Two shots on taxi to...
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Garden City Air Centre
To make way for the Johns Road - Memorial Avenue overpass - Garden City Helicopters will be moving to a new complex. Earthworks are seriously underway for for this new site on Grays Road - south of the...
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A walk around ZK-NGJ yesterday.
Some photos from Saturdays walkaround.I didn't get to fly.
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AS350B2 ZK-IEP
Yet another ex ERA Helicopters Eurocopter AS350B2 Squirrel has turned up on the Kiwi register - this time in the shape of ZK-IEP c/n 2844. It has been imported by BJ Comerford of Porirua and arrived at...
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Bell 206B ZK-IGD
Registered to a private Auckland owner earlier this month is this brightly coloured Bell 206B ZK-IGD c/n 3323. This airframe has been an Ardmore resident for the last couple of years having first been...
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Magnaman pics from Ardmore today.
Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee ZK-CUH c/n 28-24512 was listed to Abdul Qazi of Auckland on 01-07-15. It had been noted parked at Rangiora for some weeks but was noted today on the Dennis Thompson...
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A look at Timaru 17-09-2015
A quick trip to Timaru today produced the following pics. Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub ZK-BNM c/n 18-5178 of the South Canterbury Gliding Club was out doing circuits with the starlings followed by a few...
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NZRT pie run 18-09-2015
We have lift off - Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub ZK-BVJ (c/n 18-6180) from the ZK-BVJ Syndicate was out circuit bashing in fine style.Our one and only Beagle Auster A109 Airedale ZK-CCW (c/n B528) is...
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Recent Feilding shots.
Allan Wooller has sent in the following pic taken at Feilding recently. Auster J1 Autocrat ZK-AGY2 has not featured on this blog previously.As c/n 1991 it was registered in the UK as G-AGYJ on...
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Two from Ardmore today
Britten-Norman BN2A-26 Islander ZK-FVD msn 316 seen outside Hawker Pacific this afternoon sporting Barrier Air titles and Web address. Sadly not the most exciting of liveries.Also outside Hawkers was...
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Rangitata Island Spring fly in
In weather that wasn't all that brilliant the Spring Fly In at Rangitata Island went ahead. Cold overcast conditions with aircraft arriving from Cheviot in the North and Taieri in the South and all...
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