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Aerosparx over Wellington
The Aerosparx display team are here to perform at the Wings over Waiarapa this weekend. Their craft of choice is the Grob G109b motor glider. They have been modified to perform aerobatics with smoke,...
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Taupo's Floatplanes and a Helicopter
About a week before I was in Rotorua photographing the Lake Rotorua floatplanes, I was passing through Taupo by bus on 7/2/17 returning from Taumarunui and photo'd the two resident Lake Taupo...
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A blast to the past -ZK-BXO Returns.
You may have noticed that the Auster B.8 Agricola ZK-BXO has returned to the register afterHallett Griffin of Kairanga re-imported it from the UKIt has been added it to his most diverse and historic...
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Fire fighting fixed wings at NZCH
Below we have a few photographs taken at or near to Christchurch International Airport showing the fixed wing fire fighting aircraft.Two views of the PAC Cresco ZK-LTB.Below we have the PAC Cresco...
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Volcanic Air Safaris DHC 3 Otter ZK-VAS at Rotorua
Last Wednesday 15/2/17 at Lake Rotorua was the first time I had seen Volcanic Air's Otter ZK-VAS (c/n 35) flying, and it was quite active during the afternoon. I guess it is helped by tourists from...
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VH-WRM
Cessna 180K c/n 53022 was built as N2641K and became VH-SAA3 on 02-07-1979.On 30-04-1998 it was re-registered as VH-IMC5 and then on 09-10-2007 it was registered to W R Mailer of Riddells Creek,...
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Tidco Powerchute ZK-FET at Waihi Beach
I was pleased to see the hangar at Waihi Beach airstrip open as we drove by on 10/2/17. It had always been locked up when I had called by previously. Dave Evans kindly stopped his mowing of the strip...
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Beaver ZK-SBV
Extract from the Nelson MailSixty-year-old plane ready to roar back to life in Nelson skiesMARTIN DE RUYTERMark Stagg with the de Havilland Beaver aircraft he is restoring at his business, Argus...
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Classic Flyers Odds and Sods 11-2-2017
On a nice Saturday afternoon I was able to photograph a few of the pretty varied collection of aircraft that they have outside (not that these were all of them):The Fairey Swordfish mock-up is part of...
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Buzzard Airlines at Tauranga 11-2-2017
At the end of the day I popped in to the airport at Tauranga and spied the Buzzard Airlines hangar open and the staff enjoying a quiet one as the sun went down. They were happy for me to take a couple...
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Trio from Ardmore on Sunday
Bluebus trying new provider.Magnaman has kindly sent in these three shots taken at Ardmore on Sunday the 26th.The Piper J3C-65 Cub ZK-YLO (c/n 19046) has been listed with Ardmore Aviation Services ltd...
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TG Gyros
Hairy Mole Rat has been clicking away at Tauranga and offers these two pics of Gyros taken Monday the 27th.The ELA Aviation ELA-08-R-115 ZK-LMO (c/n 05102920724) has been with Sybe Haakma of Te Aroha...
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Testing
Test post following a change of computerAs a teaser for next month's Classic Fighters at Omaka, here is Fokker Triplane replica ZK-FKD at Classic Fighters 2015 - the eighth Fokker Triplane replica here...
View ArticleRNZAF 80th Anniversary Tattoo
Anyone interested in a post on last weekends Ohakea airshow? Only asking as most of the aircraft on show were not of the civilian variety!
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Hi all,Please see here information about The John Fisher Collection of Aviation History to be marketed and sold at auction by our sister company, Mossgreen, which I believe is likely to be of interest...
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Vibrant Curiosity
The 85m long Vibrant Curiosity was parked out in Akaroa Harbour today. It is owned by Reinhold Wurth.You will note on the top deck the Eurocopter EC135 P2+ HB-ZSW (c/n 1111).A video clip of this...
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Cessna 180C ZK-BYI
In November and December of 1960 Rural Aviation Ltd of Bell Block, New Plymouth, imported a batch of five new Cessna aircraft.One of these was the Cessna 180C c/n 50909 which had been allocated the US...
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Healthy Bastards # 3
Maule M-5-235 ZK-DWR is c/n 7234C as listed with Pegasus Aviation Ltd of Rangiora. The local Van Asch Grigg Partnerships Cessna 180 ZK-FDO is c/n 50017. Deane Philip in his Honda Viking powered Zenith...
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Cessna 180C ZK-BYI
Revised version of yesterdays original post.Thanks to Weheka for sorting me out.In November and December of 1960 Rural Aviation Ltd of Bell Block, New Plymouth, imported a batch of five new Cessna...
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RNZAF 80th Anniversary Tattoo (1)
A great day, wonderful weather and plenty of aircraft to enjoy, both on the ground and in the air!USAF C17 Globemaster IIIMk IX SpitfireRNZAF P3K2 OrionUSAF F16CRNZAF DC3RNZAF C130HRAAF F/A 18BRNZAF...
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