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The CIA files # 3
The Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub ZK-CIA3 is c/n 18-5948 and first appeared on the US civil aircraft register as N7769D with an airworthiness certificate dated 27-06-1957.I pick up the ownership details...
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The CIA files # 2
ZK-CIA2 was a Beechcraft 65-B80 Queen Air with the manufacturers construction identity of LD-430.I am sure you all know that the Queen Air was based on the Twin Bonanza but had a different fuselage,...
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The CIA files # 1
Piper PA-25-235 Pawnee ZK-CIA (c/n 25-2972) was imported by the NZ agents Airwork (NZ) Ltd Ltd of Christchurch and registered to them on 19-11-1964. It was then registered to Aerial Farming (of NZ) Ltd...
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Kiwi Boogie Porter.
As mentioned back on Monday the 8th - Kiwi Boogie is underway at Ashburton this week.Helping out a a jump aircraft is thee Pilatus PC-6 B2-H4 Turbo Porter ZK-MCK (c/n 809) From Skydive Franz Josef...
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Alisport Silent Club ZK-SWN
Neville Swan has sent in a couple of photos of his Alisport Silent Club very light sailplane, taken at Whenuapai. Some readers may remember the Neville also owned the Todhunter Blue Wren very light...
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Pauanui Weekend
A very blustery weekend coupled with blue skies brought a variety of visitors to Pauanui, though for some the winds added some excitement on landing and take-offFrom the Auckland region came the very...
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NZTE - NZTM - NZSD - NZTE Today 15-5-2017
A satisfying day today as I flew with Noel Bailey from Te Kowhai to Taumarunui for him to re-validate the permit to fly for ZK-KMM for another year.We flew down in the locally owned Flight Design CTLS...
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Ardmore
A visit to a very busy Ardmore this afternoon offered much of interest including the new Falcomposite Furio LN27RG ZK-PPK which was only registered to a Hauraki owner on 28 April. This is the 4th...
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Three from NZCH from 16-05-2017
A visit to the Western grass area at Christchurch International Airport yesterday (16-05-2017) produced the following three photographs.Out of Heli Maintenance came what is probably the most well...
View ArticleWaipukurau Dawn Raid. Mothers Day.
I have just been looking at the 'KIWI PILOTS FACEBOOK' page and found the following ink to the Mothers Day Dawn Raid at Waipukarau on May the 14th.This facebook page is well worth a look when you have...
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From NZTG
Grayson Ottaway has kindly forwarded these two shots of aircraft noted at Tauranga.Mooney M20C Mk21 ZK-CPF (c/n M20C-3240) was cranked out as N6040Q and joined our register on 02-11-1965 with Aero...
View ArticleAmateur built.
Another link noted on the Kiwi Pilot facebook page published on 14th May 2017. Special thanks to Bruce CookePublished on May 14, 2017This documentary looks at the home built aircraft movement of New...
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PAC 750s at Hamilton
A visit to Hamilton Airport today produced no less than 5 PAC 750s including Farmers Air ZK-JBC, the latest off the PAC production line serial 212 ZK-KDP equipped for parachute work, and returned from...
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Ardmore last Saturday 13-05-2017
Magnaman caught these three at Ardmore last Saturday. Murphy Rebel ZK-DKZ2 (c/n 724R) was listed to David Horton on 21-08-2008.See more on this aircraft HERE. The Eurocopter EC 120 B ZK-IKF (c/n 1204)...
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Vans RV 8s of New Zealand
Dick Van Grunsven started off by designing his single seat RV 3 in the late 1960s and it was so successful that he was begged to design a two seat version which became the RV 4. Then as seems to...
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Pauanui Weekend
After Saturday's wild weather preventing any flying, Sunday presented 11 visitors mostly of the Cessna 172 varietyIn for coffee was "Skydive Ballistic Blondes" 172M ZK-JIB from Matamata, and the...
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Super Cub ZK-CIA on Floats at North Shore Today 22-05-2017
Agairnz was correct. Paul Munro flew his Super Cub ZK-CIA3 on its amphibian floats at North Shore airfield this afternoon.A nice approach.Paul said the extra height took a bit of getting used to.But...
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Cub O'Clock at North Shore Yesterday 22-05-2017
The amphibious float equipped Super Cub ZK-CIA3 was not the only Cub in action at North Shore when I arrived there yesterday afternoon.PA 18A-150 Super Cub ZK-BKH was doing circuits.And here they are...
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Pauanui
With the great weather continuing in the Coromandel visitors continued to arrive in Pauanui. While mainly carrying on Sunday's theme of Cessna 172s, today they included 172N ZK-DEX from Tauranga with...
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