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Pauanui
The local Pauanui Menz Shed organised a fund raising parachute drop via a team of 5 from the RNZAF, and they used Fly My Sky BN2A Islander ZK-PIY for the task, now fitted with a parachute drop doorTo...
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From the other side of 'the Hill'
Looking over the snout of the Porter at the western side of Mount Cook yesterday (20-01-2018).Is that cirrus floccus above ?Photo by Nathan Graham.
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Around Auckland
A visit to Auckland Airport offered the Airways Corporation Piper PA42-1000 Cheyenne ZK-FIS which was imported from Australia in November 2017.Also outside was the Air Chathams Convair CV580 ZK-KFH,...
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Cessna 180K ZK-DBA
I finally caught up with Skyfarmers Aviation Ltd's Cessna 180K Skywagon ZK-DBA2 (c/n 18053022) in their hangar, about 8 clicks south of Methven, on Thursday.Below is what NZ Aviation News Magazine...
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NOTAR ZK-IKG at work.
My brief mention of the Mount Hutt Helicopters 2013 Ltd's MD NOTAR ZK-IKG a couple of days ago, HERE ,has prompted Allan Bowman to send these shots of her working in late December at Kowhai Farmlands...
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Ecureuil ZK-IFI
The Aerospatiale AS 350 B2 ZK-IFI is c/n 1902 and has an interesting past life; and what better way to cover it than to nick what the NZ Aviation News Magazine said about it when it hit our register in...
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Maule ZS-PLT at Parakai.
Very late last year a container arrived at Parakai (West Auckland) from South Africa containing the Maule MXT-7-180A Comet ZS-PLT (c/n 21025C).A decode of that model tells us that the =M is for Maule.X...
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Cessnas at Pauanui
This week has brought a trio of first noted visits to Pauanui of various training Cessnas, starting with the Tauranga Aero Club 152 ZK-FGD which was acquired by the Club last year and now carries its...
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Tony up North last weekend.
Tony McFarlin was up North last weekend and has sent me these photographs. Looks like an event at Pauanui on Saturday the 20th with the RNZAF (Kiwi Blue) parachute team arriving by air.Over at Hamilton...
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Cessnas at Paraparaumu 24-1-2018
I'm just back home after a road trip relocating a nice Toyota Highlander SUV from Wellington to Auckland. My first aeronautical stop was at Paraparaumu Airport:After the family was scattered from...
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Of Microlights and Others at Pauanui
A stunning 29deg day brought a group of 5 aircraft over from Te Kowhai to Pauanui for lunch comprising Super Cub ZK-BQV, Flight Design CTLS ZK-FDB, Autogyro MT03 ZK-MTO, Remos G3NZ ZK-REM and the...
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Three Visitors at Ardmore on 26-1-18 and an export on 25-1-18
Smart looking Cessna 172RG ZK-ETG msn 172RG0192 of Control Services Ltd of Te Kowhai doing engine runs.Cessna 182N ZK-SBB msn 18260630 of GoSkydive New Zealand Ltd of Prebbleton taxing for...
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W(h)anganui on 24-1-2018
Wanganui is another domestic airport with those security fences, and it was pretty much a dead loss. I took a couple of photos over the fence:Massey University School of Aviation's Diamond DA 40...
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Percival Provost ZK-JOT
An interesting early evening arrival at Pauanui was the Percival Provost ZK-JOT which joined Yak 52s ZK-YAC and ZAH, and Stearman ZK-XAF, heading for the Great Northern Air Race 2018 starting from...
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My pics for the week
Below are my pick of my pics taken this week. Above we have Cessna 180A ZK-BUQ (c/n 32995) trundling up to the pumps at Ashburton on Monday the 23rd. No apologies for posting yet another shot of BUQ -...
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Surely - A tail to tell !
Noted installed at the ANZES facility on Orchard Road yesterday (26-01-2018).???
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Stratford on 24-1-2018
Making my way North from Wanganui I drove past Hawera Aerodrome but all the hangars were locked up. I did get a glimpse trough the rear window of the Aero Club's hangar of their new Aeroprakt A 32...
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Thames Wings & Wheels
Today's Wings & Wheels day at Thames airfield attracted a interesting collection of aircraft for the attendees to inspect, the star being the vintage Rearwin 9000L ZK-AGQ from Tauranga.Over from...
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PAC 750 XL ZK-KNM at Ardmore 25-1-2018
I was surprised to see a PAC XL 750XL parked outside Oceania Aviation last Thursday when I was at Ardmore. It turned out to be constructors number 194 which was first registered as ZK-KNM on 28/1/15...
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