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Pauanui
Visitor numbers to the Pauanui airfield have been impacted by the very strong easterly winds for the last week or so but these have finally abated and new arrivals included the seldom seen 1981...
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Eurocopter EC 130 ZK-ITI at North Shore 3-3-2018
Another craft at North Shore and that does not have seem to have been posted on the blog previously was the Eurocopter EC 130 T2 ZK-ITI of Advanced Flight Ltd of Auckland.However, it has been posted...
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Tomark Viper SD 4 ZK-SWV
Photo'd by the Hairy Mole Rat at Tauranga today was Solo Wings' Tomark Aero Viper SD 4 ZK-SWV, fresh off a major overhaul and heading out for its first post overhaul flight. The Tomark Viper SD 4 is...
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This weekends activities
*******************************************For those in the deeper South.There is a one day event at Waimate on Saturday the 10th.Waimate Aero club invites you to a friendly Flyin and Brunch at the WM...
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Pauanui
Another beautiful day on the Coromandel brought further visitors to Pauanui, including Cessna R172K ZK-CXP of Executive Flight Services, ArdmoreAnd from Morrinsville Robinson R44 ZK-HOW, which was...
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Air New Zealand Dreamliner Update
As has been widely reported, three Air New Zealand B 787 Dreamliners have been mothballed since late 2017 due to problems with their engines. They were ZK-NZD2, ZK-NZE2 and ZK-NZH2.ZK-NZH2 outside...
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Timaru on Thursday 1st March # 4
Two visitors noted where the Beechcraft G58 Baron N298WA (c/n TH-2298) which has been NZ based since mid-2011.It has been mentioned on our sister blogs HereandHERE. Stopping briefly for fuel was the...
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Timaru on Thursday March 1st # 4
Cessna A152 Aerobat ZK-TAY2 (c/n A1520921) is a 1979 model which began its NZ career as ZK-NPL with the New Plymouth Aero Club (Inc) from 29-07-2008.It moved over to the Tauranga Aero Club (Inc) from...
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Timaru on Thursday 1st March 2018 # 3
The Cessna 172N ZK-TAB (c/n 17273811) is a recent returnee to the Tauranga Aero Club (Inc).Some of you older persons may remember that this was ZK-EYC from 1982 through until it was acquired by the...
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Timaru Thursday 1st March 2018 # 2
The Tauranga Flight Hire Piper PA-28-161 Warrior II ZK-EQZ (c/n 28-8116112) came on to the NZ register with Airwork (NZ) Ltd of Christchurch on 31-03-1981. It went to Wamcorp of Lower Hutt and then to...
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Timaru 1st March 2018 # 1
The New Zealand National Flying Championships.Held at Timaru last weekend.Follows is a selection of aircraft noted on Thursday the 1st and Friday the 2nd of March 2018. Cessna 172M ZK-DKM (c/n...
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ZKs-RVE at Paraparaumu
Copied from Facebook is David Boles De Boer's Vans RV 9A ZK-RVE2. The photo was taken by Trudi Steel at the Paraparaumu Airport Open Day on 3 March. Vans RV 9A ZK-RVE2 (c/n 91391)at Paraparaumu.And...
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Schweizer 269C ZK-HVM.
The Schweizer 269C c/n S1301 was built in 1988.The first reference I can find for it lists it as F-GHSS with Aero International France.Next in line were Azur Aero Services of Guadeloupe. After twenty...
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Popping up daisies YES
Looks like the Beechcraft 76 Duchess ZK-YES (c/n ME-29) is becoming the latest 'tie down queen' at Christchurch International.Of 1978 creation it wore three US registrations before moving down to...
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New Highlander ZK-JUS
Just Aircraft Highlander N419EC (c/n JA183-01-09) was assembled at Matamata in early January.As seen by Richard Currie at Matamata on 16 January 2018.It was registered as ZK-JUS on 1/3/18, to R C...
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Faux SAANZ Flyin at Hawera 10-3-2018
With the cancellation of the SAANZ flyin at Waipukurau over the weekend, Peter Nunn from New Plymouth organised an alternative flyin at Hawera, where the weather forecast was better. It turned out...
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Three from down South
Here we have three photographs as supplied to me in the last two daysOn Friday the Cessna U206D Super Skywagon ZK-EDI (c/n U20603125) passed through Timaru on its way from Dunedin heading back to Omaka...
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Zenith Zodiac CH 601XL ZK-SRF at Stratford
Nick Furmage also photo'd the Rangiora based Zenith Zodiac CH 601 XL ZK-SRF at Stratford on 10/3/18.The aircraft now wears a smart new silver, red and white colour scheme.This aircraft has been around...
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Impressive Sikorsky S 76A ZK-IAL at North Shore Today
The Northland Emergency Services Trust's Sikorsky S 76A ZK-IAL was parked briefly at North Shore Airfield this afternoon. It now has Northland Regional Council titles on its nose. The S 76A is an...
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ZK-UZA - Zephyr Airworks Autonomous Electric Aircraft Revealed!
In my last post of 2017 I finished by asking the question: "Does anyone know anything about the Zephyr Airworks Mule SPA ZK-UZA, that is ex N302ZX and was registered to Zephyr Airworks LLC of...
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