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Socata Trinidad ZK-JFC at NZKF 15-9-2018
Kaipara Flats airfield is currently closed by a NOTAM except for use by locally based aircraft. But it was so nice on Saturday (and the runway is drying out a bit), that another resident aircraft was...
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Pauanui
Up from Tauranga today was the Viper SD4 ZK-SWV now wearing its smart Solo Wings colours.
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Big Bell at Ardmore 20-9-18
Bell 412EP P2-HNZ msn 36099 arrived at Ardmore mid afternoon on 20-9-18 from Mechanics Bay and after taking on fuel departed for New Plymouth. This helicopter is ex ZK-HDY and has been operating in...
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Squirrel ZK-HNC
Continuing the helicopter theme of the last couple of post I offer the Aerospatiale AS 350 B2 ZK-HNC3 (c/n 1322) which is the latest addition to the Christchurch Helicopters 2001 Ltd's fleet.This is...
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Ardmore on Wednesday 19-9-2018
With a day to kill in Auckland while the car gets a new cambelt, what else in there to do but to drive the courtesy car down to Ardmore. It was pretty quiet and would have been a lot quieter if not...
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Ardmore
Continuing the theme of helicopters at Ardmore in the blogs below today offered Heliflite's MBB Bo105CBS-4 ZK-HYT in a new colour scheme
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Helicopters from North Shore
And continuing Helicopter Friday, here are a couple from North Shore that I have photo'd recently:The Northland Emergency Services Trust's Sikorsky S 76A ZK-IKM lifts off on 19/9/18. This has been...
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NOTAR ZK-IEG
Noted yesterday at Heli Maintenance in Christchurch was the MD 500N NOTAR ZK-IEG2 (c/n LN016).This NOTAR was originally N52110 with MD Helicopters of Mesa Arizona from 08-02-1992 before venturing up...
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Ardmore Airacobra
Actually, the main reason I went down to Ardmore last Wednesday was to catch up with progress on Jerry Yagen's Bell P 39 Airacobra at Pioneer AeroAs you can see, progress is very good. The Airacobra...
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ZK-AMA on 22-9-18
De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver Mk I ZK-AMA msn 1477 at rest alongside its jetty on 22-9-18.Note the door from Beaver ZK-BBX which Auckland Seaplanes have purchased.
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Fokker E II Eindecker Replica Flying
Back on 1st September I posted about Russell and Ross Brodie's Airdrome Aeroplanes Fokker E II replica ZK-EII3 that was close to slipping the surly bonds of earth. That post can be found HEREIt has...
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New Van's RV 9A ZK-VNS at North Shore
Soon to be test flown at North Shore airfield is LSA Aviation Ltd's Van's RV 9A ZK-VNS (c/n 92055) that was first registered on 8/1/18. You can see the RV 9's longer wings in this view.
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VH-TQN at Ardmore on 24-9-1
HARS Fokker F27 Friendship Mk 500 VH-TQN msn 10680 ex ZK-POH flew from Auckland to Ardmore on 23-9-18, I understand it will remain at Ardmore until it leaves for Australia. The last time I can recall...
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Franz Josef
A sunny day on the West Coast brought a buzz of helicopter activity around Franz Josef including at the Glacier Country Helicopter base off Hwy 6 the very smart AS350B2 ZK-HFH, with their KH369HS...
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Fox Glacier
As with Franz Josef in the blog below there was a lot of activity at Fox Glacier yesterday, the Skydive Fox operation were taking customers aloft from the Fox airfield in the Walter powered Fu24...
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Rangiora on Sunday 23rd
I passed through Rangiora on Sunday the 23rd and captured these three aircraft of interest.A day of difficult lighting for my olde camera. The De Havilland DH82A ZK-AON (c/n DHNZ80) stopped in briefly....
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ZK-HTH
Eurocopter AS 350 B2 ZK-HTH (c/n 2824) came onto our register on 20-09-2018 listed with Heli-Hire Ltd of Ngongataha.Hairy Mole Rat captured it flying at Tauranga yesterday 26-09-2018. It was previously...
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West Coast
Continuing our travels on the West Coast Karamea airfield was quiet apart from the arrival of Helicopter Charter Karamea's Bell 206L-1 ZK-HKE, which was imported from Canada in 2015.Further down the...
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Aucklands New Rescue Helicopter at Ardmore 28-9-18
Leonardo AW169 ZK-HLH msn 69082 a brand new helicopter for the Auckland Helicopter Rescue Trust had it's rotors fitted and tested late yesterday. This helicopter is one of two ordered by the trust and...
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Mechanics Bay Helicopters
A surprise at the Mechanics Bay Heliport this morning were 2 Aeropower Australia Hughes 369Es VH-HVO s/n 0347E and VH-SUV s/n 0421E. The company is based at Redcliffe near Brisbane and specialises in...
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