FPP - The Final Pitts Post (nothing to do with First Past the Post!). 2 more Pitts S2's were imported in the late noughties and last year.
Thanks to flyernzl and Blue Bus for the photos.
Thanks to flyernzl and Blue Bus for the photos.
ZK-PFA (c/n 3005) is a factory built S 2S model and was first registered in 1982 as JY-RJL with the Royal Jordanian Air Force! On 11/3/93 it was registered in Australia as VH-PIG. It was imported into New Zealand by The Cambridge Flying Machine Co Ltd (Noel Kruze) and first registered on 20/11/08. Flyernzl took this rather nice photo of ZK-PFA at an airshow at Matamata in March 2010.
And finally (for now) ZK-UFX (c/n 2140) is the twenty-second Pitts Special to be registered in New Zealand. It is a 1978 S 2A model built by Aerotek and it is ex N80P. It was imported into New Zealand by Tasman Bay Aviation Ltd (Vince DÁth) and was first registered on 23/11/10. It is currently flying from Motueka operating tourist flights. Thanks to Blue Bus for the photo which was taken at Nelson on 18/2/11.
I am sure that New Zealand's Pitts Special numbers will not stop at 22. There are several Pitts Special projects being worked on out there - if anyone has any information to share please post it.
Of course there is also John Eaton's magnificent Pitts Model 12 ZK-PTS which has been the subject of several posts on this blog.
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