Titan Tornado ZK-JKD

The Titan Tornado II ZK-JKD (c/n D98800COHK0295) was first registered to Ian Todd of Rotorua on 03-06-1998, and it had a Rotax 912 engine. 
You can just see the Ian Todd engine cowling covering the engine and the aerodynamic addition to the nose wheel spat in this photo. 

It was photographed, above, at the 2000 SAANZ fly in at Matamata.  

On 02-11-2002 ownership changed to Tony Todd of Rotorua then on 17-06-2002 to Tipua Enterprises Ltd of Ohope (R and L St John), and on 20-12-2002 to John Shore also of Ohope.

  Its registration was revoked on 15-04-2005 but it was re-registered on 11-07-2005 when ownership transferred to the AEG Trust of Hamilton.  

On 09-08-2006 ownership transferred to Network Product Distribution Ltd of Auckland, with a name change to Mohican Holdings in November 2010.

Sometime - I believe in 2011 it was damaged in a forced landing in a field of maize.

Bill Hewitt of Morrinsville listed it from 18-04-2015 and repair work was commenced by Bill and Mike Crene.

For various reasons the restoration was not completed, and it was sold on to John Osmers of Patons Rock, near Takaka and listed to him from 07-09-2023.

John completed the restoration by purchasing a new fuselage with the c/n on S08XXXCOHK527 and replacing the original Rotax 912 with another 912.

This was fired up on the day of my visit to Takaka on April the 12th.

All has been approved by CAA, including the adjustable propeller.

All three photos were taken at Takaka just prior to its engine start.