Two rotary wing visitors at Nelson today.

Snapped at Nelson on this rather dull day by Bill Mannix were the LongRanger ZK-HUG3 and the Squirrel ZK-IKA2.

The Bell 206L-1 Long Ranger ZK-HUG3 c/n 45480. spent its first thirty-one years in the USA a N3890B with a move to Australia to become VH-JGO4 on 05-09-2011.

It was imported into NZ and assembled at Taupo by Argus Aviation for the leasing company NR Aviation Ltd of Gisborne as ZK-HUG3 from 15-01-2024. 

It has been on lease to Helicopter Charter Nelson Ltd since late 2024.

The Eurocopter AS 350 B3 ZK-IKA2 (c/n 3409) has served time in Italy as I-AMVM, Indonesia as PK-FUA and Australia as VH-BCR6 before coming to NZ to become ZK-IGY with Action Helicopters at Queenstown on 26 January 2017. 
    It was re-registered to ZK-IKA2 on 6 September 2019 for transfer to Murchison Heli Tours Ltd.