In researching for my series of Microlight Aircraft of New Zealand, I have come across some more photos from Janic Geelen of the very early days of microlights here, before they were required to be registered:
Can anyone add any further information about these photos? I have heard a story about when Americans Tommy Namais and Marty Waller came to New Zealand they bought examples of several microlights with them and offered dealerships. Maybe these 3 microlights were part of this? Can anyone confirm?
There was another microlight on the airfield that day, being Pete James' weight shift Quicksilver E but Pete tells me that that one was imported by him and this will form the start of my series of Quicksilvers in New Zealand (of which there have been 112 registered!).
I'm unaware of Namais and Waller importing any microlights other than two or three Quicksilvers, however they may have done so. They did appoint Quicksilver distributors throughout the country but these aircraft were manufactured in here
ReplyDeleteThe last line should have read...these aircraft were manufactured in New Zealand
ReplyDeleteHi Madmax - thanks for your comments. Do you have the regs of the Quicksilvers that were manufactured in NZ?
ReplyDeleteKeith, the only one I can identify is ZK-FDX which was purchased by a friend who was appointed a Hawkes Bay dealer. I expect other registered around the same time were built here too
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