NZ Civil Aircraft

Canadian Chris Falconar re-drew the plans for the Jodel D 11, and incorporated several changes from the D 11 to make the Falconar F 11.  He...

I have just received this air traffic advisory from an Avid (MkIV) blog follower, but as usual he did not have his camera handy.   ****...

The following link may be slightly out of our normal coverage - but the item does pass overhead from time to time. Well worth a look if you...

   I have a request from the well known Australian aviation historian - as follows :-   I took this shot on my last visit to Mande...

In addition to our 35 homebuilt Jodel D 11's we have had 2 other Jodels imported into New Zealand, as detailed below: ZK-CGL (c/n 6...

With thanks to owner Brian Hall and photographer on the spot Tony McFarlin we finally get to see the BAC-167 Strikemaster Mk80A ZK-VPR (c/...

Here is a selection of well cropped photographs for you to ponder over.   One chocolate fish goes to the first person who correctly a...

This week the registration of two PZL Swidnik PW-5 Smyk were swapped. Respectively ZK-GWW 2 (c/n 17-03-012) and ZK-GSN (c/n 17-05-015) - u...

This is my last post on Jodel D 11's of New Zealand - all 35 of them, which makes the D 11 our most numerous homebuilt aircraft. ZK...

 These two top pics are from Allan Bowman and show the new hangar being raised up and the attached walls (legs) swung into place on 17-12-...