I had cause yesterday to be down nearby Auckland hospital in the early evening (again!). I took my camera just in case and I was rewarded with a rescue helicopter parked at the heliport outside the Starship hospital:
Kawasaki B117 B-2 ZK-HKZ3 was resplendent in the very late sun. It is registered to Northern Rescue Helicopter Ltd of Whangarei. After a lot of waiting around, unfortunately I had to leave before it took off.NZ Civil Aircraft
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Thursday, 21 November 2024
Wednesday, 20 November 2024
Ex Fieldair Beaver in Sydney October 1999
Murray Kirkus has sent in a photo he took in a hangar at Bankstown Airport in October 1999, and which he has wondered about ever since:
It is the rear fuselage of a Fieldair Beaver on which has been written VH-BRF. It never made it to VH-BRF and Murray has asked a long shot question - which Beaver is it? Can any Beaver experts out there help?Tuesday, 19 November 2024
Cessna TU206 ZK-SUY
Monday, 18 November 2024
Belated Ardmore report from Auckland.
Back on the 3rd of November Allister Jenks kindly sent me some picks taken at Auckland International and Ardmore Airports.
Carbon Cub ZK-SCH/2
Sunday, 17 November 2024
Yak 52 ZK-RUS/2 at Kaipara Flats
Yesterday at Kaipara Flats airfield it was a bit too windy for the microlights but not for Brett Hempell's "new" Yak 52 ZK-RUS2 which flew up from North Shore to do a modern version of a compass swing on the grass.
Saturday, 16 November 2024
What Goes Up Must Come Down
A couple of days ago I posted about the Airscapade DC 3 ZK-JGB flying past Warkworth up to Kerikeri.
Well today it flew back down South past Warkworth again. This time I heard it coming and it was again quite low, so I had time to get my camera and take a photo of it. very nice to have a DC 3 fly over.Look out for it at points further South.
Friday, 15 November 2024
Tecnam P2002 Sierra RG ZK-TZS in New Colours.
Tecnam Sierra RG ZK-TZS is the ex John Crone machine that was sold to Gilson Silviero of Queenstown on 18/2/24. He has given it a major birthday with a refurbished cockpit and the latest factory Tecnam P2002 colour scheme (although it is not a Mk II):
Thursday, 14 November 2024
Silverer Shadow ZK-STK
Wednesday, 13 November 2024
A Look Back at Beaver ZK-BMF
Back in July I posted the history of Beaver ZK-BMF as part of my series on topdressing Beavers in New Zealand. In that post I posted a black and white photo of ZK-BMF as a Hawker Siddeley demonstration aircraft which I said was painted with a blue fuselage stripe with a dark blue lower fuselage. This was corrected in a comment where Anonymous advised that the lower fuselage was painted maroon.
To confirm this, Murray Kirkus has sent in a colour photo of ZK-BMF taken at Rongotai in October or November 1959. Thanks very much for the photo Murray.