It came to NZ in December of 1982 for John Shivas (one of several aircraft he imported about this time) and became ZK-EZI on 27-08-1984. It was listed to the Wellington Flight Centre on 25-09-84 and first flew on the 27th.
Pic below of it at Wellington on 29-11-85
It was rebranded to the Wellington Flying Centre on 23-11-89.Pic below showing altered scheme at Wellington on 03-10-89
By 11-10-1995 it had moved a few metres north to the Wellington Aero ClubPic below at Wellington Aero Club 23-03-2000.
Canterbury Aero Club acquired it officially from 09-06-2006Pic below at Christchurch on 05-07-06. (Club script on cowling).
On 05-03-2008 it veered off the strip in a strong crosswind at Kaikoura and went into the lupins. It was rebuilt, its registration cancelled on 09-06-08, and it was re-registered in the CAC Tomahawk ZK-EY# block as ZK-EYF/2.I finally caught it outside today at Christchurch getting some fresh air. Below
Now - Not trying to confuse the issue - Below is a shot of the original Tomahawk ZK-EYF/1 , c/n 38-79A0094. It was cancelled on 16-10-2007 following damage at West Melton on 05-02-04. Some remains were still visible in the CAC workshop in January this year.
Can you tell the difference ?I can - because I record details on the back of all my prints.
The Aero Club crest above the Tomahawk written on the tailplane.
ReplyDeleteCheers Barry Hudson
I hadn't really meant it as a question requiring a response. But you are correct. Also EYF/1 has a mud guard on nose wheel.
ReplyDeleteWhat I was infering was that we should record details etc at the time and not rely on memory.
What I used to do was to record the rgn, the c/n, the date and place and negative number and often the operators name on a sticky label on the back of the print. Ive reduced that to just the date and place these days (especially on.JPGs). If I need more details I can refer back to my field notes for that day or civil register notes.
Rgdz