Saturday 18 May 2013

Gone : ZK-FWW

Reims Cessna FRA150L ZK-FWW c/n FRA1500122 has gone offshore.
As its designation implies this was French built with a 130hp Rolls Royce engine and went to Heli-Orient Pte Ltd of Seletar, Singapore (Being Cessna agents) in March of 1972 as 9V-BEG.
It was delivered to the Republic of Singapore Flying Club. Pic below.
I then believe it went to Monarch Aviation Pty Ltd before arriving on the doorstep of Stan and Gilly Smith plus Derek Ells at Dairy Flat, and became ZK-FWW on 14-08-1991.
In April of 2003 it moved to Mercury Aviation Ltd at Kerikeri, transferring to Quantum Learning NZ Ltd, also at Kerikeri on 19-07-2004. 
Scott Innes of Invercargill appears next from 10-06-2005 followed by Glenn Armstrong on 20-06-2006. Glenn moved it to Rangiora where it is seen below on take off on 06-02-2008. Pic from Andy Heap.
Early this year it was converted back to nosewheel configuration by Arnold Gallagher at  Rangiora. As below on 27-01-2013.
Above - At NZRT on 06-02-2008.
On Wednesday the 15th May its was being stored into a 20ft container for shipping to Australia.

3 comments:

  1. I loved this airplane. Was hard to let it go.

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  2. The Aircraft is in good hands.
    Now located in Albury NSW Australia,and is online Riverina Aviation College .The aircraft is great to fly and train with now has a new engine and all SIDS done,would be great to have a few more of these aircraft.

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  3. Greeting Lee and Rhena. Thanks for the update.
    Any chance of a photo sometime please ? to paulldj@xtra.co.nz
    Cheers

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