Omaka picks

Bruce Drake's demonstrator Aerospool Dynamic WT9 ZK-DYTug (c/n DY502/2014) was listed to Drake Aviation Ltd on 24-04-2014.

 This Hoffman H 36 Dimona ZK-GCB2 (c/n 3537) is listed to the GCB Syndicate of Drury. So it was a good distance from home. This ex Thai military motor glider first came on the NZ register for Dave McMillan on 20-03-2004.

See earlier post at :-  http://nzcivair.blogspot.co.nz/search?q=gcb

 Robinson R22 Beta ZK-HWS3 (c/n 3760) was first registered in NZ on 04-09-2008 to Helicare Maintenance Ltd at Nelson before joining David Dillon in November that year.

From up the Hurunui River came the Beckenham Hill Ltd's Helio H-250 Courier ZK-TCE (c/n 2503) which was imported and registered to Trevor Collins of Blenheim on 31-08-2004.

An earlier post on this aircraft can be seen at :-
http://nzcivair.blogspot.co.nz/2013/10/helio-courier-zk-tce.html
Can anyone confirm its African history - I have conflicting details on this ?

Just about back in the air is the De Havilland DH82A ZK-BER (c/n 844) of the Omaka Real Flying Club of Blenheim. 

It was built in Australia and originally destined for the Royal Rhodesian Air Force but was retained in Australia as A17-712

It entered the Australian civil aircraft register as VH-BEX in May of 1954. It became ZK-BER on 17-08-2004.