The Aircraft Owners and Pilot Association (AOPA) has regular fly ins around the Country.
This weekend Charlie Draper's farm strip near Darfield was the base for 'back country' strip visits
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Saturday morning saw a gathering of fifty aircraft with 48 taking part in the strip visits.
All 48 streamed out within a few minutes so all my take off shots were taken from the same sport.
There were four Cubs on site.
Above we have ZK-BKN c/n 18-4754 from the BKN Syndicate of Blenheim.
Fred Bull's 90hp Cub ZK-BKX c/n 18-4684 departed in a brisk manner.
And Mike Oakley blats out in his Super Cruiser ZK-BNJ c/n 18-5063.
The 4th Cub was ZK-BNX.
There was a good selection of Cessna 185's with A185F ZK-DSO c/n 18502282 heading out.
This tidy looking Cessna 172G ZK-COL c/n 17254468 has been listed with Ian Sinclair since mid-2017.
The picture of the cessna, Charlie Oscar Lima, is the same aircraft I flew in back in 1968 out of Gisborne.
ReplyDeleteIt certainly paid its part in cementing my need to fly.