A surprise arrival at the Northern Aviators Club's flyin at Whananaki yesterday was Mike Crene's Titan T 51B Mustang ZK-DBG2. It was a long way from its base at Feilding.
It was fitted wing drop tanks under the wings - I wonder if they carry fuel for extra range?Friday 31 December 2021
Thursday 30 December 2021
Airvan VH-PGU at Nelson
Lord Nelson captured the Gippsland GA-8 Airvan VH-PGU3 c/n GA-8-TC320-146 at Nelson today.
It was ferried from Archerfield to NZ via Lord Howe Island on 05-11-2021 and was noted at Tauranga on 09-11-2021 : see https://nzcivair.blogspot.com/2021/11/tauranga-and-onto-taupo.html
It has also been noted at Wellington and Blenheim.
Whananaki Flyin Today 30-12-2021
Northern Aviators Club president Martin Farrand hosted the possibly last New Zealand flyin of the year at Whananaki (on the East Coast North of Whangarei), today. The location is great and the weather was helpful with the wind right down Runway 21, and a good turnout of different types of sport aircraft attended. Rusty Russell flew up from Whangarei in his MT 03 Eagle autogyro and he took these photos:
Tecnam Sierra RG ZK-TZS, Ultravia Pelican ZK-MAL2, Just Aircraft Super STOL ZK-ZOE and Aeroprakt A 32 Vixxen ZK-VXN,Magni M 24 gyro ZK-MGI, Vans RV 7 ZK-LDM, Fly Syntheis Texan ZK-TXN2. and then there are a couple of Aeroprakt Foxbats ZK-SGI and ZK-VAW as well an MTO Sport gyro ZK-RDM and Martin's Cherokee 180 ZK-CUC.
Another aircraft up from Springhill was Martin Harrison's Glastar Sportsman tri-gear ZK-SPZ. There is another Glastar Sportsman tri-gear that has been recently imported into New Zealand and registered ZK-MMX to a Private Owner - does anyone out there have any information on where this aircraft is based?
Zenair CH701 STOL ZK-MIZ
Zenair CH701 STOL N821CD (c/n 7-4094) appeared on the US register on 03-02-2010 with Chris Desmond of Sebastopol, California.
Wednesday 29 December 2021
Piper PA31-325 Navajo CR ZK-ECQ
Cicare SVH-4 ZK-HZV
Tuesday 28 December 2021
Pauanui
And the appropriately registered Aeroprakt 22LS Foxbat ZK-FXB2 which is registered to the local agents, Foxbat NZ Ltd. This was imported from Australia in 2017.
Monday 27 December 2021
Revolution Mini 500 ZK-HXH
Sunday 26 December 2021
Update on Cessna 185A ZK-CBS
Jordan Elvy was at Paraparaumu airport on Christmas Eve and photo'd the venerable Cessna 185A ZK-CBS. As there has been recent posts on this aircraft I thought I would post it in its most recent iteration with Patchett Ag Air titles:
Three from Christchuch today
Saturday 25 December 2021
Friday 24 December 2021
Piper PA32R-301 Saratoga SP N100NA
Pauanui
Up from Nelson is the 1974 model Beech C23 ZK-DVC still wearing its Abel Tasman Air script.
Thursday 23 December 2021
Classic Fighters 2023 Newsletter
As our thoughts turn to 2022, why not also look a little further forward to 2023? This first newsletter for Classic Fighters 2023 gives a taste of what we will have to look forward to, and it will be a lot!
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