This weekend Bill Hales' property in Hanmer Springs was the venue for a very successful Hughes 500 fly-in with over 60 helicopters in attendance in the stunning weather.
Focusing on whats new to this blog below are some of the attendees with more to follow in the next few days.
MD500N ZK-IFT2 was originally imported from the USA in 2008 as ZK-HCZ4, becoming IFT in 2018 and added to the Action Helicopters Queenstown fleet in October 2022.
Imported from the USA in 1985 369D ZK-HUX was acquired by its current Oamaru owner in 2021.
One of 2 369Es imported from Australia in 2022 by International Heliproperties ZK-HTZ4 is now with a Tauranga private owner.
Imported from Canada in 1984 the Hughes 369HS ZK-HSZ has been with Fox Franz Heliservices since 2016.
Another long term registrant is the Hughes 369HS ZK-HMV which arrived from the US in 1994 and it has been with Cromwell based Suncrest Orchard since 2008.
And lastly the Hughes 369HS ZK-HKI was imported new back in 1977 and has been completely refurbished in recent years for its current owner J P Scott of Fox Glacier.
Awesome turnout. Would've been great to attend.
ReplyDeleteGreat pics so far Richard, and how wonderful to capture Sir Tim and HKI in the same shot!
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