Friday 16 June 2023

Rangiora visitors today

 My Friday sausage run through Rangiora produced a good collection of visitors and some difficult winter lighting.
The NZICPA Cessna 172R Skyhawk ZK-WUE c/n 17280366 was in from Whanganui.
A 1998 model which spent the best part of twenty years in Australia as VH-EUU2 and VH-NUU before arriving in NZ to initially become ZK-NUU from 10-08-2017. It became ZK-WUE on 05-08-2019.

From Paraparaumu came a happy bunch of aviators in an interesting variety of aircraft.Above is Peter Merwood's Vans RV-6 ZK-VRV c/n 24692

The Kapiti Districts Aero Club Piper PA-28-181 Archer II ZK-MWM c/n 28-7890321 came in from the US in mid-2019.

The Diamond DA 40 Diamond Star c/n 40.373 came in from the States in about late 2008 and received some attention at Drury and became ZK-MTZ from 20-09-2011 and was taken on by Richard Steed of Wellington from January 2016.

This 1978 Grumman American AA-1C Lynx ZK-LFS c/n AA1C-0191 came to NZ in 1994 and has been with Lynx Air Ltd since July of 1999.

And the 2012 Tecnam P2002 Sierra ZK-LSF c/n 486 has been with Simon Ford since new.

Another stranger in town was the Piper PA-44-180T Turbo Seminole ZK-MBO c/n 44-8207004 of James Leslie - Masterton based.
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  1. Anonymous18 June 2023 at 19:31

    Hi Dave, The five aircraft ex Paraparaumu arrived at Nelson from Greymouth, (via the coast) late this afternoon. Staying overnight? Unfortunately one aircraft damaged a wingtip whilst taxing after landing. (minor damage I hope)
    Cheers
    Bill Mannix

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  2. Anonymous19 June 2023 at 19:45

    The five aircraft ex Paraparaumu did a loose circumnavigation of the South Island over 4 days that, after leaving Rangiora, included stops at Oamaru, Taieri, Invercargill, Haast (via the picturesque Hollyfood Valley), Greymouth and Nelson.

    Peter Merwood
    ZK-VRV

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