Errol Cavit snapped the following at Ardmore this morning.
Above we have the Aerospatiale AS 355 F1 Twin Squirrel ZK-IAV c/n 5041 in a slightly modified scheme.
It arrived in New Zealand in July 2006 not having flown since 1982.
It arrived in New Zealand in July 2006 not having flown since 1982.
After major work at Timaru it became ZK-IAV with AV8 Helicopters on 23-02-2007.
Its history up to August 2010 can be seen HERE
It moved on to Helilink Ltd of Auckland from 27-03-2015 to be re-registered as ZK-IGO from 22-09-2015 to be operated by Over The Top Ltd out of Queenstown until being returned to Helilink from 21-06-2019.
Its history up to August 2010 can be seen HERE
It moved on to Helilink Ltd of Auckland from 27-03-2015 to be re-registered as ZK-IGO from 22-09-2015 to be operated by Over The Top Ltd out of Queenstown until being returned to Helilink from 21-06-2019.
They registered it back to its original ZK-IAV on 24-10-2019.
It was transferred to Inflite Ltd on 22-08-2023 and then to Aroa Helicopters Ltd of Havelock North on 15-09-2023.
It was transferred to Inflite Ltd on 22-08-2023 and then to Aroa Helicopters Ltd of Havelock North on 15-09-2023.
The Bell 427 above is ZK-HHI4 c/n 56059. Built under the Canadian registration of C-GLZO. It became N417HV on 29-09-2008. In February 2019 it became VH-BDS3 followed by ZK-IIG for Adventure Helicopters Ltd of Tauranga from 29-04-2019.
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