Thursday, 25 January 2024

Random Rotorcraft - Air Command 532 Commander Elite ZK-RBR

The Air Commander series of gyrocopters was manufactured by Air Command International of Caddo Mills in Texas and was available as a kit for amateur construction.  It seemed to have a chequered history and it faded away in the early 2000s, but recently Air Command International has introduced a new model of gyrocopter with an 85 HP Polaris engine.

ZK-RBR (c/n NZRA/R78) was built by R J Martin of Tauranga and it was registered to him on 11/1/90.  It is photo'd above at the Walsh Flying School 25th anniversary airshow at Matamata in 1991.  It was later withdrawn for use and stored at Rotorua and cancelled on 18/2/94.  However it was restored by K B Ayre of Hastings as a Class 1 microlight on 22/10/02.  It was revoked between 11/4/06 but was restored again on 6/6/06 to K B Ayre of Tuatapere.  It then went to M J Morrison of Hawera on 20/5/10 before being finally revoked on 28/3/12.


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