Phil Meredith R.I.P

Sad to report that the well-known & respected pilot Phil Meredith was killed in the crash of his amphibious weight shift trike in Samoa on 27-05-2024.

See the news article HERE 

Phil was well known throughout NZ and the Pacific having flown for Pacific Blue and Virgin Pacific and others has been based in Samoa for some years.

He still had a hangar at Rangiora and has operated several light aircraft from there in recent years.

These include the Polaris FIB 582 trike ZK-RCB c/n 963637 from 12-03-1996 through until cancelled from the NZ register on 02-08-2002 as exported (Samoa). The FIB is a Flying Inflatable Boat with a weight shift wing.

The Bolkow Bo208C ZK-CJG c/n 601 from 02-2006 until sold on 21-09-2015. This had previously spent time in Samoa as 5W-FAG between 08-1969 and late 1975. 

The Jurca M.J.5 Sirocco ZK-FNQ c/n AACA/601 from 01-08-2007. Phil spent considerable time upgrading this. See more HERE

He built the much modified Rans S-7 Courier ZK-TKB c/n 0707466 from 15-05-2013 with its O-235 engine. More details HERE. and Here

And more recently the Sea & Sky Cygnet ZK-PWG c/n 20122 which was freighted out of Rangiora in early September last year. Here
And an earlier video of it Here

Above at Rangiora on 08-04-2022.

Above a tight squeeze into the container at Rangiora on 01-09-2023.