All three of the Mid Canterbury WASSI Tomahawks

 On Sunday all three of the Mid Canterbury Aero Club Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawks were lined up at their home base of Ashburton.

All three are 1979 models with ZK-JRS being c/n 38-790896. ZK-MAJ with c/n 38-790517 and ZK-NJT being c/n 38-791139.

All three are owned by the Walsh Aviation Support Society Inc and are on line at Ashburton. 

They all carry WASSI titles on their fins.

See more about WASSI HERE

ZK-JRS has been on line with the Club since 05-12-2023.

ZK-MAJ joined the Club from 16-04-2024.

It had also just arrived back in Ashburton following a repaint.

ZK-NJT has been listed with the Mid Canterbury Aero Club since 01-07-2024.

The Club also operates the Piper PA-28-181 ZK-EBZ c/n 28-7790262 - and has done since 25-05-1990.

And the Jabiru J150 ZK-JRW c/n 0102 since 25-03-2016.

Some Useful Things Just Look Ugly

 While prowling around Wellington airport last week I came across this item.

Apparently it's constructed from an old grain silo- with add-ons, and was set up near the Execujet hangar at the airport in February this year. A training aid for the airport fire crews.

It was created by Quality Machining Ltd. , hence the 'registration' ZK-QML See their Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/qualitymachiningLTD/posts/after-months-of-hard-work-we-have-finally-completed-our-aeroplane-fire-simulator/916189650507963/

And Another WASSI Tomahawk

Photo'd recently at Omaka is the latest Walsh Aviation Supporters Society (Inc) Tomahawk to appear in their colour scheme - ZK-MAJ: 

ZK-MAJ was registered to the Mid Canterbury Aero Club at Ashburton on 16/4/23.

Tomahawk ZK-NJT at Ashburton

 The Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk ZK-NJT c/n 38-791139 was snapped at Ashburton on 02-11-2024.

It was listed to the Mid Canterbury Aero Club on 01-07-2024 thanks to the Walsh Aviation Support Society (Inc).

The WASSI insignia still on its fin.

For more on this airframe see our previous post HERE

C-GDWM passing through for another Antarctic season

The Aerospatiale AS 350 B2 C-GDWM6 was noted local flying around the Canadian Helicopters base at Les Cedres, Montreal, Canada on 27-09-2024.

I next noted it flying out of the Auckland area direct to Wanganui and then to a spot south of Nelson on 22-10-2024.

Yesterday, 02-11-2024, it flew out of the Nelson area across to Omaka and then down to the Antarctic compound at Christchurch International Airport where it was photographed by Tony McFarlin.

It was here last season but was shipped out through Lyttelton. 

For more details about is previous identity and its last years visit see HERE

About to be loaded aboard the Italian Air Force Lockheed C130J Hercules "55.31" for its ride to Terra Nova Bay.