Sunday, 24 November 2024
A few from Wanaka on Saturday 23-11-2024
Saturday, 23 November 2024
Tecnam P 92 Echo Mk II ZK-OAJ
The New Zealand Tecnam agent, Neil Ross, has sent in a photo of the latest P 92 Echo Mk II to be registered here being assembled at the NZ Airline Academy engineering base at Oamaru:
ZK-OAJ (c/n 1761) was registered to the Otago Aero Club at Taieri on 25/10/24. It will join Tecnam P 2008 ZK-OAC4 and Vans RV 12 ZK-OPT in their fleet.Friday, 22 November 2024
Gore on November 17th.
Mandeville on the 17th November
A visit to Mandeville on November 17th was rewarded with a chance to have a good look around.
Thursday, 21 November 2024
Alexandra back on the 16th November
Boeing 737-83N VH-AN2 of Air Nauru at Christchurch.
Boeing 737-83N VH-AN2 c/n 30660 and line number 1330 was captured at Christchurch on the 20th by Tony McFarlin.
Westpac Rescue Helicopter at Auckland Hospital Heliport
I had cause yesterday to be down nearby Auckland hospital in the early evening (again!). I took my camera just in case and I was rewarded with a rescue helicopter parked at the heliport outside the Starship hospital:
Kawasaki B117 B-2 ZK-HKZ3 was resplendent in the very late sun. It is registered to Northern Rescue Helicopter Ltd of Whangarei. After a lot of waiting around, unfortunately I had to leave before it took off.Wednesday, 20 November 2024
Ex Fieldair Beaver in Sydney October 1999
Murray Kirkus has sent in a photo he took in a hangar at Bankstown Airport in October 1999, and which he has wondered about ever since:
It is the rear fuselage of a Fieldair Beaver on which has been written VH-BRF. It never made it to VH-BRF and Murray has asked a long shot question - which Beaver is it? Can any Beaver experts out there help?Tuesday, 19 November 2024
Cessna TU206 ZK-SUY
Monday, 18 November 2024
Belated Ardmore report from Auckland.
Back on the 3rd of November Allister Jenks kindly sent me some picks taken at Auckland International and Ardmore Airports.
Carbon Cub ZK-SCH/2
Sunday, 17 November 2024
Yak 52 ZK-RUS/2 at Kaipara Flats
Yesterday at Kaipara Flats airfield it was a bit too windy for the microlights but not for Brett Hempell's "new" Yak 52 ZK-RUS2 which flew up from North Shore to do a modern version of a compass swing on the grass.
Saturday, 16 November 2024
What Goes Up Must Come Down
A couple of days ago I posted about the Airscapade DC 3 ZK-JGB flying past Warkworth up to Kerikeri.
Well today it flew back down South past Warkworth again. This time I heard it coming and it was again quite low, so I had time to get my camera and take a photo of it. very nice to have a DC 3 fly over.Look out for it at points further South.
Friday, 15 November 2024
Tecnam P2002 Sierra RG ZK-TZS in New Colours.
Tecnam Sierra RG ZK-TZS is the ex John Crone machine that was sold to Gilson Silviero of Queenstown on 18/2/24. He has given it a major birthday with a refurbished cockpit and the latest factory Tecnam P2002 colour scheme (although it is not a Mk II):
Thursday, 14 November 2024
Silverer Shadow ZK-STK
Wednesday, 13 November 2024
A Look Back at Beaver ZK-BMF
Back in July I posted the history of Beaver ZK-BMF as part of my series on topdressing Beavers in New Zealand. In that post I posted a black and white photo of ZK-BMF as a Hawker Siddeley demonstration aircraft which I said was painted with a blue fuselage stripe with a dark blue lower fuselage. This was corrected in a comment where Anonymous advised that the lower fuselage was painted maroon.
To confirm this, Murray Kirkus has sent in a colour photo of ZK-BMF taken at Rongotai in October or November 1959. Thanks very much for the photo Murray.Tuesday, 12 November 2024
DC 3 ZK-JGB Heading North
I just saw the Airscapade DC 3 ZK-JGB flying quite low North over Warkworth. I wonder what that is about?
Monday, 11 November 2024
Armistice Day Remembrance 2024
Armistice Day marked the end of World War 1 back on 11th of November 1918. Given the rich New Zealand history in WW 1 including the recent rise of the WW 1 original and replica aircraft here, it is appropriate to mark the 106th anniversary:
One of the Allied types that was in service at the end of WW 1 was the Sopwith Snipe. This accurate replica of an early model of Snipe was built by The Vintage Aviator for Kermit Weeks and was registered as ZK-SBT back on 8/8/11. It is powered by an original Bentley rotary engine. It is now in Kermit Weeks collection in Florida as N6313S.Friday, 8 November 2024
Pietenpol Air Camper ZK-BZY
I was talking to Paul Waterhouse yesterday and telling him about the blog. Try searching for ZK-BZY I told him so he did and came back with "it's not there!" Dang! So I asked Paul for a nice pic of it and here it is:
Thursday, 7 November 2024
Acro Sport ZK-YKS at Ashburton.
Hartz Super (EAA) Acro Sport N19ED Update
The EAA Acro Sport N19ED c/n 18 was built by Edwin H Hartz of Green Valley, Arizona and registered as a Hartz Super Acro Sport on 17-07-1978 and gained its Airworthiness certificate on 27-05-1980.
Ed was very active in aerobatic competitions in the early years with the aircraft.
Ed's other and perhaps more active hobby was as an amateur (ham) radio operator, gaining his ticket in 1961 - I think as K8VIR.
He continued this hobby mainly as ZL41R up until his passing in March of 2021. He was also an avid fly fisherman.
The aircraft was reported as sold on 30-09-2022 and was cancelled from the US register on 02-12-2022 and is now in the hands of Kevin Langford at Ashburton for its NZ certification for a 'Private Owner'.
Wednesday, 6 November 2024
Mustang ZK-TAF is now VH-TF8
Hot off the press from the Pay's Aviation Facebook page is that the ex Graham Bethell Mustang ZK-TAF arrived in Australia yesterday after having been flown across the Tasman by ferry pilot Steve Death. We have reported that this was happening HERE
Tuesday, 5 November 2024
Cessna 150H ZK-TOK
The Tokoroa and Districts Aero Club held a flyin at Tokoroa on Sunday 3 November. There was a reasonable number of sport aircraft in attendance despite some higher winds. There was one new aircraft there, being the Aero Club's appropriately newly re-registered Cessna 150H ZK-TOK:
ZK-TOK (c/n 15068325) was registered to the Tokoroa and Distracts Aero Club (Inc) on 3/5/24 after having been re-registered from ZK-CSQ which has been in New Zealand since July 1969.Australia Post Airbus 321 into Christchurch on 03-11-2024
Monday, 4 November 2024
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.
Sunday, 3 November 2024
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.