Bill Mannix did one of his regular walks around the Nelson Airport perimeter track today (08-02-2026) and offers us photos of four visitors.
Down from Bridge Pa was the Piper PA-28-151 Cherokee Warrior ZK-DSK c/n 28-7415479.This arrived in NZ on 18-09-1974 fresh from the Piper factory registered as N9625N. It was registered to the NZ agents Airwork (NZ) Ltd on 03-10-1974 to be taken up by the Waitemata Aero Club at Ardmore from 28-05-1975.
The Wellington District Aero Club (Inc) took it over from 10-01-1986 with a transfer to the Wellington Aero Club (Inc).
In late 2000 it moved to Palmerston North with the Massey University School of Aviation being the fourth operator in the area from September of 2007.
Ferret Software of Te Awamutu listed it from 19-03-2010, with a change to PK Investments in May of 2017.
Current listed operator is Airborne Aviation Ltd of Hastings.
Piper PA-31-310 Navajo ZK-LWN c/n 31-8112056.
This was listed with Heli Sika Ltd of Taupo from 01-08-2024.
It carries the 'Escape Aviation' Title on its fin.
It has been mentioned previously HERE
The Cessna T182T Turbo Skylane ZK-MRH c/n T182T-08197 arrived factory new in NZ as N5346E and became ZK-MRH on 04-07-2003.
It eventually joined Matt Todd Holdings Ltd of Gisborne in May of 2013 - followed by a name change to Plus Business Ltd In February of 2022.
It flew into Nelson on the 5th from Gisborne and Napier - and returned to Gisborne later today.
ZK-TOP is the Thorp T18 Tiger c/n AACA/751 as built by Ian Clemens and Arthur Ainsworth of Christchurch and was first flown on 23-12-1990.
Ian eventually sold it in May of 2022 to current owner Rodney Lake of Tauranga.
It arrived at Nelson on the 5th, then followed some local flying, with a return to Tauranga via Turangi today.
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