Motor Gliders at Kaikohe on 31-1-2026

I have mentioned previously how big Kaikohe aerodrome is with the main runway being 1540 metres X 140 metres. However the AIP plate advises that gliding takes place on Wednesdays and Sundays and mostly this would be by winch launch, with powered aircraft using a 60 metre wide strip on the Eastern side of the aerodrome. However this did not mean that there was no gliding activity when we were there last Saturday, as a couple of motor gliders were towed down to the end of the field and proceeded to launch themselves:

First to launch was DG Flugzeugbau GmbH DG-800B ZK-GZT (c/n 8-280B188) registered to a Kerikeri owner.

Followed by DG Flugzeugbau GmbH DG-500MB ZK-GLJ2 (c/n 5E214B13) registered to a Kaitaia owner.

Also on the aerodrome was the Glaser-Dirks DG-400 ZK-GNZ (c/n 4-63) which is also a motor glider and is registered to a Hikurangi owner