Jim Barnett's collection of early microlight photos was mainly of Pterodactyl Ascenders as he owned two of them (ZK-FFR and ZK-JFB). It ranged over locations in Southland to some Waitohi flyins to Pikes Point airfield on the shores of the Manakau Harbour where jim was a microlight instructor. I will post some of the general photos later but here are some Ascender photos, either of aircraft we didn't have or ones with the registration showing better:
ZK-EZB probably, with Bill Barber who went on to build Snarks.
ZK-EZD flown by Jack Hegan at the Southland Microlight Association's Jack Frost Flyin.
ZK-FCE with Garry Chiplin at a Waitohi Flyin, probably in 1986, (identified by Murray Hagen).
Ann Thompson's ZK-FFH which was flown in the film "Flying Light" was later re-covered with this white sail. The ease of which sail covers could be changed is a challenge for aircraft identification.
Jim Barnett's first Aascender ZK-FFR at Waitohi 1986. DAC is for Pterodactyl as they were called "dacs".
Evan Gardiner pulls his ZK-FIY, possibly at Te Anau.
ZK-FIZ, you can just read the registration under the wing.
And a photo of ZK-TOO showing the registration.
I will go back and insert these photos in my earlier posts on Pterodactyls.
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