On short finals for runway 16 at Wellington on Saturday 11-04-2026 - thanks to Allister Jenks.
The Hawker Beechcraft B200C King Air ZK-RFB c/n BL-154 as listed to Skyline Aviation Ltd of Napier and operated for the New Zealand Air Ambulance Service.
Beside the large fuselage graphics it has the 'Te Manu Karanga' script.
The RFB registration is to honour the long serving air ambulance doctor Ross Freebairn.
It arrived in from and returned to Napier.
For more info on this aircraft See HERE
The Cessna A152 Aerobat ZK-ELS c/n A1520816 joined the Wellington Aero Club just over a year ago after nine years of service with the Kapiti Aero Club at Paraparaumu.
This factory new Aerobat first flew in NZ on 10-10-1978 before delivery to Associated Aviation at Paraparaumu. In mid 2005 Rick Lucas Helicopters/Helipro Aviation Training of Palmerston North operated it until passing it on to Associated Aviation (Wellington) Ltd in March of 2013. The Kapiti Districts Aero Club took it on in Mat 2016.


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