Microlight Aircraft of New Zealand - A Photo of Pete James' Powered Easy Riser

Back in July 2025 I posted about Pete James' powered Easy Riser which I think is the first microlight to fly in New Zealand.  You can see that post HERE  In that post I mentioned that I had been at Te Kowhai in late 1977 when Pete was attempting to fly his machine and I have regretted ever since that I did not take a photo of it at the time.  However good things come to those who wait!  When I was at Russell Brodie's place at Rangitata Island recently he got out his shoe box of old microlight photos and Viola!

Here is the photo I wished I had taken!  It is the powered Easy Riser on that day at Te Kowhai on 5/11/77.  I have gone back to my original post and added this photo to it.

Thanks very much for the photo Russell - I suspect it might have originally come from Pete James.