On this mean chilly Saturday lunchtime, I found these three aircraft on the tie down wire near the Canterbury Aero Club..JPG)
Cessna 185D Skywagon ZK-CKP is c/n 1850796 and has been with the Cameron family at Otematata Station sine late 1987 after its seventeen years previously as a ski plane with Mount Cook.
The Cirrus Design SR22 GTS ZK-PGU is c/n 1639 came into NZ from Australia, where it had been VH-PHU2, in May of 2021 for the NZ Agents B B Aviation of Feilding.
It moved to WHG Management Ltd of Cromwell in September last.
Cessna A185F Skywagon ZK-TWZ is c/n 18502289 has been with Glenbrook Station (2010) Ltd out of Omarama since arriving here in 2021.
Some of its previous history can be seen HERE
Both Cessnas arrived via the Mckenzie Basin, Hokitika, Karamea, Takaka and Motueka, whilst the Cirrus flew direct from Wanaka.
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In the helicopter park was the oft noted Hughes 369D with the c/n 1280415D.
It used to visit reasonably frequently when it was ZK-HUW with Coastwide Helicopters and other operators.
It joined the Alpine Group Ltd 09-12-2020 and had a re-registration to ZK-HOT8 on 18-12-2020.
As seen above it carries the 'alpine helicopters ltd' titles.
