Friday, 19 June 2026

Todays Rangiora pie run. June 19th 2026.

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 Friday usually = pie run day for me. Today was particularly interesting as we recalled 'the good olde days' in the CRAC clubrooms. ...
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Microlight Aircraft of New Zealand - Kasperwings (1)

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The next type of microlight aircraft to appear on the New Zealand Civil Register was the Kasperwing. The Kasperwing ultralight aircraft was ...

Challenger VH-VSZ exposed at Nelson

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 Early this morning the Bombardier CL-600-2B16 Challenger 604  VH-VSZ c/n 5411 was outside the Generation Global Ltds hangar at Nelson Airp...
Thursday, 18 June 2026

Otago Aero Club Centenary Coming Up 5-7 February 2027

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The Otago Aero Club was the first aero club to be formed in New Zealand in February 1927, and they are planning big celebrations to celebrat...

The Jabiru ZK-JBI

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 On Tuesday I was lucky enough to snap the Jabiru SK80 ZK-JBI 2  c/n 0081, outside its hangar. First listed back in March of 1998 it has bee...
Tuesday, 16 June 2026

Microlight Aircraft of New Zealand - American Aerolights Eagle

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Another early type of microlight to be registered here was the American Aerolights Eagle, but tragically it was probably our shortest lived ...

Tecnam P2006T NG ZK-XPT at North Shore 15-6-2026

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It is not often these days that you can photograph a brand new fixed wing aircraft, but I was pleased to be able to do just that yesterday: ...
Monday, 15 June 2026

Microlight Aircraft of New Zealand - Aerial Sprayers

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It did not take long after the first microlights were introduced into New Zealand that farmers saw that they could be of use on the farm.  ...
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Sunday, 14 June 2026

Foggy Sunday morning at Nelson

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  Bombardier DHC-8-311 ZK-NEE 2  c/n 618 was at holding point 5 for runway 20 at Nelson this morning awaiting the clearance of the fog. A co...

Topdressing DC 3s (3) - ZK-APK

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 The next registered topdressing DC 3 (in alphabetical order) was ZK-APK: ZK-APK in Airland ownership at Takapau 12/4/71 (photo via Graeme ...
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