North Shore Yesterday 12-3-2016

North Shore airfield was its usual busy self yesterday morning, with a couple of aircraft that haven't been posted on the blog previously.

Tecnam P 96 Golf ZK-JGH2 (c/n 213) is owned by JG Hodge, now of Auckland and has been around by 29/7/02.

Piper PA 28R-210T Arrow III ZK-REC (c/n 28R-7803237) is owned by TGF Aviation Ltd of Auckland and was first registered in New Zealand on 18/12/01.

A much more recent import is Cirrus SR 22 ZK-LDY (c/n 0895) which was imported from Australia and first registered here on 7/7/15.  It is now owned by BJ Bourdot of Auckland.

 On the pickets and visiting from Tauranga was Yak 52 ZK-YAC2 (c/n 822108).

While Photo Survey Ltd's (of North Shore but Ardmore based) Cessna 310Q ZK-DEM2 (c/n 310Q0765) arrived and quickly took off again.  This has been in NZ since 23/2/06.

Then David Wilkinson and Lady Minty returned in David's immaculate Vans RV 8 ZK-WLK.

With the Aero Club movements and the occasional helicopter it was quite a busy hour or so.

Three Franz Josef helicopters

Tanya Salter-Anderson kindly sent in these three pics as taken at Franz Josef heliport on Friday  the 11th.

A long shot of the Aerospatiale AS 350BA ZK-HJE2 (c/n 1307) in Glacier Helicopter markings.

A 1981 classic came onto the ZK register on 10-05-1993 and underwent a rebuild at Fox Glacier. 

It was leased to Glacier Helicopters Ltd and ultimately registered to them on 12-09-1994. 

It transferred to Helicopters (NZ) Ltd of Nelson from 03-06-1998 - became a AS 350BA from 21-12-2000 and returned south to The Helicopter Line Ltd of Queenstown from 30-11-2010.

 Above is the Hughes 369D ZK-HNJ2 (c/n 1280406D) as listed to James Patrick Scott and trading as Fox/Franz Heli Services. 

Built in December of 1978 this came onto the NZ register on 15-09-1995 for Fiordland Helicopters out of Te Anau. 

It joined Jamie Scott from 22-02-1996.

ZK-IDD is c/n 670138D is another of Jamie Scott's machines

This helicopter has an extensive history as ZK-HOT

See :-http://nzcivair.blogspot.co.nz/search?q=idd

It moved from Bill Hales of Hanmer Springs to Jamie Scott at Franz from 24-07-2015/

Sea Harrier Ahoy!

Super sleuth David Wilkinson returned this afternoon to the site of the ex Royal Navy Sea Harrier on the front lawn and has sent these photos:

 Its location is near Half Moon Bay on the Tamaki Estuary.

The history of this Sea Harrier can be found on our sister blog MRC Aviation at http://www.mrcaviation.blogspot.co.nz/2016/03/sea-harrier-zd580.html

Lady Minty Flies from North Shore Today and Finds a Harrier!

Another intrepid adventure!

Thanks very much to David Wilkinson for the flight.

 An Auckland Floatplanes Beaver on take off from Waiheke Island.

And that's some garden ornament!

ZK-HKK at Manakau on SH1

Noted on SH1 at Manakau north of Otaki is this Hughes 369HS.

 The major component is that of ZK-HKK1 (c/n 860858S).

This was first listed with Dalhoff and King Aviation Ltd of Ardmore on 13-07-1977 before being transferred to Mountain Helicopters Ltd at Greymouth from 18-08-1977.

I have a note saying that it received slight damage on 15-11-1978 at Motu and then a few days later on 22-11-1978 it was damaged by a net at Taupo.

Marlborough Helicopters appear on the paper work from 30-10-1981 followed by Airwest Helicopters of Reefton from 03-02-1982.

Peter Bradley of Murupara took  it on from 09-05-1984 only  to have it damaged on 03-02-1985 about 40km east of Taupo in the Urewera National Park.

Its registration was cancelled on 09-03-1988.

It is now based outside The Deer Story Museum.

Sounds Air Pilatus PC 12s at Wellington and Taupo plus One

The Pilatus PC 12 has not enjoyed much market penetration in New Zealand in the past, but this has changed recently with Air New Zealand pulling out of Westport and other smaller regional towns, and also dropping their Wellington - Taupo link.

This has led to Sounds Air flying services between Wellington and Westport, and between Wellington and Taupo with three Pilatus PC 12/45 aircraft that have been purchased from the Royal Flying Doctor Service in Australia.  These are pressurised 9 seaters and have been refurbished with new engines and 5 bladed MT props, new interiors and some new avionics.

ZK-PLT (c/n 379) is the first of Sounds Air's PC 12s to be painted in the company colours.  The other two will be repainted during the year

 ZK-PLS2 (c/n 363) on take off from Wellington on 12/2/16...

 then and at Taupo on 20/2/16.

ZK-PLZ (c/n 445) also at Taupo on 20/2/16.

And to complete our current population of PC 12s, here is Instra Aviation of Wellsford's PC 12/47E ZK-TFL (c/n 1122) arriving at Wellington on 18/2/16.

Ardmore 9-3-16

Smart looking Clevedon basesd De Havilland DH82A Tiger Moth ZK-BEN msn 84671 registered to the Clevedon Aviation Company was doing touch and goes at Ardmore this afternoon

Eurocopter EC135 P2+ ZK-IBT msn 1114 of Advanced Flight Ltd of Onehunga, Auckland was doing training this afternoon

Ardmore 8-3-16 Some vistors from Hawkes Bay and North Shore

This countries only Aero Commander 100 ZK-CTU msn 074 registered to C.D Powell of Napier was seen near Flightline

This smart looking Cessna 180J ZK-DXA msn 18052516 operated by Gunson Enterprises Ltd of OngaOnga in Central Hawkes Bay is a regular visitor to Ardmore

De Havilland DH60G Gipsy Moth ZK-ADT msn 1101 owned by Jan and Jerry Chisum of RD 5 Hastings is seen as G-AARB as flown by Jean Batten. It is meant to be taking part in a documentary or film on her life.

Nanchang CJ-6 ZK-FRU msn 2132048 operated by Nanchang 01 Syndicate of Mt Eden, Auckland seen taxing to depart for it's North Shore home

Our only Yakovlev Yak-18T ZK-SSR msn 07-40 registered to a Greenhithe, Auckland address also seen taxing to depart for it's North Shore base after maintenance at Ardmore

This unknown floatplane was seen being assembled in the AVspecs hanger

ZK-WRV has flown.

Jason Wakelin took his Vans RV7 ZK-WRV ( c/n 73910) on its first flight last week.

Pic from Jason Wakelin.

Nice one Jason and Chellie.

Below is an extract from the NZ Aviation New Magazine.

A new Vans RV7 ZK-WRV, our twenty first, was listed with Jason Wakelin of Lincoln in mid-January. WRV = Wakelin RV was a quick build kit which took just over four years to complete. 

With a sliding canopy and powered with an IO-360 engine with electronic ignition to a constant speed propeller. 

It has a single Dynon 10 inch Skyview screen to give PFD/MAP/ENG or any combination. 

An Ipod is mounted on the right hand panel for Nav display or back up instruments. 

Jason is a first officer with Cathay Pacific based in Auckland and will base the aircraft at Ashburton where he was previously a member of the DBI Syndicate in the Falconer F.12 ZK-DBI.

Southern Chipmunk at Ardmore 7-3-16

Seen at Ardmore this evening was De Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk Mk 22A ZK-DUC msn C1-0064 registered to Simon Spencer-Bower of Wanaka