Hughes 369D ZK-HDE

Initially bought onto the ZK register as ZK-HBZ on 09 September 2011 ex N317BM, this Hughes 369D underwent an identity change just 6 days later and became ZK-HDE/2.  It is currently registered to Oceania Aviation.

Jodels visit Kokonga & Poolburn

Thanks again to Ray Bremer - we see some more pics from last weekends Jodel fly-in at Taieri.
These shots were taken during their visit to the Kokonga and Poolburn airstrips (and points in between).

Last shot is of the open cockpit Jodel D.9 ZK-AKR.

Cessna 207A ZK-LAW

Milford Sound Flights Cessna 207A ZK-LAW was the subject of a forced landing near Lake Hayes, Queenstown on 23 October following engine problems.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/news/5838045/Textbook-flying-saves-five-lives

Queenstown November 2010, W Grant photo

Jodels visit "The Moth".

Jodels from the weekend Taieri fly-in seen here at "The Moth" at Mandeville. With a couple of Rans Couriers tagged on the end.
Photograph supplied by Ray Bremer.

Question time # 140. Answer

Yes to Rolls Royce Dart.
Yes to Vickers.
Yes to Vickers V807 Viscount.

We had six on our NZ Civil Register.
ZK-BRD c/n 281
ZK-BRE c/n 282
ZK-BRF c/n 283 (now at Ferrymead Museum, Christchurch)
ZK-BWO c/n 428
ZK-NAI c/n 248
ZK-SKY c/n 168

The photograph was taken in May of 1969. Individual aircraft unknown.

There will be no fish deliveries this week.

Postscript to Incident with Trislander ZK-LGF

The recent post on the incident to Trislander ZK-LGF attracted a comment about "another press beat up" in reference to the NZ Herald article. The incident was obviously not so traumatic as ZK-LGF was running its engines at North Shore Airfield today!

Before the Nor'Wester

Above we have the Jodel D.9 ZK-AKR c/n AACA/360 safe on the ground at Rangiora beating the arrival of the Nor'westerly wind today (24-10-2011). Named "Clydevale Phantom" it was built by Charlie Kenny at Balclutha and first registered on 12-02-1987. Current owner is Peter Locke of Hokitika.
I believe there was a Jodel fly-in at Taieri this weekend.

Pober Pixie ZK-PXI  c/n MFS1 about to get airborne, with Mike Sheffield, for a beating from the Nor'westerly.
A quick circuit and it was back home again. It was still a Nor'easter on the ground.

Incident for Trislander ZK-LGF

Great Barrier Airlines red Trislander ZK-LGF was involved in a news making incident at the Pauanui Airstrip on the Coromandel Peninsula on the evening of 22 October.  The attached news article makes it out to be a scene of chaos and carnage but the photo in the article hardly depicts such a scene.

From its location one can assume it has aborted a takeoff on heading westbound and veered left off the main grass strip.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10761107
http://www.aip.net.nz/pdf/NZUN.pdf

Departing North Shore, January 2011, MRC photo

photos from the IFFR Fly-in at Taupo #2

A few more from the IFFR Fly-in at Taupo over Labour Weekend. Taken by Henry McIntyre.

Two shots of the colourful Dyn Aero MCR 4S ZK-PSA c/n 104 of Peter Armstrong's Pestar Holdings Ltd.

Below is the Cessna A185E ZK-SMS c/n 18502041 from Hayward Leisure in the individual marks of Susan M Sullivan.

Not at the airfield, but down at the waterfront, was the Aerospatiale AS 350 B2 ZK-HZJ c/n 2460 from Search & Rescue Services of Taupo.

Photos from the IFFR fly-in at Taupo #1

Five photographs from Taupo taken today by Henry McIntyre. Not all are necessarily connected with the IFFR fly-in.
Above is the Flight 2000 Ltd Douglas DC3C-S1C3G ZK-DAK c/n 26480.
Sorry but no in depth histories as I am currently away from home.

A bunch of Cessna's with 177B Cardinal ZK-DFV c/n 17701662 center stage.

Great Barrier Airlines Flight Operations Britten-Norman BN2A-26 ZK-FVD c/n 316 was on site.

Ted Smith Aerostar 601 ZK-JOS c/n 61-0361-116 of Coventry Motors.

A real Cessna 172 ! Proper tail, real engine and real manual flaps. Cessna 172 ZK-PDD c/n 46108 of South Pacific Amlink Ltd.