latest Resident movements

 During the last few months or so,Some Tauranga residents have moved on and some new additions have arrived so here is a break down of such items

Arrivals

ZK-REV  Cessna 172         Tauranga Aeroplane Company                                                                ZK-MDV Cessna  172N  Mr M J Scapen

Departures 

ZK-ECE    Vans RV-7A to new Owners at Paraparaumu

ZK-MUL    Maule  MX-7-180A  to Christchurch area.

ZK-SWC    Cessna 150M to North Shore

ZK-YRV    Vans RV-12 to Mercer

Arrived from Whakatane

Arrived from Ardmore

Rotorua Airport 60th Anniversary

 Rotorua held a 60th Anniversary celebration from 10.30-2pm on 5th October and a good attendance from the locals made it a positive day.

A handful of visitors attended mainly from Tauranga from Classic flyers and provided joy rides and many rotorua residents were displayed to the public.

Here is what was on view

Residents

DNT Cessna 172M
DRS Cessna 172M
EJN Jodel D.11
ERK Cessna 172N
GMM Grob Standard Astir II
IKJ  Eurocopter AS 350 B3
ILF  Airbus Helicopters AS 350 B2
IVA  Eurocopter AS 350 B2
JAK Gates Learjet 60
JBA Cessna 172N
JFK Cessna 172M
JTA  Aeroprakt A-22
MAE Air Tractor AT-502B
MAR Cessna 182T (H)
PKS Alpi Aviation Pioneer 300 (H)
SCJ  Jodel D.18
SXC Air Tractor AT-502A
VGT Vans RV-12 UL

Visitors

DGT Piper PA23-250 Aztec

AWP Douglas DC3C-S1C3G Dakota

ENE North American Harvard 3*66

JMV NZ Aerospace CT/4B Airtrainer

MJN North American Harvard 2A*52

CWD Cessna 172S

XAF Boeing-Stearman E75

YIK Yakovlev Yak-52

MVO Aerospatiale-Alenia ATR72-212A

Hawera flyin September 24

 Continuing my trip down to the Taranaki area  and to attend the Hawera flyin on 29th September before heading back to Papamoa via airfield visits to Wanganui and Taupo airports.

Meeting up with fellow spotters ,Jordan Elvy and Simon Hills here is a list of what was on view at Hawera

Hawera residents

CAW EAA Acro Sport II

CJE         Bolkow Bo 208 C Junior

DOK Piper PA-30

FMP Cessna 172M

PHL Vans RV-10

SHN Vans RV-7

TEL         TRI-R KIS TR-4 Cruiser

UNB Cessna A152

AIL         DH82 Tiger Moth (On build)

Visitors 

AZK Cessna 195

BEF  De Havilland DH 82A Tiger Moth

CBM Cessna 172 S

CDY Cessna 180

CTB Cessna 150H

DKM Cessna 172M

DOD Cessna 180J

DOS Piper PA-28-180

DXL Cessna 172M

EDS Beech F33A Skyservant

FGV Cessna 172M

FRS  Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk

JDL  Stoddard-Hamilton SH-2 Glasair TD

JEZ   Cessna 172N

JIP    Cessna 172 S

JQP  Sonex Ltd Sonex

JQT  Zenith Zenith CH 601- XL

JQY  Maule MXT-7-180 (H)

KRD Cessna 180 C

LDM Vans RV-7

OCC Cessna 170A

OFC Cessna 182R

PJM  Alpi Aviation Pioneer 300

POM Vans RV 7A

PWR SPA Panther

RGV Supermarine Spitfire Scale Replica UL

SXR Sonex Aircraft LLC Sonex

VNZ Vans RV-7

VRV Vans RV-6

WCB Aeroprakt A-32

WLK Vans RV-8

WLL Vans RV-7

WRA Tecnam P2002-JF UL

YGG AutoGyro Calidus 

ZRV Vans RV-8