Tauranga Spotter

Sunday, 21 June 2026

AOPA Gathering at Te Kowhai Airpark

Te Kowhai Airpark hosted a AOPA Gathering on the 2oth June 2026 to unfortunately disrupted event with few visitors managing to attend due to low cloud and fog earlier during the morning over the airfield.

However kindness of local aircraft residents opened their hangars to allow us to view what was hiding away in the many hangars on view so thank you .

When the fog lifted ,a planned exodus of aircraft departed Te Kowhai and headed off to nearby Raglan Airfield.

Here was what was on view at Te Kowhai

Te Kowhai residents.

CJP Jabiru UL-T
CTF Cessna 150H
CZT Gardan GY-20 Minicab
DBD AESL Airtourer Super 150
DKF Tecnam P92 Echo Mk II
DOQ Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee
EHA Cessna 172
FDB Flight Design CTLS
FDK Evans VP2
FER Cirrus Design SR22
JAC Jodel D.18
JHX Zenair Zodiac 601 UL
KFP Tecnam P92 Echo
MXA Eipper Quicksilver MX II
NGZ BRM Aero Bristell S-LSA UL
N5JL Cessna 152H
OFC Cessna 182R
SBD Micro Aviation Bantam B22J
SRG Tecnam P2002 Sierra RG
TVL JMB Aircraft VL-3TE-915 UL
TYS Yakovlev Yak 52
TZA Robin DR400/500
ULT SG Aviation Storm 300
VIA Vans RV-7
WER Alpi Aviation Pioneer 200
WPR Micro Aviation Bantam B22J
ZKP Zenith Zodiac CH 601- HD
ZZZ Micro Aviation Bantam B22J

Visitors

BKH Piper PA-18 Cub
CNR Cessna 182R
FMN Cirrus Design SR22
JCG Cessna 170B
N1529B Luscumbe 8E Silvaire
RJE R & B Bearhawk
TEC Cessna 177B Cardinal
TRO Cessna T210R
WIW Piper PA34 Seneca

Sunday, 31 May 2026

Nowra RAN Fleet Air Arm Museum

During my Visit to Shellharbour i joined a group of enthusiasts from an organized tour on the 15th May 2026 to the Australian Navy Base Museum at Nowra (HMAN Albatross) Base and was a interesting attendance with a guided member of the RAN on a guided tour.