Airfield tour of central North and lower island 2026

 SAANZ were hosted their annual fly in at Hood/Masterton Aerodrome from 6-8th February and travelling from Papamoa in the Bay of Plenty it was a 6 + hr drive so to break up the journey iwas rude not to drop in airfields enroute so departing on the 6th February ,i dropped into the following airfields.

Taupo,Feilding,Kairanga,and Palmerston North.

Here is a list of what was on view

Taupo

ZK-EHH     Cessna 172N
ZK-HQD     Eurocopter AS350 B2
ZK-JST     Taylor Coot Model One-A
ZK-LTD     Piper PA-31 Navajo
ZK-JQP     Sonex Ltd Sonex
ZK-RMT     Cub-Crafters CCK-1865
ZK-SPZ     Glasair Sportsman 2+2
ZK-SXR     Sonex Aircraft LLC Sonex
ZK-VLF     Vans RV-12
ZK-VLT     JME Aircraft VL-3TE-915 UL
ZK-VNZ     Vans RV-7
ZK-WHO Vans RV-3 UL
ZK-WIJ     Cirrus Design SR22
ZK-YGL     Corby Starlet

Next stop was Taihape but nothing on view so moved on to Feilding aerodrome and even though it was very quite, I managed to bag a few on the day.

N60X        Cessna A185F (Floats)

ZK-FMV     Cessna 152

ZK-ILH     Guimbal Cabri G2

ZK-LJI     Piper PA-28-181 Archer

ZK-LTT     Pacific Aerospace Cresco 08-600

ZK-MAE Air Tractor AT-502B

ZK-MKO Cirrus Design SR22T

ZK-NEI     Cessna 152

ZK-PLB     Pilatus PC-12/47

ZK-PNL     VPM VPM M16 Tandem Trainer

ZK-RVT     Vans RV-10

ZK-SLR     Jabiru Jabiru J230 UL

ZK-SXM     Air Tractor AT-502A

ZK-USK     Aviat A-1C-180

And a quick stop at Kairanga strip to see

ZK-WTA         Grumman G-164B

And finally a quick trip to a very quite Palmerston North

The Massey academy fleet were are all parked up and only movement was 

ZK-MZA  ATR 72  (Air New zealand)

Masterton Residents at SAANZ Flyin event

 Attending the SAANZ event at Masterton Airfield on the 7th February 26 ,I managed to capture local residents on view during my walk about.

AHD Piper J3C-50
ANL De Havilland DH 82A Tiger Moth
AQZ Percival Proctor V
BEW De Havilland DH 82A Tiger Moth
BFS     De Havilland DH 82A Tiger Moth
BUC Gardan GY-20 Minicab
CJG     Bolkow Bo 208 C Junior
CSP     Tecnam P92 Echo Super
DKD Cessna 172M
DOS Piper PA-28-180
DOY Tecnam P2002 Sierra
EER Jodel D.11UL
FLY     EAA Acro Sport II
KKQ TL-Ultralight TL-3000 Sirius
LEZ     Rutan Long-EZ
LGT Akrotech G200
LTP     Pacific Aerospace Cresco 08-600
OTU North American Harvard 2A*NZ1044
PTN De Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk T21
SGQ North American Harvard 2A*
SKD Cessna A185F
SVH ICP Savannah S
THG Piper PA-46-500TP Malibu  
TSC     Tecnam P96 Golf
TUX Just Aircraft SuperSTOL
WRA Tecnam P2002-JF UL

SAANZ Event Masterton Airfield 2026

 This weekend Masterton is hosting the SAANZ (Sport Aircraft Association of New Zealand) national Fly-in from 6-8th February to at last lovely weather over the weekend in the Wairarapa District.
I was joined by fellow spotters Jordan Elvy and Simon Hills 
Here is a list of what was on view on the 7th February.
Visitors 

BAZ Piper PA-24-250 Twin Commanche

CAZ Vans RV-6

CJV     ICP Savannah S

DBV Sling Sling 4 TSi

ESY ICP Savannah S

FGV Cessna 172M

IDV     Hughes 369

JLT     Vans RV-7A

JST     Taylor Coot Model One-A

KCD Jodel D.11UL

KWK Neico Aviation Lancair 320

LDI     Corby CJ 1 Starlet U/L

LDM Vans RV-7

LFT     Beech B200

LVA     Vans RV-7

MEL Vans RV-7A

MXS MX Aircraft MXS

OPM Stoddard-Hamilton Glastar

TEL     TRI-R KIS TR-4 Cruiser

LSF     Tecnam P2002 Sierra

PKS         Alpi Aviation Pioneer 300

RAW Roger Mann Ragwing Special PT2S

RMT Cub-Crafters CCK-1865

SGB ICP Savannah S

RCI     Bensen B8M Gyro-copter

SJC     Vans RV-6

THK Tim Bygate Tiger Hawk

VLF Vans RV-12

VNZ Vans RV-7

VRV Vans RV-6

WEM Murphy Rebel

WHO Vans RV-3 UL

WOS Vans RV-7

XRD Vans RV-3

YGL Corby Starlet

ZXZ Zenith CH 601- XL