Tauranga,s resident L-39 ZK-EJA takes to the skies

Over the weekend,the BOP  had a very welcomed sound of a jet engine flying over the Mount Maunganui/Papamoa area for pilot training.

Our newly registered L-39 Albatros ZK-EJA c/n 831148 owned by Eastern Jets Limited carried out many touch and go,s so here are a couple of pixs in the blazing BOP sunshine.

North Shore Air Race arrives to Tauranga.

On a really warm afternoon on the 25th January,the Race Contestants started to arrive by 4,30 pm after the 2nd leg left kerikeri-Whitianga -Tauranga

Race Aircraft
ZK-WKT,  ZK-DMW  ZK-EOL ZK-JQA C.172.
ZK-BKH  PA-18 Cub
ZK-VII     RV-7A
ZK-NVS   RV-7
ZK-NAZ  Beech A36
ZK-IND   Bell 206
ZK-CDL  Tecnam P92
ZK-DFU  C.177
ZK-DXI  PA28-161
ZK-CGW Beech 76

Support Aircraft
ZK-JCV  C182
ZK-RTE  PA28R
ZK-VAX  Robin
and Tagging along was ZK-NAI C.152

Cessna 421C VH-RKI

Noted on the 24th January parked up adjacent to Rotor Fix Hangar was Cessna 421C VH-RKI which stayed overnight before its planned departure to KeriKeri (NZKK) and enroute back to Australia via Lord Howe Island (YLHI) on Sunday but was still present at Tauranga.Must like our beaches here at Mount Maunganui.!!!

VH-RKI c/n 421C0460  Cessna 421C owned by Mr Kyle Bury

Residents in Tauranga for 2015 (up-Dated June)

Here is a list of aircraft that can be witnessed when available at Tauranga from January 2015.

EJA	Aero	L-39 Albatross	Eastern Jets Limited
RCP	Aero Sport	Kahu	Aero Sport International Limited
HZU	Aerospatiale	AS 350B	Aerius Limited
HLW	Aerospatiale	AS 350BA	Oceania Helicopters Tauranga Limited
XXI	AESL	Airtourer T3A	Euroflight International Limited
JDO	Airborne Windsports	Edge 582	Mr K A Ellett	Not noted
CNM	Airbourne	Windsports Edge X	Mr K A Ellett
DCF	AutoGyro	Caldius	Mr C  Goodwin
OHF	AutoGyro	Calidus	N R & M W Smith
AVL	AutoGyro	Cavalon	Mr D J Church
DJW	AutoGyro	Cavalon	GyroFlight Ltd
MKH	AutoGyro	Cavalon	Mr H T Kitzhoefer
TCG	AutoGyro	Europe MT3 Eagle	Gyrate NZ
MDD	AutoGyro Europe	Calidus fern	Mr D Dallmeier Ahimanawa Station
MZM	AutoGyro Europe	Calidus fern	Gyrate NZ Limited
RGG	AutoGyro Europe	MT03 eagle	Gyrate NZ Limited
DLR	Avid	Mark IV	Mr Edward Reeves
OSL	Beech	58	Air Force One Limited
OLI	Beech	76	Gilles
DPT	Beech	A36	Enfield Contracting Services Limited
DVD	Beech	B24R	Lear	Not flown in years
HKB	Bell	206B	Skyzone Helicopters Limited
IRJ	Bell	206B	Jennings	Occasionaly Resident
SKE	Best Off	Skyranger Vmax	Lusby Family Trust
USA	Boeing	B75N1-Stearman	Mr M J Dean
USN	Boeing	B75N1-Stearman	Mr M P Cantlon
XAF	Boeing-Stearman	E75	Bay of Plenty Classic Aircraft Company Ltd
INK	Brantly	B-2B	Gumboot Airways Limited	Stored in Flight Care
MYT	Bruce Walker	Custom/Skylark	Mr B H Walker
GYR	Centrair	ASW 20F	GYR Syndicate
CTF	Cessna	152	Solo Wings Ltd
JCC	Cessna	152	Helipro Aviation Training Limited	Dismantled and departed
SON	Cessna	152	Helipro Aviation Training Limited	Dismantled and departed
KMK	Cessna	180	Matahui Airlines Limited
EFC	Cessna	150H	Euroflight International Limited
TAE	Cessna	150M	Cessna T.A.E Limited	Re-Build
DHN	Cessna	172H	Sunair Aviation Ltd
WGE	Cessna	172K	Adventure Aviation 2011 Limited
DKK	Cessna	172M	Sunair Aviation Ltd                      Written off May
DPM	Cessna	172M	Martin
DPN	Cessna	172M	Sunair Aviation Ltd
DUK	Cessna	172M	Barker
DXY	Cessna	172M	J P Barker & Co Ltd
DEX	Cessna	172N	B C & P M Decke
JEY	Cessna	172N	Bettley
TAB	Cessna	172N	Tauranga Aero Club (Inc)
EFH	Cessna	177B	Cardinal Aircraft Hire
DPD	Cessna	177RG	Cardinal Partnership
BVV	Cessna	180C	Mr F R Wright
DKP	Cessna	180K	D & K Properties Limited
FGZ	Cessna	182N	Palms on George Ltd	Stored in Flight Care
JOY	Cessna	182Q	Skytrack Aviation Limited
MHL	Cessna	206H	Chapman
LHL	Cessna	425 Conquest I	Heli Resources (2012) Ltd	Stored forRe-Build
DAD	Cessna	A152	Helipro Aviation Training Limited	Dismantled and Departed
EJV	Cessna	A152	Tauranga Aero Club                                    Departed to Matamata
NPL	Cessna	A152	Tauranga Aero Club (Inc)
TAA	Cessna	A152	Mr D R Campbell	Stored forRe-Build
DOC	Cessna	A185F	Mrs T P Rowe
JTL	Cessna	A-37B Dragonfly	Jet Trainers Limited
CBZ	Cessna	C172M	Sunair Aviation Ltd
PAI	Cessna	TU206A	Adventure Aviation 2011 Limited
RPM	Cessna	U206F	Tam Flight Ltd
WWH	Cessna	U206G	Adventure Aviation 2011 Limited
KTT	De Havilland	DH 104 Dove 1B	NZ Historic Aircraft Trust	Re-Build
AGH	De Havilland	DH 82A Tiger Moth	Mr Kim Thomson	Re-Build
BFF	De Havilland	DH 82A Tiger Moth	J N & G J Pheasant
BSN	De Havilland	DH 82A Tiger Moth	NZ Historic Aircraft Trust
AKU	De Havilland	DH 89B Dominie	NZ Historic Aircraft Trust
TAZ	De Havilland Canada	DHC-1 Chipmunk T10	Gordon
CVM	De Havilland Canada	DHC-1A-1	Matahui Airlines Limited
GWD	DG Flugzeugbau	DG-808C	Mr J C Ahearn
VBA	ELA Aviacion	ELA 07R	Mr B Murphy	Not noted
EXC	Erco	415-D	Holworthy
POG	Europa Aviation Inc	Europa Tri Gear	Mr J C Martin
GOI	Glaser-Dirks	DG-400	Arundel / Cable Syndicate
RTA	Grumman	G-164A	Bay of Plenty Classic Aircraft Company Ltd
SET	Grumman American	AA-5A	Reid Aviation Limited
TMR	Grumman American	AA-5A	Reid Aviation Limited
LHC	Harris CASH Aviation	Model 3	Mr L M Harris
PEC	Hatz	CB2	Mr J C Martin
JIL	Hawker	Hunter FR74S	Clevedon Aviation Ltd	Non-Flyable
HFD	Hughes	269C	Smith
JON	Jodel	D.11	Lee
KCD	Jodel	D.11	Divehall
PJI	Jones	PJ-1	Mr Peter Jones	Not noted
GOB	Jonkers	JS1-C 18/21	Mr M E Tingey
GVZ	Jonkers	JS1-C 18/21	J S Sailplanes Limited
JOH	Marabella Parapente	1100AS	Tingey
MSM	Maule	M-5-235C	J B & C A Brunskill
MUL	Maule	MX-7-180A	Universal Industries BOP Limited
IKK	MBB	BO 105 CB-4	Heli 7 Ltd
IMO	MBB	BO 105 CB-4	Heli 7 Ltd
IPR	McDonnel Douglas	501 N	Phil Rudd Extreme Transport Ltd  SOLD to Opotiki March
TJK	Micro Aviation	Bantam B22J	Fowler
MSR	Murphy	SR2500 Super Rebel	Cardinal Partnership
WFI	Nord	1002 Pingouin II	In Touch Travel Limited
ENC	North American	Harvard 3*	Williams
END	North American	Harvard 3*	R L & J Gordon	For sale
ENJ	North American	Harvard 3*98	Harvard 98 Ltd
JMV	NZ Aerospace	CT/4B Airtrainer	CT 4 B Limited
TLP	Pazmany	PL-2	Parker
BKA	Piper	PA-18A-150	Cub Syndicate - Tauranga
BKJ	Piper	PA-18A-150	Tauranga Gliding Club (Inc)
BRY	Piper	PA-18A-150	The Old Lake Trust
FVP	Piper	PA23-250	Sunair Aviation Ltd
DGS	Piper	PA-23-250	Sunair Aviation Ltd
DGT	Piper	PA-23-250	Sunair Aviation Ltd
DIR	Piper	PA-23-250	Sunair Aviation Ltd
ECM	Piper	PA-23-250	Sunair Aviation Ltd
ERM	Piper	PA-23-250	Sunair Aviation Ltd
EVP	Piper	PA-23-250	Sunair Aviation Ltd
MTY	Piper	PA-23-250	Sunair Aviation Ltd
PIW	Piper	PA-23-250	Sunair Aviation Ltd
PIX	Piper	PA-23-250	Sunair Aviation Ltd
TDM	Piper	PA-23-250	Sunair Aviation Ltd
WDP	Piper	PA23-250F Aztec	Sunair Aviation Ltd                      Departed to Karibati Islands
PNE	Piper	PA-25	Tauranga Gliding Club (Inc)
CIP	Piper	PA-28-140	Mount Aeroplane Limited
FLO	Piper	PA-28-140	Hamish & Vanessa Ahern
EQE	Piper	PA-28-161	Tauranga Aero Club (Inc)                       SOLD TO Wanaka February
EQZ	Piper	PA-28-161	Tauranga Flight Hire
EBF	Piper	PA-28-180	Archer Partnership
DUS	Piper	PA-28R-200	Kay
EBA	Piper	PA-28R-200	Ashe Farms Ltd	For sale
MJY	Piper	PA-28RT-201T	JADA Investments
MPG	Piper	PA-46 Malibu	Fairway Air
GIM	Pipistrel	Sinus	Colin Alexander and Adrian Cable SOLD to Timaru June
ELI	Pitts	S-2E	Mr R G Harris
COZ	Puffer	Cozy	Russell & Fionna Borman
GEO	PZL-Bielsko	SZD-50-3 Puchacz	Tauranga Gliding Club (Inc)
GPZ	PZL-Bielsko	SZD-50-3 Puchacz	Tauranga Gliding Club (Inc)
GPE	PZL-Swidnik	PW-5 "Smyk"	Tauranga Gliding Club (Inc)
GZX	PZL-Swidnik	PW-5 "Smyk"	Tauranga Gliding Club (Inc)
JCX	Quad City	Challenger II	Mr A S Christiansen
FWF	Quickie Aircraft	Q200	Mr G S Nicholls
AGQ	Rearwin	9000L	Rearwin Sportster AGQ Syndicate
TJH	Robin	R 3000/160	Paul And Lyn Taylor Family Trust
HHR	Robinson	R22 Beta	Vortex Helicopters Limited
HWY	Robinson	R22 Beta	Copperfield Nurseries Limited
HHJ	Robinson	R44	Aspiring Aviation Limited
HXY	Robinson	R44	Aerius Limited
HEW	Robinson	R44 II	R C & L D Hemsley
HOY	Robinson	R44 II	Mr S P MacIntyre
IMF	Robinson	R44 II	Aspiring Aviation Limited
IWH	Robinson	R44 II	Finlayson
GXD	Rolladen-Schneider	LS 3	Ryan
GKM	Rolladen-Schneider	LS 4	Tauranga Gliding Club (Inc)
LET	Rutan	Long-EZ	Tacan NZ Limited
LEW	Rutan	Long-EZ	Nicholls
GXT	Schempp-Hirth	Duo Disc T	Tauranga Gliding Club (Inc)
GNN	Schempp-Hirth	Janus B	Tauranga Gliding Club (Inc)
GRY	Schempp-Hirth	Ventus-2cT	Mr A.P Belworthy
GRS	Schleicher	ASW 20CL	Sandy Griffin and John Griffin
FXH	Solar Wings	Pegasus XL-R	Ms J C Maclean	Not noted
KCH	Solo Wings	Windlass Aquilla	Mr C F Alexander
LUV	Solo Wings	Windlass Aquilla	Solo Wings Ltd
WBF	Tecnam	P2002 Sierra	Smylie
SRG	Tecnam	P2002 Sierra RG	Aardvark Dental On Papamoa Limited
MEL	Tecnam	P2002-JF	Mr M E Lobb
TSI	Tecnam	P2004 Bravo	Alexander- (Dismantled)
TES	Tecnam	P92 Echo Super	Mr M Gordon
TEK	Tecnam	P96 Golf	Tauranga Tecnam Syndicate
MJD	Titan	T-51 Mustang	Mr M J Dean
MPC	Titan	T-51 Mustang	Martin Paul Cantlon
RVF	Vans	RV 6A	Cardinal Partnership
ECE	Vans	RV-7
RFX	Vans	RV 7A	Mr D J Trust	On re-build in Flight Care
RRV	Vans	RV 7A	R McAinch & A Thompson
RVB	Vans	RV-4	Mr B S Bowen
RVV	Vans	RV-4	Tauranga Aeroplane Company
BRV	Vans	RV-6	Mr B J Black
JLT	Vans	RV-7A	J.L.Talbot
EYT	Vans	RV-8	Mr B W A Beverland
VPM	VPM	VPM M16 Tandem Trainer	Gyrate NZ Limited
YAC	Yakovlev	Yak-52	Yak 52 Limited
YKV	Yakovlev	Yak-55M	Mr S S Geard
FRV	Zenair	Zenith CH-200	French
SRF	Zenith	Zenith CH 601- XL	Glover Family Trust Partnership    -For Sale