Busy Sunday at Tauranga

On a pleasant NW wind and a mild 15oc Locals at Tauranga on Sunday gone,I took advantage of excellent flying weather with these captured at the airfield.

Seen taxing back to its hangar is Jodel D.11 ZK-KCD

Parked up in its  hangar was Murphy Rebel ZK-MSR.

Preparing a local flight to Matakana Island  area was Cessna 152 ZK-TAE.

Arriving back from a trip to Raglan  I believe was Tecnam P2002 Sierra RG  ZK-SRG

With  high cloud formation  towards Taupo and Tokoroa a couple of Local Tauranga Gliding club gliders headed off to the area and flying at heights of 9000 feet. ZK-GXT was the first to been air towed .

It looks like local resident Tecnam P2002  ZK-MEL is lined up against Air Nelson,s Dash 8 for the first to take off !!!!

AESL Airtourer T3A ZK-XXI taking off 07 Grass runway for a local to the Makatu area.

CTC Avation Traning Cessna 172 S ZK-CTR seen here  on a touch and Go before heading back to its base at Hamilton

Tauranga Gliding clubs Piper PA18 Cub ZK-BKJ was busy towing gliders from 18 RW 

ZK-GNN following GXT to soaring levels.

MBB 105 ZK-IKK taxing towards the fuel pumps before heading off to Papamoa Hills

OVERSEAS AIRCRAFT AT TAURANGA

Tauranga was lucky to have 2 overseas reg aircraft in today.

Pics by THE HAIRY MOLE RAT

AGUSTA  AW119E  VH-UCLWHICH WAS NOTED HERE LAST YEAR BEING STRIPPED AND RESPRAYED AT AERO PACIFIC COATINGS PAINTSHOP

DASSAULT FALCON 7X    OY-EJD  OPERATED BY AIR ALISE WAS A NICE SURPRISE ARRIVING TODAY FROM CHRISTCHURCH JUST AFTER 3PM.

LOW FLYING DUCKS

ZK-NGI AIR NEW ZEALAND BOEING 737

Tauranga  had this ANZ  B.737  land today  Wednesday 16th September on one of it's last flights in ANZ colours.
Ariving at around 4.15pm from Napier it will stay over night and on be on show tomorrow with possible school kids scenic flights before it leaves for Auckland around 15.30pm.

PICS by THE HAIRY MOLE RAT

Unfortunately,I couldn't arrive in time to see ANZ1737 land and missed Hairy Rat but here are a couple of shots I took after 5pm .

Last 3 pictures from Mark Pattenden

ZK-CUG

Noted visiting down from Kerikeri on the 12th September was  PA28-Cherokee 140 ZK-CUG which isn't seen flying that often.

ZK-CUG PA28 Cherokee 140 owned by Mr James Toyboys since 6-12-2003

4 new registered Auto-Gyros at Solowings at Tauranga

Noted outside Solowings hangar on 8th September were 4 brand new imports from Germany for customers at Lee Martin Field near Hamilton, and a new addition to Tauranga residents.

ZK-RDM Auto-Gyro MTOSport  c/n M01281 operated by Aerosport Aviation Limited at Lee Martin Field.

ZK-RCZ Auto-Gyro Calduis c/n C00394 operated by Aerosport Aviation Limited at Lee Martin Field.

Aerosports avations 3rd new Autogyro is Auto-Gyro Cavalon  ZK-RDY c/n V00216

New tauranga resident is ZK-RJW Auto-Gyro MT03 Eagle 

TAURANGA AIRCRAFT IN PICS PART 6

Tauranga based aircraft in pics  Part 6.

ZK-M,N,O.

Pics by THE HAIRY MOLE RAT

AutoGyro Europe Calidus  ZK-MDD

Tecnam P2002-JF  ZK-MEL

Titan T-51 Mustang  ZK-MJD

Piper PA-28RT-201T  ZK-MJY

AutoGyro  Cavalon  ZK-MKH

Titan P-51 Mustang  ZK-MPC

Piper PA-46 Malibu  ZK-MPG

Maule M-5-235C  ZK-MSM

Murphy Super Rebel  ZK-MSR

Piper PA 23-250  ZK-MTY

Maule MX-7-180A  ZK-MUL

Bruce Walker Skylark  ZK-MYT

AutoGyro Europe Calidus  ZK-MZM

Cessna A152  ZK-NPL

Cessna 206 ZK-MHL

AutoGyro  Calidus  ZK-OHF

Beech 58  ZK-OSL

Dyn'Aero MCRO1 ULC  ZK-ORR