Raglan Sands Airstrip on the west coast of the Waikato region over the weekend of 7-8th November hosted the Waikato Thames Valley NZ Sport Aircraft association Fly-in on a glorious sunny day with perfect flying conditions and on the Saturday attracted over 100 aircraft at this surfers mad town.
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| A big thank you to Bruce Cooke who seen here was the chief organizer for this well run fly-in .Bruce is seen here marshaling visiting aircraft to either side of 23-05 runway. |
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| Tauranga based Cessna 180 ZK-KMK flown in by Chief Warbirds pilot Keith Skillen. |
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| Jodel D.11 ZK-EJN from Rotorua |
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| taxing in is DHC-1 Chipmunk ZK-UAS down from Te Kowhai |
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| Recent import to NZ was Kaipara Flats based Glassair Sportsman 2+2 ZK-SPZ |
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| EAA Acro Sport II ZK-CAW arrived with a couple overs up from Stratford |
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| The only Aero Commander 100 in the country is Hastings Pa/Bridge resident ZK-CTU |
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| Zlin Avation Savage ZK-DAG arrived possibly from North Shore. |
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| Ardmore based Piper PA22 Pacer taildragger ZK-PAL |
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| SG Avation Storm 300 ZK-VEE arriving from the pleasant coastal airstrip at Waihi Beach |
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| Stratford arrival was Zenith Zodiac 601 UL ZK-JPX |
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| Tokoroa resident Maule M5-235C ZK-JDT |
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| A view of the flightline alongside 05 runway with array of visiting aircraft |
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| Here is the main man of the excellent NZ Avation Blogsite pictured pointing a finger at me with his cowboy hat on is our own MRC Aviation Mike Condon.Everyone who hasn't yet !!! Must check out the No 1 blog-site in New Zealand related to NZ Aviation. |
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| Pictured to the left is the host of AviationShotzphotography.blogspot.co.nz Andrew who was busy picturing anything that flew or park up on the airfield |
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| 1 of 2 Omaka residents flying up from the South Island was Zenair CH701 SP ZK-ZMX which accompanied Vans RV-7 ZK-REX |
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| One of many Aeroprakt A-22LS attending today was ZK-LFD up from Dannervike |
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| Colin Alexander in the co-pilot seat from Solo-wings arriving from Tauranga in the recent arrival in NZ of AutoGyro-MTO Sport ZK-RJW |
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| Another recent import to the NZ register is AutoGyro Cavalon ZK-RDY from the Waikato airstrip at Lee Martin with Aerosport Avation. |
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| ZK-VAW |
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| Vans RV-8 ZK-PJH approaching grass 23 runway |
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| Approaching landing is Tauranga based LM Harris CASH Avation Model 3 ZK-LHC |
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| My co-villain on our Taurangaspotter blogsite is Peter (HairyMole) Rat -Peter Mole taking shelter from the hot sun at Raglan |
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| ZK-LPI |
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| ZK-RAG |
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| ZK-ILC |
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| ZK-LCF |
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| Auster J5F ZK-BDY is normally hidden away at Kaikohe in Northland |
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| Another Ardmore visitor is Dyn-Aero MCR4S ZK-PSA |
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| Te Kuiti based Cessna 180 ZK-WGT |
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| ZK-MPO |
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| My first viewing of Yak 52 ZK-TYS which normally hides away in its hangar at Te Kowhai and seldom seen out and about so a welcome visitor. |
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| ZK-JNL |
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| Freshly re-painted PA28 Cherokee from Ardmore is ZK-CUD just about to land |
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| ZK-JRV minus spats when I last witnessed the RV-12 |
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| ZK-WLK |
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| ZK-VIA |
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| Another welcomed visitor from South island was Europa Classic UL ZK-SBZ which was the last visitor to arrive on Saturday at around 4pm from Rangiora via Omaka and Wanganui . |
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