HAVING FUN IN THE SUN

ZK-RIM  Just aircraft having fun in the sun with a little wind down the runway at Tauranga.

Two new residents ZK-TRW and ZK-TFP

Trip up to Ardmore

Always a pleasure visiting Ardmore Airfield when visiting relatives at nearby Clevedon so on a lovely Saturday day i took the opportunity to snap these local residents.

Cessna 421C ZK-STV parked up in its nice hangar with  Bush Hawk  N883MX directly behind.

Pair of ex-RNZAF Pacific Aerospace CT/4E Airtrainers ZK-PTA and ZK-PTG behind parked up at Dennis Thompson's Sales area

NZ Aerospace CT/4A Trainer  ZK-LJH for sale at Dennis Thompson,s parking area and still painted in the former RAAF training colour scheme.

Victa AirTourer ZK-CLD resting adjacent to the warbirds hangar

A recent residential arrival to Ardmore from my stomping ground at Tauranga is Cessna 177RG  ZK-DPD 

Ardmore resident Cessna 182 ZK-JCV

Piper PA-22 135 Colt Taildragger  ZK- PAL taking off 

Visiting from whitianga was Fly Synthesis storch ZK-JES

Local based Eurocopter EC120 ZK-ITC

Recent resident arrival seen here taxiing around the airfield was Sonex Aircraft LLC Sonex ZK-SXR

De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver Mk 1 ZK-WKA parked up with minor maintenance defects.

Eagle Flight Training Limited Diamond DA42 Twin Star ZK-ZYX which normally should now live at Gisbourne since the departure of Eagle flight to Gisbourne

And finally a trip to Ardmore wouldn't be complete without a picture of Ardmore based Havards. Seen here is ZK-ENG/NZ1078 starting up for another scenic flight

WESPAC RESCUE HELICOPTER

ZK-HKZ  Kawasaki  BK117

Westpac rescue helicopter did a splash and dash at Tauranga today.

PROP WASH

A great day today to take pics of prop wash from Air New Zealand Q300s.

FOG DIVERSION

ZK-MVB  ATR 72  A Hamilton fog diversion arriving today.