Sunday 20 January 2019

2019 Walsh Memorial Scout Flying School Event at Matamata























The Walsh Memorial Scout Flying School has its annual flying scheme Programme yearly here at Matamata Airfield where  students arrive on mass and pitch up tents .

Myself and Peter Mole attended the family day on Sunday 20th January 2019 and ventured around the airfield hoping for opened hangars to witness the prize inside but alas very few were open. .

Here is the list of current aircraft that are operating on behalf of the Walsh Scheme.

PA38 Tomahawks
ZK-EVD / ZK-WAJ / ZK-PAF / ZK-FML / ZK-MBZ /  ZK-TDL /  

Cessna 152,s
ZK-NAG / ZK-JDB / ZK-TAE / ZK-FCO / ZK-FGD / ZK-JBL / ZK-TUT /ZK-EOJ /ZK-ELA
ZK-MDS / 

Also present on the airfield were other aircraft indirectly involved with the event.

ZK-BOE E75 Stearman from Ardmore
ZK-EXC Erco 415-D  from Tauranga
ZK-BWR Stearman A75N1from Ardmore
ZK-EJS Cessna 172 from Whakatane
ZK-XXI AESL Airtourer T3A from Tauranga
ZK-BMY DH82 Tiger Moth from Hastings
ZK-ALK DH82  Tiger Moth from Ardmore
ZK-BFF DH82  Tiger Moth from Tauranga
ZK-CIM Stoddard-Hamilton Glasair also up from Tauranga
ZK-RIM Just Aircraft SuperSTOL from Centinal park ,Taupo
ZK-ZAH Yak 52 from Te Kowhai
ZK-KMK Cessna180 from a private strip near Katikati
ZK-RJK Garden GY-20 Minicab U/L from Hastings
ZK-RGG AutoGyro MT03 Eagle from Tauranga 
"Police 2"  AS350 F1

Visitors on the day were
ZK-TRO Cessna T 210 from Feilding
ZK-PKR Cessna 177B  from Ardmore


Some local residents were on view .
Middle Earth Flying school fleet 
ZK-NPA/ZK-KOL/ZK-JEZ/ZK-NUC/ZK-NUU all C172,
and around the hangars
Gliders ZK-GMJ/ZK-GYL/ZK-GKZ/ZK-GNI/ZK-GPC/ZK-GXP
and Finally
ZK-TNT CJ 1 Starlet U/L
ZK-SVT  Tecmam P96 Golf
ZK-JIB  Cessna 172 (H)
ZK-CNC  Piper PA-25 Pawnee 235

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