Tuesday, 29 December 2020

ZK-OIL

 Recently a Tauranga resident imported a Zlin aviation Shock Cub for assembly for a south Island resident and today Tuesday 29th December its new owner's arrived in Nelson based PA28R DJA to pick up the Cub from Malcolm Savilles Hangar and departed south via Wanganui to eventually its destination at Nelson where it is registered under Mr J D Simpson of a Karamea address












Wednesday, 23 December 2020

N163JM Visits Tauranga

 Citation 650 N163JM landed into Tauranga this morning from Wellington for an hour before departing back ,but again returned due to problems so departed early afternoon back to the capital.












Sunday, 6 December 2020

October visitors to Tauranga

 Just a few visitors noted into Tauranga during October.









T-51 Titan Mustang ZK-MJD leaving Tauranga for the last time and departing north to its new home at Mercer 


Another new resident  Auto-gyro MTO ZK-FTB





Pix's courtesy of Myself,peter Mole and Warick Hamilton

Sunday, 29 November 2020

Matamata Fly-in and BBQ 2020

 Matamata held its aero club flyin on Saturday 28th November to a lovely sunny day but unfortunately it produced a low turnout ,However the airfield was bolstered by over 20 gliders taking part in the North Island regional championships .

So myself,Peter Mole and Jordan Elvy attended so here is a list on view during the day

Matamata Residents

CNC PA-25 Pawnee 235
CRF FU24-950M
DIM DA40 D
FLD CH 601-XL
GDR Ventus 2b
GEZ T.51 Dart 17R
GMJ SZD-48-1 Jantar Standard 2 Hangar
GNI  G102 Club Astir IIIB
GNV DG-100G Elan
GRA ASW 20CL Hangar
GSN PW-5 "Smyk"
GVR JS1-B "Revelation" Hangar
GXB JS 3
GXP Discus b
JIB         172M Hangar
JKD         Tornado II Hangar
JUS         Highlander Hangar
KOL 12 S Hangar
KTH Kallithea Hangar
MHK Challenger II
RAZ Single Seat Dominator Hangar
RBK 2000 GTX Hangar
SVT P96 Golf Hangar
SWN Silent Club Hangar
VPM VPM M16 Tandem Trainer
VWS Sonex
ZGG Cavalon
Fly-in Visitors
CVI         CJ-6
EAT  T206H
FGJ         172P
HKR 206B
JES         Storch S
LVA  RV-7
MRM RV-8
OPA RV-6
RDC Calidus
SGH 182P
SSR         Yak-18T
SXR Sonex
THK Tiger Hawk
VGS RV-6
VGT RV-12 UL
WTW Wacko T-10
WYX LLC Waiex
YAC Yak-52
Gliding regional Champs
BKJ          PA-18A-150
EKO P92S Echo
GBI  Discus 2B
GBZ Ventus-2cT
GEZ T.51 Dart 17R
GFS         LAK-17B FES
GGG Cirrus
GIA         Standard Libelle 201B
GOZ DG-300 Elan
GPV Discus b
GRT ASW 27-18E
GSP         Ventus bT
GSS  ASW 28
GTT Duo Discus T
GXF PW-5 "Smyk"
GYT Discus a
GZD SZD-55-1
TZB DR400/180