Visit to Tauranga

 Today ,19th December on a lovely sunny day, Tauranga was blessed with a few visitors during the morning and here are a few noted during that period.

Bombing at Hastings Aerodrome

Last Saturday ,Hastings Aerodrome held a Taildragger fly-in but unfortunately Mother nature shined on Hawkes Bay but not much else south of Hastings,and with Auckland in lock-down ,no visitors were arriving from up north resulting in a very poor turn out.

 However,the local flying club held a bombing run and spot landing competition and  was lucky enough to take up Bill Henwood,s offer for a bombardier onboard his lovely PA18 Cub ZK-BTC and on 2 bombing runs at 300 ft,we came second.

Thanks Bill for your generous invitation.

Pixs from  Myself and Peter Mole

Australian Visitor

 Last Saturday Gippsland GA8 VH-PGU arrived into Tauranga from Auckland Int  for a delivery flight to I believe Wellington.

Seen taxiing into Solo Wings

It stayed parked outside solo wings for a few days before departing on 09 Nov for Whitianga and then departing Whitianga and was heading due south late that evening.

A couple of new arrivals

 Tauranga have gained a couple of residents in the shape of  ZK-HBG,  ZK-LYC and possible ZK-PGB

Tauranga Resident Based X-Z (Part 10)

 X

Boeing-Stearman E-75  ZK-XAF

AESL Airtourer T3A ZK-XXI

Zenith Zodiac CH 601-XL  ZK-XXL

Y

Yakovlev YAK 52  ZK-YAC

Yakovlev Yak 52 ZK-YIK

Yakovlev Yak 55M  ZK-YKV

Z

Cessna 172 S ZK-ZAN

Visitors to Tauranga noted during April and May 21

 Visitors noted  during April and May into TRG

APRIL

MAY

Tauranga Based Residents U-W (Part 9)

 

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Boeing B75N1-Stearman  ZK-USA

Boeing B75N1-Stearman ZK-USN

AutoGyro MTO Sport  ZK-UYM

                                                      

                                                        V

Tecnam P92 Echo Classic  ZK-VTE

                                                        W

Piper PA-28-161 Warrior ZK-WEH

Tecnam P96 Golf  ZK-WFG

Nord 1002  ZK-WFI

Cessna C172 K  ZK-WGE

Cessna C182P  ZK-WOW

NuWaco T-10  ZK-WTW

Cessna U206G  ZK-WWH

Tecnam P2002 Sierra  ZK-WBF