Residents in Tauranga for 2015 (up-Dated June)

Here is a list of aircraft that can be witnessed when available at Tauranga from January 2015.

EJA	Aero	L-39 Albatross	Eastern Jets Limited
RCP	Aero Sport	Kahu	Aero Sport International Limited
HZU	Aerospatiale	AS 350B	Aerius Limited
HLW	Aerospatiale	AS 350BA	Oceania Helicopters Tauranga Limited
XXI	AESL	Airtourer T3A	Euroflight International Limited
JDO	Airborne Windsports	Edge 582	Mr K A Ellett	Not noted
CNM	Airbourne	Windsports Edge X	Mr K A Ellett
DCF	AutoGyro	Caldius	Mr C  Goodwin
OHF	AutoGyro	Calidus	N R & M W Smith
AVL	AutoGyro	Cavalon	Mr D J Church
DJW	AutoGyro	Cavalon	GyroFlight Ltd
MKH	AutoGyro	Cavalon	Mr H T Kitzhoefer
TCG	AutoGyro	Europe MT3 Eagle	Gyrate NZ
MDD	AutoGyro Europe	Calidus fern	Mr D Dallmeier Ahimanawa Station
MZM	AutoGyro Europe	Calidus fern	Gyrate NZ Limited
RGG	AutoGyro Europe	MT03 eagle	Gyrate NZ Limited
DLR	Avid	Mark IV	Mr Edward Reeves
OSL	Beech	58	Air Force One Limited
OLI	Beech	76	Gilles
DPT	Beech	A36	Enfield Contracting Services Limited
DVD	Beech	B24R	Lear	Not flown in years
HKB	Bell	206B	Skyzone Helicopters Limited
IRJ	Bell	206B	Jennings	Occasionaly Resident
SKE	Best Off	Skyranger Vmax	Lusby Family Trust
USA	Boeing	B75N1-Stearman	Mr M J Dean
USN	Boeing	B75N1-Stearman	Mr M P Cantlon
XAF	Boeing-Stearman	E75	Bay of Plenty Classic Aircraft Company Ltd
INK	Brantly	B-2B	Gumboot Airways Limited	Stored in Flight Care
MYT	Bruce Walker	Custom/Skylark	Mr B H Walker
GYR	Centrair	ASW 20F	GYR Syndicate
CTF	Cessna	152	Solo Wings Ltd
JCC	Cessna	152	Helipro Aviation Training Limited	Dismantled and departed
SON	Cessna	152	Helipro Aviation Training Limited	Dismantled and departed
KMK	Cessna	180	Matahui Airlines Limited
EFC	Cessna	150H	Euroflight International Limited
TAE	Cessna	150M	Cessna T.A.E Limited	Re-Build
DHN	Cessna	172H	Sunair Aviation Ltd
WGE	Cessna	172K	Adventure Aviation 2011 Limited
DKK	Cessna	172M	Sunair Aviation Ltd                      Written off May
DPM	Cessna	172M	Martin
DPN	Cessna	172M	Sunair Aviation Ltd
DUK	Cessna	172M	Barker
DXY	Cessna	172M	J P Barker & Co Ltd
DEX	Cessna	172N	B C & P M Decke
JEY	Cessna	172N	Bettley
TAB	Cessna	172N	Tauranga Aero Club (Inc)
EFH	Cessna	177B	Cardinal Aircraft Hire
DPD	Cessna	177RG	Cardinal Partnership
BVV	Cessna	180C	Mr F R Wright
DKP	Cessna	180K	D & K Properties Limited
FGZ	Cessna	182N	Palms on George Ltd	Stored in Flight Care
JOY	Cessna	182Q	Skytrack Aviation Limited
MHL	Cessna	206H	Chapman
LHL	Cessna	425 Conquest I	Heli Resources (2012) Ltd	Stored forRe-Build
DAD	Cessna	A152	Helipro Aviation Training Limited	Dismantled and Departed
EJV	Cessna	A152	Tauranga Aero Club                                    Departed to Matamata
NPL	Cessna	A152	Tauranga Aero Club (Inc)
TAA	Cessna	A152	Mr D R Campbell	Stored forRe-Build
DOC	Cessna	A185F	Mrs T P Rowe
JTL	Cessna	A-37B Dragonfly	Jet Trainers Limited
CBZ	Cessna	C172M	Sunair Aviation Ltd
PAI	Cessna	TU206A	Adventure Aviation 2011 Limited
RPM	Cessna	U206F	Tam Flight Ltd
WWH	Cessna	U206G	Adventure Aviation 2011 Limited
KTT	De Havilland	DH 104 Dove 1B	NZ Historic Aircraft Trust	Re-Build
AGH	De Havilland	DH 82A Tiger Moth	Mr Kim Thomson	Re-Build
BFF	De Havilland	DH 82A Tiger Moth	J N & G J Pheasant
BSN	De Havilland	DH 82A Tiger Moth	NZ Historic Aircraft Trust
AKU	De Havilland	DH 89B Dominie	NZ Historic Aircraft Trust
TAZ	De Havilland Canada	DHC-1 Chipmunk T10	Gordon
CVM	De Havilland Canada	DHC-1A-1	Matahui Airlines Limited
GWD	DG Flugzeugbau	DG-808C	Mr J C Ahearn
VBA	ELA Aviacion	ELA 07R	Mr B Murphy	Not noted
EXC	Erco	415-D	Holworthy
POG	Europa Aviation Inc	Europa Tri Gear	Mr J C Martin
GOI	Glaser-Dirks	DG-400	Arundel / Cable Syndicate
RTA	Grumman	G-164A	Bay of Plenty Classic Aircraft Company Ltd
SET	Grumman American	AA-5A	Reid Aviation Limited
TMR	Grumman American	AA-5A	Reid Aviation Limited
LHC	Harris CASH Aviation	Model 3	Mr L M Harris
PEC	Hatz	CB2	Mr J C Martin
JIL	Hawker	Hunter FR74S	Clevedon Aviation Ltd	Non-Flyable
HFD	Hughes	269C	Smith
JON	Jodel	D.11	Lee
KCD	Jodel	D.11	Divehall
PJI	Jones	PJ-1	Mr Peter Jones	Not noted
GOB	Jonkers	JS1-C 18/21	Mr M E Tingey
GVZ	Jonkers	JS1-C 18/21	J S Sailplanes Limited
JOH	Marabella Parapente	1100AS	Tingey
MSM	Maule	M-5-235C	J B & C A Brunskill
MUL	Maule	MX-7-180A	Universal Industries BOP Limited
IKK	MBB	BO 105 CB-4	Heli 7 Ltd
IMO	MBB	BO 105 CB-4	Heli 7 Ltd
IPR	McDonnel Douglas	501 N	Phil Rudd Extreme Transport Ltd  SOLD to Opotiki March
TJK	Micro Aviation	Bantam B22J	Fowler
MSR	Murphy	SR2500 Super Rebel	Cardinal Partnership
WFI	Nord	1002 Pingouin II	In Touch Travel Limited
ENC	North American	Harvard 3*	Williams
END	North American	Harvard 3*	R L & J Gordon	For sale
ENJ	North American	Harvard 3*98	Harvard 98 Ltd
JMV	NZ Aerospace	CT/4B Airtrainer	CT 4 B Limited
TLP	Pazmany	PL-2	Parker
BKA	Piper	PA-18A-150	Cub Syndicate - Tauranga
BKJ	Piper	PA-18A-150	Tauranga Gliding Club (Inc)
BRY	Piper	PA-18A-150	The Old Lake Trust
FVP	Piper	PA23-250	Sunair Aviation Ltd
DGS	Piper	PA-23-250	Sunair Aviation Ltd
DGT	Piper	PA-23-250	Sunair Aviation Ltd
DIR	Piper	PA-23-250	Sunair Aviation Ltd
ECM	Piper	PA-23-250	Sunair Aviation Ltd
ERM	Piper	PA-23-250	Sunair Aviation Ltd
EVP	Piper	PA-23-250	Sunair Aviation Ltd
MTY	Piper	PA-23-250	Sunair Aviation Ltd
PIW	Piper	PA-23-250	Sunair Aviation Ltd
PIX	Piper	PA-23-250	Sunair Aviation Ltd
TDM	Piper	PA-23-250	Sunair Aviation Ltd
WDP	Piper	PA23-250F Aztec	Sunair Aviation Ltd                      Departed to Karibati Islands
PNE	Piper	PA-25	Tauranga Gliding Club (Inc)
CIP	Piper	PA-28-140	Mount Aeroplane Limited
FLO	Piper	PA-28-140	Hamish & Vanessa Ahern
EQE	Piper	PA-28-161	Tauranga Aero Club (Inc)                       SOLD TO Wanaka February
EQZ	Piper	PA-28-161	Tauranga Flight Hire
EBF	Piper	PA-28-180	Archer Partnership
DUS	Piper	PA-28R-200	Kay
EBA	Piper	PA-28R-200	Ashe Farms Ltd	For sale
MJY	Piper	PA-28RT-201T	JADA Investments
MPG	Piper	PA-46 Malibu	Fairway Air
GIM	Pipistrel	Sinus	Colin Alexander and Adrian Cable SOLD to Timaru June
ELI	Pitts	S-2E	Mr R G Harris
COZ	Puffer	Cozy	Russell & Fionna Borman
GEO	PZL-Bielsko	SZD-50-3 Puchacz	Tauranga Gliding Club (Inc)
GPZ	PZL-Bielsko	SZD-50-3 Puchacz	Tauranga Gliding Club (Inc)
GPE	PZL-Swidnik	PW-5 "Smyk"	Tauranga Gliding Club (Inc)
GZX	PZL-Swidnik	PW-5 "Smyk"	Tauranga Gliding Club (Inc)
JCX	Quad City	Challenger II	Mr A S Christiansen
FWF	Quickie Aircraft	Q200	Mr G S Nicholls
AGQ	Rearwin	9000L	Rearwin Sportster AGQ Syndicate
TJH	Robin	R 3000/160	Paul And Lyn Taylor Family Trust
HHR	Robinson	R22 Beta	Vortex Helicopters Limited
HWY	Robinson	R22 Beta	Copperfield Nurseries Limited
HHJ	Robinson	R44	Aspiring Aviation Limited
HXY	Robinson	R44	Aerius Limited
HEW	Robinson	R44 II	R C & L D Hemsley
HOY	Robinson	R44 II	Mr S P MacIntyre
IMF	Robinson	R44 II	Aspiring Aviation Limited
IWH	Robinson	R44 II	Finlayson
GXD	Rolladen-Schneider	LS 3	Ryan
GKM	Rolladen-Schneider	LS 4	Tauranga Gliding Club (Inc)
LET	Rutan	Long-EZ	Tacan NZ Limited
LEW	Rutan	Long-EZ	Nicholls
GXT	Schempp-Hirth	Duo Disc T	Tauranga Gliding Club (Inc)
GNN	Schempp-Hirth	Janus B	Tauranga Gliding Club (Inc)
GRY	Schempp-Hirth	Ventus-2cT	Mr A.P Belworthy
GRS	Schleicher	ASW 20CL	Sandy Griffin and John Griffin
FXH	Solar Wings	Pegasus XL-R	Ms J C Maclean	Not noted
KCH	Solo Wings	Windlass Aquilla	Mr C F Alexander
LUV	Solo Wings	Windlass Aquilla	Solo Wings Ltd
WBF	Tecnam	P2002 Sierra	Smylie
SRG	Tecnam	P2002 Sierra RG	Aardvark Dental On Papamoa Limited
MEL	Tecnam	P2002-JF	Mr M E Lobb
TSI	Tecnam	P2004 Bravo	Alexander- (Dismantled)
TES	Tecnam	P92 Echo Super	Mr M Gordon
TEK	Tecnam	P96 Golf	Tauranga Tecnam Syndicate
MJD	Titan	T-51 Mustang	Mr M J Dean
MPC	Titan	T-51 Mustang	Martin Paul Cantlon
RVF	Vans	RV 6A	Cardinal Partnership
ECE	Vans	RV-7
RFX	Vans	RV 7A	Mr D J Trust	On re-build in Flight Care
RRV	Vans	RV 7A	R McAinch & A Thompson
RVB	Vans	RV-4	Mr B S Bowen
RVV	Vans	RV-4	Tauranga Aeroplane Company
BRV	Vans	RV-6	Mr B J Black
JLT	Vans	RV-7A	J.L.Talbot
EYT	Vans	RV-8	Mr B W A Beverland
VPM	VPM	VPM M16 Tandem Trainer	Gyrate NZ Limited
YAC	Yakovlev	Yak-52	Yak 52 Limited
YKV	Yakovlev	Yak-55M	Mr S S Geard
FRV	Zenair	Zenith CH-200	French
SRF	Zenith	Zenith CH 601- XL	Glover Family Trust Partnership    -For Sale

Helicopter visitors to Tauranga

Noted today on 23rd January were a couple of visiting helicopters into Tauranga.
First one arrived early morning from Pikes Point was  recent registered Advanced helicopters Ltd EC-135 P2 ZK-IBT.

The second visitor was Volcanic Air Safaris Limited,s Aerospatiale AS350B ZK-IAB from Rotorua which landed to pick up 7 passengers from a docked Cruise ship in Tauranga Port for a sight seeing tour of White Island,an active Volcano some 45km.out to sea off Whakatane.

The third was Heliflight Pacific's Robinson R-66 ZK-HXC  departing back to Ardmore after parking adjacent to the Ex-Bayflight parking area.

Central Helicopters at Opotiki Aerodrome

During a stay in the East Bay of Plenty,I poped into Opotiki Airfield on the 14th January only to find a very quite airfield with only 4 hangars present and the only hangar available to visit was Central Helicopters which operate 3 helicopters.ZK-HUB,R-44 II,ZK-HGS Hughes 369HS,and ZK-HBA 369D.Meeting the Owner Dave Law and asking his permission which was granted i was allowed to access the hangar and he told me the other helicopter outfit Opotiki Helicopters NZ ltd do not operate at the field but very close by but I did witness both helicopters overflying the Airfield .

Robinson R-44 II ZK-HUB c/n 10946

ZK-HGS Hughes 369HE c/n 320375s

Air Chathams into Whakatane!!!

AIR Chathams DC-3 Dakota ZK-AWP visited Whakatane Airport  on Wednesday 14th January bringing staff to talk about providing an air service between Whakatane and Auckland when Air New Zealand pulls out in April.

Following a request for proposals last year, exploratory discussions on a replacement air service are progressing well, according to Whakatane District Council.

Strategy and economic development general manager Julie Gardyne said council staff were working with the management of Air Chathams with a view to having scheduled services in place when Air New Zealand withdraws from the route at the end of April.

Air Chathams management representatives were in Whakatane as part of a due diligence process.It operates a number of different aircraft including the 50-seater Convair 580 and a 19-seater Metroliner.

The Dakota  ZK-AWP which brought in delegates to Whakatane later departed off to Masterton/Hood Aerodrome for the forthcoming Wings of Wairarapa Airshow weekend

DC-3 Dakota ZK-AWP of Air Chathams c/n 33135

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NZ Historic Aircraft Trust Hangar visited.

NZ Historic Aircraft Trust collection re-located to Tauranga over 5 years ago from Ardmore to a purpose built hangar adjacent to the Classic Flyers Cafe and Hangars.

On a chance visit last Sunday ,i was lucky to find a side door opened and asking for permission to enter was accepted,i came across a collection of aircraft that seldom fly around Tauranga so here are the aircraft in mention.

ZK-AKU  De Havilland DH89B  Dominie c/n 6662

I was informed by a member of the Trust that she is booked to attend the forthcoming wings over Waiarapa at Masterton/Hood Airshow.

ZK-BSN De Havilland DH82A Tiger Moth c/n 501

ZK-KTT De Havilland DH 104 Dove 1B c/n 4324

At present ,the Dove is Un-serviceable with wing spar and engine issues however the Trust is confident to have her re-built and possibility of taking up passengers again in the future NZCAA PLEASE ALLOW IT TO HAPPEN.!!!!

There are 3 other aircraft residing in the hangar hiding away.

ZK-WFI Nord 1002 c/n 103

ZK-JTL Cessna A-37B Dragonfly c/n 71-854

Another resident ZK-ENJ/NZ1098 Harvard 3 was away presumably at Ardmore!!!

New Residents to Tauranga and 1 departure

Registered on the 15-12-14 was Cessna 180 ZK-KMK  c/n 32470 to new owners Matahui Airways who also operate Chipmunk DHC-1 ZK-CVM at Tauranga but sometimes they also operate out of a Farm strip at Katikati some 40 km,s NW of Tauranga.I noted the C180 in the back of the Classic Flyers hangar with the Chipmunk currently in the Solo Wings hangar on maintenance.

Also noted on the 3rd January was a possible new resident in Tecnam P2002 Sierra ZK-TBK c/n 9
which taxied to the far hangar adjacent to Holding point off 25R Runway.

1 resident departing recently was piper PA28R-200 Arrow ZK-RTE registered to RTE Syndicate at North Shore.

Flying banner over Papamoa

On the 2nd January overflying Papamoa Beach was Ardmore based Taildragger American Champion 7GCBC Citabria ZK-CIT tow banning a NZ Lotto Advertisement to win more prizes.(I still haven't won a thing!!!)
Operating out of Tauranga it had a slight mishap with picking up the banner and requested assistance from the tower on overshoot for any damage but thankfully after a safe landing and no damage reported it duly re-entered the sky and flew around the Mount and Papamoa.Later that day it headed off back to Ardmore via Whitianga.

Unfortunately,i don't have a big zoom lens to get a better picture.Santa forgot my wish list.!!!!