Visitors noted in January to Tauranga.

Visitors noted in Tauranga over January

Even though arriving in late December from Ardmore,Cessna 182 ZK-MDH c/n 18280617 is still parked up outside NZ historic Aircraft Hangar.Maybe a possible new resident.

Arriving from Christchurch to transfer a Patient to Tauranga Hospital  was Beech 200 Super King Air ZK-FDR  c/n BL-31 operated by Garden City Helicopters 

Dropping into Solo Wings for Maintenance was Tecnam P2006T ZK-OBZ c/n 83 operated by Ardmore Aviation Services Ltd 

Another Solo-Wings Maintance from Waipukarau was Cessna 172 N ZK-FGJ with the Central Hawkes Bay Aero Club

Staying over the new year was Wellington based Piper PA28-R ZK-EIF c/n 28R-7837132

Overnight stay was the day for North shore based Auster J5 ZK-DBU c/n 2096 but carries RNZ Army  NZ1702 markings .

Cessna 172N  ZK-LCL c/n 17270867.which is based down Whakatane.

Taking off from the Classic Flyers area was EC120 ZK-IGE c/n 1555 heading back to its pad in Hamilton.

Departing back to Taupo glider airfield at Centinal Park where it resides, was Cessna 177B ZK-DNX c/n 17702057 .

Parked up from Hastings Bridge Pa was Hawkes Bay Aero Clubs Cessna 172  ZK-EKG c/n 17269830

Cessna P210 Pressurized Centurion  N526CH  c/n  P21000662 arrived from Ardmore from where it resides.

Air Gisbourne,s Grumman AA5,s ZK-MRR and ZK-JER were tempoary based for a week carrying out fish spotting duties over the eastern Bay of Plenty .

Another Ardmore resident Aerospool Dynamic WT9 ZK-MLC taxing out to 25 Grass  R/W departing to Matamata.

Noted parked up at Classic Flyers was Te Kowhai based Piel Emerauld CP-301 ZK-CBP  c/n CP1044 owned by the The Cambridge Flying Machine Company Limited .

Thames Airfield Fly-in #2 Visitors

Some visitors noted arriving. A total of  30 arrived despite the doggy weather !!!

Thames Airfield Fly-in #1 Residents

Yesterday,01 February,Hauraki Aero club organised a Fly and Open Day in at Thames Aerodrome with all but 2 hangars fully opened for the public to inspect.

Despite the the unsettled weather with Showers and low cloud,30 visitors made the trip to the grass airfield and overall a successful day for all concerned.

I will give a list of Thames residents noted on the day.

DCA   C.210 G

DSH    C.182K

EEN    Foxcon Terrier

HQR   Bell 206

HWW AS 350 BA

JNG     Tecnam P2002 Sierra

JNM    Spitfire U/L

JSF      C.172 N

PPG     Tecnam P96 Golf

SJS      Tecnam P2002 Sierra

SVT    Tecnam P96 Golf

YXO   Yak 52

GSH     Schempp-Hirth Janus

ZK-HQR Bell 206 of Skywork Helicopters which I am told is soon to be sold and replaced by ZK-HWW.

Hauraki Gliding clubs only glider Schempp-Hirth Janus ZK-GSH

Newly arrived from Tauranga was Spitfire U/L ZK-JNM

YAK 52 ZK-YXO locally owned

Thames residents Foxton ZK-EEN along side ZK-SVT Tecnam P96 Golf and  inside the hangar was Cessna 182K  ZK-DSH

Thames Skyworks Helicopters new addition. AS350BA ZK-HWW.

Can any person ID this aircraft Type please!!!! as it was covered up inside the Hauraki Gliding clubs hangar but i didn't note the registration .Could it be ZK-KPP .No have now ID the aircraft.ZK-PAW -a Bushcat.

Tauranga,s resident L-39 ZK-EJA takes to the skies

Over the weekend,the BOP  had a very welcomed sound of a jet engine flying over the Mount Maunganui/Papamoa area for pilot training.

Our newly registered L-39 Albatros ZK-EJA c/n 831148 owned by Eastern Jets Limited carried out many touch and go,s so here are a couple of pixs in the blazing BOP sunshine.

North Shore Air Race arrives to Tauranga.

On a really warm afternoon on the 25th January,the Race Contestants started to arrive by 4,30 pm after the 2nd leg left kerikeri-Whitianga -Tauranga

Race Aircraft
ZK-WKT,  ZK-DMW  ZK-EOL ZK-JQA C.172.
ZK-BKH  PA-18 Cub
ZK-VII     RV-7A
ZK-NVS   RV-7
ZK-NAZ  Beech A36
ZK-IND   Bell 206
ZK-CDL  Tecnam P92
ZK-DFU  C.177
ZK-DXI  PA28-161
ZK-CGW Beech 76

Support Aircraft
ZK-JCV  C182
ZK-RTE  PA28R
ZK-VAX  Robin
and Tagging along was ZK-NAI C.152

Cessna 421C VH-RKI

Noted on the 24th January parked up adjacent to Rotor Fix Hangar was Cessna 421C VH-RKI which stayed overnight before its planned departure to KeriKeri (NZKK) and enroute back to Australia via Lord Howe Island (YLHI) on Sunday but was still present at Tauranga.Must like our beaches here at Mount Maunganui.!!!

VH-RKI c/n 421C0460  Cessna 421C owned by Mr Kyle Bury