2 addition residents to Tauranga

Noted over february are 2 new aircraft resident to Tauranga.

ZK-ECE  Vans RV-7A.

Owned by Steven Carr and his personal hangar is in process of being constructed adjacent to the former MASH Hangar on the North side of the airfield.

ZK-ECE RV-7A c/n 73638

ZK-PVG  Sisler SF-2A Cygnet UL

Owned by Mr Derick Holmes , the microlight occasionally lives in the former Bayflight Hangar which is now operated by Solo Wings

ZK-PWG Sisler SF-2A Cygnet UL c/n 20122

According to NZCAA change of ownership,we are expecting the arrival of PA-31 Navajo Cheftan ZK-ECQ which is owned by Dairy Tech International Ltd which also operate PA23-250F Aztec ZK-DGT which seldom flys.

AUSTRALIAN VISITOR

Cessna C510 Citation Mustang VH-YDZ

February visitors to Tauranga

Some visitors noted over February 

PA28-181-Archer ZK-LMA  c/n 28-4478 up from Napier

Air Chathams Convair 440  ZK-CIF  c/n 381 operating a chartered flight to Tauranga before departing back to Auckland Int on the 28th February.

Christchurch based Cessna 180K ZK-JCW  c/n 18053100 was a welcome visitor from South island.It is operated by Canterbury aviation ltd

ZK-DOG  Cessna 0-1G from Kaipara Aviation Trust atvArdmore resting outside Flight Care hangar.

Robinson R-44 ZK-HOW   recently imported into NZ and was registered from Australia and seen  here departing Rotor Fix Hangar for a test flight before finally remaining at Tauranga as a new  resident.

Newly built Vans RV-3 ZK-WCO taxing away from Solo wings on  a post built flight before departing back to its Whakatane base

Dropping into Classic Hangars was Ardmore based Aerostar 601 ZK-JOS c/n 61-0361-116

Whangarei based PA28-181 -Archer ZK-KCC c/n 28-7990423

Another new registered Tecnam P2002-JF UL ZK-WRA departing 25 R/W to its new owners at Masterton after assembly and certs carried out at solo wings

2  Hamilton Fog diversions here resulted in ZK-VMF Beech 200 Super King air and newly registered Cessna 510 Mustang ZK-JAK parked up outside the control tower.

Arriving from Hamilton for a total re-paint at Aero Pacific Coatings was Kawasaki BK-117 B2 ZK-IPT for Westpac Rescue Services.

Finally,RNZAF PC-3C Orion NZ4203 made an unscheduled landing after a bird strike on one of the engine cowlings and parked up for an hour checking out possible damage before departing back to RNZAF Whenuapai

ZK-NEU New Colours

First day flying in its new Air New Zealand colours.

TAURANGA TODAY

TAURANGA AIRPORT MOVEMENTS TODAY

We had a good mix of Twins today.First up was Air Chathams Convair 580 doing a second charter flight to  Queenstown.Followed by Mt Cook ATR72 doing the Christchurch run and then Jetstream 3200 on a training flight

Also up today was Tauranga based L-39 It's great to have a jet back at Tauranga

CONVAIR  580  ZK-CIE

                                   

ATR 72  ZK-MVA

                                       

JETSTREM 3200  ZK-ECI

AERO L39  ALBATROSS  ZK-EJA

Air Chatham Charters a flight to Chatham Islands from Tauranga

Veteran Air Chatham,s General Dynamics Convair 440/580 ZK-CIB arrived into Tauranga from Auckland around 13.30 pm on the 21st February to pick up fellow passengers inbound to the Chatham Islands ,which is a rare occasion here as normally Rotorua serves as a hub for the BOP,but I am not complaining on the outcome.
The Chatham Islands form an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean about 680 kilometres (423 mi) southeast of the South Islands mainland New Zealand. It consists of about ten islands within a 40-kilometre (25 mi) radius, the largest of which are Chatham Island and Pitt Island

ZK-CIB Convair 440/580 c/n 327A seen here landing on Seal 07 runway from Auckland Int at Tauranga

The Artwork on the L/H Fin is missing but on the R/H Fin is a clear example of the Chatham Islands

C.510 Biz-Jet ZK-JAK first visit to Tauranga

A pleasant surprise on the 18th February was Citation510 Mustang ZK-JAK arriving into Tauranga after a planned flight to Hamilton was force to divert to Sunny Tauranga due to fog at Hamilton

.ZK-JAK is owned and operated by Hawkes Bay Limited based at Rotorua and joins fellow Cessna 510 in New Zealand ZK-LCA which also visited Tauranga last week.

ZK-JAK Cessna 510 Mustang c/n 510-0347 registered on the 3 Feb and formally VH-SQJ . 

Pictures courtesy of Peter "Hairy Rat"Mole

G-SRNE Helicopter visits Tauranga

Thanks to Peter Mole for the pictures of the following Helicopters.

It is a very rare occasion where a G -plate helicopter lands at Tauranga but thanks to the Super Yacht MY Serene which is touring the North Coast off Auckland ,its resident helicopter EC145 G-SRNE dropped in.

Kawasaki BK 117 ZK-HJK seen here departing North bound to Ardmore with G-SRNE after a fuel stop.

Searay N415TA visits Tauranga

Peter "Hairy Rat"Mole kindly forward me theses images of Searay N415TA which landed into Tauranga on the 5th February before departing southbound.

For more information on this aircraft please click below
http://www.mrcaviation.blogspot.co.nz/2015_01_01_archive.html

Pictures Courtesy of Peter"Hairy Rat " Mole

N117LS Global 6000 visits Taupo

Captured parked up outside the terminal at Taupo on the 4th February  was Global 6000 N711LS which had visited NZ earlier in the month to Queenstown,Napier,Invercargil and Hamilton.

Global 6000 N711LS  c/n 9476 operated by The Whitewell Company

Myself pictured with N711LS in the backround

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