JULY MOVEMENTS 2015

July movements in and out of Tauranga Airport. A good mix of large and small aircraft.

Cabri  G2  ZK-IIF

King Air  ZK-SSH

RNZAF  Orion  NZ4203

MU  2  ZK-KOH

Cessna 172 ZK-CWD

Piper Cherokee  ZK-LMA

Cessna  208  ZK-KPH

Sling LSA UL  ZK_SLG

Robin  ZK-TZL

Conver  580  ZK-CIB

Harvard  NZ1098

DYN'AERO  ZK-ORR

Robinson R44 11  ZK-HTH

ATR 72  ZK-MVG

Return of former residents

Noted back in early August were two former Bayflight aircraft who were transferred to the defunct Helipro Fleet are now back in Tauranga.

Cessna 152,s ZK-FCO and ZK-KID are parked up in the same parking zones where they were flown to Ardmore months ago and now minus the Bayflight logos and painted in all plain white,KID has been noted flying whilst FCO remains tied down.

ZK-ADT DE HAVILLAND DH 60G GIPSY MOTH

It was nice to see this Gipsy Moth here in Tauranga yesterday.
Pics by The Hairy Mole Rat

ZK-LET LongEze Jet

ZK-LET  LongEze Jet  New Zealands only home built jet was out flying at Tauranga on 30/7/15
Pics by THE HAIRY MOLE RAT

At 2000ft

Landing

Some new arrival residents in July

July saw  4 aircraft arrive at Tauranga as new residents .

The first aircraft  is Malcolm Savill,s newly built Classic Aviation CA18 Adventurer  ZK-CMR c/n PT001 which has still awaiting its first flight .

Second arrival is Dyn,Aero MCR ULC c/n 244  ZK-ORR which originally was based at Rangiora with Robert Orr before being bought by Ross Dawson on the 25th July.

Third Arrival but as yet has not been seen here is Stoddard -Hamilton Glassair II ZK-MKP c/n 3191 which BOP Marine life trust are now the new owners.Previously it lived in the Coromandel district at Whitianga.

Finally.but hasnt seen light of day at present is Marty Cantlon,s new addition to his hangar fleet of a Stearman and Titan T51 Mustang is NuWaco T-10 ZK-WTW c/n 21.Hopefully ,it wont belong before I catch it outside and take a couple of pictures.

ZK-ORR Dyn,Aero MCR UL 

Stoddard-Hamilton Glassair II ZK-MKP seen here at Raglan Sands back in December 2014

Classic Aviation CA-18 Adventurer ZK-CMR being wheeled out of its hangar by Malcolm prior to Registration number applied and finishing touches to the upper mainplane.

SKYDIVER IN TOWN

This nice Cessna  208B ZK-KPH belonging to NZONE  SKYDIVE  QUEENSTOWN NZ made a visit to Tauranga today. It's on a mini tiki tour away from the winter snow.
Pics by THE HAIRY MOLE RAT

Rescue Helicopter in action

Noted landing at a field adjacent to the Motor-Cross track at the village near Pongakawa  on the 3rd July ,was to attend an injured young lad and fly him to Tauranga hospital .Operated by Search and Rescue services Aerospatiale AS350 B2 ZK-HZN operational base at Taupo it serves the Bay of Plenty region for emergency duties.

AS350 B2 ZK-HZN normally found in Taupo.

ZK-SSH

Super King Air 350 ZK-SSH

Starship Hospitals new airambulance made its first visit to Tauranga today on a practice run loading a patient onto the aircraft

Pics by THE HAIRY MOLE RAT

JUNE MOVEMENTS

A few pics of aircraft that have flown in or out of Tauranga Airport in June
Pics by  THE HAIRY MOLE RAT

 ZK-WCO  RV-3

 German reg Guimbal Cabri G2  for Velocity 2 Aviation 

 ZK-HAD  R-44  Volcanicair

 ZK-NAE  Cessna 172 Nelson Aviation College

 ZK-TJS  Tecnam P92  Kaitaia Aero club

ZK-NXJ Beech  400A  Skyline Aviation

VH-SVQ Cessna  402B

 ZK-VIR  Cessna 210N  up from the west coast

 ZK-SEB  Beech 95-B55 from Hamilton

 ZK-MTD -MTJ  Diamond DA 40  from  Massey University