Tauranga hosts NZ 2020 Flying Championships

Tauranga Aero Club had the pleasure of hosting the 2020 NZ Flying Championships from 17-22nd February .Flying clubs from South and North Island attended the event in almost perfect weather bar Saturday where low cloud and rain effected the final day.

So the attendances were as follows

South Island

EBC	PA28-161 Warrior	Christchurch Int
EBS	PA28-151 Archer	Christchurch Int
EIP	PA28-181	Christchurch Int
MBH	PA28-161 Warrior	Omaka
DNF	Airtourer T3A	Omaka
ESM	RV-6	Omaka
DEC	Sportscruiser	Ashburton
DEK	PA28 Cherokee	Ashburton
DEL	PA28 Cherokee	Ashburton
JHO	PA38 Tomahawk	Timaru

North Island

WAC	PA38 Tomahawk	Wellington
EKE	Cessna 172	Wellington
KID	Cessna A152	Paraparaumu
VRV	RV-6	Paraparaumu
UNB	Cessna A152	Hawera
EOS	Cessna 172	Hawera
TZK	R2120 U	North Shore
MDX	Cessna 172 P	North Shore
CTB	Cessna 152	Te Kuiti
CDY	C180	Te Kuiti
WGT	c180	Te Kuiti
REV	C 172	Te Kuiti
AZK	C195	Te Kuiti
DKE	C180	Te Kuiti
FGV	Cessna 172	Te Kuiti
SWZ	R2120 U	Ardmore
JRA	Cessna 172	Ardmore
FLF	Cessna A152	Mercer
DXQ	Cessna 172	Whenuapai
MBZ	PA38 Tomahawk	Whenuapai
ECY	PA28 Cherokee	Hamilton
TAE	C 152	Tauranga
TAC	C152	Tauranga
TAY	C152	Tauranga
ELX	PA-28-151 Archer	Tauranga

Te Kowhai Airfield Fly-in Visit

February 29th saw Te Kowhai airfield host its annual Market-Fly-in day on this airfield NW of Hamilton in the Waikato.

Overall,a well organized fly-in with some local residents outside for view as well as visitors dropping in for the day.

Here is what was noted on the day

ESY Zenair CH701 SP

VNZ Vans RV-7

ZOL Rainbow Skyreach BushCat

TEL         TRI-R KIS TR-4 Cruiser

EBX Piper PA-28-181

JMY Cessna 172S

JSP         Cessna 172S

CVI         Nanchang CJ-6

PKR Cessna 177B

TES         Tecnam P92 Echo Super

VTE Tecnam P92 Echo Classic

WHW Piper PA-31

RGH Tecnam Astore UL

FNT Cessna 172E

JIE         Socata TB 10 Tobago

DUS Piper PA28R-200 Arrow

BLW Auster J5Q

REY Progressive Aerodyne Sea Re

USN Boeing B75N1-Stearman

KRM Cessna 180H

HAL Bell        206B

LVA         Vans RV-7

VGS Vans RV-6

KTH Niki Rotor Aviation Kallithea

ZAH Yakovlev Yak-52

MSA Tecnam P2008

PSA         Dyn' Aero MCRO1 Club

WSV Titan T51 Mustang

BLM De Havilland DH 82A Tiger Moth

PCH Vans RV-6

OPA Vans RV-6

SGH Cessna 182P

EOL Cessna 172N

MAL Ultravia Pelican Club VS

RCC Autogyro MTO Sport

NGZ        BRM Aero NG5

TNT Corby CJ 1 Starlet U/L

ZK-BOE

ZK-FNT has a very interesting history before arriving in NZ.Had a pleasant chat with the current owners who flew in from Thames

ZK-HAL

ZK-SKH

ZK-WSV

ZK-XXS

ZK-ZAH

And Local Te Kowhai residents

SRG Tecnam                 P2002 Sierra RG

ZAF Micro Aviation Bantam B22J

ZZZ         Micro Aviation B22J Bantam

MLK Micro Aviation Bantam B22S

CZR Czech Aircraft Sportcruiser

UAS De Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk Mk 22

MCQ Just Aircraft         Highlander

CJV   ICP                         Savannah S

CJW Cirrus Design         SR20

CKE Cooke                 Avian Adventurer

CSR Czech Aircraft Sportcruiser

EHA Cessna                 172

TJL         Cessna                 172N

N5JL       Cessna                     150

Trips to Stratford,New Plymouth and Te Kuiti Airfields

Upon my departure from the SAANZ flyin at Hawera,myself and Peter Mole heading back to Tauranga dropped in as youdo to airfields enroute so here was noted .

Stratford

New Plymouth

And finally Te Kuiti