Raglan's Black Sands Fly In

There were no black sands this year - it was high tide...
...but the skies were pretty black.
However, on my first trip to the Black Sands Fly In I was more than impressed and got quite a raft of new pictures... All photos taken at Raglan on 12 November 2011 by S Lowe

Jabiru SK80, ZK-CEN

Another Jabiru, Jabiru J200 ZK-CHW

And yet another, Jabiru UL-T ZK-CJP

Busily flying was Avid Aircraft Magnum ZK-CLC

The only twin present was Colomban Cri Cri MC-15 ZK-CRI

An old faithful, Jodel D11 ZK-DYB

Aptly registered Europa XS ZK-EPA

Zenair CH701 SP ZK-ESY

Cli-mate 100 ZK-EZY... I had never even heard of this type before!

Flight Design CTLS times two... ZK-FDB and ZK-FDC

 

Piper Pa22 Tripacer ZK-FJD had been evading me for some time...

Cvjetkovic CA-65 ZK-FNY... just how do you say the manufacturers name?

Canadian Home Rotors Safari ZK-HXJ

My first Jodel D18 photo, ZK-JAC

TEAM Hi-Max ZK-KCM

Cessna 180 ZK-KRM



I hate covers... Jodel D11, ZK-KSD



Thorp S-18T ZK-MBY... not what I would call a pretty aircraft



Lancair 360 ZK-MHS

Another Jodel D11, ZK-MMB

Stoddard-Hamilton Glastar ZK-MPO

AutoGyro Europe Calidus Fern ZK-MZM

Philip Higgins' Vans RV-8 ZK-PJH... his folks lived around the corner from me in Hoki

Auto Flight Ltd Tandem Dominator ZK-RDH

I took my first photo of Wittman Tailwind W.8 ZK-RET in 1985 at Taieri

The latest incarnation of ZL-REX, as a Vans RV 7A

AutoGyro Europe MT03 Eagle ZK-RGG

Vans RV 6A ZK-RVC

A couple of Vans RV-4s - ZK-RVG and ZK-RVH

and another Vans RV-4, ZK-RVY

Tecnam P2002 Sierra ZK-SJS

Monnett Sonerai IILS ZK-SNW

Another new type for me... Fisher Dakota Hawk ZK-SOL

Vans RV-8 ZK-SST

Sport Copter Vortex ZK-TEW

Alpi Aviation Pioneer 300 ZK-TNB

The only Corby CJ 1 Starlet there I didn't have, ZK-TNT



Tecnam P96 Golf ZK-TSC

and from the same stable Tecnam P2002 Sierra ZK-TZS

Zenith CH 601- XL ZK-XLI

A rather sad looking ATEC Zephyr ZK-ZFR

 

And this little caption on the tail plane of ZK-RDH sums up the day.