Nice Evening at North Shore...

On the airline scene...

Great Barrier Airlines' BN Islander ZK-FVD arrives home. Photo taken at North Shore on 18 January 2012 by S Lowe.

Sunair Cessna 172 ZK-DHN made a brief visit. Photo taken at North Shore on 18 January 2012 by S Lowe.

Gippsland Airvan ZK-MAB on Salt Air's evening service to Whangarei and Kerikeri. Photo taken at North Shore on 18 January 2012 by S Lowe.

On the rotary side

North Shore Helicopters' Kawasaki BK117 ZK-HNB. Photo taken at North Shore on 18 January 2012 by S Lowe.

Cessna 150 Zk-CXL on a touch and go. Photo taken at North Shore on 18 January 2012 by S Lowe.

Another Cessna 150 in the circuit... Zk-ERO. Photo taken at North Shore on 18 January 2012 by S Lowe.

American Champion Citabria ZK-REF was also in the circuit... Photo taken at North Shore on 18 January 2012 by S Lowe.

while IRD-type did a touch and go... Ardmore Flying School's ZK-TAX.  Photo taken at North Shore on 18 January 2012 by S Lowe.

Vans RV-7 ZK-DES was a new one for me...  Photo taken at North Shore on 18 January 2012 by S Lowe.

The last time I saw ZK-DES it looked like this...Photo taken at North Shore on 26 February 2010 by S Lowe.

...and that DES now has a new registration. Cessna 172 ZK-OWN taken at North Shore on 18 January 2012 by S Lowe.

The original ZK-DES, Mount Cook Airlines' Hawker Siddeley 748 at Mount Cook on 23 January 1988. Photo : S Lowe