Over the Last Couple of Weeks

On my recent trip to Whakatane on 14 May 2013... Frontier Helicopters Robinson R44 ZK-IIA

 Dismal light made it difficult to get this photo of Eagle Air's ZK-EAJ at Hokitika on 22 May 2013... Now I only have to fly on ZK-EAK and ZK-EAQ

Getting off the Beech in Christchurch after the flight from Hokitika afforded an opportunity to get Airscapade DC3 N451ZS 

Christchurch used to be the best plane spotting terminal in New Zealand - now it is now perhaps the worst... Air New Zealand Airbus 320 ZK-OJS (the ride back to Auckland) taxis past the only gap between air bridges gap where it is possible to get a photo... as long as there is nothing on these gates 

Piper PA46 Meridian ZK-OLY at Auckland on 24 May 2013 before it was exported.

After getting OLY I saw Vincent Aviation's latest Jetstream ZK-VAI arrive so I waited to get it on departure.

25 years ago - 28 May 1988 - North Island Road trip - Back to the South Island

Andrews A1 ZK-BLU at Omaka

The Marlborough Aero Club's Piper Pa38 Tomahawk at Omaka

Jodel D11 ZK-LSH at Omaka

25 years ago - 26 and 27 May 1988 - North Island Road trip - Turangi - Paraparaumu

Cessna 172 ZK-CXN at Turangi

Wanganui Aero Work's Hughes 500C at Taihape

Not going anywhere fast, Douglas DC-3 ZK-APK at Mangaweka

Wanganui Aero Work's Fletcher ZK-CMK at Hunterville

Druine Turbulent ZK-CGK at Paraparaumu

Piper Pa32 Cherokee 6 ZK-DGZ at Paraparaumu - the only photo take on 27 May 1988

25 years ago - 25 May 1988 - North Island Road trip - Ardmore to Turangi

A gloomy day at Ardmore as we headed south - Three Piper Tomahawks, ZK-ESJ, ZK-EVB and ZK-WNB

 

 

Not in the best position for a photo - Piper Seneca ZK-FOT

Not the best light - Cessna 210 ZK-JCA

Not the nicest colour scheme - GAF N22 Nomad ZK-SNZ

Just the one at Tokoroa - Cessna 172 ZK-FKS

Three Cessnas at Taupo - Classic Cessna 172 ZK-BPT, Cessna 177 Cardinal ZK-CXM and Cessna 172 ZK-DHU

 

Also at Taupo was Hughes 500D ZK-HVA

Then on to Turangi which was freezing - The heating in the motel was controlled from the office - we had to turn on an element on the stove to warm the place up - it probably cost the motel more in electricity 

 

25 years ago - 24 May 1988 - North Island Road trip - North Shore

Cessna 150 ZK-CTD

 

Cessna 172 ZK-DXN

 On the line for the North Shore Aero Club was...

 

Cessna 172 ZK-DXI

 

Piper Pa32 Cherokee 6 ZK-EKS

Partenavia ZK-ERA

Cessna 152s ZK-NSD (above) and ZK-NSE (below)

 

Still doing training at North Shore today is North Shore Helicopters' Robinson R22 ZK-HVV... here it is 25 years ago

MOTAT's Grumman Avenger, NZ2527. See also http://motataircraft.blogspot.co.nz/2007/12/grumman-tbf-1c-avenger.html

Air Chats Tonga-bound

Heading up to Tonga yesterday was Air Chathams' Convair ZK-CIF which joins the rest of the Chathams Pacific fleet which is still up there. Go figure!

25 years ago - 23 May 1988 - North Island Road trip - Ardmore and Auckland

When was the last time you had a day like this at Ardmore????

Grumman Widgeon ZK-CFA

Victa Airtourer ZK-CGM

MS 880B Rallye ZK-CKK

Victa Airtourer ZK-CLD

Great Barrier Airlines Piper Pa32 Cherokee 6 ZK-CNS

Piper Pa28 Cherokee 140 ZK-CNZ

Piper Pa23 Aztec ZK-CUS

Piper Pa18 Cub ZK-CYU

Piper Pa28 Cherokee 235 ZK-DBO

Another Great Barrier Airlines' Piper Pa32 Cherokee 6, ZK-DDF

Piper Pa28 Cherokee 140 ZK-DEH

Cessna 303 Crusader ZK-EXA

Cessna 172 ZK-DFX 

Piper Pa32 Cherokee 6 ZK-DIV

Piper Pa23 Aztec DQ-FEG a.k.a ZK-DJG

Cessna 177RG Cardinal ZK-DRF

Cessna 206 ZK-DRH

Ted Smith Aerostar ZK-DYW

Piper Pa28 Cherokee 140 ZK-ECY

Cessna 206 ZK-EDI

Counties Aerial Work's Fletcher ZK-EGH

Cessna 320 Skyknight ZK-EGN

Ardmore Air Charter's Cessna 172 ZK-EJQ

Cessna 172 ZK-EKF

The Auckland Aero Club's Cessna 172 ZK-ELU

Cessna 172s ZK-EOA  (above) and ZK-EOB (below)

 

Cessna 152 ZK-EOY

BAe 125-800 ZK-EUI

Ardmore Flying School's Piper Pa38 Tomahawk ZK-EVL 

Motor Holdings' Cessna 172 ZK-EXD... this machine was often used on Motor Holdings' service to Waiheke Island - http://3rdlevelnz.blogspot.co.nz/2011/08/wings-of-gulf-waiheke-air-services.html

Piper Pa28RT-201 Turbo Arrow, ZK-FKJ

Ardmore Flying School's Piper Pa38 Tomahawk ZK-FML

Piper Pa32 Lance, ZK-FMO

Piper Pa34 Seneca ZK-FMW

Piper Pa28 Archer ZK-FOS

Grumman AA-1C Lynx ZK-FPA

Ardmore Flying School's Piper Pa38 Tomahawk ZK-FTM

Airwork NZ's Hughes 300 ZK-HIV

Hughes 500D ZK-HNS

Bell Jetranger ZK-HQT

Heli Travel's Aerospatiale Squirrel ZK-HST

Bell Jetranger ZK-HWR

Bell Jetranger ZK-HXF

Marine Helicopter's Bell Longranger ZK-HXK

Aerospatiale AS365 Dauphin ZK-HXW

Hughes 300 ZK-HZA

Aerospatiale Squirrel ZK-HZK

Partenavia ZK-LAL

Flightline's Cessna 402C, ZK-LMK

A couple of imports... Cessna 206 N7554N which became ZK-JMK

Piper Pa32 Saratoga N8355A which became ZK-FOZ

A couple of hulks.... NZ1057 restored and now flying as ZK-TVI - see it now at http://3rdlevelnz.blogspot.co.nz/2013/02/retired-trainers-at-masterton.html

Wairarapa Airlines' Piper Pa31 Chieftain ZK-PKC - http://3rdlevelnz.blogspot.co.nz/2010/11/wairarapa-airlines-revisited.html

Cessna 206 ZK-RPG

Retired from airline service, ex Nationwide Aviation Piper Pa31 Chieftain  ZK-SDH. To  see it in airline service  go to http://3rdlevelnz.blogspot.co.nz/2012/09/nationwide-aviation-taranakis-own.html

Beech 58 Baron ZK-SPE

Cessna 172 ZK-TFT

Piper Pa34 Senecas ZK-TLC (above) and ZK-VAN (below)

 

The Waitemata Aero Club's Slingby Fireflies, ZK-WAE and ZK-WAF.

 

Another Piper Pa34 Seneca, ZK-WUG... now with Air Napier  - http://3rdlevelnz.blogspot.co.nz/2011/02/air-napier-only-airline-flying-to.html

Cessna 402 ZK-ZMC

Meanwhile over at Auckland International

there was Piper Pa23 Aztec ZK-CEU

Bell Longranger ZK-HYV