The annual Walsh Memorial Scout Flying School at Matamata attracts a variety of aircraft from all over New Zealand offering budding young pilots aged 16-19 to take to the skies. As well as the training aircraft instructors fly in their own aircraft and others visit. On 11 January 2015 I caught up with a number of aircraft!
Cessna 152 ZK-BUD from Whenuapai |
Piper Tomahawk ZK-COP from Ohakea |
Champion Citabria ZK-CRH |
Cessna 185 ZK-DOC |
Cessna 172 ZK-DXM |
Piper Tomahawk ZK-EVD from Ardmore |
Cessna 152 ZK-FCQ from Fielding |
Piper Tomahawk ZK-LAD from Whenuapai |
Piper Tomahawk ZK-MBZ also from Whenuapai |
Cessna 152 ZK-NAG from Motueka |
Cessna 152 ZK-NPL from Tauranga |
And yet another Piper Tomahawk from Whenuapai, ZK-PAF |
Cessna 180 ZK-SLM was down from Ardmore |
as was Cessna 172 ZK-TAQ |
Piper Tomahawk ZK-TAW from Wellington |
Piper Warrior ZK-TGF |
Cessna 152 ZK-TUT from Motueka |
and finally Cessna 152 ZK-ZGR |
Hi Steve best wish,s for this year. Thanks for the memory jog. ah Waharoa. Not been back there for some time . Wonderfull to see the Walsh is still a regular yearly event ,and that so many people are still giving their time freely to help young people get into the air .
ReplyDeleteDon't forget the Air Training Corps doing the same thing at Woodbourne at moment. Cant get you photos though!
ReplyDeleteZK CRH .nice photo is it on line. or a private visiter to the event ?
ReplyDeleteI think it belongs to one of the instructors...
DeleteI believe it is Carlton Campbells Citabria
Deletecorrect ^
DeleteHi Steve, thanks for the post. As it turns out, I have flown EVD, TAW and TAQ in the past. Also, NPL was parked up at Wellington Aero Club for many months being refurbed. It was never online with us and was flown out for the Walsh.
ReplyDeleteThanks Rodney
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