13 April 2019

US Bound




It's still on the New Zealand register but air2there's Cessna 208B Grand Caravan ZK-MYH has apparently been issued with the US registration N208UU





My full history of air2there along with my photos of MYH can be found here... http://3rdlevelnz.blogspot.com/2015/03/air2there-city-hopper-air-service.html

12 April 2019

A Sunny Shot of Sunair


It was good to capture Sunair's Piper Aztec ZK-PIX at Hamilton this morning on a Tauranga-Hamilton-Gisborne service. The Gisborne flights are operating twice daily on Thursdays and Fridays.


On other Sunair news they have now added Wednesday flights between Tauranga, Whitianga and Great Barrier Island as seen as the comparison between the first timetable below and the current one on their website (far below)



11 April 2019

More from Monday

The only other aircraft movement I saw at Great Barrier Island on Monday was Vans RV-8 ZK-EYT. Photo taken on 8 April 2019.

Not moving at Great Barrier Island on 8 April 2019 was this Maule. I hate covers!

Sunair's Piper Aztec, ZK-PIW, at Whitianga on 8 April 2019

Heliflite's Robinson R22 ZK-HFB at Whitianga on 8 April 2019

Also visiting Whitianga on 8 April 2019 was Cessna 172 ZK-JMY

Back in Tauranga I finally managed to get Air Auckland's Piper Navajo with Air Auckland titles. It is leased to Sunair


10 April 2019

Great Barrier Island airlines...

On Monday I caught up with three airlines that are operating a scheduled air service to Great Barrier Island...

Barrier Air provide regular flights between Auckland or North Shore and Great Barrier Island...
Barrier Air Cessna 208 Grand Caravan ZK-SDC taken at Great Barrier Island on 8 April 2019

Sunair provide regular flights between Tauranga, Whitianga or Whangarei and Great Barrier Island...
Sunair Piper Aztec ZK-PIW taken at Great Barrier Island on 8 April 2019 


Fly My Sky provide regular flights between Auckland and Great Barrier Island...
Fly My Sky BN Islander ZK-PIY taken at Great Barrier Island on 8 April 2019

Air Auckland operate an air taxi service between Ardmore and Great Barrier Island... but there was no sign of them on Monday

09 April 2019

Is this New Zealand's most spectacular air route???


So what is the most spectacular air route in New Zealand??? I think it would be hard to beat Sunair's Tauranga - Great Barrier and Great Barrier - Whitianga - Tauranga route. Yesterday thanks to Sunair's daily deals I got to experience some of Sunair's spectacular scenery....

SAV 72 - Tauranga - Great Barrier Island

The front office of Piper Aztec ZK-PIW
Sunair 10W, Clear to take off Runway 25
Departure past the Mount and the Port of Tauranga

Matakana Island
 

Bowentown Heads and the Katikati Entrance
Whangamata
Tairua and Pauanui
 

Looking ahead to Great Barrier Island
The northern end of the Coromandel Peninsula
The two Barriers... Little Barrier Island in the distance and coming up on Great Barrier Island
Sunair 10W joins left base for Runway 28
 


Sunair 10W, finals 28
The Claris terminal
The three airlines that serve Great Barrier Island, Sunair, Barrier Air and Fly My Sky.
My ride to Great Barrier Island - Sunair's Piper Aztec ZK-PIW at Great Barrier on 8 April 2019

SAV 72 - Great Barrier Island - Whitianga

Sunair 10W lines up Runway 10 at Great Barrier Island
Great Barrier Island  departure
 


The Coromandel Peninsula in the distance
 

Matarangi
Sunair 10W, right base for 22 Whitianga
 




SAV 83 - Whitianga - Tauranga

Sunair 10W lines up Runway 22
Farewell Whitianga
 



Tairua and Pauanui again
 

The Katikati entrance and Matakana Island
 


Mount Maunganui
 




Thanks to Dan Power and Sunair for a great day