Tekapo's Air Safaris

Today (9 January 2014), on the way south, I visited Tekapo airport for the first time in 11 years! Quite unbelievable... and there were a few changes

I almost missed Air Safari's Robinson R44 ZK-HCO... What I definitely did miss was Air Safaris starting helicopter ops... when did that happen?

The only two aircraft I had taken photos of previously, ZK-NMD and ZK-NME. These were used many years ago on Air Safaris scheduled service operated for Air Nelson between Timaru and Christchurch (see http://3rdlevelnz.blogspot.co.nz/2010/06/air-safaris-sole-schedule.html)

Three more new photos... A desperation shot of Gippsland GA8 Airvan ZK-SAE... ZK-SAF was over on the West Coast 

Gippsland GA8-TC 320 Turbo Airvan ZK-SAU...

and the other Gippsland GA8 Airvan ZK-SAZ