They look the same (often) but we tend to have a favourite aircraft in the fleet... Going way back ZK-BXE was my favourite Freindship with Air New Zealand and ZK-MCF my favourite Hawker Siddeley 748 with Mount Cook Airlines... And this is my favourite Barrier Air Caravan, ZK-SDE... a slightly different colour scheme... it is seen here at North Shore on a gloomy 19 September 2022
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I think for me personally, it has to be the Convair 580, and very specifically ZK-CIB. Many flights in her as she faithfully plowed her way back and forth across that lonely piece of ocean for year after year. That certain arom as you board, the huge legroom. Then you have the sound, and those huge Props!
ReplyDeleteHard to pick my second favorite craft. Some very fond memories of the 1900D and the Bandeirante. We were spoilt in NZ with such a wonderful array of aircraft over the years
I wonder if the old battle-axe (BXE) is still hanging around in Delhi or if time finally caught up with her?
ReplyDeleteI liked -CWJ the 748. Spied often on a weekend afternoon from the Chch terminal observation deck. We have -NFJ too, a rego of a 500 series F-27, often through Timaru. Them were the days.
ReplyDeleteMy favourite airplane was the Beech 1900D but then it went out of style and was phased out in 2016 (6 years ago) so my favourite airplane is now the ATR 72-600.
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