tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397738201762479975.post5668624497709046053..comments2024-03-27T23:23:10.995+13:00Comments on 3rd Level New Zealand: Petersen Aviation - Wairoa's First Air ServiceSteve Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06894943682751269848noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8397738201762479975.post-84132289091513082602022-09-26T04:27:12.997+13:002022-09-26T04:27:12.997+13:00I remember Jim Bergman flying ZK-BUF C180A for the...I remember Jim Bergman flying ZK-BUF C180A for the Auckland Aero Club out of Ardmore Aerodrome during the late fifties or early sixties. We all knew it was he flying the aircraft from the very harsh sudden sound of the engine management Jim practiced, without any need to do so given the available lengths of Ardmore. He punched the throttle on take-off rather than easing it into a more Skipp McLovanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14623460085468563866noreply@blogger.com