My last day in Auckland and as always, I started up with breakfast at Auckland. Once that was done, I headed on down to Ardmore to see what was happening.
Here is what I saw that was different to when I visited on Saturday:
Visiting Aircraft:
C-GDWM Airbus Helicopter AS 350 B2
ZK-HEP MBB MBB-BK117 B-2
ZK-HIJ Airbus Helicopters EC 130 T2
ZK-IDU Airbus Helicopters MBB-BK117 D-3
ZK-SFK Britten-Norman BN2A
ZK-VGS Vans RV-6
Local Aircraft:
N159LM Kawasaki BK117 B-2
ZK-ABT Cessna 206H
ZK-BKD Piper PA-18-150
ZK-BWX Cessna 150
ZK-FYA Cessna O-1G
ZK-HGQ Airbus Helicopters AS 350 B2
ZK-IEI Agusta-Bell AB206B
ZK-IKO Guimbal Cabri G2
ZK-IOU Canadian Home Rotors Safari
ZK-IZB Leonardo AW169
ZK-JPT Vans RV-7
ZK-SAX De Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk Mk 22
ZK-SON Cessna 152
ZK-WFS Cessna 172M
ZK-XGO Cessna 560
ZK-YES Beech 76
ZK-ZAC Cessna 172S
ZK-ZEK Cessna 680 Sovereign
ZK-ZGO Cessna 560
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A very nice catch, always good to see a safari! |
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Being prepped for the delivery flight to Taieri via Whanganui and Christchurch. |
Next stop on the track was Hamilton, where a bit of activity was happening:
Visiting Aircraft:
ZK-DEA Piper PA-28-180
ZK-EIR Piper PA-38-112
ZK-EVP Piper PA-23-250
ZK-HNP MBB MBB-BK117 B-2
ZK-IMT Hughes 369D
ZK-LFA Beech B200
ZK-MPE Cessna R182
ZK-SWA Pacific Aerospace 750XL
ZK-SXC Air Tractor AT-502A
ZK-SXL Air Tractor AT-602
ZK-SXP Air Tractor AT-502A
ZK-WAJ Piper PA-38-112
Local Aircraft:
ZK-AAC Cessna 162
ZK-EPO NZSkydive Limited 750XL-II
ZK-EPQ NZSkydive Limited 750XL-II
ZK-FXJ Boeing 737-36E (Being parted out)
ZK-HEL Bell 206L-3
ZK-HOD Bell 206B
ZK-HYF Robinson R44 II
ZK-IGE Eurocopter EC 120 B
ZK-JGP Cessna 172M
ZK-LTD Piper PA-31
ZK-PAQ Boeing 737-476 (Being parted out)
ZK-TLE Boeing 737-3S1 (Being parted out)
ZK-TSD Piper PA-34-200T
ZK-WCD Alpha R2160
ZK-WGA Diamond DA 42
ZK-WIT Piper PA-28-181
ZK-WJH Cessna 172S
ZK-WKF Cessna 172S
Last stop of the day was Taupo. But I will note as I went through Taupo, I noticed a chopper on the back of a trailer. Turns out it was a BK117C-1 registered as XA-UBO, interesting to see where that'll end up!
But at the airport, nothing was really happening, here is what I saw anyway:
Visiting Aircraft:
ZK-HGP Hughes 269C
ZK-PMC Piper PA-24-260
Local Aircraft:
ZK-BPT Cessna 172A
ZK-ELH Cessna 172N
ZK-EWF Cessna 172P
ZK-HCX MBB MBB-BK117 B-2
ZK-IBU Bell 206B
ZK-IHQ Airbus Helicopters AS 350 B2
ZK-KCA Vans RV-8
ZK-SKZ Cessna U206F
ZK-SNZ GAF G22C Nomad (De-Registered)
ZK-TTS Cessna 208
ZK-UWE Cessna 172N
ZK-ZSP Partenavia P 68B
An awesome trip away, ending with 44 new aircraft for me! looking forward to the next one.