Mosquito Open Day at Omaka

 Today at Omaka there was a Mosquito Open day. People from around New Zealand came to watch John Smith's old De Havilland DH.98 Mosquito spin its props in public view for the first time in over 60 years and this happened 3 times during the day, there was also various warbirds on display and did some aerial displays also.

Firstly though, had to get there, so hopped in Piper PA-28 ZK-MWM at Kapiti and got airborne about 9am, flight was really good both ways, a bit bumpy at times, but have been through worse.

Quite a number of aircraft were around at Omaka and here is everything I saw whilst there:

Visiting Aircraft:
VH-TZN Partenavia P.68C
ZK-BSH Piper PA-22
ZK-CVM DHC 1 Chipmunk
ZK-CYA Cessna A185E
ZK-DAZ Cessna 172L
ZK-DPE Cessna A185F
ZK-DUQ Piper PA-28
ZK-EBF Piper PA-28
ZK-EHS Gippsland GA-8
ZK-ENT Cessna U206G
ZK-JPN Cessna 182R
ZK-MAO Nanchang CJ-6
ZK-MSR Murphy Super Rebel
ZK-MWM Piper PA-28
ZK-ORC Gippsland GA-8
ZK-PLZ Pilatus PC.12
ZK-SAN Cessna 208
ZK-VNE Cessna 182Q

Local Aircraft:
NZ2336 De Havilland Mosquito (Unregistered)
NZ3043 Curtiss P-40 (Unregistered)
NZ3220 Curtiss P-40 (Unregistered)
NZ6216 Douglas A-4K (Unregistered)
VH-OFS Nord 1002 (Unregistered)
ZK-ABC Ryan ST-M S2
ZK-AGC Fleet 16B
ZK-APP De Havilland Tiger Moth
ZK-APT De Havilland Fox Moth
ZK-AUN Fairchild F24 Argus (Unregistered)
ZK-BER De Havilland Tiger Moth
ZK-BHS Bristol Fighter (Yet to be registered)
ZK-BOY Piper PA-18
ZK-BQB De Havilland Tiger Moth (Unregistered)
ZK-BWR Boeing Stearman
ZK-CCP Aero L-39C
ZK-CGM Evektor Harmony
ZK-CHF Victa Airtourer 100
ZK-COX Piper PA-22
ZK-CPT Bristol B.170 Freighter (Unregistered)
ZK-DEX Cessna 172N
ZK-DMF Piper PA-38
ZK-DMI Cessna 177B
ZK-DNF AESL Airtourer
ZK-DOG Cessna O-1G
ZK-DPC Gippsland GA200
ZK-DWW Cessna A185F
ZK-DXE Cessna A150L
ZK-EMD Gippsland GA200
ZK-EQH Piper PA-38
ZK-ITJ Aerospatiale AS.350
ZK-JQS Nanchang CJ-6
ZK-KCO Aeronca 7AC
ZK-KJO Boeing Stearman
ZK-MBH Piper PA-28
ZK-MGM Corby CJ-1 Starlet
ZK-MPO Stoddard-Hamilton GlaStar
ZK-NII Nieuport 11 Replica
ZK-OMR Cessna 172E
ZK-RDX Sport Copter Vortex M912
ZK-RFR Flug Werk  FW 190
ZK-RLY Morane Rallye 235E
ZK-RRA Avro 652A Anson
ZK-SPH Sopwith Scout Replica
ZK-UPF WACO UPF-7 (Soon to be based at Otaki)
ZK-VVS Yakovlev Yak-3M
ZK-WAA Piper PA-38
ZK-WNB Piper PA-38
ZK-WOK Nanchang CJ-6
ZK-XIV Vickers Spitfire
ZK-XSA North American Harvard
ZK-XVI Neiuport 16 Replica
ZK-YOV Yakovlev Yak-3U
ZK-ZKF De Havilland DH.104


Then some of the pics from the day

Star of the show, De Havilland Mosquito NZ2336!

DHC 1 Chipmunk ZK-CVM

Ryan ST-M ZK-ABC

De Havilland Tiger Moth ZK-APP

Boeing Stearman ZK-BWR

Avro Anson ZK-RRA

De Havilland Tiger Moth ZK-BQB, her first public showing after having her wings removed nearly 60 years ago!

Yakovlev Yak-3 ZK-VVS

Yakovlev Yak-3 ZK-YOV

The Soon to be Bristol Fighter ZK-BHS

Northland Trip Part 4

 Starting to head home now, as posted yesterday, I headed back down south and had a look round some of the airfields on my way to Tauranga for the night.

First stop was Ardmore, here is everything different to when I was there on Thursday:

Visiting Aircraft
ZK-JGP Cessna 172M
ZK-MTE Diamond DA.40
ZK-MTR Diamond DA.42
ZK-ZXZ Zenair CH.601

Local Aircraft
ZK-CAG Curtiss P-40N
ZK-CBF Cessna A185F
ZK-CPG AESL Airtourer T6
ZK-EBO Piper PA-28
ZK-ETZ Cessna 152
ZK-EVD Piper PA-38
ZK-IRR Guimbal Cabri G2
ZK-IWP Robinson R.44
ZK-JED Beech 76
ZK-MBY Thorp S18
ZK-MIL Piper PA-28
ZK-ORN Jabiru J200
ZK-SLS Maule M-5
ZK-TWN Tecnam P.2006T
ZK-WTF Tecnam P92
ZK-XXS Yakovlev Yak-52

Next stop was Thames, a very quiet airfield:

Visiting Aircraft
ZK-JRV Vans RV-12
ZK-MUL Maule MX-7

Local Aircraft
P3854 Hawker Hurricane Replica (Gate Guardian)
ZK-HEE Aerospatiale AS.350

And took a few pics

Then the last stop being Tauranga:

Visiting Aircraft
N163JM Cessna 650
ZK-BGI Cessna 180
ZK-DOK Piper PA-30
ZK-IRS Aerospatiale AS.350
ZK-IRV Robinson R.22

ZK-LAB Cessna R182
ZK-RJD Piper PA-28
ZK-TBT Tecnam P2008 (Yet to be registered)
ZK-TCT Tecnam P2008 (Yet to be registered)
ZK-WYT Cessna 182T

Local Aircraft
ZK-BFF De Havilland Tiger Moth
ZK-CBW Rutan Quickie
ZK-CJF Bolkow Junior
ZK-CME Cessna 182Q
ZK-DGS Piper PA-23
ZK-DPN Cessna 172M
ZK-DPT Beech A36
ZK-DXO Cessna 172M
ZK-EFC Cessna 150H
ZK-EVP Piper PA-23
ZK-EXC Erco 415-D
ZK-FII Cessna 172M
ZK-IMF Robinson R.44
ZK-JKM Magni M24
ZK-JLT Vans RV-7A
ZK-KRS Rutan Long-Eze (Yet to be registered)
ZK-MEL Vans RV-7A
ZK-MSR Murphy SR2500 Super Rebel
ZK-PHZ De Havilland Thruxton Jackaroo
ZK-PIW Piper PA-23 (Unregistered)
ZK-PIX Piper PA-23
ZK-PTA Pacific Aerospace Airtrainer
ZK-TLP Pazmany PL-2
ZK-RVV Vans RV-4
ZK-TAA Cessna A152
ZK-TAB Cessna 172N
ZK-TAC Cessna 152
ZK-TAE Cessna 152
ZK-TAI Cessna 172S
ZK-TAK Cessna 152
ZK-TAY Cessna A152
ZK-TEK Tecnam P96
ZK-TRW Socata TB9
ZK-WGA Diamond DA.42 (On lease to Tauranga Aero Club)
ZK-WWH Cessna U206G
ZK-YRV Vans RV-12
ZK-ZAN Cessna 172S

Took a couple of pics

Trip home tomorrow, weather not looking too good, so straight home it is and hoping to beat traffic. Of course looking at Tauranga, Rotorua and Taupo on the way!

Northland Trip Part 3

 Another beautiful day up in the Northland meant I had another good day of spotting at various Airfields up the top.

First stop was a quick look at Whangarei again, only changes were a couple more locals showing themselves:

ZK-KFP Tecnam P92
ZK-RBG AutoGyro Europe MT-03

Next stop was Dargaville for their famous Lunch Fly-In they do every Saturday, quite nice to see a number of aircraft show up for it, even if the food was BYO. Also very nice to see the Pitbull Gyro fly for the first time in 18 months! Here is everything I saw:

Visiting Aircraft:
ZK-CCQ De Havilland Tiger Moth
ZK-CVK ICP Savannah XL
ZK-DCU Fantasy Air Allegro 2000
ZK-MGI Magni M-24
ZK-MTO AutoGyro Europe MT-03
ZK-RBG AutoGyro Europe MT-03
ZK-RGO Magni M-24
ZK-SPZ Glasair Sportsman 2+2
ZK-TNZ Tecnam P92
ZK-UAT Cessna 172R

Local Aircraft:
ZK-BWE Druine Turblent
ZK-DAQ Fly Synthesis Storch S
ZK-DTX Fly Synthesis Texan Top Class
ZK-HOP Aerospatiale AS.350
ZK-KCC Piper PA-28
ZK-KDM Rainbow Aircraft Cheetah
ZK-LIF Fisher R80 Tiger Moth
ZK-RAG Rans S-6ES
ZK-RCE Neil Hintz Tandem Dominator
ZK-RDM AutoGyro MTOsport
ZK-RUN NA Rotorwerks Pitbull SS

Then the pics:

Next stop was over to Kaikohe, not much around, but did spy 2 aircraft in their hangar

ZK-JNW Pitts S-1
ZK-MPM Pitts S-1S

Then over to Kaitaia, again nothing happening, but one aircraft outside:

Local Cessna 150M ZK-LRD

Last Airport stop of the day was Kerikeri, a few things sighted, but not much happening:

Visiting Aircraft:
ZK-KAL Cessna 172S
ZK-TFL Pilatus PC.12

Local Aircraft:
ZK-CGD Cessna 182P
ZK-CHE Aeroprakt A-32
ZK-RJN Tecnam P2008

Then down the road I came across the Campbell Copters Helipad and got to see a few choppers in the hangar:

ZK-HBB Bell 206B
ZK-HRL Hughes 269C
ZK-HVQ Robinson R.44
ZK-IPA Robinson R.44

Lastly managed to sight Sikorsky S.76A ZK-IAL out on the apron at the Kensington Park Rescue Base in Whangarei.

Tomorrow being the plan of heading back down to Ardmore, then across to Thames and then spend the night at Tauranga.

Northland Trip Part 2

 As I noted in my post yesterday, the plan was to head up north and stop at various airfields along the way and that's exactly what i did.

First stop was North Shore:

Visiting Aircraft:
ZK-ECL Tecnam P96
ZK-MTJ Diamond DA.40
ZK-MTL Diamond DA.40
ZK-RNX Cessna 172N
ZK-SDC Cessna 208B

Local Aircraft:
ZK-BKH Piper PA-18
ZK-CJO Alpi Pioneer 300
ZK-DMW Cessna 172S
ZK-EYT Vans RV-8
ZK-HPT Robinson R.22
ZK-HPW Bell OH-58A
ZK-IAT Robinson R.22
ZK-ICN Guimbal Cabri G2
ZK-IJX Bell 505
ZK-LAD Piper PA-38
ZK-LGR Piper PA-28
ZK-MDX Cessna 172P
ZK-MGU Cessna 182P
ZK-RJR Tecnam P.92
ZK-RLT Maule MXT7
ZK-RPM Cessna U206F
ZK-SCM Vans RV-12
ZK-TZS Tecnam P.2002
ZK-WYT Cessna 182T
ZK-ZZB Tecnam P2008

A very nice day, so spent a few hours taking pics:

Next stop on the agenda was Parakai airfield. Not much happening, but here are the aircraft I saw, all locals:

ZK-DPD Cessna 177RG
ZK-ECL Tecnam P96
ZK-ENZ Piper PA-32
ZK-JQX Cobra Arrow Mk.2
ZK-LFD Aeroprakt A22
ZK-MAM Zenair CH601
ZK-MAX CFM Shadow BD
ZK-MBS Socata TB10
ZK-PRO Aero-Cros MP-02
ZK-RBZ TAG Aviation Titanium Explorer
ZK-RIG Acron Industries UFO Heli-Thruster
ZK-SDF Pacific Aerospace 750XL
ZK-TNM Tecnam P2004
ZK-TST Tecnam P2002
ZK-VOK John Black Skyline Cruiser

Next stop was Kaipara flats to catch up with Sir Minty from the NZ Civil Aircraft blog, good amount of people showed up and basically every hangar opened up for us! So here is everything I saw:

Visiting Aircraft:
ZK-FGJ Cessna 172P
ZK-TZS Tecnam P.2002

Local Aircraft:
ZK-ASM De Havilland Tiger Moth
ZK-CCQ De Havilland Tiger Moth
ZK-CVK ICP Savannah XL
ZK-DCU Fantasy Air Allegro 2000
ZK-DLW Cessna 172L (Unregistered)
ZK-EJR Cessna 172N
ZK-FDE Flight Design CTLS
ZK-JAT Pipistrel Alpha Trainer
ZK-JFC Socata TB20
ZK-JHR Isaacs Fury II
ZK-KMM Jodel D9
ZK-NOL Tecnam P96
ZK-RBC Aviat A-1B
ZK-RCV Neil Hintz Tandem Dominator
ZK-SEA Aero Gare Sea Hawk
ZK-SLG The Airplane Factory Sling
ZK-TXN Fly Synthesis Texan Top Class

Of course I had to get some pics!

Huge thanks to Keith for our time at Kaipara Flats, really enjoyed it!

Last stop for the day was Whangarei, not really anything happening, but aircraft noted were as follows:

Visiting Aircraft:
ZK-DOS Piper PA-28
ZK-ERM Piper PA-23

Local Aircraft:
ZK-CBZ Cessna 172M
ZK-DRN Cessna 172M
ZK-DWZ Pipstrel Virus SW

Looking forward to another day in northland tomorrow!