Hawkes Bay visit 15-5-2022

 Did a morning visit out to Hawkes Bay area, mainly due to the Central Hawkes Bay Aero Club holding their annual dawn raid this morning. Sadly though, the weather didn't co-operate and would have scared off most of those intending to fly in.

Nonetheless, some aircraft did brave it and fly in, here is what I saw

Visiting Aircraft:
ZK-ADT De Havilland Gipsy Moth
ZK-BHP Cessna 182B
ZK-BQS Piper PA-18
ZK-FJE Cessna R172K
ZK-HIQ MBB BK117 B-2
ZK-RJK Gardan GY-20
ZK-THB Cessna 172S

Local Aircraft
ZK-AGD Piper J.2
ZK-CBN Druine Turbulent
ZK-CHB Rans S-6
ZK-DHZ Jodel D.9
ZK-EDA Evans VP-1 (Unregistered)
ZK-FEQ Ultralight Mirage II (Unregistered)
ZK-FLI Jodel D.9
ZK-JVW First Strike Bobcat (Unregistered)
ZK-MYT Walker Skylark
ZK-POR Porterfield 35-70
ZK-TWO Rand KR-2
ZK-WYZ TEAM Hi-Max

And the photos:

Next stop on the tour was Hastings, quite a bit of activity, i'm sure most hoping to wait out the weather to get to Waipukurau.

Here is what I saw:

Visiting Aircraft:
ZK-BZT Cessna 172B
ZK-DJU Cessna 172M
ZK-DON Maule M-4-210C
ZK-FER Cirrus SR22
ZK-HEU Hughes 269B
ZK-THB Cessna 172S

Local Aircraft:
ZK-BHP Cessna 182B
ZK-BPM Piper PA-18
ZK-CHG Nanchang CJ-6
ZK-CPD Champion 7ECA
ZK-DFL Piper PA-28
ZK-EDS Beech F33A
ZK-EIK Piper PA-38 (Unregistered)
ZK-EIR Piper PA-38
ZK-EQB Piper PA-38
ZK-FJS Piper PA-38
ZK-FQQ Piper PA-28
ZK-FTQ Piper PA-38
ZK-FWK Cessna A152
ZK-GXS Rolladen-Schneider LS8
ZK-HLQ Hughes 269A
ZK-ICJ Bell 47G-3B-1
ZK-JFY Cessna 152
ZK-JKA Cessna 172R
ZK-JMR Cessna 172S
ZK-JSD Cessna 172S
ZK-JTC Piper PA-38
ZK-JVC Piper PA-38
ZK-LKA R & B Bearhawk
ZK-MRD ICP Savannah S
ZK-NEX Sonex
ZK-RGZ Cessna T182T
ZK-RJK Gardan GY-20
ZK-SHB Diamond DA.42
ZK-SMB Vans RV-12
ZK-SVQ Cessna 402B
ZK-TOD Cessna 152
ZK-TOE Cessna 152
ZK-TUT Cessna 152
ZK-WAJ Piper PA-38

And the pictures:

Last stop for the day was Napier, nice to see the RNZAF there for their annual Exercise Wise Owl and the Samoan Aero Commander in for Avionics upgrade.

Here is what I saw:

Visiting Aircraft:
5W-LOR Aero Commander 690B
NZ1401 Beech T-6C Texan
NZ1403 Beech T-6C Texan
NZ1405 Beech T-6C Texan
NZ1407 Beech T-6C Texan
NZ1409 Beech T-6C Texan
NZ2350 Beech B300 Super King Air
ZK-CEY Cessna 172D
ZK-DAE Diamond DA.40
ZK-EFI Cessna U206G
ZK-LFT BAe Jetstream 3202
ZK-OMB Gippsland GA-200
ZK-SRC Piper PA-31

Local Aircraft:
ZK-BZZ Morane MS.880
ZK-MJO Cirrus SR22
ZK-MSL Piper PA-34
ZK-NPR Piper PA-31
ZK-PTL Pacific Aerospace CT/4E Air Trainer

And a couple of pictures:

4 out of 5 of the visiting RNZAF Texans during Exercise Wise Owl 2022

Still a nice day and great to catch up with a few people at the Dawn Raid, looking forward to Feilding's one in June!