Auckland Trip Part 1

 Another weekend trip, another early start! But was worth it to be able to beat the traffic and get up to see some aircraft at various airfields in the North Island.

First stop was Taupo, it was quite early so wasn't really anything happening, but here is what I saw anyway:

Visiting Aircraft:
ZK-BYC Fletcher FU-24
ZK-HQD Aerospatiale AS.350
ZK-ILS Robinson R.44

Local Aircraft:
ZK-BPT Cessna 172A
ZK-CEN Jabiru SK80
ZK-CSW Cessna 150G
ZK-DOV Cessna 206
ZK-ELH Cessna 172N
ZK-FPZ DHC 2 Beaver
ZK-HCX MBB Kawasaki Bk.117B-2
ZK-HIC Schweizer 269C
ZK-IAE Aerospatiale AS.350
ZK-KCA Van's RV-8
ZK-SKZ Cessna U206G
ZK-SNZ GAF Nomad G22B (Unregistered)
ZK-TTS Cessna 208
ZK-UWE Cessna 172N

Next stop on the agenda was Hamilton, whilst the weather was much nicer, again there wasn't much going on, but here is what I saw:

Visiting Aircraft:
ZK-BQV Piper PA-18
ZK-BVA DHC 2 Beaver
ZK-CTY Cessna 172S
ZK-FDN Beech C90A
ZK-FDS Beech B200C
ZK-HNP MBB Kawasaki Bk.117B-2
ZK-HYL Bell 206B
ZK-LTT Pacific Aerospace Cresco
ZK-MAE Air Tractor AT-502B
ZK-MCL Cessna 208B
ZK-NSP Piper PA-31
ZK-STV Cessna 421C
ZK-TTL Pacific Aerospace 750XL
ZK-XLC Pacific Aerospace 750XL
ZK-ZZA Beech C90A

Local Aircraft:
ZK-DRQ Cessna 172M
ZK-EGS Fletcher FU-24
ZK-EME Fletcher FU-24 (Unregistered)
ZK-JGP Cessna 172M
ZK-JLU Fletcher FU-24 (Unregistered)
ZK-KOH Mitsubishi Mu.2
ZK-MAA Air Tractor AT-502B
ZK-UFS Piper PA-28
ZK-WCD Alpha R2160
ZK-WIT Piper PA-28
ZK-WKF Cessna 172S
ZK-TSD Piper PA-34

Grabbed a couple of pictures:

Next stop was Te Kowhai

Whilst there were less aircraft, it was the busiest airfield so far, so here is what I saw:

Visiting Aircraft:
ZK-EVE Tecnam P2002
ZK-VHC Aeroprakt A32
ZK-WCF Tecnam P92

Local Aircraft:
N5JP Cessna 150G
ZK-AZL Douglas DC-3C (Unregistered)
ZK-JCK Rand Kar Xair
ZK-MJK Flylight Airsports Skyranger Swift 2
ZK-WPR Micro Aviation Bantam
ZK-ZYZ Micro Aviation Bantam

And a few pictures:

Last stop for the day was Ardmore and oh boy was it busy, plenty of private aircraft out, all the flying clubs going non stop and to top it off, the warbirds out practicing for tomorrow's show, which I am looking forward to!

Here is the big load of aircraft I saw:

Visiting Aircraft:
ZK-FHQ Piper PA-28
ZK-FNA Piper PA-28
ZK-HEP MBB Kawasaki BK117B-2
ZK-IJA Robinson R.44
ZK-MAP Cessna 402B
ZK-TFL Pilatus PC.12

Local Aircraft:
A94-922 Canadair F-86 Sabre (Unregistered)
JA7620 Sikorsky S.76C
ZK-ARS Albatros D.Va replica
ZK-BFK Cessna 120
ZK-BKD Piper PA-18
ZK-BKW Piper PA-18
ZK-BLT Cessna 170B
ZK-BOE Boeing Stearman
ZK-BUD Cessna 152
ZK-CAG Curtiss P-40N
ZK-CAM Piper PA-31
ZK-CPG AESL Airtourer T6

ZK-CXG Cessna 150H
ZK-CZZ Cessna A150L
ZK-DAJ Cessna 305A
ZK-DAK Douglas DC-3C
ZK-DFH Cessna 172L
ZK-DIR Piper PA-23
ZK-DOT Piper PA-28
ZK-EAM Diamond DA.42
ZK-EAN Diamond DA.42
ZK-EBQ Piper PA-28
ZK-EFP Piper PA-28

ZK-ENJ North American Harvard
ZK-EOX Cessna 172N
ZK-ETZ Cessna 152
ZK-EVG Piper PA-38
ZK-EVL Piper PA-38
ZK-EZG Dan Rihn DR-107 One Design
ZK-FGD Cessna 152
ZK-FKD Fokker Dr.1 Triplane replica
ZK-FLH Cessna A152
ZK-FRL Piper PA-28
ZK-HJR Robinson R.22
ZK-HKZ MBB Kawasaki BK117B-2
ZK-HLH Leonardo AW169
ZK-HNG Robinson R.44
ZK-HPX Aerospatiale AS.332L
ZK-HRP Aerospatiale AS.332L
ZK-IDK Aerospatiale AS.350
ZK-IRR Guimbal G2
ZK-JBL Cessna A152
ZK-JDB Cessna A152
ZK-JED Beech 76
ZK-JJA North American Harvard
ZK-JMC Cessna 172S
ZK-JME Diamond DA.40
ZK-JMY Cessna 172S
ZK-JPT Van's RV-7
ZK-JRA Cessna 172S
ZK-JRG Cessna 172S
ZK-JSP Cessna 172S
ZK-KAS Cessna 172N
ZK-LNU Cessna 172R
ZK-LVA Van's RV-7
ZK-MIL Piper PA-28
ZK-MJN North American Harvard
ZK-MXS MX Aircraft MXS
ZK-NTV Piper PA-30
ZK-PRK Bristol Fighter F2B replica
ZK-PRV Van's RV-6
ZK-RJD Piper PA-28
ZK-RMM Mooney M.20C
ZK-RQY Cessna 172R
ZK-RVS Van's RV-7
ZK-SAR Cessna 182T
ZK-SAX DHC 1 Chipmunk
ZK-SFC Piper PA-34
ZK-SFK Britten-Norman BN2A
ZK-SKC Cessna 162
ZK-SSW Siemans-Schuckert D-IV replica
ZK-SVI Cessna 404
ZK-SWW Zenair CH601XL

ZK-SWX Cessna 172S
ZK-SWY Alpha R2160
ZK-TAP Cessna 172R
ZK-TAQ Cessna 172R
ZK-TAV Cessna 172R
ZK-TJL Cessna 172N

ZK-TOY Corby CJ-1 Starlet
ZK-TVI North American Harvard
ZK-UAT Cessna 172R
ZK-VGS Van's RV-6
ZK-VLF Van's RV-12
ZK-VNZ Van's RV-6
ZK-VRR Beech A36
ZK-WAG Piper PA-38
ZK-WAR North American Harvard
ZK-WLK Van's RV-8
ZK-WLL Van's RV-7
ZK-XXS Yakovlev Yak-52

ZK-YGL Corby CJ-1 Starlet
ZK-ZAQ Cessna 172S
ZK-ZAT Cessna 172R

With the rushing around to get everything, I forgot to grab many photos, here is one I got, promise there will be more tomorrow!