Masterton visit 14-08-2022

Finally a day off from work and some gorgeous weather forecast, I decided to head over to Wairarapa to see what was about and I was not disappointed to see quite the bunch of aircraft around! Even gliders from the nearby gliding strip at Papawai were over, sadly they didn't come out before I had to leave. Regardless a very nice morning out!

Here is everything I saw:

Visiting Aircraft:
ZK-BRP Piper PA-18
ZK-GLI Rolladen-Schneider LS3
ZK-GPJ Glaser-Dirks DG-1000S
ZK-GPK Glaser-Dirks DG-1000S
ZK-PTS Pitts Model 12

Local Aircraft:
N861WP DHC 1 Chipmunk
ZK-AHD Piper J.3C
ZK-ANL De Havilland Tiger Moth
ZK-BAT De Havilland Tiger Moth
ZK-BCZ De Havilland Tiger Moth
ZK-BEW De Havilland Tiger Moth
ZK-BLK De Havilland Tiger Moth
ZK-BZR Cessna 180
ZK-CCW Beagle A.109
ZK-CIM Glasair-Stoddard GlaStar
ZK-CJG Bolkow Bo.208C
ZK-DKD Cessna 172M
ZK-DOY Tecnam P.2002
ZK-END North American Harvard
ZK-FLY EAA Acro Sport II
ZK-GEX Schleucher Ka.6CR (Unregistered)
ZK-GFU Bolkow Phoebus B1 (Unregistered)
ZK-JBX Piper PA-38
ZK-JIM ICP Savannah S
ZK-KKQ TL Ultralight TL-3000
ZK-LEZ Rutan Long-Ez
ZK-LGT Akrotech G.200
ZK-MBO Piper PA-44
ZK-RMA Van's RV-10
ZK-SDQ Neico Lancair 235
ZK-SVA ICP Savannah S
ZK-SVH ICP Savannah
ZK-SXM Air Tractor AT-502B
ZK-TBD Sequoia Falco F.8L
ZK-THG Piper PA-46
ZK-TRG Tecnam P.92-2000RG
ZK-TUX Just Aircraft SuperSTOL
ZK-UAE Stoddard-Hamilton SH-3R
ZK-WRA Tecnam P.2002JF

And the pictures:

Couldn't have asked for much more. One of the better days I've had at Masterton!

Hawkes Bay visit 07-08-2022

 A very late moment decision to have a look around Hawkes Bay airfields due to the weather forecast all week. It didn't look bad and it wasn't too bad once over the hills.

First visit was to Dannevirke where nothing was happening, but did note these locals around:

ZK-DAN Cessna 177B
ZK-EBL Piper PA-28
ZK-WRB Piper PA38 (Appears to be being used between Takaka and Dannevirke at present)

Drove on up to Waipukurau where no hangars were open and nothing outside, so onwards to Hastings where a few things were happening, but most were tinkering inside hangars.

Did note the following aircraft:

Visiting Aircraft:
ZK-HGP Hughes 269C
ZK-HLT Hughes 269C
ZK-ZAX Zlin Savage Cub

Local Aircraft:
ZK-BSP Cessna 180
ZK-CHG Nanchang CJ-6
ZK-CPD Champion 7ECA
ZK-DCM Piper PA-34 (Unregistered)
ZK-DFL Piper PA-28
ZK-DSK Piper PA-28
ZK-EDS Beech F33A Bonanza
ZK-EIR Piper PA-38
ZK-EQB Piper PA-38
ZK-FJS Piper PA-38
ZK-FTQ Piper PA-38
ZK-FTZ Staaken Flitzer Z-21a
ZK-FWK Cessna A152
ZK-GHW Schempp-Hirth Discus 2T
ZK-GXS Rolladen-Schneider LS8
ZK-HLQ Hughes 269A
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-MAP Cessna 402B
ZK-NPK Cessna 152
ZK-RAC Delta Trikes J-RO
ZK-RGZ Cessna T182T
ZK-RVH Van's RV-4
ZK-SCA Zlin Savage Cub
ZK-SVQ Cessna 402B
ZK-TOC Cessna 152
ZK-TOD Cessna 152
ZK-TOE Cessna 152
ZK-TUT Cessna 152
ZK-WAJ Piper PA-38

And a few photos:

Then went on to Napier to have a look, also not much happening but did note a few aircraft out:

Visiting Aircraft:
ZK-EFI Cessna U206G
ZK-OMB Gippsland GA-200
ZK-PGE Pacific Aerospace Cresco

Local Aircraft:
N932DT Cessna 208B (To become ZK-ROW apparently)
ZK-BZZ Morane-Saulnier MS.880B
ZK-LTX Pacific Aerospace Cresco
ZK-NPR Piper PA-31
ZK-MSL Piper PA-34
ZK-PTL Pacific Aerospace CT/4E

And a couple of pictures:

Then on the way home stopped by Waipukurau which had a few hangars open and a bit more happening than before, so here's what I noted:

Visiting Aircraft
ZK-LMG Zenair CH.650UL

Local Aircraft:
ZK-AGD Piper J-2
ZK-ARL DHC 1 Chipmunk
ZK-ATO Auster J/1B (Unregistered)
ZK-BQL Auster J/5
ZK-DHZ Jodel D.9
ZK-EDA Evans VP-1 (Unregistered)
ZK-ETJ Cessna A152
ZK-FGJ Cessna 172P
ZK-FLI Jodel D.9
ZK-FNT Cessna 172E
ZK-JVW First Strike Bobcat (Unregistered)
ZK-KSS Piper PA-18S
ZK-MYT Walker Skylark
ZK-RDL First Strike Bobcat
ZK-RPH Evektor-Aertechnik Sportstar Plus
ZK-TWO Rand KR-2
ZK-WYZ TEAM Hi-Max

Not too bad a day considering the weather forecast, my next mission is to try get pictures of the 4x RAAF PC-21s at Ohakea currently on exercise till 19th August. Hope for some nice weather!

Wellington and Kapiti visit 01-08-2022

 An absolute stunner of a day today gave the perfect excuse to go out for a drive down to Wellington to have a look at the USAF C-37A parked up, plus to do some aircraft spotting.

Firstly some pics from Wellington:

USAF Gulfstream C-37A 01-0028 parked up at Wellington, this arrived from Sydney back on 30th July.

Skyline Aviation's Beech B200 ZK-SDH taxiing out for departure to home base at Dunedin.

GCH Aviation's Beech 200C ZK-FDR taxiing in after arriving from Nelson.

Then about midday I drove back home and decided to make the most of the good weather at Kapiti by watching the movements there and a number of visitors were present:

Pelorus Air's Cessna A185F ZK-PRM parked up after arriving from Picton earlier, later departing back there.

A nice surprise, RNZAF Beech T-6 Texan NZ1411 came for a quick Touch and Go.

Wellington Aero Club's Piper PA-28 ZK-KAT in for maintenance after arriving Wellington.

Canterbury Aero Club's Piper PA-28 ZK-LJF parked up at Kapiti after arriving from Christchurch, departing back there later.

Cessna 208 ZK-EAV parked up, this arrived from Omaka back on 29th July.

Then got a few pictures of locals out:

Merlin Labs Cessna 208B ZK-MLN got brought outside. This finally arrived a few weeks ago.

Merlin Labs Cessna 172S ZK-CTY also got brought outside to go up for a local flight.

Grumman American AA-5 ZK-DKW parked up quite nicely in the sun.