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!