Hawera Lunch Fly-In

 Today the Hawera Aero Club held a Lunch fly-in and the forecast leading up to the event looked hopeful for some nice weather, since the rest of the north island fly-ins this year have been washed out since the New Year's fly-in at Waipukurau.

The drive up was all over the place, sunny in Kapiti, cloudy from Levin round to Whanganui, raining in Whanganui and then the rain stopped around Waverley. Then arriving to Hawera the sun came out, but not for long as it disappeared behind cloud shortly after arrival and never returned.

But nevertheless, this didn't turn people away from flying their aircraft in with about 70 aircraft flying in from as far south as Ashburton and as far north as Ardmore! Also, most of the locals came out to have a look at, a great day in all!

Here is everything I saw:

Local Aircraft:
ZK-CAW EAA Acrosport II
ZK-CJE Bolkow Junior
ZK-DGQ Piper PA-28
ZK-DKT Micro Aviation Bantam B22J
ZK-EOS Cessna 172N
ZK-FMP Cessna 172M
ZK-MAG Cessna 172P
ZK-PHL Vans RV-10
ZK-SHN Vans RV-7
ZK-UNB Cessna A152

Visiting Aircraft:
ZK-BAQ Auster J1B
ZK-BEF De Havilland Tiger Moth
ZK-BQV Piper PA-18
ZK-BTC Piper PA-18
ZK-CAV Cessna 185
ZK-CBH Cessna 180
ZK-CDY Cessna 180A
ZK-CFT Gardan GY80-150
ZK-CHB Rans S-6S Coyote II
ZK-CJV ICP Savannah S
ZK-CPP Mooney M20C
ZK-CQF Cessna 172G
ZK-DAN Cessna 177B
ZK-DAT Cessna 172L
ZK-DBD AESL Airtourer Super 150
ZK-DGL Piper PA-28
ZK-DJG Just Aircraft SuperSTOL XL
ZK-DKM Cessna 172M
ZK-DKW Grumman American AA-5
ZK-DLL Grumman American AA-5A
ZK-DMK Alpi Aviation Pioneer 300
ZK-DOD Cessna 180J
ZK-DOL Vans RV-12iS
ZK-DXA Cessna 180J
ZK-DXG Cessna 185A
ZK-DXL Cessna 172M
ZK-EBL Piper PA-28
ZK-EBR Sky Arrow 480T
ZK-EJO Cessna 182P
ZK-EKS Piper PA-32
ZK-FGJ Cessna 172P
ZK-FNT Cessna 172E
ZK-FRS Piper PA-38
ZK-JCG Cessna 170B
ZK-JFG Cessna 180K
ZK-JFH Hansen Deuce
ZK-JGP Cessna 172M
ZK-JIP Cessna 172S
ZK-JQY Maule MXT-7-180
ZK-KEA Falconar F-11
ZK-KRD Cessna 180C
ZK-KRM Cessna 180H
ZK-LAX Aeroprakt A-22LS
ZK-MAR Cessna 182T
ZK-MMJ Miller M1-Superchamp
ZK-MTZ Diamond DA 40
ZK-MWM Piper PA-28
ZK-OFC Cessna 182R
ZK-OPA Vans RV-6
ZK-PCB Alpi Aviation Pioneer 200
ZK-RGH Tecnam Astore
ZK-RPH Evektor-Aertechnik Sportstar Plus UL
ZK-SKO Sky Arrow 480T
ZK-SNE Piper PA-28
ZK-SRG Tecnam P2002 Sierra RG
ZK-TES Tecnam P92 Echo Super
ZK-THK Tim Bygate Tiger Hawk
ZK-UFS Piper PA-28
ZK-USK Aviat A-1C-180
ZK-VQM Piper PA-32
ZK-VRV Vans RV-6
ZK-WBG Cessna 180J
ZK-WCB Aeroprakt A-32
ZK-WER Alpi Aviation Pioneer 200
ZK-WGT Cessna 180
ZK-WHC Alpi Aviation Pioneer 200
ZK-WKF Cessna 172S
ZK-YAK Yakovlev Yak-52
ZK-YGG AutoGyro Calidus
ZK-ZIM Beech C23

Then my highlights from the day:

A really nice and pleasant surprise, Cessna 170B ZK-JCG from New Plymouth.

Recently moved to Whanganui is Auster J1B ZK-BAQ

Now with big tyres, ZK-MMJ taxis out to head back to home base at Ohakea

Recently changed registration from ZK-DVH is Beech C23 ZK-ZIM heading back home to Te Kowhai.

My first time seeing this aircraft and first time seeing an RV-12iS!

A nice surprise to come down from the Te Awamutu strip is Airtourer ZK-DBD

About time we had a good fly-in in New Zealand, the weather really hasn't co-operated so far this year, especially now we're going into proper fly-in season. Next week off to Tokoroa's spring fly-in if weather is good!