Wanganui Aero Club Open Day 2023

 Whanganui Aero Club, as part of the local vintage weekend, held their annual open day. The weather started off cloudy but turned in to a stunning day with a bit of wind.

The event was well organised and plenty of aircraft to look at, so here is everything I saw:

Aircraft on Static display:
ZK-APT De Havilland DH 83C Fox Moth
ZK-ARL De Havilland Canada DHC-1A-1
ZK-BAQ Auster J1B
ZK-BEF De Havilland DH 82A Tiger Moth
ZK-BTU Piper PA-18
ZK-BUE Cessna 172
ZK-CTF Cessna 150H
ZK-FJD Piper PA-22-160
ZK-FRS Piper PA-38-112
ZK-HFW Schweizer 269C-1
ZK-KIT Denney Kitfox II
ZK-LDG AESL Airtourer T6
ZK-LSD Titan T51 Mustang
ZK-LTJ Pacific Aerospace Cresco 08-600
ZK-RWW Skycraft Scout Mk.III
ZK-SLF Skycraft Scout Mk.III
ZK-SPI Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX
ZK-SXT Air Tractor AT-502A
ZK-TJK Micro Aviation B22J Bantam
ZK-VNM De Havilland DH 112 Venom Mk 1
ZK-WHC Alpi Aviation Pioneer 200
ZK-WUA Diamond DA 42
ZK-WUD Cessna 172S
ZK-WUF Scottish Aviation Bulldog Series 120 Model 121
ZK-YGG AutoGyro Calidus

Visiting Aircraft:
ZK-CAW EAA Acro Sport II
ZK-CIZ Saab 340B
ZK-CJE Bolkow Junior
ZK-CSL Sonex
ZK-DLI Grumman American AA-5A
ZK-FQY Cessna 207
ZK-MSV Tecnam Astore
ZK-PDX Piper PA-32-300
ZK-RVH Vans RV-4

Local Aircraft:
ZK-CAA Cessna 172S
ZK-CTG Cessna 150H (Unregistered)
ZK-DKM Cessna 172M
ZK-DGK Piper PA-28-235
ZK-EGK NZ Aerospace FU24-950
ZK-FIY Diamond DA20-C1
ZK-HFA Airbus Helicopters AS 350 B2
ZK-HFD Schweizer 269C
ZK-HTM Bell 206B
ZK-JDL Stoddard-Hamilton SH-2 Glasair TD
ZK-JMI Micro Aviation B22J Bantam
ZK-JQY Maule MXT-7-180
ZK-LTS Pacific Aerospace Cresco 08-600
ZK-MDC Beech B200
ZK-MDF Cessna 152
ZK-MDO Cessna A152
ZK-MYF Partenavia P 68B
ZK-NEI Cessna 152
ZK-NFO Cessna 152
ZK-NPA Cessna 172R
ZK-PEG Pitts S-1E Special
ZK-TAD Cessna 172R
ZK-WUB Cessna 172R
ZK-WUE Cessna 172R

Then a selection of photos:

Very nice to see the Spitfire come over from Ohakea, if even only for static!

My only new one from the event, recently registered Skycraft Scout ZK-SLF

Cessna 172 ZK-BUE looking a lot better than last time I saw it back in 2019 as a wreck!

Nice to see Ron come over in his Chipmunk with Ross Macdonald!

Bell 206B ZK-HTM was doing joy flights for most of the day

Same goes for Fox Moth ZK-APT, which is in from Omaka for the long weekend.

Air Whanganui's Beech B200 ZK-MDC off on another mission, this one to New Plymouth

A very nice surprise to come in for fuel on the way home to Mercer from Omaka, our one and only Cessna 207!

Couldn't have asked for a better day, looking forward to next year's one!