Feilding Open Day 2024

 Back on 27th April this year I attended the Feilding Aerodrome open day.

The day was greeted by sunshine and little wind, so was perfect for it, this was well attended as about half the local aircraft came out on display, Legend Aviation came over from Masterton and were constantly doing joy flights with their Harvard and 2 Tiger Moths. Many visitors attended and was an exceptional event and well run.

Here is what I saw throughout the day:

Visiting Aircraft:
N861WP DHC 1 Chipmunk-22
ZK-AJW JMB Aircraft VL-3TE-915
ZK-ANL De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth
ZK-BEF De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth
ZK-BFS De Havilland DH.82A Tiger Moth
ZK-BHT North American P-51D (Flying Display only)
ZK-BTU Piper PA-18
ZK-CES Cessna A185F
ZK-DAT Cessna 172L
ZK-DEJ Piper PA-28-140
ZK-DRS Cessna 172M
ZK-EMP Johnston Acrolite 1C
ZK-JAB Jabiru J230
ZK-LCA Cessna 510
ZK-MGK Alpi Aviation Pioneer 200
ZK-MLE Titan T51 Mustang
ZK-OTU North American Harvard 2A*
ZK-PTP Rans S-7S Courier
ZK-RCI Bensen B8M
ZK-RGV Supermarine Aircraft Spitfire Scale Replica
ZK-VGS Vans RV-6
ZK-VRV Vans RV-6
ZK-WCB Aeroprakt A-32
ZK-YGG AutoGyro Calidus

Local Aircraft:
NZ1806 De Havilland DH.104 Devon C2 (Unregistered, broken up)
ZK-AWH Auster J1B
ZK-BVF Champion 7EC
ZK-BZB Piper PA-28-160
ZK-CBM Cessna 172S
ZK-CPP Mooney M20C
ZK-DOL Vans RV-12iS
ZK-DPL Cessna A150L
ZK-DUN Piper PA-28-151
ZK-DUQ Piper PA-28-180
ZK-DYC Cavalier SA.102.5
ZK-EBR Sky Arrow 480T
ZK-EHP Cessna A150M
ZK-EMK Cessna 180K
ZK-ENB North American Harvard 3*
ZK-EOJ Cessna 152
ZK-FSD Micro Aviation B22 Bantam
ZK-FWB Light Miniature LM-1
ZK-FXG Micro Aviation B22 Bantam
ZK-GAN Schleicher Ka 6CR
ZK-GDG DG Flugzeugbau DG-1000S
ZK-GHF Glasflugel Standard Libelle 201B
ZK-GLI Rolladen-Schneider LS 3
ZK-GLK Rolladen-Schneider LS 3
ZK-GMA Grob Astir CS 77
ZK-GPE Schleicher ASK 21
ZK-JBS Robertson B1-RD
ZK-JBU Cessna 152
ZK-JSG Cessna 172M
ZK-KEM Pitts S-1D Special
ZK-KOS Rans S-9 Chaos
ZK-KTA Quicksilver MXL II
ZK-LDJ Pitts S-2C
ZK-LDR Vans RV-4
ZK-LDW Cessna T182T
ZK-LJI Piper PA-28-181
ZK-LLY Tecnam P2004 Bravo
ZK-LPD Alpi Aviation Pioneer 300
ZK-LTU Pacific Aerospace Cresco 08-600
ZK-MBI Piper PA-34-220T
ZK-MEJ Piper PA-22-108
ZK-MKO Cirrus SR22
ZK-MKV Sling Aircraft Sling 4 TSi
ZK-MMC X-Air Hanuman
ZK-MSW Cal Parker Teenie Two (not yet registered)
ZK-NML Cessna 182R
ZK-NPT Evektor-Aertechnik Sportstar Plus
ZK-NWY Aviat A-1C-180
ZK-PAY Pterodactyl Ascender II+2
ZK-PEG Pitts S-1E Special
ZK-PMD SPA Panther
ZK-REF American Champion 8KCAB
ZK-SKO Sky Arrow 480T
ZK-SLH Jabiru J160
ZK-SLN Sling Aircraft Sling 4 TSi
ZK-SLR Jabiru J230
ZK-SMJ Rand KR-2 (Unregistered)
ZK-SPO Glasair Sportsman 2+2
ZK-STG TL Ultralight TL-2000 Sting
ZK-SUG Piper PA-25-235
ZK-SXN Air Tractor AT-502B
ZK-TFB Dyn'Aero MCR
ZK-TRD Tecnam P92 Echo
ZK-UDY Zenair Zenith CH-200
ZK-USK Aviat A-1C-180
ZK-XPA Maxair Drifter XP503
ZK-ZOT Zenair Zodiac 601

What a collection of aircraft! Here's my selection of highlights from the day:

Nice Surprise seeing a jet parked up for the day!

Up from Foxton for maintenance, now in an altered scheme

Nice Spitfire replica over from Stratford!

Nice to see this rarely seen Pitts outside.

Ditto for this Bantam.

Nice to finally got a photo of this beautiful Tiger Moth.

A new one for me, over from Stratford.

Another rarely seen aircraft outside.

Only other new one for me on the day.

It was a very good event and I very much look forward to next years one!