Waipukurau Dawn Raid

 Back on the 12th of May, the Central Hawkes Bay Aero Club held their annual dawn raid and mother nature decided to be good to us with a perfect day for it. Plenty of aircraft to look at, including a group of deep South Island aircraft on a north island tour.

Here's what I saw anyway:

Local Aircraft:
ZK-ARL De Havilland Canada DHC-1A-1
ZK-ATO Auster J1B (Unregistered)
ZK-BQL Auster J5
ZK-CBN Druine Turbulent
ZK-CHB Rans S-6S Coyote II
ZK-CJB Bolkow Junior
ZK-CTU Aero Commander 100
ZK-DHZ Jodel D9
ZK-DJQ Jodel D.11
ZK-DON Maule M-4-210C
ZK-EDA Evans VP-1 (Unregistered)
ZK-FEQ Ultralight Mirage (Unregistered)
ZK-FJC Aerodyne Vector 610 (Unregistered)
ZK-JDP Rans S-6S Coyote II
ZK-JFT Johnston Sky Bird (Unregistered)
ZK-JLD Micro Aviation B10 Bantam
ZK-JVW First Strike Bobcat (Unregistered)
ZK-MYT Bruce Walker Custom/Skylark
ZK-POR Porterfield 35-70
ZK-RDL First Strike Bobcat
ZK-TWO Rand KR-2
ZK-WYZ TEAM Hi-Max
ZK-XIX Micro Aviation B20 Bantam (Unregistered)

Visiting Aircraft:
ZK-ADT De Havilland DH 60G Gipsy Moth
ZK-BEF De Havilland DH 82A Tiger Moth
ZK-BHP Cessna 182B
ZK-BLK De Havilland DH 82A Tiger Moth
ZK-BMY De Havilland DH 82A Tiger Moth
ZK-CDB Alpi Aviation Pioneer 200
ZK-CDR Cessna 182T
ZK-CEY Cessna 172D
ZK-CJG Bolkow Bo 208C Junior
ZK-CPD Champion 7ECA
ZK-DAN Cessna 177B
ZK-DFL Piper PA-28-180
ZK-DGL Piper PA-28-180
ZK-DGO Piper PA-28-180
ZK-DKM Cessna 172M
ZK-DOY Tecnam P.2002 Sierra
ZK-DXA Cessna 180J
ZK-DXL Cessna 172M
ZK-EBG Cessna 182S
ZK-EDS Beech F33A
ZK-FNT Cessna 172E
ZK-FRS Piper PA-38-112
ZK-JAB Jabiru J230
ZK-JBU Cessna 152
ZK-JBX Piper PA-38-112
ZK-JFA SkyStar Kitfox IV
ZK-JHF Piper PA-38-112
ZK-JIP Cessna 172S
ZK-JPC Cessna TU206A
ZK-JSG Cessna 172M
ZK-JTC Piper PA-38-112
ZK-LHC L M Harris Cash Aviation Model 3
ZK-LLY Tecnam P2004 Bravo
ZK-LMG Zenith Zodiac CH 650
ZK-LMW Cessna 180B
ZK-MLC Aerospool Dynamic WT9
ZK-MLE Titan T51 Mustang
ZK-MLY Cessna 172
ZK-MNT Vans RV-7
ZK-MRD ICP Savannah S
ZK-OFC Cessna 182R
ZK-PMD SPA Panther
ZK-PTP Rans S-7S Courier
ZK-RGV Supermarine Aircraft Spitfire Scale Replica
ZK-SCA Zlin Aviation Savage
ZK-SMB Vans RV-12
ZK-SND Monnett Sonerai IILS
ZK-STG TL-Ultralight TL-2000 Sting
ZK-TDN BRM Aero Bristell LSA
ZK-TFB Dyn'Aero MCR
ZK-THB Cessna 172S
ZK-ULL Cavalier SA.102.5
ZK-VRV Vans RV-6
ZK-WLH BRM Aero Bristell LSA
ZK-WRA Tecnam P2002-JF
ZK-XPA Maxair Drifter XP503
ZK-XRD Vans RV-3
ZK-ZOW Aerospool Dynamic WT9
ZK-ZZT Tecnam P2002 Sierra RG

What a great number for a fly-in! Here is highlights from the day:

A long way from home, one of 4 aircraft from the deep south.

One of the other 4 from deep south.

3rd aircraft from deep south,

Very nice to see outside a go for a flight!

The last aircraft from deep south.

Nice to capture this one at last in its nice new scheme.

One that has evaded me for years, finally got a photo of it!

First time I have seen this outside let alone at another field!

Got to always take a photo of Ron Day's Chipmunk.

Whilst waiting for the aircraft to come in, I managed to catch up with Ron Day who showed me through his other hangar to once again view his vast collection of aircraft. He told me since it's such a nice day, if I hung around till the visitors had departed and it had gone quiet, he'd take me up for a flight in the Chipmunk. Of course I hung around for that!

So, once it died down, I found Ron again and up we went for about 10 minutes, but that was quite specular and I really enjoyed it.

So all in all, it was a great day and I look forward to the next major fly-in with weather like this!