My pick of the day had to be the Mosquito.
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Friday 29 March 2024
Wanaka Friday 29th. My pick of the day.
Thursday 28 March 2024
Corsair at Wanaka
Koromiko back on 18-3-2024
Thanks to my mate Neville (great choice of aircraft), we travelled to Blenheim for a nice meal at Wither Hills Winery. Of course when you travel from Picton to Blenheim you drive past Koromiko airfield which is the home base of Pelorus Air:
Most of their fleet was there in the sun. Here is the Gippsland GA 8 Airvan ZK-PEL with their newly converted Cessna A185F ZK-PRM amphibian ZK-PRM behind.Then Mark Miller arrived overhead and landed in his Miller M-1 Superchamp ZK-MMJ which is now based at Omaka.
Wednesday 27 March 2024
Also Heading for Wanaka - Mosquito at Nelson 26-3-2024
The Avspecs Mosquito ZK-PWL/NZ2308 has arrived at Wanaka. It flew from Ardmore yesterday and stopped for fuel at Nelson where Grant Newman had his camera ready:
Tuesday 26 March 2024
The Yak herd at Ashburton
Taieri from the Train 16-3-2024
It was frustrating to get a different view from the Taieri Gorge train back on 16/3/24. There were a few helicopters and aircraft out that I could see, but the only photo available was of these two Piper twins who had seen better days:
The PA 31-350 Navajo ZK-FOP is still registered, to Paterson Aviation Ltd of Mosgiel. I did not record the registration of the Seneca and there was also another ex Mainland Air Seneca also parked up.Monday 25 March 2024
DHC 1 Chipmunk ZK-CHP/3 at North Shore 24-3-2024
I was delighted to be able to get some hangar shots of Vaughn Davis's "new" Chipmunk ZK-CHP3 at North Shore yesterday. It had been flying quite a lot earlier in the day but it was back in Stan Smith's hangar for a bit of engine fettling (Stan said all Gipsy Major engines leak oil!).
DHC 1 Chipmunk Mk 22 ZK-CHP3 (c/n C1/ 0895) was registered to Vaughn Davis of Auckland on 13/12/21. It was originally taken on charge with the RAF on 4 June 1953 and served until October 1975 after which it became N67269 and then N895WP in the US. It has a registered colour scheme as WZ865.Vaughn's Chipmunk is a very authentic restoration and he told me that its colour scheme is relatively rare. The original dayglo paint had a very short life so the orange paint has been colour matched according to the RAF Historic Flight advice.
Sunday 24 March 2024
CMM. Still in the Mt Cook area.
A Couple of Different Airbuses at NZAA
Now we are back home and connected to Wifi I thought I would post a couple of aircraft from Auckland International back on 7 March. I expect they will still be plying their trade there today.
The Wamos Air Airbus A 330-200 EC-NCK is being leased again by Air New Zealand for Auckland to Perth flights. Our sister blog 3rd Level New Zealand has featured this aircraft in more detail HERE