Two departures
Here are photos of two aircraft departing Wellington today. The first is the Cessna 510 Citation Mustang, ZK-MUS, registered to Acermus Aero Ltd of a Wellington address.
"For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return." (Leonardo da Vinci)
Here are photos of two aircraft departing Wellington today. The first is the Cessna 510 Citation Mustang, ZK-MUS, registered to Acermus Aero Ltd of a Wellington address.
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Sunday, August 22, 2010
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Labels: Acernus Aero, Airways Corp, British Aerospace, C510, Cessna, Citation Mustang, J31/J32, Jetstream, NZWN, Vincent Aviation, ZK-JSH, ZK-MUS
I got the chance to go along for a few circuits in the back of a Cessna T182T, ZK-MRH, today as a club instructor [K-Dog the extraordinary instructor :-)] was was doing some circuits. Not a good day for scenery, so just a couple of OK pictures.
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Sunday, August 22, 2010
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Labels: Aerospatiale, ATR72, BD700, Bombardier, C182, Cessna, Global Express, N2T, NZWN, WAC, ZK-MCJ, ZK-MRH
I got to go on a flight today, this time up to Foxpine [ICAO: NZFP] with Andrew [another club pilot]. Andrew flew up to Foxpine and did a couple of circuits. I then flew a couple of circuits and back to Wellington. What's more, it was a great day to do it with ideal weather hardly traffic around until we go back to Wellington. Awesome!


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Saturday, August 21, 2010
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Labels: Airport, C172, Cessna, NZFP, NZWN, Scenic, WAC, ZK-FLT
I've seen a couple of interesting aircraft at Wellington recently. The first of these is a Grumman American AA-5A Cheetah, ZK-MRR, registered to Air Gisborne Ltd. The aircraft was here overnight on a trip around the South Island with Ben and Marcus, a couple of lads I know from my Auckland Aero Club days [nice to see them wearing the AAC jackets also!].
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Saturday, August 21, 2010
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Labels: AA5, Air Gisborne, BD700, Bombardier, Global Express, Grumman, N2T, NZWN, Socata, TB20, Trinadad, ZK-CCA, ZK-MRR
Apart of a walk around the Wellington waterfront, I walked around Queens Wharf, part of which includes a Helipro base. In passing, I took this picture of a Helipro Aerospatiale AS 355 F1, ZK-HYJ.
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Monday, August 16, 2010
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Labels: Aerospatiale, AS355, Helipro, NZQW, ZK-HYJ
Finally! I got to go flying again!
I spent most of today at the Aero Club, but unfortunately, due to the weather, it wasn't much good for flying... However, I did get to see a number of visitors [including the RNZAF B757 - previous post] coming and going.
The first two images are of a Kawasaki BK117 B2, ZK-IBK, registered to Skyline Aviation Ltd of a Napier address and used as a rescue helicopter/ air ambulance.
The next three are of a CTC Diamond DA42 Twinstar [also known as the "Death Star" in some circles...], ZK-CTM. This is pictured tied up for the evening and included my first opportunity to photograph the cockpit of one of these aircraft. The final picture is of an Aerospatiale AS350 BA, ZK-HZN, registered to Search and Rescue Services Ltd of a Taupo address. This is also used as a rescue helicopter/ air ambulance.
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Saturday, August 07, 2010
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Labels: Aerospatiale, AS350, BK117, CTC, DA42, Diamond, Kawasaki, NZWN, SAR Services, Skyline Aviation, Twin Star, WAC, ZK-CTM, ZK-HZN, ZK-IBK
Today's largest visitor was an RNZAF Boeing 757-200, NZ7571. The aircraft was only here briefly to pick up several people [mostly service personnel from what I could see]. This will likely be in conjunction with the recent death of Lt Tim O'Donnell and injuries to two others in Afghanistan recently. For the NZ Army media releases click here.
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Saturday, August 07, 2010
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More unsettled weather this weekend, so yesterday's planned C172 flight didn't happen.
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Sunday, August 01, 2010
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Labels: Air NZ, B737, BK117, Boeing, Helicopters Otago, Kawasaki, NZWN, Westpac Rescue, ZK-IWE, ZK-SJB
Another half-day of being at the aero club meant a few more aircraft and people to photograph. Top to bottom are:
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Sunday, July 25, 2010
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Labels: Acernus Aero, Airport, C150, C510, C680, Cessna, Citation Mustang, NZWN, Pacific Jets, Sovereign, WAC, ZK-DTQ, ZK-JTH, ZK-MUS
Following on from my previous post, it seems that Fokker F27 Friendship, ZK-PAX, had an engine problem a couple of nights ago, hence the maintenance.
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Sunday, July 25, 2010
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Labels: Airwork, F27, Fokker, Friendship, Vincent Aviation, ZK-PAX
Just a quick visit to the club today before heading out to pretend to be a computer geek for a couple of hours...
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Saturday, July 24, 2010
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Labels: Air2There, Airwork, C208, Cessna, F27, Fokker, Friendship, NZWN, WAC, ZK-MYH, ZK-PAX
There was no flying for me today [I still need to pay for the last lot!], but there were a number of visitors to be seen as I was hanging around the club.
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Sunday, July 18, 2010
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Labels: AFS, BE76, Beechcraft, C172, C182, C510, Cessna, Citation Mustang, Duchess, Motueka AC, NZWN, Pacific Jets, WAC, ZK-EFF, ZK-JED, ZK-LKM, ZK-PGA, ZK-RWC
Ok, you'll need a bit of an imagination for this one, but I found a kerosene-powered Spitfire last week! Pictures below :-)
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Saturday, July 10, 2010
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Ok, here are the final aircraft I got photos of, from Masterton aerodrome earlier today.
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Friday, July 02, 2010
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Labels: Ace Aviation, C180, Dairy Air Ltd, NZMS, P2002, PA18, PA38, Piper, Sierra, Tecnam, Tomahawk, WAC, WRAC, ZK-BKV, ZK-DBX, ZK-FML, ZK-MVT