Flying NZ National Championships and International Wings Trophy #4

In this last post from the Flying NZ Nationals, I just wanted to show a couple of awesome aircraft I spotted during the competitions.

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I don't spend a lot of time taking photos at these events, but I did get photos of a couple of interesting Cessnas.

First up is a Cessna 172, ZK-REV. Now to be clear, it is a Cessna 172. Not a 172A, or N or M or R or anything, but a 1957 Cessna 172A. From memory, it has a 6 cylinder Continental developing 145 Hp [but happy to be corrected]. There won't be many of these left flying anywhere.

Cessna 172, ZK-REV

Second up is a Cessna 195, ZK-AZK. This has a 7 cylinder radial engine and it looks amazing! Again, there won't be many of these flying around anywhere.

Cessna 195, ZK-AZK

Odds and sods

Ok, I couldn't resist... one more post, although this time of the random photos from the weekend.

Some of which are pretty impressive :-)

First up is an Air NZ Airbus A320-232, ZK-OXB, which was taxiing in as I was waiting for the Sounds Air departure.

Next up is a fairly random picture from inside the Sounds Air Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, ZK-SAA, on the trip over to Woodbourne.

Omaka aerodrome is home to some fairly fancy aircraft.

Among the best of them would have to be the Avro 652A Anson, ZK-RRA [ok, the Flug Werk FW190 A8/N, ZK-RFR, is cool also, but no good photos of that!]. Also on display was this Cessna 195, ZK-BEB, and a line-up of Nanchang CJ6's. There were many other aircraft, but I didn't stop to get photos of them all :-(