Flying NZ "Cook area" regional comps: Post 3 - more grid photos

Given that the grid is such an important part of competition day, I thought I would include a few more pictures from the grid. Unfortunately I didn't get photos of every aircraft as I was running back and forth between the grid and the aero club buildings with people, results and the like.

You'll see in the photos that it was a lovely [hot] day - thank goodness for lots of sunscreen and some shelter!

Anyway, here are a few that I did get. Top to bottom are:

Piper PA38-112 Tomahawk, ZK-FJS, registered to Air Hawkes Bay

Piper PA38-112 Tomahawk, ZK-FRS, registered to Wanganui Aero Club going around

Piper PA38-112 Tomahawk, ZK-FML, registered to Wellington Aero Club

and... lastly... a local Pacific Aerospace Cresco 08-600, ZK-WAT, registered to Wanganui Aero Work [and not flying in the comps!]

Oh yeah - there were a large percentage of Tomahawks at the comps, 9 out of around 25 aircraft.

Trip to Masterton # 2

Further the my last post, after arriving at Masterton, Nirav did a few circuits, followed by a brief stop. It did not seem particularly busy today with just a couple of aircraft around as we arrived, including a parachute jump plane in and out and a weight-shift microlight that departed.

Here are some pictures of what I did see. Top to bottom are:

DHC-1 Chipmunk outside the Old Stick and Rudder Co hanger
PAC Cresco from Wanganui Aero Work, ZK-LTV
Piper PA22 from Ace Aviation, ZK-TDA
Cessna A185F registered to Dennis Thompson International, ZK-DMX
Cessna 185A of Sky Sports NZ Ltd, ZK-CBY

Wanganui Aero Work

These pictures are of an Aerospatiale AS 350B2 operated by Wanganui Aero Work. This was carrying a TV journalist reporting on today's tragic mid-air collision between a helicopter and a fixed wing aircraft over Paraparaumu. I understand that they didn't get much in the way of footage.