The Pacific Aerospace Cresco 08-600 ZK-JOF c/n 032 of Otago Airspread Ltd (( Nelson Division )) arrived into Nelson via Taieri and Twizel on the 15th and has been busy working the area since. In the above photo, from Bill Mannix ,it has just arrived back ... See more
Following yesterdays post on marine aircraft in Warbirds Over Wanaka Catching Up - 6 , I thought this a good time to drop in some more details on the Lake LA-4 Amphibian ZK-EEL 2. This airframe, c/n 1045, was manufactured by Aerofab Inc at Sandford, Maine... See more
Just the three aircraft of interest (to me) at Rangiora today -7th April 2026. The Cessna 177RG Cardinal RG ZK-KCW c/n 177RG0413 flew down from Bridge Pa to Ashburton on April the first, then on to Twizel and Wanaka the following day. It departed Wanaka f... See more
I recently received some correspondence from Jen Ostler of Fairbanks, Alaska. Jen had initially sent an anonymous comment on 29-03-2026 to the earlier blog post that I had done about the Piper PA-28-161 Warrior ZK-EBM 2 . I responded to the Anon post aski... See more
Last weekend, 14-03-2026, Rob Mackley flew his amazing Lockheed 10-A Electra ZK-AFD 2 c/n 1145 down from Omaka to West Melton for the Day to give a presentation to the gathering covering the restoration of this aircraft. This has been well covered by seve... See more
