There were two helicopters out during my fleeting visit. The Hughes 369D ZK-HDE3 c/n 610992D was conveniently pushed out of its hangar just as I was strolling from the Aero Club. This rather interesting D model began life in the US in June of 1981 and bec... See more
A blog on New Zealand Civil Aircraft. By Allister of zkarj.co.nz on 27th June, 2026 There is not much to include in this post in the way of photos, after the previous catch-up. But there is a most definite line in the sand between that post and this. I st... See more
Here we have the first of two posts from Allister working Wellington Airport from a different perspective. Into Winter from Allister of zkarj.co.nz Allister on 27th June, 2026 I thought it had been a while since I posted, but I see it was only in May. Go ... See more
A couple of seldom seem microlights at Rangiora were exposed to the daylight recently. Above (and literally above) is the Tennessee Engineering And Manufacturing Inc (T.E.A.M) Z-MAX ZK-JGM c/n 666/MAANZ/556. This first raised its head in February of 1996 ... See more
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
