Beechcraft Bonanza, ZK-DPT

Good to see something different for a change at Auckland with this Beechcraft Bonanza, ZK-DPT taxing pass the other day.

ZK-DPT

ZK-DPT

Welcome Home - ALL BLACKS

Today the 4th November, New Zealand welcomed home the New Zealand ALL BLACKS
World Champions Rugby Team into Auckland to a very warm welcome on board NZ1, ZK-OKQ.

What an awesome Win at the Rugby World Cup, and Congratulations, it's so proud to be a KIWI.

PRICELESS......

So a special post of photos, and the theme is ALL BLACK, some new photos and some old photos
of the Airline that flew the Team and the Webb Ellis Trophy home.

ZK-MVA

ZK-NZE

ZK-NZE

ZK-NZE

ZK-OJR

ZK-OKQ

ZK-OKQ

ZK-EAK

ZK-NZE

Sedona Airport, KSEZ - Arizona

Sedona Arizona was one of our stops on our USA Road trip, and we spent a total of 3 nights there.
Sedona Airport, KSEZ is said to be one of America's most Scenic Airports, sitting atop a hill right in the heart of Sedona with a single runway 21 & 03 headings. The runway is 5135 ft long and has a 90 ft elevation change downhill on runway 21. The airport is at an elevation of 4830 ft above sea level.  The scenery around Sedona is just magic and the airport sure does have great views of the red rock mountains. There is a FBO operator based in the terminal, Red Rock Aviation and a restaurant the Mesa Grill if your feeling hungry.

So here a fews pics from my brief visit and aircraft on the ground at the time, including a Cessna Citation & Beech J50 Twin.

N480WB
Cessna Citation

N9666Y
Beech J50

N9666Y
Beech J50

Sedona Airport Ramp
Looking South West

Beechcraft A36, VH-RKP

This Beechcraft A36, VH-RKP will be another resident of New Zealand arriving from Australia via Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island seen here on the 29th November.

This aircraft will joining the NZ Aircraft register I believe.

VH-RKP 

VH-RKP 

VH-RKP

Rare Arrival in New Zealand - Beech D18S

A very rare arrival in Auckland again and this time on the form of a Beech D18S, N43927. A great vintage classic machine. I only managed a few shots head on, but for more information on this aircraft,
and some great photos, see this great post at MRC Aviation

My head on photos below, better luck next time for some side angles shots.

Beech D18S - N43927

N43927

North Shore Airfield - ZK-TZG & ZK-CGW

Had to head up north the other day AGAIN, so made a quick pit stop at the North Shore Airfield and took these quick photos of these two North Shore Aero Club Aircraft.

First two photos are of ZK-TZG, a Robin 2120, and the last two their Beech Duchess 76, ZK-CGW

ZK-TZG

ZK-TZG

ZK-CGW

ZK-CGW

Beech Duchess, ZK-JED

Another Beech Duchess in the Ardmore Flying School fleet, ZK-JED taxis out for a training flight.

ZK-JED

ZK-JED

Ardmore Flying School, Twin IFR Trainer, ZK-EZX

The Ardmore Flying School is one of Ardmore's largest flying schools based at the airfield.
Seen here landing is one of their Beech 76 Duchess, IFR Twin Trainers, ZK-EZX

For more information on the Ardmore Flying School see their website HERE

ZK-EZX

ZK-EZX

ZK-EZX

Over the Waikato

A few shots I took out of the window flying from Auckland - Hamilton (HLZ), flight NZ2211
on board ZK-EAB. Plenty of sun up top, but a cold winters day in the Waikato under the blanket of cloud. Today's flight time was 19 minutes...

Climbing out of Auckland

In the Cruise....

The Town of Cambridge in the Distance

On the ground in Hamilton, looking south, and
about to back taxi down runway.

Eagle Airways Beechcraft 1900D, ZK-EAG

Pictured here is Air New Zealand's subsidiary, Eagle Airways, ZK-EAG, black themed livery.

ZK-EAG