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Local NewsOn October 26th, Micro Aviation founder, Max Clear, invited his first instructors, Ken Fenwick and Jack Bindon, to join a large group of friends to celebrate the 50 years since Ken sent him off solo at Rukuhia aerodrome; south of Hamilton, New Zealand. Back then Jack was a relatively new instructor and Ken was CFI [...]
The de Havilland DH-60 ‘Moth’ and the birth of New Zealand’s aero clubs. Merrie Spring-time greetings to you all from my office in the South Pacific (Astro. nav. ref: 37 46′ 45.51″ S 175 14′ 22.44″ E. Posterior height 141 feet AMSL) We now move on in our reflective look back at what types of [...]
When I was asked to pen a reflective piece on the 40th Anniversary fly-in at Taumarunui, I wondered how mere words could possibly paint a word picture of such an evocative and nostalgic event. But, for those of you who have never experienced such an aviation gathering, imagine the setting. Clear blue skies, a soft [...]
Scenes from Tiger Moth Club 2009 Fly-in at Taumarunui. Just now and then, one captures an image that is worth saving. This was taken at the New Zealand Tiger Moth Club’s 40th Anniversary Labour Weekend fly-in at Taumarunui, a rural inland town in our North Island. Derek Williams, one of our most experienced Ag.pilots, is [...]
The latest Newsletter from the Hawkes Bay & East Coast Aero Club October Newsletter 1
Tomahawk at the Hastings Showground getting ready for takeoff. The Tommy had been at the showground on display during the recent A&P show and last Saturday with Max Dixon CFI of the Hawke’s Bay & East Coast Aero Club at the controls it took off for the return journey back to Bridge Pa. Picture by [...]
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