Jetcity's Learjet 36 VH-JCX made an early morning visit to Auckland, arriving from and returning to Melbourne.
Global Express N57LE arrived at Sydney from Essendon.
Wednesday 10 September 2008
Air NZ Boeing 777-200 ZK-OKA returned to Auckland from Nuremberg via a techstop at Vancouver.
Air National's Gulfstream 4SP ZK-KFB departed Auckland for Sydney.
Pionair's Convair 580 VH-PAL was noted flying from Palmerston North to Christchurch as "Pionair 1" late this afternoon. First recorded sighting since it changed from its ZK identity.
Beech Baron N146WA flew from its North Shore base to Hamilton and back.
Thursday 11 September 2008
Citation Mustang N2243W flew from Hastings to Taupo and back.
Gulfstream 4SP ZK-KFB whistled over NZ this afternoon on its way from Sydney to Tahiti and later onwards to Easter Island.
Falcon 900EXE N146EX flew home to Auckland from Queenstown.
Convair VH-PAL arrived at Woodbourne from Christchurch.
Japan Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) Navy P3C Orion's 7503 and 7509 arrived at Whenuapai from RAAF Edinburgh. The aircraft are visiting NZ for the first time and will participate in the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Exercise "MARU". PSI is a multi-national, multi-agency exercise. See http://www.nzpsi.govt.nz/maru/index.php
photo via Gordon Reid
Colin Hunter was on hand at Whenuapai for their arrival.
Also arriving at Whenuapai today was French Army Casa 235 '105' from its Noumea base as "COTAM1164".
Friday 12 September 2008
Crown Casino Gulfstream 5 VH-CCC made a brief mid afternoon visit to Auckland, arriving from and returning to its Melbourne base.
Wayne Grant photo
Citation Mustang N2243W again flew from Hastings to Taupo and back.
Beech Baron N146WA arrived at Rotorua just prior to midday from North Shore.
USAF C17 Globemaster 00-0183 returned to Christchurch just before sunrise from Antarctica where the aircraft made a successful night turnaround with the aid of night vision equipment.
As part of exercise "MARU", Japanese P3 5079 was noted out and about as was the French Casa 235.
Observed carrying out a low approach and overshoot at Auckland just before 1300 was a French Navy Falcon Gardian using the callsign "Champagne 11". The aircraft departed the area VFR at 1500ft destined for Tauranga.
Saturday 13 September 2008
For the lack of anything else to report, it would appear that Gulfstream 4SP ZK-KFB has flown from Easter Island to Grenada.
