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Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Foreign Flyables in NZ - Part One

New Zealand is home to a number of foreign registered airworthy aircraft that for one reason or another have not made it to the ZK register.


The following is a record of those I know about, are there any others? Please note, I'm only mentioning airworthy examples.

Piper PA30 N2V arrived at Ardmore in early June this year and is still resident.

Wayne Grant photo

Rank Group's Global Express N57LE lives at Auckland and is seen here parked at Nadi, Fiji in 2009.
Mike Condon photo

Piper Merdian N598C is based at Palmerston North and it arrived in NZ mid June of this year.
At Adak 15Jun10, Rob Leach photo

Beech Duke N60TE spends most of its time at Dunedin, however it is seen here at its second home of Ardmore in March 2009.

Mike Condon photo

Business Jets/Sleephead Beds Falcon 900EX N146EX is an Auckland resident. It is seen here at Christchurch November 2007.
Mike Condon photo
Beech 58 Baron N146WA lives at North Shore and has done since July 2008. It is pictured here at Ardmore in February 2009. It is currently in Australia where it has spent the last couple of winters on vacation.
Mike Condon photo

Around the World traveller Piper PA31T Cheyenne N178SG is currently resident at Ardmore having arrived there in in January of this year. The owner intends to continue his journey over time back to his home country of France.

At Ardmore 10 March 2010, Mike Condon photo

Beech 58 Baron N254F arrived at Auckland on delivery in late October 2009. It seems to have spent time at Hamilton registered to Kiwi Lion LLC however it is now hangered at Ardmore where it is pictured in March 2010.
Mike Condon photo

Cessna 172S N510LP is registered to Southern Cross Aviation of La Paz, Arizona but has been noted several times at Ardmore where again it is pictured on 27 January 2010.

Mike Condon photo

Avions Mudry CAP10B N780S is registered to a Timaru owner and was first made known to the author when it visited Hokitika in November 2008 where it is pictured.

Mark Hampton photo

Piper Malibu N9099Z, delivered to NZ in June 2007, is now based at Nelson having previously lived at Rangiora.

At Auckland nearing the end of its delivery flight 13Jun07, Mike Condon photo

Other USA registered aircraft airworthy in NZ are:
Masterton based Chipmunk N861WP and Stampe SV4C N10702
Motueka based NA Harvard N4269P
On tour around the South Island is Robinson R44 N502KG
Does anyone know if the following are still about and airworthy?
Luscombe Silvaire 8A N45856
Luscombe Silvaire 8E N1757K
Stampe SV-4C N147W
Taylorcraft BD-12D N44022
Travelair 4000 N8134
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