What was looking to be a likely candidate for becoming a Kiwi since it was spending so much time here was the Reims/Cessna F406 Twin Caravan VH-LAA. It arrived in the country 08 November 2015 touching down at Auckland from the Gold Coast via Lord Howe Island and during its time here conducting aerial survey / photography work was noted on numerous occasions operating over large areas of both the North and South Islands with it being stationed for extended periods at either Hamilton, Nelson or Christchurch. It departed Hamilton for Auckland and the Gold Coast 12 January.
It trip home was brief with it arriving back at Auckland from the Gold Coast via Lord Howe Island 27 January.
VH-LAA has an extensive kiwi connection having previously been registered ZK-CII, ZK-VAA, ZK-XLC and finally ZK-CEC which it wore for the delivery flight to Australia in November 2011.
It trip home was brief with it arriving back at Auckland from the Gold Coast via Lord Howe Island 27 January.
VH-LAA has an extensive kiwi connection having previously been registered ZK-CII, ZK-VAA, ZK-XLC and finally ZK-CEC which it wore for the delivery flight to Australia in November 2011.
Cessna T210M Centurion VH-SUX was observed arriving at Kerikeri from Norfolk Island on 10 January. The aircraft is registered to Thomson Aviation of Griffith East, NSW but to date we have not had any additional information on its whereabouts.
Oceania Aviation have imported a Cessna/Textron Aviation 182T N517CS. This 2015 model wears the serial number 18282417 and it arrived at Ardmore by container in early January.
And rounding out the Cessna news, T206 Stationair YJ-RIR has arrived at Ardmore with the Air Ratua, Port Vila based aircraft arriving 10 January from Norfolk Island and Kerikeri. YJ-RIR was delivered to New Zealand in March 2011 as N22629 and was first noted with its Vanuatu registration on 11 March. It departed 31 March for Kerikeri and Norfolk Island on its delivery flight.
