Visitors noted in January to Tauranga.

Visitors noted in Tauranga over January

Even though arriving in late December from Ardmore,Cessna 182 ZK-MDH c/n 18280617 is still parked up outside NZ historic Aircraft Hangar.Maybe a possible new resident.

Arriving from Christchurch to transfer a Patient to Tauranga Hospital  was Beech 200 Super King Air ZK-FDR  c/n BL-31 operated by Garden City Helicopters 

Dropping into Solo Wings for Maintenance was Tecnam P2006T ZK-OBZ c/n 83 operated by Ardmore Aviation Services Ltd 

Another Solo-Wings Maintance from Waipukarau was Cessna 172 N ZK-FGJ with the Central Hawkes Bay Aero Club

Staying over the new year was Wellington based Piper PA28-R ZK-EIF c/n 28R-7837132

Overnight stay was the day for North shore based Auster J5 ZK-DBU c/n 2096 but carries RNZ Army  NZ1702 markings .

Cessna 172N  ZK-LCL c/n 17270867.which is based down Whakatane.

Taking off from the Classic Flyers area was EC120 ZK-IGE c/n 1555 heading back to its pad in Hamilton.

Departing back to Taupo glider airfield at Centinal Park where it resides, was Cessna 177B ZK-DNX c/n 17702057 .

Parked up from Hastings Bridge Pa was Hawkes Bay Aero Clubs Cessna 172  ZK-EKG c/n 17269830

Cessna P210 Pressurized Centurion  N526CH  c/n  P21000662 arrived from Ardmore from where it resides.

Air Gisbourne,s Grumman AA5,s ZK-MRR and ZK-JER were tempoary based for a week carrying out fish spotting duties over the eastern Bay of Plenty .

Another Ardmore resident Aerospool Dynamic WT9 ZK-MLC taxing out to 25 Grass  R/W departing to Matamata.

Noted parked up at Classic Flyers was Te Kowhai based Piel Emerauld CP-301 ZK-CBP  c/n CP1044 owned by the The Cambridge Flying Machine Company Limited .