Rodney's Aviation Ramblings
Blog URL http://www.flying.geek.nz
Located Wellington, New Zealand New Zealand
Tags aviation, wellington, airport, aircraft
News and information about the New Zealand aviation scene, particularly from Wellington Internation Airport
Latest Blog Posts
- Yesterday and today on Nov 22, 2009 in DA42 Cessna Twin Star Air2There NZWN C172 Diamond ZK-CTH C208 ZK-JHS WAC C185 Grand Caravan ZK-MYH ZK-FLT CTC
YesterdayYesterday's weather was pretty much awful for VFR [Visual Flight Rules] flying, so there was no flying from the Club. There were a couple of IFR visitors. The first was this Diamond DA42 Twinstar, ZK-CTH, from CTC in Hamilton.The second was...
- Last weekend's visitors on Nov 22, 2009 in Boeing Air Chathams General Dynamics ZK-CIE NZWN NZ7572 B757 RNZAF Convair
Here are a couple of visitors from last weekend. The first is General Dynamics Allison Convair 440/580, ZK-CIE, registered to Air Chathams Ltd, of the Chathams Island. This aircraft was left at Wellington at the conclusion of a charter.The second is...
- Gulf Air Airbus A340 departing Wellington on Nov 14, 2009 in Gulf Air Video NZWN Airbus A340 A9C-LI
Well, I missed the departure, but Silke [Thanks!] has kindly given me a video of the event, so here it is.
- Another Gulf Air A340 picture on Nov 14, 2009 in Gulf Air WAC NZWN Airbus A340 A9C-LI
I popped out to the aero club today, and seeing the Gulf Air Airbus A340 parked on the "freight" apron, I popped over and grabbed some more pictures. Here is one of the better ones.As I've said before, it's an awesome looking aircraft! Enjoy!
- Gulf Air Airbus A340 landing at Wellington video on Nov 13, 2009 in Gulf Air Video NZWN Airbus A340
One of this blog's readers mentioned that there was a video of the Gulf Air Airbus a340 landing at Wellington [Thanks, Grayson]. I thought that some of you might be interested in this, so here it is:...
- Gulf Air Airbus A340 at Wellington!!!! on Nov 12, 2009 in Gulf Air NZWN Airbus A340 A9C-LI
In what are probably a couple of firsts for Wellington International Airport, a Gulf Air Airbus A340-313X [registration A9C-LI] has landed with the Bahrain national football team on board in preparation for this weekend's clash against the New Zealan...
- Saturday's aircraft on Nov 8, 2009 in ATR72 Cessna P68 Partenavia ZK-EFF ZK-MAO DA20 Aerospatiale ZK-MIR Nanchang ZK-VIP C172 Diamond Mount Cook PA31 Canterbury AC ZK-WKT ZK-MCP Piper ZK-SFI
Here are the pictures I took yesterday from the Aero Club of various regular and visiting aircraft to Wellington.Of particular interest to me is a Piper PA31 ZK-VIP, registered to Air West Coast Ltd. I have seen this aircraft several times in the pas...
