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 My afternoon tea was pleasantly disturbed on Tuesday at Rangiora by the beat of the rotors and the sweet sound of a Lycoming O-360 of the Canadian Home Safari ZK-IQP c/n 0629N which has been listed with a West Eyreton syndicate since August of last year.

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Although I have postulated that Pete James’ McCullough powered Easy Riser was the first microlight to fly in New Zealand, in 1978, it is possible that an early version of the Skycraft Scout could lay claim to be the first microlight to fly here.  It would be great if someone out there with a very long memory could shed some light on our first Skycraft Scouts...


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Number 2 grandson is farming in the Waikato and today got to ride in Total Heliwork Ltd's Eurocopter AS 350 B2 Squirrel ZK-IDW2 today to show the pilot where to spread the fertiliser, and he sent me this photo:


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Another couple of aircraft that Mark Pattenden photo'd at Te Kowhai last weekend.  You could be forgiven for thinking that you were back in the 1950s!


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AOPA held a Northern Rally at Raglan over the weekend but I think some aircraft were confined to Te Kowhai due to fog.


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