21 June 2011

Plane Spotting on the Shortest Day

Out at Auckland International...

The most exotic aircraft today would have to be the Royal Netherlands Air Force McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30CF caught taxiing for departure to Honolulu. Photo taken at Auckland on 21 June 2011 by M Condon
Airwork's Boeing 737-200QC was being towed around... again. Photo taken at Auckland on 21 June 2011 by M Condon
Getting ready to be exported is Air New Zealand's Boeing 747-400 ZK-SUJ seen here on a test flight. Photos taken at Auckland on 21 June 2011 by W Grant
 

Meanwhile, over at Ardmore...

Eurocopter AS 350 B3 ZK-IBW was enjoying the sun. Photo taken at Ardmore on 21 June 2011 by M Condon

...while Cessna 501Citation ZK-NDT (ex ZK-NBR) was in the shade. Photo taken at Ardmore on 21 June 2011 by M Condon
 Further north at North Shore...

Cessna 172B ZK-BZU (above) and Cessna 150 ZK-CXL (below) were in the circuit. Photos taken at North Shore on 21 June 2011 by S Lowe
 

Nanchang CJ-6 ZK-FRU arrived home... Photo taken at North Shore on 21 June 2011 by S Lowe
Some aircraft really do have nice lines... Perhaps my two favourite amongst piston are the Aerostar and Chieftain... Above, Aerostar 601 ZK-JOS and below Great Barrier Airlines Brazilian built Chiefttain, Embraer 820C ZK-RDT. Photos taken at North Shore on 21 June 2011 by S Lowe
 

Out for a blast was "the Moonshine Boys" Mooney, ZK-RMM. Photo taken at North Shore on 21 June 2011 by S Lowe
Last photo of the day was Piper Pa38 Tomahawk ZK-TWR... "tower of watch" so to speak. Photo taken at North Shore on 21 June 2011 by S Lowe

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