18-Mar-08

Noted so far today

Cessna Birddog ZK-DOG approx 7 miles north of Omaka on a GPS track to Ardmore

Aeroprakt A-22 ZK-JTA a microlight registered in Eltham joining for Omaka

Palmerston North based Vans RV-6 ZK-ESM also joined for Omaka

The 2 RAAF F-111s that had been at Ohakea for the airshow travelled to CHC via a low beat up of Woodbourne ... they will be based in CHC for the weekend to attend Warbirds over Wanaka

Coming soon...

Stand by for photos and info from my weekend in Wellington and the RNZAF Ohakea Open day ... to be posted shortly ... 571 to sort thru

Skytrain 08 aircraft - updated

There are 4 aircraft involved in Skytrain 08 - 3 Lockheed C-130 Hercules and a CASA CN-235

The CASA is 52-IH from Armée de l'Air (ALA) the French Air Force based in New Caledonia.

The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) C-130H is NZ7005

There is a C-130H 730 from the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF)

The second RNZAF C-130H has arrived and is NZ7001

I will post photos when/if I have them.

There has been plenty of action lately with Parachute drops around the WB and OM airfields.  
Last night (10-Mar-08) they were doing night flying from 24 at WB.  It wasn't really circuits as they crossed central Blenheim each time.  I believe they may have gone out to the beacon and established on finals there each time.  This involved two of the C-130s which followed one another, differentiated by two very different and distinctive sounds as they flew over.