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Post by Dave Homewood on Jun 22, 2008 11:37:59 GMT 12
Some of the registrations carried on aircraft in NZ now and in the past had double meanings. I wonder if we can list a few here.
ZK-MAD and ZK-NUT are obviously not just standard regos, but also refer to the type of flying they do. Very cool.
I remember Sir Tim Wallis's Corsair was ZK-FUI as it was the closest he could get to F4U-1, and his P-40K had a rego of ZK-PXL as XL is the Roman Numeral for 40.
There's the Bay Flight fleet which is a family of aircraft"
ZK-DAD
ZK-MUM
ZK-SIS
ZK-BRO
ZK-POP
ZK-NAN
ZK-KID (destroyed in a crash)
P-51D Musang ZK-TAF of course refers to the Territorial Air Force.
Any others?
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Post by shorty on Jun 22, 2008 11:54:43 GMT 12
The MC-series used on Mt Cook aircraft?
Starting with MCA
CAF,s Harvard ZK-TEX which (as in Texan)
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Post by nzompilot on Jun 22, 2008 11:58:40 GMT 12
A couple from around Omaka
ZK-REX - Rex Newman's RV-7A
ZK-WNR - MAC's Tecnam - named after our Patron Bill Rutherford
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jun 22, 2008 12:04:22 GMT 12
I remember the TV One news item in the 1980's when someone registered a Cessna as ZK-SEX.
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Post by Brett on Jun 22, 2008 12:23:48 GMT 12
ZK-DAK (Dak)
ZK-DHC (Chippy)
ZK-DOG (Birddog)
ZK-EGG (Cameron Egg-shaped Balloon)
Zk-FOK (Fokker DR1)
ZK-LIX (La-9)
ZK-PAX (Fokker F-27)
ZK-PIT (Pitts)
ZK-SAR (Coastguard Cessna)
ZK-WIZ (Pitts)
ZK-YAK, YAC and YAQ (Yak)
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Post by Kereru on Jun 22, 2008 12:50:20 GMT 12
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Post by Bruce on Jun 22, 2008 13:20:10 GMT 12
ZK- CII Reims Cessna Caravan II
ZK-PUF Asthma Foundation Balloon
ZK-IWI Squirrel Helicopter
lots of homebuilts based on family initials
Most Vans RV aircraft have RV in thier regos somewhere
ZK-CIT Citabria
ZK-PTT Protech PT2
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Post by flyjoe180 on Jun 22, 2008 17:32:09 GMT 12
ZK-LFT Metroliner (Lifeflight NZ)
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Post by Peter Lewis on Jun 22, 2008 18:06:43 GMT 12
There are dozens (hundreds?)
Some are obvious, like ZK-NAC, the first National Airways 737 or ZK-WMT - Wayne Matthews Thorpe.
However with quite a few you have to know - the Bell-Air, Whakatane, Aero Commander was ZK-PAT in honour of the owner's wife.
I'd still like to know the significance of ZK-MJL the Salt-Air Cessna Caravan - anyone?
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Post by hairy on Jun 22, 2008 18:29:22 GMT 12
-ROK - Wanaka based Cresco meatbomber. -ROL - Wanaka based Cessna 185 meat bomber. -RMH - P-40 ( Ray & Mark Hannah). -CAG - P-40 ( Charles And Garth). -TEX - Beech 18 (for the "home" of the CAF - Texas) -USM - Harvard (CAF one in United States Marines colours). -OIG - Cessna O-1G. -MAD - Pitts Special. -ZIP - BD-5B. -NQC - 737 Quick Change. -TMG - Thunder Mustan G. -AIR - Piper J-3C-65 -WAC - Pa-38 ( Wellington Aero Club). -NSA,C,D,E,F,G - All Cessna 152s currently or previously owned by the North Shore Aero Club. -BAA - DH-82, owned by ex-pat Oztralian? ;D -CAT - Grumman AG-Cat. -PVA - NZ Aerial Mappings Rockwell Commander ( Piet van Asch).  |
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Post by stu on Jun 22, 2008 18:33:35 GMT 12
 Jawhol ;D |
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Post by Peter Lewis on Jun 22, 2008 18:35:21 GMT 12
-PVA - NZ Aerial Mappings Rockwell Commander ( Piet van Asch). Oh darn, I thought that referred to the glue involved in the aircraft construction. |
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Post by hairy on Jun 22, 2008 19:07:37 GMT 12
-CMA - Cessna 177B, Craig, Mitchell- Anyon. -CTA - CT/4 A. -SWR - Dh.89 something to do with SwissAir. -FOK - Fokker Triplane Rep. -VAA,B,C,D,E,F - Vincent Aviation Ltd. -VAS - DHC-3 of Volcanic Air Safaris Ltd. -YYY - Yak-3. -WAR - Harvard, do I really need to explain this one. -JGS - T.28 ( John Green street). -XVL - Lear 35 (Roman numerals(ish), 15 before 50 ie.35). -XSA - Harvard (e X South Africa). -XNZ - Devon (e X R NZAF). -XIV - Spitfire FR Mk. XIV. -XAF - Stearman (e X Air Force). -WWI - Nieuport replica. And when my Sis was a hostie with ANZ they reckoned that ZK-NBG stood for "No Bloody Good". Bored with this game now....... ;D |
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Post by stu on Jun 22, 2008 19:22:51 GMT 12
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Post by Peter Lewis on Jun 22, 2008 19:47:51 GMT 12
And when my Sis was a hostie with ANZ they reckoned that ZK-NBG stood for "No Bloody Good". Which presumably explains why it has never been used. |
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Post by hairy on Jun 22, 2008 21:01:38 GMT 12
Just rang for clarification, I just remembered the the story as NBG = "No bloody Good" but the whole series was "No bloody .......", so if they had gone with NBG it would have been "No Bloody Good", the others were such things as "no bloody engines", "no bloody departure (time)", "no bloody arrival (time)" etc. It all boils down to the fact that Trans Tasman was (I don't Know if it still is) covered by domestic cabin staff and made for a long day (Oz and Back) and the return flight always seemed to take for ever. This is all part of what people have been doing for a long time with aircraft registrations, making up phrases and words to fit the reg. e.g ZK-DXI at North Shore was always known as "Dixie" (the 172 that is , I don't know about the current Cherokee). |
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Post by area51 on Jun 22, 2008 21:29:09 GMT 12
Interesting thread!
Gulfstream 4SP ZK-KFB owned by Peter Jackson. K=Kate (daughter), F=Fran (partner), B=Billie (son)
Gulfstream 200 ZK-RGB owned by the Bagnall Family (Richard G Bagnall).
Westwind ZK-RML operated by Air National apparently for R M Lucas
Citation Mustang ZK-MUS with Acemus in Wellington
Citation CJ3 ZK-TBM with Pacific Jets (Terry B Murdoch)
King Air B200 ZK-MAN of Tasman Helicopters
King Air B200 ZK-PLK with Skyline Aviation (initials of Peter L Kidd, long time CFI at the local aeroclub).
King Air C90 ZK-MKG for the late Mackay George who was instrumental in the development of Air Wanganui.
Boeing 747-400 ZK-SUH (Steven Udvar-Hazy of ILFC fame), along with the other ILFC lease Jumbo's SUI and SUJ.
Boeing 737-300 ZK-FRE showing its Freedom Air lineage as do ships ZK-SJB, ZK-SJC and ZK-SJE with SJ being the old two letter IATA designator for Freedom Air.
Cessna 207 ZK-SEX is mentioned earlier and this was operated by Air Safari's out of Tekapo along with ZK-SEU, ZK-SEV, ZK-SEW and ZK-SEY. The also operate Nomad ZK-NMC, ZK-NMD and ZK-NME (and also had ZK-NMG and ZK-NMH). They now run a Caravan ZK-SRI and Airvan's ZK-SAE, ZKSAF and ZK-SAZ.
Then there are the BN2 Islander's at Queenstown, ZK-ZQN and ZK-MFN (the three letter designators for Queenstown and Milford Sound). Plus the Queenstown based Airvan ZK-LOR (Lord of the Rings).
Most of the Great Barrier Airlines fleet is 'personalised' around the owner, Gerard Rea and family plus staff members.
Cresco ZK-PDZ operates out of Jardines near Queenstown, PDZ for Parachute Drop Zone.
The list goes on of personalised 'plates' on fixed and rotary wing.
Mike
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jun 22, 2008 22:03:43 GMT 12
Quite a few of them are rather tenious, but it's still interesting.
Hairy wrote:
This reminds me of Vildebeest NZ111, which the crews and groundcrews nicknamed Lord Nelson, (one eye, one arm, No. 1 in the Navy)
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Post by Bruce on Jun 22, 2008 22:50:00 GMT 12
ZK-CKE is a personalised rego as well. (as in CooKE) but it also has some local history as a bonus.
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Post by Gavin Conroy on Jun 25, 2008 18:58:27 GMT 12
Some more from Omaka are:
ZK-STP: Steve Petersens Nanchang.
ZK-KCO Graham Orphans Aeronca, His late fathers initials.
ZK-DMF: Aeroclub Tomahawk named after past parton Mr Furness
ZK-POR: Trevor Collins Porterfield.
ZK-JPE: John Evans GP4.
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