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Post by planewriting on Jun 26, 2016 17:35:31 GMT 12
Actually ZK-CLX was registered before ZK-TED. It was registered to Air New Zealand in April 1965 following the crash of ZK-TEC at Whenuapai. In that short time span, TEAL changed its name to Air New Zealand. ZK-TED was not registered to Air New Zealand until 1970. Both CLX (ex VH-ECC) and TED ex VH-ECD) were sourced from Qantas. Look at rnzaf.proboards.com/thread/16212/electra-zk-ted-airnz-qantas
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Post by isc on Jun 26, 2016 21:03:03 GMT 12
Cessna 185 ZK-CGG usually has a sea horse painted on it. isc
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Post by ZacYates on Jun 27, 2016 11:08:23 GMT 12
P-40 GAC wasn't picked for Garth And Charles but is that aircraft's original RAAF Squadron Codes True, but Gxx is reserved for gliders hence CAG, which seems a happy coincidence. Not sure if the former AFC-Brian Hore P-51D ZK-PLI was mentioned earlier? Bell Iroquois ZK-HUE TVAL SE.5a ZK-SEV Replica Plans SE.5a ZK-TOM (Builder/owner Tom Grant) Albatros D.V replica ZK-DVR (also from the above) Glasair ZK-JDL (owned by John D Luff) Curtiss Tomahawk ZK-TWK Bristol F.2B ZK-BRI NuWaco/Waco Taperwing ZK-WTW Isaacs Fury ZK-DMN (perhaps for Hawker Demon?) Cessna Dragonfly ZK-JTL (I think it was for Jet Trainers Limited?) Hawker Hunter ZK-JIL (for Jet Imports Limited?) I think Air Wanganui's Beech King Air ZK-MKG is registered for founder (and WAW Fletcher pilot) the late Mackay George
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Post by The Red Baron on Jun 27, 2016 15:05:36 GMT 12
The Civil Aviation Department had the DC- series. James Aviation were working their way through the JAA- series. Fletchers MAT,VAL,USA,USU & LAY The Cresco prototype LTP Ag Cat SJA Fletcher Stallion TPE Cresco WAT Taumarunui Aerial Co-ops Cresco's TMM.TMN
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jun 27, 2016 15:31:27 GMT 12
The Civil Aviation Department had the DC- series. James Aviation were working their way through the JAA- series. Fletchers MAT,VAL,USA,USU & LAY The Cresco prototype LTP Ag Cat SJA Fletcher Stallion TPE Cresco WAT Taumarunui Aerial Co-ops Cresco's TMM.TMN Huh? I get the James Aviation 'JAx', but what is the significance of the others?
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Post by The Red Baron on Jun 27, 2016 15:51:04 GMT 12
MAT Manawatu Aerial Topdressing VAL Van Air Limited USA went to the USA. USU Cliff Taits Aussie-NZ return flight,as in VH-USU Kingford Smiths plane LTP Lycoming Turbo Prop SJA was the pilots kids initials TPE had a Garrett TPE engine WAT was eithet the owners name Watson or Weedons Aerial Topdressing TMM,TMN Taumarunui as in Taumarunui Aerial Co-op.
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Post by ZacYates on Jun 27, 2016 16:46:51 GMT 12
Many Kiwi Crescos had regos in the LTx sequence, now I know why!
Forgot to mention - unless it's already been covered - Grumman AgCat ZK-CAT. Cessna 162 ZK-AAC (Auckland Aero Club) Aero L-39 ZK-CCP (as in the Russian spelling CCCP) Nanchang CJ-6a ZK-CVI Nanchang CJ-6a ZK-MUD (Grant "Muddy" Murdoch) Nanchang CJ-6a ZK-MAO Fokker D.VIII ZK-FEV (the type was originally the Fokker E.V) TVAL FE.2b ZK-FEE LVG C.VI replica ZK-LVG
Farmers Air had a Fletcher, later a Bonanza (I think), which was used as something of a company hack and was registered UTE. Also, I have a feeling Wanganui Aero Work's Bell UH-1H ZK-HJH had the initials of then-boss Richmond Harding's wife Heather - delticman can confirm, hopefully.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jun 27, 2016 17:47:56 GMT 12
ZK-AAC was originally allocated to an Auckland Aero Club DH60 Moth too. I wonder if any Aero Club aircraft wore this code between the Moth and the Cessna.
Don't forget all the Yak 52's, Zac.
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Post by ZacYates on Jun 27, 2016 19:57:32 GMT 12
I had some of the Yaks but saw they were mentioned earlier :-) I also see ZK-CAT was on the first page.
The late Ralph Saxe had a DHC Chipmunk registered ZK-SAX.
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Post by FlyingKiwi on Jun 27, 2016 21:09:25 GMT 12
We also have ZK-SKC at Auckland Aero Club which is a Cessna SkyCatcher, and the Duchess ZK-SMI is a reference to the owner's company Smile Dental. I have it on good authority too that the Cessna 185 ZK-CBF (which is a recent-ish import, not a "classic" C series registration) is indeed a reference to what the letters "CBF" stand for in internet-speak.
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Post by Peter Lewis on Jun 27, 2016 22:17:58 GMT 12
ZK-AAC was originally allocated to an Auckland Aero Club DH60 Moth too. I wonder if any Aero Club aircraft wore this code between the Moth and the Cessna. Incorrect. ZK-AAC/1 was an Avro 594 Avian IIIA ex G-NZAV. Owners were Ken Hall, Hororata; Aroha Clifford, Christchurch; P Berryman, Wellington; C Bowden, Palmerston North; Manawatu AC; Matthew Oram, Milson. It was destroyed by a gale at Parorangi, 7mls from Feilding, 2Feb36. There was no other allocation of ZK-AAC until the Skycatcher. (The display AA1B Trainer 'AAC' is actually ZK-DNI, wfu due corrosion, and simply an artefact. Never flown operationally by the club)).
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Post by isc on Jun 27, 2016 23:28:56 GMT 12
Cessna 310B ZK-REX Rex Aviation (NZ) Ltd, and in Australia VH-REK, VH-REL, VH-REX. I can't remember what the rego of the Rex Aviation C-182 was. isc
Found the C-182, it was /is ZK-CKZ, nothing relevant there.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jun 28, 2016 10:43:23 GMT 12
Thanks Peter, was just seeing if you were paying attention.
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Post by philip on Jun 28, 2016 13:26:46 GMT 12
Mine is ZK-PRH, my initials. The Remos I did half my training in was ZK-REM I'd like to get or reserve ZK-MOG as I'm thinking about building something in my retirement. It would sit nicely with my toy. Then again whilst searching for MOG, OMG popped up and was available, that might suit better
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Post by starr on Jun 28, 2016 14:04:22 GMT 12
LAY was Philip Lay's Fletcher at Superair.
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Post by ZacYates on Jun 28, 2016 16:01:11 GMT 12
We also have ZK-SKC at Auckland Aero Club which is a Cessna SkyCatcher From memory SkyCatcher ZK-AMN has the initials of a former president/patron of the Club?
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Post by FlyingKiwi on Jun 28, 2016 20:59:34 GMT 12
Yes the MN was for Merv North who was the club patron until a few years ago, I believe he was the first civilian to do a first solo in NZ after WWII although not certain if that is correct, and his father Fred North was a founding member of the club and built the little Tui Sport aeroplane, of which there is a replica (?) in MOTAT. Incidentally the current AAC patron is Lew Day who has a very long association with aviation in NZ!
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Post by mit on Jun 29, 2016 22:47:57 GMT 12
ZK-MAP is a mapping/camera Cessna 402 ZK-MIT Cessna 185A after yours truly! ZK-TIM Europa after Tim Ward the man who built it, ZK-TVI T-6 Harvard exNZ1057 VI being roman numerals for 6 ie t6, ZK-XSA t-6 Harvard which is the ex South African Air force one ex7660 ZK-WET was a Cessna 207 the company also had; ZK-DRY also a Cessna 207 ZK-NA* is Nelson Aviation College except; ZK-NAC which is currently a Cessna 172 RG of the Air New Zealand sports club, it was the first 737 I believe, ZK-STV is also owned by the Stu own has ZK-STU Lastly off the top of my head quickly; ZK-ZKF DH104 Devon ex NZ1805 as it's RNZAF call sign was ZM-ZKF.
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Post by flyinkiwi on Jul 5, 2016 16:14:24 GMT 12
The Waikato Aero Clubs fleet of Robin 2160 (Alpha A160)
ZK-WKF - named for former patron and longest serving CFI Ken Fenwick ZK-WJH - named for ATA pilot June Gummer (nee Howden) ZK-WCD - named for two life members and former patrons, Mike Cumming and Ken Darbyshire
The clubs Piper Cherokee Archer III
ZK-WIT - Waikato Instrument Trainer
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Post by ron on Jul 8, 2016 18:52:23 GMT 12
The registration of Fokker F27 ZK-RTA was derived from the initials of Ansett New Zealand Air Freight's Operations Manager, Ross T. Allen.
To remind myself that Air New Zealand's B767 ZK-NBD could not carry pallets, it became No Big Door - to me anyway.
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