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Post by baronbeeza on May 20, 2017 18:42:39 GMT 12
I can remember Goose reliving that incident about 20 years later in the NPAC bar. He did add that he suffered an injury, - as soon as he felt the vibration he grabbed the throttle to reduce the power. Almost immediately the whole governs threw his hand into the panel as the throttle cable assy followed the engine out of the airframe. He was pointing to his injury, the broken or bruised finger....
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Post by Peter Lewis on May 21, 2017 15:09:39 GMT 12
Cessna 180 ZK-BSP was imported second-hand after flying in the USA as N9164C and went directly to the Middle Districts Aero Club at Milson, Palmerston North. Registered in their name on 11Feb1957, it saw no agricultural use and has passed through several private owners hands . Still current, and based in South Auckland. ZK-BSP at Tauranga, 2003 |
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Post by Peter Lewis on May 22, 2017 17:21:11 GMT 12
Cessna 180 ZK-BST arrived as N7760A. It joined Rural Aviation's operation fleet, being registered to them on 4Dec1956. In July 1960 ownership passed to Aircraft Hire Ltd., a Masterton-based leasing company who hired it out to Northern Air Services of Te Kuiti. On 22Nov1961 Jan Smoes was operating ZK-BST off Ngaroma airstrip near Mangakino, in the Taupo area, when the aircraft lost a propellor blade soon after take-off. He was less lucky and possibly less skilled than Erceg and was killed in the subsequent crash. Cessna 180 ZK-BST while with Rural Aviation, seen at Dannevirke in Januray 1959. |
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Post by Peter Lewis on May 23, 2017 17:00:59 GMT 12
Cessna 180 N9702B became ZK-BSZ on 28Aug1957 with Rural Aviation. It joined their operational fleet, and remained active until destroyed in a landing accident at a farm strip near Morrinsville, Waikato, on 28Jan1962. The pilot at that time was Peter Baker. ZK-BSZ parked out at Feilding May 1959 |
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Post by Peter Lewis on May 24, 2017 16:18:46 GMT 12
The next new Cessna 180 to arrive was N9663B. This became ZK-BUF on 13May1957, but went directly to the Auckland Aero Club in September. Despite the next owner, in 1963, being James Aviation (Rotorua) Ltd., it operated purely in their charter division and thus has no agricultural involvement. Still current in the Canterbury area. ZK-BUF when part of the James charter fleet, Rongotai December 1963 |
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Post by Peter Lewis on May 25, 2017 18:21:19 GMT 12
ZK-BUG is one of the more famous Cessna 180s in the country. This aircraft arrived directly from the factory as N9663B and was registered to Rural Aviation on 13May1957. Joiniung the Rural operational fleet, ZK-BUG seemed to spend most of its time rigged for spray work, and thus was anointed with the name 'Bugs Buggy'. In November 1965 it moved on to Dalcom Aviation Training at Wanganui, where it operated in topdressing mode to allow Beryck Dalcom to initiate his students into the skills of agricultural aviation. A period newsreel that shows the activities of ZK-BUG and Dalcom's training school: (Thanks Bruce for tracking this down)By mid-1971 ZK-BUG was in the hands of Rex Aviation at Ardmore. That November it was then sold to Far North Aviation (any ag use here?) and by 1985 at the latest it was in private hands. Still current north of Auckland. ZK-BUG with built-in headwinds at Paraparaumu October 1958  The "Bugs Buggy" logo evident at Palmerston North November 1960 ZK-BUG in working mode, with the Rural Aviation spray tanker In 'the gully' at Wanganui while under Dalcom ownership 17Feb1966 ZK-BUG hard at work training agpilots in the Wanganui area |
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Post by kiwiduster1 on May 25, 2017 19:18:00 GMT 12
GORGEOUS PIC !! Love the last photo. BUG was registered to RURAL
13th May 1957 sixty years ago this month. Grand-dads old axe comes to mind. Any chance of a high res copy please Peter .
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Post by thomarse on May 26, 2017 18:16:19 GMT 12
Great photos as always Peter! Those first two shots are on her pickets behind the Aero Club at Milson where she lived. Why there and not at Feilding, I don't know. The last 180 I saw there was BVW, then 185s CCC and CFE in quite quick succession; all a/c at Milson always in full spray rig
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Post by Peter Lewis on May 27, 2017 20:12:21 GMT 12
ZK-BUH arrived at New Plymouth as N9662B. It was assembled and registered to Rural on 13Jun1957. Retained within the Rural Aviation fleet it initially saw use as a company transport, and the photograph below shows it at Paraparaumu accompanying the Rural Cessna 310 ZK-BSY. However, it was later kitted out for agricultural use, and in this role it was destroyed when it collided with a fence while attempting to take-off from a farm strip on the southern side of Mt Egmont 10Feb1961. The registration ZK-BUH was cancelled on 6Mar1961, but the aircraft was rebuilt and reappeared as ZK-CAS later that year. I don't have a photo of ZK-BUH as an agplane, but here it is at Paraparaumu in early August 1957 |
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Post by kiwiduster1 on May 27, 2017 21:01:02 GMT 12
GORGEOUS PIC !! Love the last photo. BUG was registered to RURAL 13th May 1957 sixty years ago this month. Grand-dads old axe comes to mind. Any chance of a high res copy please Peter . Many thanks for the hi res Peter and many thanks for all the 180 info. A gold mine for this 180 nut !! Cheers. |
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Post by Peter Lewis on May 28, 2017 18:01:38 GMT 12
As outlined above, Cessna 180 ZK-BUH was damaged in February 1961. The wreck was removed back to Bell Block and rebuilt there. Retaining the same constructors number, the aircraft re-appeared in July 1961 as ZK-CAS. Initially registered to Rural Aviation on 4Jul1961, it then quickly moved on to Wanganui and became the property of John Harding on the 9th October. It was then operated as part of the fleet of the Harding family topdressing company, Wanganui Aero Work. In December 1963 title was transferred to another Harding company, Aircraft Holdings Ltd., but ZK-CAS continued to work under the WAW banner. On 3Nov1966 ZK-CAS was sold into private ownership, and after a few more owners was badly damaged on landing at the Albert Burn strip, Lake Hawea, 16Mar2013. ZK-CAS while working for Wanganui Aero Work, at Wanganui February 1964 
By 28May1966 the company advertising had increased in size |
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Post by pacdriver on May 28, 2017 21:31:24 GMT 12
Cessna 180 ZK-BSP was imported second-hand after flying in the USA as N9164C and went directly to the Middle Districts Aero Club at Milson, Palmerston North. Registered in their name on 11Feb1957, it saw no agricultural use and has passed through several private owners hands . Still current, and based in South Auckland. ZK-BSP at Tauranga, 2003 |
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Post by pacdriver on May 28, 2017 21:33:36 GMT 12
My first ever plane ride,late 1950s Middle Districts Aero Club, maybe Brian Milne , I was 4 or 5 years old 😎👍 the seed was sown
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2017 8:53:03 GMT 12
I must confess I didn't expect this thread to go on as long as it has! Some fascinating info and great photos.
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Post by johnnyfalcon on May 29, 2017 11:06:02 GMT 12
An awesome aeroplane in an awesome country doing an awesome job Zac! I never get tired of this classic
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on May 29, 2017 12:35:45 GMT 12
I've flown in Cessna 180s on a number of occasions (40 or more years ago), although I have never experienced a landing in a Cessna 180.
In the case of the slightly larger Cessna 185 brothers, I've done a lot of one-way trips in those too, although I have also experienced several landings in 185s, but those landings were mostly in skiplanes.
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Post by Peter Lewis on May 29, 2017 12:58:06 GMT 12
I didn't expect this thread to go on as long as it has! Just like the 180 itself. |
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2017 16:06:09 GMT 12
That, Mr Lewis, is a brilliant point!
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Post by Peter Lewis on May 29, 2017 19:49:12 GMT 12
Cessna 180 ZK-BUI was built as N9654B. Registered to Rural Aviation on 13Jun1957 it worked with them until a sale to leasing firm Aircraft Hire Ltd., Masterton, in October 1962. Initially leased to Northern Air Services of Te Kuiti, it then spent time with Ritchie Air Services at Te Anau in 1964 before moving on to Barr Bros. Ltd. at Ardmore that same year. By October 1967 it had been sold on to a seafood exporting company. A couple of private owners later it was destroyed in a force landing into the bed of the Falls River, Tasman Bay, on 12Mar1970. Cessna 180 ZK-BUI at an unknown airfield during its time with Rural Aviation At Ardmore 13Mar1965 while being operated by Barr Bros.  The colours at that time were red and white, as can be seen here |
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Post by Peter Lewis on May 30, 2017 17:35:53 GMT 12
Cessna 180 ZK-BUJ arrived as N9653B. Assembled at Bell Block, it was registered to Rural Aviation on 13May1957.It remained within the Rural operation fleet until it moved south to Farmers ATD Co.Ltd., based at Invercargill, in early October 1963. Farmers ATD was taken into the James Aviation fold in February 1964 and as a result, in November 1965, ZK-BUJ moved right to the other end of the country to operate with Advance Aviation of Kaitaia, another James subsidiary. I have seen a note that ZK-BUJ was re-registered back to Farmers in November 1966, but this may merely have been to facilitate its move to a Dunedin-based general contracting firm in December 1966. After moving through two more private owners, ZK-BUJ was sold to the southern-based Robson family in 1977. This year ZK-BUJ celebrates 40 years in their ownership. ZK-BUJ poses for the camera at Rural Aviation's base at Bell Block Now carrying spray gear, in 1963 Under overhaul at James's Hamilton hangar 19Feb1966, ZK-BUJ is now fitted a Swathemaster |
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