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Mosquito Rebuild and Pilot’S Report $ 6.90 Inc GST ISSN 1170-8018 Safari Helicopter Model Jets Focus on Bush Planes KiwiFlyer TM Magazine of the New Zealand Aviation Community Issue 50 2017 #1 Mosquito Rebuild and Pilot’s Report $ 6.90 inc GST ISSN 1170-8018 Safari Helicopter Model Jets Focus on Bush Planes Products, Services, News, Events, Warbirds, Recreation, Training and more. KiwiFlyer Issue 50 2017 #1 From the Editor Features Welcome to our 50th edition of KiwiFlyer. To 8 de Havilland Mosquito TV959 celebrate, we’ve given the layout a refresh with Rebuild by Avspecs larger images, new fonts, and other adjustments here and there. We think the result is brighter 13 Mosquito Test Flying Report by Dave Phillips and easier to read, and hope you do too. 52 24 The latest Shock Cub from I’ve said similar things before, but reaching Zlin Aviation arrives in NZ milestones is always an occasion to say thank you to our contributors for keeping the 26 Healthy Bastards Bush Pilot magazine interesting, and thank you to our Champs at Omaka Report advertisers for keeping the magazine viable. It’s always a pleasure to lay up articles that are 30 New SuperSTOL XL released full of enthusiasm for aviation and equally it’s a by Just Aircraft pleasure to work with advertisers and then hear Gavin Conroy’s 2016 air to about the successful results achieved. Please 32 air Image Gallery do always endeavour to support those who 26 put their marketing dollars behind KiwiFlyer. 38 Safari 600 Helicopter And if you’ve enjoyed a particular article Profile and Flight Review we’ve included then don’t hesitate to tell the contributor who wrote it. Your feedback helps us 48 Classics of the Sky Airshow to evolve and refine the magazine over time. at Tauranga Report This issue has a bias towards bush planes, with a 52 Walsh Memorial Scout Flying full report and great images from the Healthy School at Matamata Report Bastards Bush Pilot Champs at Omaka. We’ve 56 NZ Jet Modellers Association also got preliminary coverage of the latest Annual Tokoroa Meet Report Zlin Aviation Shock Cub, the first of which has 42 just been assembled in New Zealand. Plus we introduce readers to the new SuperSTOL XL model from Just Aircraft. Not a bush plane, but Regular equally suited to the same tasks, in this issue we also try out the latest new and improved edition 4 News Briefs of the Safari home-built helicopter. 6 Autogyros New ‘AutoBump’ warning device Our lead story is a feature on de Havilland Mosquito TV959 which briefly appeared in the 18 Insurance Advice skies over Ardmore towards the end of 2016, Passenger Legal Liability Cover 8 then was promptly disassembled and shipped 20 Places to Go to its new owner in the States. This was of course Fly in to Takaka number two for Avspecs and a third is already well advanced and due to fly in 2018. The 22 Aviation Education rebuild story is made especially interesting (and Stacking Career Odds Favourably entertaining) by a test pilot report from Dave 42 NZ Warbirds Phillips. Don’t miss it. Flying the BE.2 Airshow and event season is well underway 46 New Zealand Soaring so this issue also includes feature coverage Practise for Parachuting of Classics of the Sky at Tauranga, the Walsh 58 ZK Register Review 56 Memorial Scout Flying School at Matamata, the Jet Modellers annual meet at Tokoroa, and 63 Events Guide more. Plus there are all our regular columns from contributors doing some really interesting things in aviation. Enjoy your reading and as always, fly safe. Cover Keith Skilling and Warren Denholm Michael Norton aboard de Havilland Mosquito Editor | Publisher TV959. Gavin Conroy photograph. KiwiFlyer Magazine 38 Industry and Community News F New Aviation Cleaning Products pleasure to work with. Some children were Kiwi lyer New cleaning products which meet a bit nervous beforehand, but after flying, . airline certifications are now available in they were buzzing with self-confidence,” Maintenance Avionics New Zealand from Corrosion Control said Trevor. 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Back issues are available for free download described as a specially formulated blend Replaces traditional from www.kiwiflyer.co.nz of deep cleaners and light oxidation ‘Golden Age’ Air Race at Omaka attitude indicator removers which provides a true one- One of the eagerly anticipated and From a 50 hour inspection on a Cessna KiwiFlyer is published every two months by or turn coordinator Kiwi Flyer Ltd, edited by Michael Norton, and step cleaning, detailing and polishing most stylish races scheduled to take Fits std 3-1/8” mount 150, to a KingAir Phase Inspection printed/distributed by PMP Ltd. ISSN 1170-8018 solution that leaves a high-gloss protective place at Yealands Classic Fighters (Easter finish on aircraft and other vehicles. weekend at Omaka) is the ‘Golden Age’ 4 hr battery backup or a Pilatus PC-12 Annual, our Advertise (next deadline 17 April) Aero-Glide’s hard protective coating also Air Race. 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