KiwiFlyer TM Magazine of the New Zealand Aviation Community Issue 64 2019 #4 $ 7.90 inc GST ISSN 1170-8018 Taildraggers Now and Then Tecnam P92 versus Piper Super Cub Aviation NZ Conference Guide Products, Services, News, Events, Warbirds, Recreation, Training and more. 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Grant Benns compares the ‘new’ Tecnam Taildragger with the ‘old’ Local Tecnam agent Ruth Allanson recently Piper Super Cub. imported New Zealand’s first Tecnam P92 12 Taildragger. It’s a modern take on an old theme 24 NH90s to the Solomons so for our feature of this issue, KiwiFlyer test Chris Gee interviews SQN LDR pilot Grant Benns flew it and a Piper Super Cub Michael Adair after a recent back to back. The venerable Super Cub remains deployment to the Solomons. something of a benchmark for such aircraft, so 31 Modification Design & Manufacturing read on to find out how Grant compared them A profile of Hamilton-based Aero and what differences 50 years can make. With Gavin Conroy absent from this issue due to his Design Limited. annual trip to the UK warbirds scene, I even 32 Hororata Ballooning fundraiser managed to take the cover image myself. Readers Jill McCaw visits a fundraising event (and your Editor) can look forward to the usual that will likely become a regular 24 stellar photographic contributions from Gavin fixture on the ballooning calender. resuming in our next issue. 34 Lighter than Air There’s some NZDF content in this issue. Chris Gee Glen Smith explains how to get spoke to the people involved in a recent NH90 involved in ballooning. deployment to the Solomon Islands in support 48 Aviation NZ Conference Guide of local elections. In an understated milestone A complete guide to the 2019 whilst there, the aircraft also received their NZDF Type Certification, clearing them to perform Aviation NZ conference in Auckland the full gamut of their intended roles including during August. combat and counter-terrorism, search and rescue, humanitarian aid missions, and more. 38 The ballooning season is done with now, but we Regular couldn’t fit all the event content we had in the last issue, plus John McCaw took some spectacular 6 Industry and Community News early morning photographs of a ballooning fundraiser at Hororata. That article is within, then 27 Avsure Insurance Advice to round out the broadest possible coverage of Aircraft Liability Insurance Explained. things aviation in this issue, Frank Parker takes the 28 Aviation Training opportunity of the moon landing 50th anniversary Profiling aviation research. to reminisce of his youth at the time – and fellow NZ Warbirds NZ Warbirds member Gavin Trethewey tells of 38 32 his role in bringing television footage of the event Moonbeams and the moonwalk. back to New Zealand in double quick time for the 42 New Zealand Soaring evening news. Yvonne Loader honoured. It’s once again time for the annual Aviation NZ 45 Events Guide Conference and Trade Show, this year at the Places to Go Cordis Hotel in Auckland from 4th through 6th 46 August. With a conference focus on ‘Business Fly yourself to Te Kowhai. Health – Personal Health’, numerous high profile 58 ZK Register Review speakers will present across a range of topics of interest to all aviation business people. Turn to 61 Classifieds 12 page 49 for a comprehensive guide to the event including trade exhibitors and profiles. KiwiFlyer will be attending so look us up if you’re there. If it’s as wet and cold when you receive this, as it Cover is when I’m writing it, then light the fire, make a Grant Benns samples a Tecnam P92 coffee, and enjoy reading. Taildragger in formation with Bill Henwood and Super Cub near Te Michael Norton Kowhai. Michael Norton image. Editor | Publisher KiwiFlyer Magazine 42 Industry and Community News New acquisition for Salus Aviation with the values of Salus. 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