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Event Guide to FLAIR at Te Kowhai Robinson R66 Flight Review Guimbal Cabri Heading for New Zealand KiwiFlyerTM The New Zealand Aviators’ Marketplace Issue 18 August / September 2011 $ 5.90 inc GST ISSN 1170-8018 Event Guide to FLAIR at Te Kowhai Robinson R66 Flight Review Guimbal Cabri heading for New Zealand Products, Services, Accessories, Business News, Events, Training and more. KiwiFlyer The New Zealand Aviators’ Marketplace Comment and Contents From the Editor In this issue WELCOME to KiwiFlyer Issue 18. This issue marks the end of 4. Guimbal Cabri coming to New Zealand our third year of publication. Given how quickly those three years Two Cabri G2 helicopters are about to land seem to have gone by, it is an opportune moment to say a sincere in NZ for distributors Pacific Aircraft Sales. TECNAM P2008 LSA thanks to everyone who has been involved in creating KiwiFlyer We introduce this exciting new helicopter. and developing the magazine to where it is today. Our advertisers 6. Rotorblade and Composite Repair If you’re in the market for a new LSA, call us now for are the people who make the venture viable, so please help us return Oceania Aviation’s brand new facility is the favour and support them when you can. To the fine group of now open for business at Ardmore. a demonstration at your airfield and compare our: aviation enthusiasts who contribute to KiwiFlyer – thanks team! Your efforts are greatly appreciated by myself and our readers. And a 10. Aircraft Photography Part 6 - Air to Air big thanks to our readers too. We enjoy receiving your feedback and Chris Gee has put together a great article STYLE Italian design and a high quality finish, inside and out. hope that you will continue to enjoy receiving KiwiFlyer for many with the help of a few famous aviation years to come. photography friends. Love the pictures! COMFORT Spacious cabin with fully adjustable seats and glass cockpit. The centre 8 pages of this issue are a Guide to Flair 2011, running from 13th to 15th October at Te Kowhai Airfield near Hamilton. 21. Heli Tow Cart products available in NZ FUNCTION Perfect for flight training and for private owners alike. This event has been designed to appeal to all Kiwi Aviators as well Aeromarsters recently imported a as the general public, and to put New Zealand Aviation on the world HeliCarrier for the ARHT. We take a look. HANDLING Exceptional flying qualities. stage during the Rugby World Cup. I encourage everyone to read 22. Robinson R66 Flight Review the Event Programme – and the rest of the Guide. The amount of PEDIGREE Built by the leaders in light aviation. Simon Spencer-Bower writes of his preparation behind this event will take a lot of people by surprise. experience flying Heliflite Pacific’s new R66. Ten innovative NZ aviation products will be presented during the VALUE Outstanding. Starting at $162,000 +GST. three days. These include two new turbine powered kit helicopters, 25. Guide to Flair 2011 at Te Kowhai the Martin Jetpack, a new UAV, a new aircraft engine, an amphibian, A comprehensive Guide to this new 3 day new aircraft painting facilities, and more. Also being launched at Flair aviation event at Te Kowhai in October. is Sky Challenge, where air racing becomes interactive, as real aircraft and pilots race at low level through a virtual course, and are joined 30. New Dedicated Aircraft Painting Services in the race by online pilots in real time, the whole thing also being A huge new facility is under construction displayed on outdoor screens for spectators at the event. This NZ for Aviation Painting Services at Hamilton. developed product promises to add a totally new dimension to the 29. Ownership Support for Central Aero already intense and exciting sport of air racing. A profile of the Maintenance Support Flair also includes a wide variety of seminars. Several are from and Services offered to aircraft owners by international visitors who are leaders in aviation, including Aircraft Central Aero Engineering at Hamilton. Designer John McGinnis from mc squared, considered by many to be ‘the next Rutan’. There will be a series of how-to workshops for 33. Freeman Freight - Logistics Specialists Home Builders and a variety of daily flying demonstrations. Flair We profile a company specialising in is a not-for-profit event involving a lot of effort from many in the difficult aviation logistics. industry, so do support it if you can. Also in this issue are a flight review of the new Robinson R66 by 39. Places to Go - Rangiora Simon Spencer-Bower, an introduction to the new Guimbal Cabri Ruth Presland visits Rangiora. soon to arrive here, several interesting aviation business profiles, as 40. New aircraft from Evektor well as articles from all our regular contributors. Readers are sure to An overview of the Evektor Harmony (on enjoy Chris Gee’s air to air photography feature, written with input its way to NZ) and the turboprop Outback. and pictures from three world renowned professionals in this field. Spring has arrived. The weather is more settled and the days are 41. Gliding and Aviating for NZQA credits getting longer. They’re almost long enough for a quick fly after work, Jill McCaw presents an exciting new scheme TECNAM P2008 LSA unless flying is your work in which case the rest of us envy you. for young pilots to earn qualifications. Enjoy this issue. We look forward to seeing you at Flair. SEE 42. They fly by magic, or some other theory Michael Norton How autogyros auto-rotate. TOUCH Editor, KiwiFlyer Magazine 44. Model flying in winter - Indoors EXPERIENCE When it rains - fly inside.. Don’t miss the opportunity to put your company on show to the NZ public and 7. Industry News Briefs DESIRE international visitors during Flair in October. 35. Event Guide (also available as a microlight) 48. ZK Review A limited number of Trade Sites are still 52. Classified Listings available. For more information contact: 54. Accidents and Incidents Shaun Mitchell Call us today on 09 298 9144 or 021 832 626, email: [email protected] www.tecnam.co.nz Email: [email protected] Phone: 07 829 7557 www.nzflair.com Front Cover: Brett Sanders flying the Heliflite Pacific Robinson R66 in the Whitford Forest near Ardmore. Photograph by Michael Norton. 2 KiwiFlyer Issue 18 August / September 2011 www.kiwiflyer.co.nz KiwiFlyer is focused on the New Zealand aviation marketplace. Call us to discuss how we can help your business. 3 KiwiFlyer KiwiFlyer Feature KiwiFlyer Feature moulded blades are used in this design. detectors, rotor and engine RPM, fuel level and ‘time to stop’, flight Guimbal Cabri on the way to New Zealand Aside from reducing the helicopter’s noise signature appreciably time, Hobbs time, flight logging and more. TWO CABRI G2 helicopters are scheduled to arrive in New Operating economics were also a major factor in the Cabri’s (most helicopter noise is generated by the tail rotor blades), the Zealand in mid September. They are being imported by Pacific design which has no fatigue life limited components!, all Fenestron design provides for much safer operation in confined Luggage Aircraft Sales who have been appointed as exclusive distributors components including rotor blades and flight controls being spaces and in high winds. Fine manoeuvres were accomplished The Cabri G2 has a 200-litre luggage compartment! The for Guimbal in New Zealand. The Cabri is a new design with a maintained on condition. The engine and two gearboxes have in testing with crosswinds compartment can be loaded strong pedigree, offering a host of modern features to enhance 2200hr TBO lives specified and the fuel bladder has a 15 year finite exceeding 50kts. externally but can also be safety and reduce operating costs. As expected, interest has been life limit. Other advantages include accessed from inside the cabin. high and there is reduced Foreign Object It can accommodate two already a waiting Construction and Damage damage potential and airline cabin sized suitcases and list of potential rotor system the elimination of tail rotor more, including the helicopter customers who The main vortex issues. handling wheels. There is are keen to look structure is of additional storage for soft over and fly the carbon composite Engine items under the seats, and if aircraft as soon as construction The Cabri G2 utilises the necessary, the passenger seat can they arrive. Type which is venerable Lycoming O360 be removed entirely. Acceptance has maintenance engine, but in this case including been granted by free and very several new innovations. Cabin and Ergonomics NZ CAA in June resistant to Control is by a digital engine The Cabri G2 has a spacious of this year. accident damage. governor and includes startup cabin with leather seats and A three bladed, overspeed protection. Power ergonomics that have been The Cabri G2 soft-inplane, fully output is 145hp at 3650rpm. well praised by pilots to date. The Cabri articulated rotor An STC (Supplemental Type Features include: a 4 way trim G2 is a two seat system provides Certificate) embodied on the system with controls for both piston engined for a wide engine is held by Guimbal and pilots, a digital engine governor, helicopter flight envelope comprises a Plasma electronic automatic carburettor heat, a designed and including strong ignition with variable timing rotor brake, cabin storage space, constructed using winds and to replace the right hand power sockets, heating and many of the same turbulence – retard-capable magneto. This defog systems, adjustable pedals technologies normally the solid-state, maintenance free and tool-less duals removal, used in larger domain of electronic ignition gives greater and pneumatic springs on the turbine powered Robin Moret larger turbine reliability and smoother starting.
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