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Kiwi Racer at Reno Annual Supply & Maintenance Guide KiwiFlyer TM Magazine of the New Zealand Aviation Community Issue 54 2017 #5 $ 6.90 inc GST ISSN 1170-8018 Kiwi Racer at Reno Annual Supply & Maintenance Guide Products, Services, News, Events, Warbirds, Recreation, Training and more. KiwiFlyer Issue 54 2017 #5 From the Editor Features Welcome to Issue 54 of KiwiFlyer. Given that 8 Reno Air Races 2017 6 divides into 54, this must be an anniversary Daring to Dream by Graeme Frew. edition. Nine years of KiwiFlyer! When Mrs. KiwiFlyer proof reads this she’ll probably 18 Preparing for the Future want a cake. Aside from cake, anniversaries are Aviation training at Massey. an opportune occasion to say thanks to everyone 32 22 Challenging Aviation Levies who helps bring each KiwiFlyer issue together. It couldn’t be done without enthusiastic contributors Standing up for commercial GA. and supportive advertisers. The regular 24 Aerobatic Sequence Design encouraging feedback we receive from readers Grant Benns continues his series with helps quite a bit too. Thank you all. more of the usual good advice. Graeme Frew and Team’s outstanding 30 The GA Advocacy Group participation in the Reno Air Races this year will Brian Mackie updates current issues already be known to most readers, but the behind including use of in-flight recorders. the scenes details of their adventure won’t be. Thanks to contributions directly from Graeme and 32 Taumarunui Airfield turns 50 8 Engineer Jay McIntyre, this issue features the story Paul Le Roy attends a deservedly of race preparation and racing. It’s a must read, large celebration at Taumarunui. if not for the excitement of participating in the world’s fastest motorsport, then equally for Kiwi 35 Let’s go for a fly patriotism and can-do attitudes. Congratulations How one phone call led to a 23 to everyone who was involved in this adventure, aircraft day out in the South Island. almost certainly now the first of more to come. 36 Supply and Maintenance Every year at this time we offer up a section Our annual supplement section of the magazine for aviation suppliers and profiling supply and maintenance maintainers to update readers on their businesses, organisations around the country. projects, achievements, and plans for the future. The common theme this year seems to be of 52 USA Military Visits 28 expansion and a need for staff. The aviation Gavin Conroy makes the most of a economy may well have turned a corner for trip to America. the better. That’s providing the regulators don’t do anything to push it backwards again. In this regard we include two articles from different sources seeking to communicate and draw support Regular for the issues they are contending on behalf of all General Aviators. These are to do with levies 4 News Briefs and the use of in-flight recordings as prosecution evidence. There will surely be numerous readers 23 Avsure Insurance Advice Are you insuring at correct value? of the latter article who wonder that it could just 24 as easily be them currently in the hot seat. 20 Places to Go Speaking of getting caught doing things one Fly yourself to Raglan. shouldn’t, hands up amateur aerobats who enjoy 28 Autogyros maneouvres beyond those required to simply get from A to B, and also who might be inclined to Two new Magni Gyros arrive. display their skills from time to time. Aside from 50 New Zealand Soaring the obvious inference to become professionally Are volunteer based clubs at risk? trained and to behave professionally, Grant Benns has written an excellent article on aerobatic 57 NZ Warbirds sequence design including plenty of reasons to Ardmore Hangar Happenings. plan ahead and never ad lib. His words are both 33 good advice and informative reading. 58 ZK Register Review Lastly, who wants free Warbirds Over Wanaka 60 Event Guide tickets? We have some to draw before Christmas, 61 Situations Vacant & Classifieds then again at the end of February. Entry to the draw is as simple as sending me an email. Happy aviating. Enjoy your reading. Cover Graeme Frew in his Yak 3 at the Michael Norton 2017 Reno Air Races. Editor | Publisher 50 KiwiFlyer Magazine Industry and Community News Salus Aviation & Oceania Aviation Join Aviation Safety close on December 10th. KiwiFlyer New Zealand-based Salus Aviation Anyone who can demonstrate a tangible Group, has merged with Oceania Aviation contribution to improving aviation safety to become one of the largest general is eligible to apply, Airways’ interim Chief About Us aviation operators and engineering Executive Pauline Lamb says. “Safety is KiwiFlyer is for and about the businesses in Australasia. Oceania Aviation at the heart of what we do and each year New Zealand Aviation Community. currently has operations at nine locations Airways and Christchurch Airport offer this scholarship to give someone with a A printed copy is delivered free to every in New Zealand. The merger will further New Zealand aircraft operator and aviation strengthen Salus Aviation’s portfolio of great safety improvement idea a helping business. The magazine is also on retail sale. aviation-related businesses. The Salus hand in getting it off the ground.” Back issues are available for free download Group maintains, repairs, overhauls, The scholarship fund may be used from www.kiwiflyer.co.nz operates and leases helicopters and small for learning, resources, or equipment for KiwiFlyer is published every two months by aircraft throughout the Asia Pacific region. a person focussed on aviation safety. A Kiwi Flyer Ltd, edited by Michael Norton, and The integration of Oceania will see project could be research, or development printed/distributed by PMP Ltd. ISSN 1170-8018 Salus Aviation operating as two divisions. of a process or product. The Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul Go to www.airways.co.nz/about/safety- Advertise (next deadline 6 December) operation, New Zealand’s largest, will scholarship for more information. specialise in engineering and parts sales for Our comprehensive aviation-focused general aviation aircraft, both fixed wing B.Av applications close soon distribution and readership is the very best and rotor. This division employs some 160 Applications for the Massey University way to connect your business to the New School of Aviation B.Av degree (January Zealand Aviation Community. staff at the nine NZ facilities and plans to increase its presence in Australasia. 2018 cohort) close on 28th November. Details of our cost-effective rates are The Fleet Operations business leases B.Av Graduates complete a unique, available from our website, or call for details. and sells aircraft and has around 25 aircraft integrated aviation university qualification, Creative work including graphic design and throughout the Asia Pacific region. Salus intended for those planning a professional editorial preparation is free of charge. has a rapidly increasing lease fleet of over career as a pilot. Three years of study 13 Cessna aircraft powered by Continental and flying cover cover core technical Subscribe Diesel’s CD-155 Turbo Engines. subjects such as navigation, meteorology, Subscribe online or send us a cheque. Just Oceania directors Gordon Luke and aerodynamics, etc., and non-technical $34 for six issues over 12 months. Josh Camp will join the Board of Salus. subjects such as human factors, threat and Don McCracken will remain CEO of error management, etc., culminating in Contribute Oceania. “We have a great opportunity either a flight instructor course or aviation to access capital to grow our business by business management studies. Graduates Are you involved in an interesting aviation joining with Salus. The two companies enjoy careers in the aviation industry project? Have you got an interesting aviation have worked together for some time and throughout the world. story to share? Would you like to see in formalising our arrangements we can See page 18 of this issue of KiwiFlyer something different in KiwiFlyer? Contributions are welcome. Please contact us for details. move to another level of performance and for more information. Opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those services that we can offer the market. There of Kiwi Flyer Limited or the Editor. All rights reserved. KiwiFlyer contents are copyright and may not be reproduced in any form will be no staff changes and in fact this will WOW Community Trust Flying without written permission from the Editor. give us the ability to employ even more Scholarship Winners skilled people,” says Gordon. Warbirds Over Wanaka Flying We Appreciate Salus Aviation directors are considering Scholarship winner Ryan Southam says Thank you to our Advertisers who fund this options to further grow the business winning one of this year’s scholarships publication. Please give them your support by acquiring existing, well managed means he can fulfil his warbird dreams that and let them know you saw them in KiwiFlyer. operations and through a continuing much sooner. Thank you to our regular Contributors: growth path for the existing operations. Ryan, aged 42 from Blenheim, has won Ruth Allanson, Bill Beard, Penny Belworthy, Craig Brownie, a director of Salus and one of two $5,000 scholarships awarded Grant Benns, Gavin Conroy, Steve Engle Bancorp New Zealand comments that “We this year by the Warbirds Over Wanaka Chris Gee, Paul Le Roy, Jill McCaw see an exceptional opportunity to continue Community Trust from funds raised at Murray Miskelly, Frank Parker, and others. to grow Salus Aviation in Australasia and the 2016 Airshow. The other winner is beyond. We’re thinking about a range of 35-year-old Adam Butcher from Te Anau. Proud to Support options to raise capital to continue to grow The pair were selected from more than 30 applicants. Warbirds Over Wanaka KiwiFlyer is proud to support the Group.
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