10th Anniversary Issue KiwiFlyer TM Magazine of the New Zealand Aviation Community Issue 60 2018 #5 Aerobatic Sequencing $ 7.90 inc GST ISSN 1170-8018 Full Noise 35 returns to Reno Annual Supply & Maintenance Guide Air to Air at RIAT and more Products, Services, News, Events, Warbirds, Recreation, Training and more. KiwiFlyer Issue 60 2018 #5 From the Editor Features Welcome to the 10th Anniversary Edition of 8 Seven Days in September KiwiFlyer. It seems that an entire decade has Graeme Frew and the Full Noise 35 passed since Issue number one rolled off the Team return to race again at Reno. printing presses and into the post boxes of aircraft operators throughout New Zealand. 22 Tecnam’s Extensive Range 8 We’ve reflected about this in a column on the next Ruth Allanson outlines the range of page. Suffice to say producing each issue is still aircraft she now represents in NZ. an enjoyable endeavour and we plan to keep 30 Aerobatic Sequence Design going for quite some time yet. Grant Benns discusses some detailed This issue is another blockbuster effort at 80 insights into aerobatic sequence pages, thanks to the inclusion of our annual design, plus a helpful app. Supply and Maintenance feature which contains 38 Battle of Britain Memorial Flight numerous profiles and advertisements from all Gavin Conroy writes about a special manner of supply and maintenance providers occasion during his trip to the UK. throughout the country. 42 Guide to Supply and Maintenance 63 A highlight of this issue is the story of Graeme Our annual profile of major Frew and his Full Noise 35 team’s return to the providers throughout New Zealand. fastest motorsport on earth, the Reno Air Races. Engineer Jay McIntyre has also written about the 63 RIAT Photo Essay (remarkably smooth) experience from his own In the air and up close with the Royal point of view. International Air Tattoo aircraft. In our last issue we featured some of Gavin 72 The Two Year Project That Took Ten Conroy’s photography from his UK trip this year. Don Penniall and Jim Chapman’s Photography enthusiasts will be delighted to Chipmunk project. hear there is more and that we saved the best for last. Gavin flew air-to-air with the Battle of 38 Britain Memorial Flight and alongside the photos Regular has written about the emotional and once-in-a- lifetime experience this was – particularly as the 4 Industry and Community News flight had been specially expanded as part of the RAF 100th celebrations this year. 7 NZ Warbirds At about the same time, the Royal International 16 Aviation Training Air Tattoo was happening. Gavin and his Massey Internship Opens Doors colleagues organised themselves to spend three 19 Avsure Insurance Advice days in a Skyvan whilst the majority of the RIAT Aviation Insurance Policies aircraft formated on them during transits to the 30 air show. That puts an entirely new perspective 20 New Zealand Soaring on watching an air show, evident in the several Gliding Around Europe pages of outstanding photographs we have 26 Interesting People in Aviation included for readers to enjoy in this issue. Gavin Paul Abbott, PNG Air Acting CEO really needs to write another book so that fair justice can be done to the imagery he captured. 28 Places to Go You don’t get these opportunities unless you’re Fly yourself to The Hermitage at the top of your game and to be invited to the occasion from the other side of the world 36 En route is a real credit to Gavin’s skill, enthusiasm and A trip around the Garden City determination for what he does so well. 71 Event Guide 48 This issue has all the other usual content, plus 74 ZK Register Review more, so there’s plenty of reading to be had Classifieds during summer holiday evenings on the ground. 77 Enjoy, fly safe, and here’s to another decade of sharing with you, our many contributors’ enthusiasm for all things aviation. Cover Jurgis Kairys and his Yuka Michael Norton at Warbirds Over Wanaka. Editor | Publisher Gavin Conroy photograph. KiwiFlyer Magazine 20 Industry and Community News KiwiFlyer is Ten Bell CSF for Ardmore KiwiFlyer This issue of KiwiFlyer is number Oceania Aviation has added the title 60 and at marks our first decade of of Bell Customer Service Facility to their publication. already extensive aviation service offering. About Us Around 300,000 copies have been The appointment was celebrated with distributed since Issue number 1 was a function at Ardmore in November KiwiFlyer is for and about the New Zealand Aviation Community. produced towards the end of 2008 and attended by Bell executives and many Bell with the continued support of so many owners and operators. Oceania Aviation’s A printed copy is delivered free to every New Zealand aircraft operator and aviation valued advertisers we have maintained Commercial Manager MRO, Peter Hatley business. 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