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Diamond DA42 Ferry Flight from Canada Aviation Holiday on Slipper KiwiFlyerTM The New Zealand Aviators’ Marketplace Issue 7 October / November 2009 $ 4.90 inc GST ISSN 1170-8018 Diamond DA42 Ferry Flight from Canada Aviation Holiday on Slipper Island KiwiFlyer Guide to Flight Training Providers Products, Services, Accessories, Business News, Training and more. KiwiFlyer The New Zealand Aviators’ Marketplace Comment and Contents From the Editor In this issue 4. Pacific Ferry Flight - DA42s from Canada It is with much pleasure that we bring you KiwiFlyer Issue 7, The first Pacific crossing by Diamond marking our first anniversary of publication. With this anniversary DA42s was made recently for the delivery issue in particular, we extend a sincere thanks to our advertisers, flight of two new aircraft to New Zealand. many of whom have been on board since the beginning. It is due to the support of these companies that KiwiFlyer can be distributed 8. Maintenance for Availability for free to every aircraft operator and aviation document holding We profile the approach to maintenance at business in New Zealand. So please return the favour and support Eurocopter International Pacific NZ. our advertisers when you have the opportunity to do so. And please tell them you saw their ad in KiwiFlyer. Our magazine is also 10. Maintenance Shop Insurance available on retail sale throughout the country. If we’re not on the Bill Beard explains what you should know shelf at your favourite store, then help spread the word by asking about insurance during maintenance. your retailer to stock some copies. 13. A Beta Upgrade Have you got a Robinson R22 Beta but A feature of this issue is our comprehensive Guide to Flight always wanted a Beta II ? Helispecs at Training Providers. Our Guide profiles Training Providers from Taupo can upgrade it for you. one end of the country to the other and encompasses training on microlights, taildraggers, twins, helicopters, autogyros and more. 14. The Battle of Britain Flypast The breadth of opportunity extends from a microlight certificate to Frank Parker writes about this annual a PhD in Aviation, with training options designed to place capable Warbirds event at Ardmore. new pilots in immediate employment from the moment their qualifications are completed. We’ll be distributing an extra 1000 16. AvParts Keeps New Zealand Flying copies to Careers Officers at all NZ Secondary Schools, though the We profile Murray Dreyer and his Guide is not just focused on aviation careers. There’s also much for aviation parts supply company, AvParts. existing pilots to consider in regard to skills currency, consolidation and diversification. There is always more to learn and with summer 18. Oceania’s Southern Base on its way there will be many fair-weather pilots who really should A profile of Oceania Aviation’s recently consider an hour or two with an Instructor to brush up on their set up operations at Queenstown. skills for the fine days ahead. 22. A Milestone for Manufacturing Celebrations were recently held for the The KiwiFlyer Events Guide now fills more than a page and offers 1000th aircraft produced in the Waikato. plenty of extra reasons to indulge in aviation in the coming months. If you would like to share some coverage of an event you are at 24. Aviation Holiday on Slipper Island with the KiwiFlyer community, then take some pictures and write a We sample the great hospitality of Slipper few words for us. You don’t have to construct a feature article. We’ll Island Resort, off the coast of Pauanui. plan to run an “Event Briefs” section in much the same way as we now have a page of News Briefs. Please feel free to contribute as 28. Guide to Flight Training Providers the magazine is richer for the variety this brings. We would also like Everything you need to know about Flight to hear from you if you are interested in writing a feature article on Training Providers in New Zealand. a subject that interests you. As always, feel free to contact us at any 38. Gyroplane Training - The Difference time with your ideas. We look forward to hearing from you. Tony Unwin explains what is different about gyroplane training. Enjoy your reading and fly safe. 40. The Diversity of Aero Modelling Michael Norton Janice Angus continues her series on aero Editor, KiwiFlyer Magazine modelling, this time on diversity. 44. Aeromotive Encourages LAMEs We profile Aeromotive’s approach to engineering careers and training. 7. Industry News Briefs A space this size is available from only $75+gst. 10. Accidents and Incidents Reach thousands of aviation enthusiasts including 19. Correspondence every aircraft operator and aviation business in NZ. 27. KiwiFlyer Event Guide The December issue deadline is 20th November 38. KiwiFlyer Guest Comment Call TECNAM on (09) 298 9144 or 021 832 626 42. ZK Review Here E: [email protected] 46. Classified Advertising P: 0800 KFLYER (0800 535 937) Advertise www.kiwiflyer.co.nz Front Cover: Garry Mitchell above the Pacific Ocean during the ferry flight of two new Diamond DA42s from Canada to Hawker Pacific at Ardmore. Ben Glattstein flew the second aircraft and took the photograph. 2 KiwiFlyer Issue 7 October / November 2009 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 Pacific Ferry Flight: DA42s arrive from Canada and a tailwind of zero. Weather had been kind for the entire MOST news-aware aviators in New Australia who handled the engineering factory to Auckland. The longest leg was trip and it was only in the last hours to Zealand know that Massey University’s orders. The aircraft were Australian the one from California to Hawaii, some Auckland that it began to deteriorate. School of Aviation recently purchased registered for the flight. 2100nm over water. That of course means After arriving and dealing with paperwork, 12 new Diamond DA40 and 2 new All of this was a start from scratch that at the half way point, one is 1050nm then waiting for a gap in the now dreadful DA42-L360 aircraft in a deal signed with exercise, there not having been any similar from an airport in any direction. A long weather, the two aircraft logged a final Hawker Pacific at Avalon in way! Garry says it is the first 0.4hrs for the leg to the Hawker Pacific March. The DA40s have all half of such journeys that hangar at Ardmore on September 25th. arrived by container and been always seem very slow. “Once reassembled by Hawker Pacific you cross the half way mark, Pilot impressions at Ardmore. It was a different you start to feel you’re getting Garry says that by the time he got to story for the DA42-L360s somewhere and the time always California, he knew that this was going to though, with these two aircraft seems to go faster”. be an aircraft he didn’t want to give back being flown to New Zealand in The trip however, began and this is a praise he rarely gives. He is a September all the way from the in London, Canada at the big fan of the Garmin G1000 glass cockpit Diamond factory in Canada. Diamond delivery centre. They and considers the DA42 to have stand-out Most notably, the route crossed then flew across the Great appeal as a brilliant trainer. Phrases such the Pacific with the longest leg Lakes to York in Nebraska. Pilots Garry Mitchell and Ben Glattstein at the as a pleasure to fly, very responsive, nice Hawker Pacific hangar after arriving at Ardmore. (over water from California to The next leg took them across to land (every time in all conditions), great Hawaii) taking some 13 hours the Grand Canyon and on to visibility, and more all roll off the tongue. to complete. KiwiFlyer caught Bullhead City on the Arizona Garry notes that the design is futuristic and Garry Mitchell from Australian Air Ferry cruising the Pacific at 10000 feet. The Ferry Flight Log up with Garry Mitchell and Ben Ben Glattstein took the photo from the second of the two aircraft they delivered. / Nevada border. Garry notes loaded with new concepts that all work very Glattstein from Australian Air that this is a place full of RV well. With some experience now at “pulling 07/09/09 Ferry on the day they landed at motorhomes and elderly ladies. it to pieces” (to fit the ferry equipment), London, Canada to York, Nebraska Ardmore. He says the younger ferry pilots Garry also comments that the aircraft is Canada are unimpressed on being very well constructed and that “nothing Preparing for an 8100 told to stop there “but the 08/09/09 looks cheap”. Suffice to say he liked it a lot. California nautical mile journey accommodation and fuel are York to Bullhead City, Arizona Australian Air Ferry (AAF) very cheap”. Bullhead City to Hollister, California More information are professional ferry operators Hawaii Then it was on to California Visit www.australianairferry.com to and can have up to four aircraft and the fitout for the ferry 20/09/09 learn more about Australian Air Ferry’s in the air at any one time. To flight. AAF have a base there Hollister to Kona, Hawaii capabilities. For more information on the some extent, an adventure such on what is a familiar route for DA42, contact John Oppenheim at Hawker as this is all in a days work for Kiribati them, as they frequently ferry 21/09/09 Pacific. Phone +61 2 9708 8566 or email: Garry and Ben. other new aircraft for Hawker Kona to Kiribati (Christmas Island) [email protected] Garry explains that the Pacific in Australia.
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