KiwiFlyer TM Magazine of the New Zealand Aviation Community Issue 65 2019 #5 Avspecs Mosquito wins at Oshkosh $ 7.90 inc GST ISSN 1170-8018 P-8A Poseidon up close Annual Guide to Aviation Training Products, Services, News, Events, Warbirds, Recreation, Training and more. 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There’s also a detailed ten 34 page article on de Havilland Mosquito PZ474, 26 Boeing P-8A Poseidon visit the third such magnificent restoration to appear The US Navy recently brought a from the Avspecs hangar at Ardmore. With the P-8A to Ohakea and made it aircraft having recently just won Grand Champion available for visits and photographs. WWII Warbird at Oshkosh, Gavin Conroy put a 42 Return to England great article together covering the aircraft’s very A snapshot of the UK warbirds scene fascinating history and restoration. Of course during our winter. there’s also a bumper set of Gavin’s photographs on show too, he having been a frequent visitor 47 KiwiFlyer Guide to Aviation Training throughout the build process. Our annual supplement section covering all things training in NZ. 42 Also on the subject of WWII, don’t miss Frank 48 Where to complete your training Parker’s report of the NZ Warbirds Association Mark Woodhouse offers some Battle of Britain Flypast day recently at Ardmore. thoughts on how to choose your flight Frank was honoured to have WWII veteran Bryan training provider. Cox in the back seat of his Kittyhawk on this occasion, taking the controls and no doubt offering 58 A Head Start for Young Flyers Frank a few pointers too. A summary of the low or even no-cost early training options available. Our annual Guide to Aviation Training in this issue includes not only profiles of numerous training providers across the aviation spectrum, but also 26 plenty of wisdom and advice for new and existing Regular flyers. Pathways for getting started whilst still at school are covered – several available at little 6 Industry and Community News or no cost. Flight training through to professional Events Guide licences is a big investment and to help with what 22 is a potentially complicated decision making 23 Avsure Insurance Advice process, Mark Woodhouse has contributed an Maintenance Shop Insurance. article discussing how to choose a flight training provider. The Training Guide isn’t just for new 24 Interesting People in Aviation pilots however. Existing licence holders may wish to An interview with Pam Collings. consider upgrading or updating their skills; a new 31 Places to Go 12 rating perhaps, some mountain currency, or trying Fly yourself to the Maniototo. out the other side – if you’ve always flown fixed wing, have a go at rotary, or vice-versa. With the 34 New Zealand Soaring quality and technology behind modern light sport Power - the future of gliding? aircraft and autogyros, trying something different 37 NZ Warbirds isn’t necessarily that expensive either. Or give Battle of Britain Flypast. gliding a go and if the thought of not having an engine doesn’t appeal, try one that has. In her 64 Aviation Training regular NZ Soaring page, Jill McCaw writes of Profiling research at Massey. the numerous self-launching and sustainer power 74 ZK Register Review options now available on modern gliders. 52 Whatever form of aviation you’re taking, the 77 Classifieds weather for it only gets better from this point in the calendar, so enjoy and be safe. Happy reading. Cover Gavin Conroy photographs Michael Norton de Havilland Mosquito PZ474 during Editor | Publisher a test flight over the Hauraki Gulf KiwiFlyer Magazine earlier this year. 37 Industry and Community News Cirrus SR Series G6 NZ Tour says Mark. “This grant programme is one KiwiFlyer of the most generous worldwide, and will New spiral bound help with the costs of installing ADS-B equipment for approximately 4,000 VNC Book Released About Us general aviation aircraft on a first-come, KiwiFlyer is for and about the first served basis.” When using printed charts for New Zealand Aviation Community. To support the uptake of ADS-B IN, navigation reference in the cockpit, A printed copy is delivered free to every up to $500 +GST will also be made most pilots will have pre-folded them in New Zealand aircraft operator and aviation available for those who install suitable advance, then unfolding and refolding as business. The magazine is also on retail sale. equipment to give their aircraft ADS-B required during the flight. But how much Back issues are available for free download IN capability. “Pilots will only unleash easier would this be if the charts were from www.kiwiflyer.co.nz the full benefits of ADS-B in the cockpit already reduced into spiral bound pages KiwiFlyer is published every two months by Cirrus Aircraft will display the new if they are able to get additional traffic of the ‘folded’ size to begin with. Not Kiwi Flyer Ltd, edited by Michael Norton, and SR Series G6 with Cirrus’ Ross Harrison awareness through ADS-B IN alongside only might ease of use be improved, but printed/distributed by PMP Ltd. ISSN 1170-8018 and Bruce Brownlie at several aero clubs their usual visual scanning, so it’s also cockpit clutter, not to mention the in November. The tour is promoted as important to consider adding ADS-B IN simplicity of having all the charts together The new VNC Chart Book contains well. 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