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. 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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. 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