Not much has happened aviation-wise since my Auckland trip, but here are a handful of photos from December and January that are interesting.
In December, I got my first look at Air Chathams’ Saab 340A Freighter, ZK-CIW.

On one visit, I heard the familiar ‘aerial freight train’ sound of an approaching NH90. I captured it landing and on realising it was not shutting down, I raced to an advantageous spot for its departure. It’s the longest ‘running stop’ I think I have ever witnessed, at a lengthy 35 minutes!

Shortly after Christmas, Boeing 737 Max 8 BBJ, N3E, arrived in Wellington and even made the news. The reported owner was Snapchat/Evan Spiegel. As best I could figure out, the occupants were helicoptered to the Marlborough Sounds on arrival.

In the new year, I finally got close to a P-8A Poseidon. Not the best angle, but at least I noticed it was coming and was ready for it!

Also in the new year, I hit upon a new angle for departures from Wellington in a southerly, thanks to my giant birding lens.



That’s all I’ve got this time. If you’re reading this on the web site you may notice I’ve given it a modest ‘zhuzhing up’.
- Images in the posts* are slightly larger.
- I’ve retired* the “MIXED LOCATION” category in favour of listing all relevant locations.
- The Contact page form has been removed — thanks, spammers.
- The home page has had a makeover to add more interest for drop-in visitors.
*I’ve gone back a fair way cleaning up the posts to fit the new ways, but not all have had the treatment at the time this post was published.
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