West Auckland Airport Parakai is available for General Aviation, drop-in visitors welcome. Radio 123.5 in MBZ.  Due to frequent skydiving, please join downwind, base or final (not overhead).  Visitor parking by the hangars down taxiway

Mosquito Spraying:  A SE Asian mosquito has been found in the Kaipara harbour, and NZ doesn't need any of the disease vector type mosquito, so spraying  is being done at weekly intervals for a few weeks to discourage it from spreading.   The spray helos are seen here refilling for very short sorties, some only four or five minutes.

Anti-mosquito Helicopter Ops

A beautiful sight:  Construction machinery is not usually considered pretty...  but it is when you've been trying for several years to find a roading company able to fit in small runway repairs when there is such demand for new roads with the Western expansion of Auckland.    The soft spots have been dug out and filled, with the job taking only two days rather than the expected three.   The whole runway is booked for a new coat of seal as soon as the weather permits and we're already booked in for the same time next year for any 'spot' work required.

The cavalry arrives, at last...

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Coming Events:

30th December, NAC Whananaki Flyin –  Northland Aviation Club fly-in organized by Martin Farrand.   Click here for airfield details.

1st January 2019, New Year's Day.  'First In The World Fly In' (FITWFI) at Waipukurau NZYF.   Always the first aviation event of the year (anywhere) because of NZ's summer time being 13h ahead of UTC.    Aircraft fly in from all round the lower half of the North Island, with usually some from Auckland, and the South Island.  A good chance to see some different aircraft.   Moves around the local airfields in the lower North Island. 

19th January, NAC Pancake Breakfast Flyin at Kaipara Flats:  Tim Harrison's hangar. Kaipara Flats. Setting up will begin at 8am and arrivals expected from 8.30 onwards. Pancakes, sausages, bacon, toast, tea and coffee. Gold coin donation towards cost appreciated.
Fly up to Dargaville for lunch later to make it a really great aviation day.   Click here for airfield details.

26th to 28th Jan 2019, Weekend.  Autogyro Assn fly-in at Dannevirke.  Annual get together for gyros, with fixed wing also welcome.   Flyout to Athbey Farm, socialising, AGM, lunches and more.   For details see www.autogyro.org.nz

2nd February, NAC Poker Run from North Shore NZNE:    Meet at and depart from Paul Hopper's hangar/residence at North Shore aerodrome. End at Dargaville for lunch and prizegiving. 

23rd February, Mata Annual Flyin:   At Leo John's Mata airstrip just to the south of Whangarei.  Always well attended from near and far.   Click here for airfield details.

COROMANDEL: Lunch 2nd Sunday of each month from 12:30. Clubhouse Ph 07 866 2055. Click here for airfield details.

WHANGAREI: Last Saturday of each month at hangar 10, the Western end of the row of hangars.  Whangarei Flying Club meeting at 10:30 with lunch to follow.  Clubhouse phone 09 436 4053.  Click here for airfield details.

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