West Coast selection

Greymouth on the 18-05-2008 had the Rans S-6S Coyote. ZK-OFF. c/n 0895873 carrying out its test flying programme. As you can see from the pic, this is ex N8422C. It first flew in 2001 with a Rotax 503 and has completed only around 200 hours flying time. It was actually built from a 1995 kit but had the later updates included. Its date of manufacture being 15-10-2000. It was sold to NZ without engine and has now been fitted with a Rotax 582 and associated plumbing.
Owner Dave McMillan also owns the Hoffman H36 Dimona ZK-GCB/2 which has not yet flown in NZ although registered here back on 20-03-2004.
Phil Olsen (owner of Corby Starlet ZK-JAM) did the initial first flight of "OFF" in NZ.

Also spied at Greymouth was N94PR. This is Rans S-7. c/n 0793115. Built 1994. Cancelled from the US register on 21-12-2007 and shipped to NZ via Boston, Antwerp and Sydney. Likely to become ZK-ODD.

At the fixed wing airstrip at Franz Josef was the Air Safaris Gippsland GA8 Airvan. ZK-SAF/2. c/n GA8-02-017. This is one of six in country.

ZK-HBR/2 Aerospatiale AS350D AStar, c/n 1386. At Franz Josef pad with blades churning & ready to go on 17-05-2008.