Clubrooms + Hangar
Fiordland Aero Club is fortunate to own a modern clubroom/hangar complex. Our facilities include a large lounge, briefing room and kitchen. The club’s aircraft are stored in the attached hangar. There is plenty of vehicle parking on the road frontage and a BBQ area for socialising, while airside we have an all-weather concrete apron, a sheltered grass area for aircraft parking and a secure fuel storage zone.
All-weather concrete apron and wide folding doors make it easy to shift aircraft out of and into hangar.
- Kitchen with oven, microwave, crockery and cutlery.
- Bathroom with shower.
- Frozen convenience food and refreshments for self-serve purchase.
- Courtesy car (by arrangement) for visiting pilots to get to/from Manapouri or Te Anau.
Clubrooms and hangar at the Te Anau Airport (5km north of Manapouri)
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Large club hangar with space for club aircraft, plus several private planes
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- Microlight pilots can buy Mogas from the club (by arrangement)
- AvGas is available from the Card Pump by the Airport Terminal.
The Fiordland Aero Club has been promoting aviation in the Fiordland area since 1971.
History
Clubhouse and hangar at the Waiau airstrip (6km south of Te Anau)
The Te Anau community has always relied heavily on aviation and our club played an integral part in the early days. It supported the helicopter pilots during the deer recovery operations, assisted with search and rescue, and provided services to the aviation industry. Throughout the past 50 years, we have carried out pilot training for General Aviation (GA), and more recently using microlight aircraft, for Recreational Aviation.
A few pics from the past . .
Aerial view of FAC Hangar + clubrooms at Waiau airstrip
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The club's long-serving workhorse, a Cessna 185 taildragger (ZK-CFI)
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Cessna 150 trainer (ZK-CXL)
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Pterodactyl 'Ptiger', an early microlight, imported in 1982 by Murray Hagen
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Bantam B22 (ZK-TNU), our first microlight trainer.
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It's surprising who you meet at Fiordland Aero Club
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PC Taylor instructing in the Bantam (ZK-TNU)
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Alpi 200 (ZK-SYD), a modern microlight, leased 2011 - 2016 from Syd + Kevin Harvey
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Timeline
5 May 1971
Oct 1971
Jan 1972
March 1972
Sept 1972
1973
March 1986
2006
2010
Jan 2011
2012
- Fiordland Aero Club formed.
Oct 1971
- Piper Cub aircraft (ZK-BQU) purchased for pilot training.
Jan 1972
- Applied for building permit at Te Anau airfield.
March 1972
- FAC becomes an Incorporated Society.
Sept 1972
- Permission granted, by Lands and Survey Dept, to build hangar and clubrooms at Te Anau airfield.
1973
- Wallace County Council purchases 88 Ha from the crown to form the Waiau airfield (NZTZ), 6 km south of Te Anau.
March 1986
- FAC signs a formal lease with Wallace County Council. In lieu of rent, lease terms require FAC to maintain grounds and mow lawns.
2006
- Southland District Council (formerly Wallace County Council) propose to close the Waiau airfield and to extensively develop their Manapouri Airport (NZMO), 11km further south.
2010
- Construction of FAC's new hangar and facilities commences at Te Anau Airport, Manapouri.
Jan 2011
- FAC leases an Alpi 200 for flight training. This modern microlight revitalises the club, with existing members embracing the Alpi's excellent handling qualities and comfort. Several new members begin ab-initio training.
2012
- New hangar and clubroom construction complete. Fiordland Aero Club begins a new era with modern facilities, an excellent training aircraft, an experienced pool of instructors and a strong member base.
