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Day Trips
RAANZ Fly-ins
Airshows
Videos
Member's Aircraft

Day Trips

Enjoy browsing these photos of FAC members flying to interesting places around Southland and Otago.
Southland Plains
Mandeville
Waimea Plains
Gore
Colac Bay
Riverton, on the south coast
Opio farm
Opio International Airport
Mid Dome, near Athol

Stewart Island
En-route to Foveaux Strait
Doughboy Bay

Fiordland
Martins Bay, Hollyford
Big Bay, South Westland
Lake Te Anau
Milford Sound
LPA at Martins Bay
Olivine Ice Plateau, Southern Alps
CAVU
Rigged and ready at Milford Sound airport
Powered hang-glider above Milford Sound
Above Mitre Peak, Milford Sound

Central Otago
Kingston, on southern shore of Lake Wakatipu
Waiorau Snow Farm
Clutha + Kawarau rivers meet at Cromwell
Farm strip at Geordie Hills
Alexandra airport
Clyde Dam

South Otago + The Catlins
Wangaloa, South Otago coast
Nugget Point
Cathedral Beach
Cathedral Beach
Cathedral Beach
Hilltop ag strip, Lawrence
Hilltop ag strip, Catlins

RAANZ Fly-ins

Photos from annual fly-in events that our FAC members have flown to.


2016 RAANZ Fly-in - Hokitika
Mt Brewster, Southern Alps
Haast airfield
RAANZ member's aircraft at Hokitika Airport
CriCri at Holitika fly-in
Gloriavale, Lake Haupiri
Aerial view of Hokitika
Aoraki Mt Cook, Southern Alps

2019 RAANZ Fly-in - Manapouri
2019 RAANZ Fly-in at Manapouri
2019 RAANZ Fly-in at Manapouri
Rans 'S7 Courier'
RAANZ members at Manapouri fly-in
2019 RAANZ Fly-in at Manapouri
TAS 'Thruster'
2019 RAANZ Fly-in at Manapouri
2019 RAANZ Fly-in at Manapouri

2021 Great Plains Fly-in - Ashburton
Brighton, south of Dunedin
Otago Peninsula
Sunset at Ashburton airfield
Camping at Ashiburton airfield
SAANZ member's aircraft at 2021 Great Plains fly-in
Heading home from GP 2021

Airshows

​Some FAC members love flying to large airshows, often involving long-distance trips with other microlight pilots.
Warbirds over Wanaka
Warbirds over Wanaka
Warbirds over Wanaka
Warbirds over Wanaka
Warbirds over Wanaka
Classic Fighters, Omaka
Classic Fighters, Omaka
Classic Fighters, Omaka
Classic Fighters, Omaka
Wings + Wheels, Taieri
Wings + Wheels, Taieri
EAA Airshow, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA

Videos

Member's Aircraft

Our club members fly a wide variety of aircraft, ranging from 'wind in your face' first-generation microlights through to sleek composite light sport aircraft. Gyrocopters are gaining in popularity and there's even a homebuilt helicopter.
MicroAviation 'Bantam B22'
Alpi '300'
Pitts 'Special S-1F'
CHR 'Safari' helicopter
Cessna 180
Aerospool 'Dynamic WT9'
Aerospool 'Dynamic WT9'
'Mosquito' motor harness + Moyes 'GTR' hang-glider
Aerospool 'Dynamic WT9'
Fly Synthesis 'Storch'
CFM 'Shadow B-D'
Jabiru 'J120'
Lightwing 'GR 582'
Auto-Gyro 'MTOsport' gyrocopter
Phantom 'X1'
Rans 'S6 Coyote'
Rans 'S6 Coyote'
Zenair 'CH-701'
Zlin 'Savage'
Rans 'S7 Courier'
TAS 'Thruster T300'
Pitts 'S2A' tandem
Alpi '200 Sparrow'
Rans 'S7 Courier'
Rans 'S7 Courier'
TAS 'Thruster'
Jodel 'D9 Bebe'
Pipistrel 'Sinus'
Avid 'Aerobat'
Alpi '300'
Skyleader 'GP One'
MicroAviation 'Bantam B22'
Parsons 'Tandem' gyro
Williams Mk4 own design
Sunset at NZMO
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