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Porangahau. Don’t land!
There’s a perfectly good airstrip a few hundred metres from this beach…
It could get tricky in there…
The Dome, near Patoka, a place that can quickly turn your life upside down
Backyard to blue yonder…
Ian Sowman built this Subaru-powered Zodiac in his Napier garage
Where the air is fresh…
… and there’s plenty of it!
Welcome to our Bay…
A major feature is Te Waka, west of Napier (which is somewhere under those clouds)
Mount Ruapehu
Active volcano and highest peak in the North Island, seen from Tecnam Super Echo KMA
Ruahine Corner…
Not for the faint-hearted pilot (or pet – unless it’s Damon Wise’s dog named Sue)
Waikaremoana…
… as seen from Tecnam Sierra KFA
Microlight myths and realities
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Owning a microlight
Buying a microlight is easier than buying a car, although there are not so many […]
Safety and ops info
Here we offer some unofficial – but hopefully useful – advice about our region’s aerodromes […]
Microlighters’ marketplace
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