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Old 02-02-2019, 03:28 AM
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Default New Zealand - South Island

Hi,

Liz and I are planning a trip to include three weeks touring South Island in a Campervan in late November/Early December 2019 and are looking for fellow RV owners in the area to catchup with, or maybe see if we can drop by at a strip or two along the way.

By way of information/exchange: We have an RV7 based at our own strip in Nottinghamshire UK and do a reasonable amount of flying in UK/Europe - we welcome flying or camping visitors here by arrangement (dependant on farming commitments) if anyone is in need of a place to stop off whilst in this neck of the woods and could easily be persuaded to share a flight on occasion - tough job etc.....

Strip details can be found here: www.sherwoodheritage.co.uk


Very much an initial enquiry at this stage but hopefully this might yield some leads to develop before our trip next November.

TIA for any advice or contacts.

Adrian Hatton

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Old 02-02-2019, 12:03 PM
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Hi Adrian,

Please feel free to email me and I?ll help where I can.. we?re based in Nelson at the top of the south.

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Old 02-02-2019, 01:53 PM
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Omaka Air Museum: https://www.google.com/search?q=omak...&client=safari

Croyden Aircraft Company (be sure to check out the restoration hangar): https://www.google.com/search?q=omak...&client=safari
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Old 02-02-2019, 01:56 PM
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Croyden Link: http://www.experiencemandeville.com
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Old 02-02-2019, 05:24 PM
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Default NZ South Island

Adrian:
I've sent a e/mail message
Am close to Croyden Aircraft Co. and can show you local Southern stuff as well.
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Old 02-03-2019, 08:13 AM
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Ditto on the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre. Really outstanding museum especially for WWI airplanes. It features the World War I aircraft and artifact collection of Sir Peter Jackson -- Producer and Director of the Lord of the Rings films trilogy among other films. Jackson owns an aircraft restoration and manufacturing company that is dedicated to World War I and World War II airplanes.
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Old 02-03-2019, 10:55 AM
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I went to the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre. It is a world-class ,museum and definitely worth going to. I was surprised to see such a great museum in a small town in New Zealand.
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Old 02-03-2019, 03:04 PM
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Some excellent recomendations there - we?ll certainly look at fitting visits in.

Thanks also to those who have sent contact details, we?ll keep in touch over the next few months and hopefully tie in a catchup if we can.
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Old 02-04-2019, 09:24 AM
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These are REALLY timely. Thanks, guys.

My wife and I are heading to NZ for the month of March. We'll be hiring a car and driving both islands. Gotta get away from the miserable winter here in Canada :-)
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Old 02-04-2019, 12:06 PM
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Hey Mark - Look us up when you're driving around!

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