Aero club open day a high flying success From left, The Black Hawk helicopter arrives at North Shore Airport. Westpac Rescue helicopter’s latest purpose-built AW109 drew a crowd. Click the image above to view slideshow The open day at North Shore Aero Club’s Dairy Flat airfield on March 27 exceeded the organisers’ expectations, with a crowd of more than 3000 turning up to take a look at some unique aircraft. Organiser Rodger Coleclough says there was “a tidal wave” of cars lined up to get into the event, and some of the food stalls ran out of food. He says there were a lot of children keen to get up close to dozens of aircraft, including some built by club members.