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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. ....
Chocks away for aero club’s open day Planes have been flying from the Dairy Flat airstrip for nearly 60 years. A blue Searey Amphibian caused a lot of interest when members of the RSA visited the aero club in 2018. Covid-19 restrictions permitting, North Shore Aero Club will be opening its hangar doors to the public for a community open day at its Dairy Flat airfield on Saturday, March 27. Highlights will include a number of visiting aircraft on display, including a Navy Seasprite helicopter, the Coastguard Air Patrol plane and the Westpac Rescue helicopter. There will also be all sorts of other aircraft on show, including some that were built at the airfield, and others that children will be able to climb into and have a look around. ....