Posted by admin on May 26, 2016 in Blog | 6 comments

A gloomy day at Ardmore couldn’t dampen the smile on David Lanes face as he taxied around the airfield and then for the first time got to see his aircraft fly. A few final touches, mainly cosmetic and then it is decision time, how long does it stay in New Zealand? and how much flying do I do in it here? and how do I get it to Australia?...

Posted by admin on Apr 22, 2016 in Blog | 6 comments

Well  the word seems to be out now well and truly, Pacific Aviation Museum in Hawaii have unveiled the remains of the “Kate” that was surrendered to the RNZAF at Jacquinot Bay at the end of WWII. It is fitting that this aircraft should find a home at the Museum at Pearl Harbour, Pioneer Aero are proud to have had a hand in this acquisition and...

Posted by admin on Jan 18, 2016 in Blog | 1 comment

The dust is finally starting to settle from the hangar shift and work continues around the sorting out hangar improvements. The roof is being painted in sections to improve the look and the amount of light, new clear light panels are being added across the top of the hangar doors and additional lighting is being hung over the main work area at the rear of...

Posted by admin on Nov 19, 2015 in Blog | 3 comments

It has been a while since the last post and things have moved on. Progress is ongoing preparing the “new” hangar for occupation, we move in less than a month. Meanwhile progress continues on P40’s the P39 and as you can see from the photos the T51 is now finished and is awaiting NZCAA inspection next Friday. It all looks a bit crammed in...

Posted by admin on Oct 28, 2015 in Blog | 0 comments

Behind this rather uninspiring blank canvas from the middle of December sits the new premise of Pioneer Aero ltd.  Yes we are relocating to 540 Corsair Lane Ardmore Airfield and as from the 15th of December we will be up and running at the new address. We are hoping that in a few months time we will be saying that was a good move because at the moment we...

Posted by admin on Oct 8, 2015 in Blog | 2 comments

It was great to catch up with an old friend this week Strikemaster 72 in for a quick visit before heading back south. A quick check and some grease and she is good for another 6 months.