Marty’s conversion on Garry from pilot to engineer continues. Garry is now at the stage were he can be trusted with sharp objects such as drills and countersink tooling. He has also managed thus far at least to keep his fingers out of the way of the pnuematic squeeze riveter.
Read MorePrime at 9.30 Tonight.
For those of you that are interested the 60 minutes team tonight on Prime TV at 9.35 Tonight on 60 Minutes, the NZ Navy’s elite dive team gives us unprecedented insight into their operations, including the mission to recover the bodies of 2Degrees boss Eric Hertz and his wife Kathy.
Read MoreCampbell Live tonight.
I have just heard from Lachlan Forsyth from TV3 our Tempest story is set to run tonight. TV3 7.00pm. Link to the article below. http://www.3news.co.nz/Saving-one-of-the-great-fighters/tabid/367/articleID/306516/Default.aspx
Read MoreNew wing delivered.
Yesterday we were proud to deliver a complete rear wing to Andrew Higgins to fit to the Lola T400 he will be driving in this years New Zealand F5000 Tasman cup revival series. The old wing was damaged beyond repair so using the old wing and period photos Pioneer Aero built an original spec delta rear wing. We wish Andrew well in this years series and will...
Read MoreJuly Update
Assembly on Strikemaster 72 has stalled momentarily while we await the arrival of parts and also carry out the annual on Strikemaster 70. As well as the annual 70 has had the wings removed and all of the NDT inspections carried out, I am pleased to say no defects were found. Staying with the Strikemaster theme I have just spoken to Brian Hall from...
Read MorePays Spitfire Mk IX MH603
We are very pleased to be associated with the rebuild of this iconic aircraft, located at Pays Air Service base in Scone New South Wales, Australia. Pioneer Aero is currently restoring and in some cases remanufacturing components for the rebuild. For more information on this aircraft visit http://paysspitfire.blogspot.com.au/
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