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The Alfa Romeo Car Club gathered at the SVAS hangars in October; here the SVAS Proctor and Harvard were wheeled out as a back drop for the gathering of Italy's finest cars.

Photo with thanks to the Wairarapa Times Age

2005

January 22 & 23 Wings Over Wairarapa 2005 Airshow

2004 

October 23:  SVAS Lunch for Wairarapa & Ruahine Aero Club 75th Anniversary weekend

October 13-15 NZ Agricultural Aviation Association. "Precision in Ag Aviation". Venue Copthorne Solway Park, Masterton. For further information visit the AIA website at www.aia.org.nz or Email admin@aia.org.nz
 

8 August:   Just a sunny Sunday...

May 23rd:  Masterton 150th Air Display  To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the founding of Masterton.  The display featured aircraft of the Old Stick and Rudder Company as well as a Nanching formation, Airtrainers of the RNZAF Pilot Training Squadron and various agriculture types. Photographs by Philip Merry

April 3rd:  Round NZ Air Race The Round NZ Air Race had a lunch stop over at Hood Aerodrome during the Gisborne to Omaka leg of the Whenuapai to Wanaka race. SVAS hosted the racers to lunch - a nice couple of hours of fun, food and fellowship.

February: 2004 Vintage Air Rally 

  • Sam Higgins' report of an idyllic few days of vintage flying
  • A selection of Dave Cornick's photos from this event.                                             
  • And see Martin Burdan's report on flying the Swedish Klemm 35D

January18th: SVAS Air Display and Open Day                                         

2003

January 26 Wings Over Wairarapa 2003 An outstanding air show, fully supported by the RNZAF, vintage and general aviation participants.  See Dave Cornick's photos.

2002

January 19-21 SVAS Vintage Pilot Recruitment and Open Weekend Opportunity for pilots to take a dual flight in a 1930/40’s Harvard, Proctor, Tiger Moth or J3-50 Cub. Special rates include full briefing, dual instruction and the opportunity to continue the rating and become a SVAS pilot. For non-pilots, other vintage types will be flying and on display. Saturday evening BBQ and drinks in hangar. All welcome through-out weekend. For details, contact Sam 04-589-0094, or kcmule@globe.net.nz ,or Sport and Vintage Aviation Society hangar 06-377-3466.

2001

December: Flying the Harvard - a report by Kevin Ball of the Wairarapa Times Age

January Wings Over Wairarapa 2001  Phillip Treweek's report

 

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