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Find articles written by John Nicolson using the links below. Articles are listed in descending order of publicationRangitata Island - Location, location, aviationprint $authors; ?> If you've flight-planned from Rangitata Island and have white sands, palm trees and hula girls in mind, you will be disappointed. But as John Nicolson reports, be prepared instead to enjoy the hospitality of hosts Russell and Lynda Brodie and family, in idyllic surroundings that provide for recreational pilots and aviation buffs alike.![]() |
Gyroscopic revolutionprint $authors; ?> Neither a helicopter nor an aeroplane, the gyrocopter is in a category of its own. In New Zealand these peculiar but ingenious aircraft are making something of a renaissance, as John Nicolson writes.![]() |
Aero Club stalwart calls it a day… well, almost!print $authors; ?> After 41 years of continuous service to the South Canterbury Aero Club, Graeme McCleary has stepped aside. But he hasn’t' hung up his flying boots just yet, as John Nicolson found out.![]() |
Back To The Future, Mount Cook Ski-Plane Opsprint $authors; ?> John Nicolson Discovers That Although A Lot Of Snow Has Fallen Since Harry Wigley'S Pioneering Flights To The Tasman Glacier, Ski-Plane Ops Onto Mt Cook'S Snowfields Remains As Strong As Ever.Article Details | |
The Richard Pearse Centenary Of Flight Air Pageantprint $authors; ?> Held In Honour Of The Accomplishments Of Aviation Originator Richard William Pearse (1877 - 1953), The Pageant Was The Brainchild Of The Sc Aviation Heritage Centre. Report And Photographs By John Nicolson.Article Details | |
Aerial Locomotives, Skytrain '03print $authors; ?> This Year'S Annual Rnzaf Exercise Skytrain Was Held In South Canterbury. John Nicolson Reports From TimaruArticle Details | |
Tow Pilots Up Front And Hard At It!print $authors; ?> Story And Photographs By John NicolsonArticle Details | |
Wings Over Water Twizel Airshow 2003print $authors; ?> John Nicolson Reports On The Recent Airshow Held At Lake Rautaniwha.Article Details | |
The Aussie Stallion Is Hereprint $authors; ?> Turning A Bark Into A Whine. ByArticle Details | |
Jack Melhopt Profileprint $authors; ?>![]() |
Waitohi fly inprint $authors; ?>![]() |
Makarora revisitedprint $authors; ?> John Nicolson takes a look at Southern Alps Air Charter.![]() |
First Flightprint $authors; ?> Venom ZK-VNM and Glasair ZK-ADY![]() |