I finally had the chance to just head out to the airport with my camera and see what turned up. Nothing out of the ordinary turned up but it’s been so long I fired off a bunch of shots anyway. Seeing as I’ve only published 7 shots to Flickr, I thought I may as well include them all right here.

Qantas (JetConnect) Boeing 737-800 ZK-ZQB has everything committed to stopping. Slats, flaps, spoilers, reverse thrust and, I would assume, brakes. Also visible in this shot is one of the relatively new runway/taxiway markers.

Here are a couple of studies of Air New Zealand Link (Mount Cook Airline) ATR-72 ZK-MCF. This type is currently the least numerous in Air New Zealand’s extended fleet (including the Link-branded airlines) with a fleet of 11. However, Air New Zealand has confirmed a new order for 7 more aircraft which will bring the fleet strength level with the Beechcraft 1900D fleet operated by Eagle Airways.

Another Qantas (JetConnect) Boeing 737-800 ZK-ZQC hangs it all out at the end of a flight from Melbourne. I was watching this flight, amongst others, on my iPhone using the FlightRadar24 app and it appeared to execute an orbit near the Titahi Bay beacon. It also disappeared off the map for a little, so it may just have been bad data through the system. Intriguing, nonetheless.

ZK-ZQB and ZK-ZQC present a matched pair at the International Terminal. Check out all the fins, winglets and blade aerials!

Adding to the list of heavy metal arriving, Air New Zealand Airbus A320 ZK-OJB does the stopping thing that’s always pretty intense on Wellington’s short runway.

And finally, Pacific Jets’ Cessna Citation 510 Mustang ZK-PGA makes a sprightly leap off runway 16 into the stiff southerly.