Yesterday, after an unexpected change in plans, I had some spare time and the skies were sunny, so I headed out to NZWN just to see what was going on.

I’ve uploaded 9 photos from the visit, a taster of which is included here.

Piper PA-31 Navajo, ZK-MJF here illustrates that not all gear retraction goes the same way, as the nose gear is fully stowed by the time the main gear begins.

Shooting between fence palings above the pedestrian subway entrance affords a more frontal view of aircraft departing on RWY34. Here are two such studies, featuring Qantas 737-800 ZK-ZQC and Jetstar A320, VH-VQE.

This interesting visitor is the first biz jet I’ve seen parked outside the brand new Execujet hangar. It’s IAI Gulfstream G200 Galaxy, N533GA seems to be a private aircraft and has been seen around New Zealand before.

And finally, Wellington Aero Club stalwart, Cessna 172 ZK-FLT gleams in the sun with it’s ‘snow job’ paint scheme.

Don’t forget to check out all 9 photos on Flickr.