Supermarine Spitfire PV270

Flying Program

All flights over built up areas are subject to prior CAA approval which may not necessarily be granted; Flying program provisional. Flying is weather dependent and subject to aircraft serviceability

Call sign: Spitfire Alfa Lima

Note: Postponement of planned flying - please note that it is sometimes necessary to postpone planned flying due to forecast weather (even if the actual weather proves better than forecast). Major factors in such decisions are forecast rain (because of the wooden construction of the propeller blades and the high rotation speeds of the blades at take off power, water can do a lot of long term damage to the blades and consequently the aircraft is not flown in rain or if there is a chance of rain in the duration of its sortie). Similarly crosswind component limitations are conservative. It is not possible always to provide advance warning of any change of plan.

Saturday 3rd December 2011 - Marton Christmas Parade at 1530

Flyover only - then display practice at Ohakea (approx 1535)

Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th January 2012 - Tauranga City Airshow

Flying details will be provided by the organisers

Saturday 25th February 2012 - 485 Squadron Reunion, RNZAF Whenuapai

Tentative at this stage

Saturday 31st March 2012 - RNZAF 75th Anniversary airshow at Ohakea

Flying details to be confirmed (Sunday weather backup)

Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th April 2012 - Warbirds over Wanaka

Flying details to be provided by the organisers 

Wednesday 25th April 2012 - ANZAC Day

Flying details to be confirmed