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Gavin Conroy photograph. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/870b0235-4244-4734-af3e-4ebf9b3d098c/Chipmunk+WZ865+Odiham+July+1953.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Chipmunk WZ865 at RAF Odiham for the Queen's review, around 15 July 1953. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/b3b5381f-0402-4e24-b30e-eb69c7218bb0/Chipmunk+WZ865+laarbruch+station+flight+1958.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 A Chipmunk (not WZ865) as operated by a station flight in RAF Germany. WZ865 was at RAF Laarbruch from 1956 to 1959. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/a56550d3-3b04-4f3c-9594-6f1a8b01dce4/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_6884.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Our container after its arrival from Australia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/2435b59c-de00-4371-8efd-e71385026ff5/Chipmunk+WZ865+AC3Q4007.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Tucking in close to Liz Needham's Harvard to give photographer Gavin Conroy a close up look. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/1751274155171-C5GVG0BV099P62F8T3Q0/Chipmunk%2BWZ865%2BGUAS%2Borange%2Band%2Bsilver%2Bwith%2Bflaps.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Chipmunk WZ865 GUAS orange and silver with flaps in about 1960. Other than the flaps, this is the scheme worn today. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/fe489981-5f53-4364-a699-ee79c2481fb1/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_6895.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 A disassembled Chipmunk fits neatly into a 40 foot shipping container. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/e88105c5-8972-45e8-9bcc-2c89de5a22d7/Chipmunk+WZ865+AC3Q5075.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Chipmunk Blue: Chipmunk 65 leading Mike Wood's ZK-RFS ahead of the 2025 Ardmore Airshow. RFS wears the early silver and yellow RAF/Army colour scheme. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/23ae57d9-ffdc-412c-a878-386dd378057c/Chipmunk+WZ865+Scotland+1962.jpeg Chipmunk WZ865 WZ865 in silver and orange. The fuselage chequerboard was yellow and black. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/4c91f6e8-2c1d-4c9a-8448-68960097f236/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_6885.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Seeing New Zealand sunshine for the first time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/9d852b23-c8ce-445b-a1e1-26091615897a/Chipmunk+WZ865+AC3Q4643.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Chipmunk WZ865 near Ardmore, March 2025. Gavin Conroy photograph. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/1751273979178-O6HOSE7ODZ1BPUECVMD3/Chipmunk%2BWZ865%2B20211101_153004.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 WZ865 in formation near Glasgow. This photo appears to show the aircraft in the silver and dayglo orange scheme it's wearing today. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/6b72f3d6-e24e-4761-a31b-71bfd8198775/Chipmunk+WZ865+AC3Q4812.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Chipmunk WZ865 at Kawakawa Bay, March 2025. Gavin Conroy photograph. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/dca37fe6-851a-413f-8294-0d508cf2c7a4/Chipmunk+WZ865++at+GUAS+cowling+open.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 WZ865 in its Glasgow days. Wide opening cowls make for easy engine access. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/a1b84456-26b8-4b9e-9466-50ca9ba31dc1/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_6888.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 The engine featured a couple of unique modifications, including an alternator from. a Mazda 626. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/deb686a2-ccd5-439e-beb1-146452756f9e/Chipmunk+WZ865+AC3Q4446.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Chipmunk WZ865 near Ardmore, March 2025. Gavin Conroy photograph. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/30609ad2-f14b-432e-9809-581141db74b2/Chipmunk+WZ865+Ed+UAS+1966+LH+in+hangar.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Chipmunk WZ865 at Glasgow UAS in 1966. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/90ad4deb-31d9-4ca9-a9cd-3b5ddab59f47/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_6900.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Edging carefully out of the container into a brilliant Auckland morning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/1751274963858-N7W8VLNTEC3A2156JJLZ/Chipmunk%2BWZ865%2BIMG_3894.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Departing from runway 03 at North Shore on one of our first test flights. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/abcd6a27-b0ec-43a2-95a1-0b0bd9f69457/Chipmunk+WZ865++in+UK+Leeds+UAS.jpeg Chipmunk WZ865 Chipmunk WZ865 in the hangar at Scone, Scotland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/1ef3e855-a2e7-4dbb-8734-1bb0fef5b55b/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_6897.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Couldn't resist... sitting in the cockpit before we'd even removed the aircraft from its container. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/752e078b-38d1-4fae-9a5b-b2fb1c03cac1/Chipmunk+WZ865+CHP6.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/65a7bb2e-60b8-4fd5-a700-0b16c2d078c8/Chipmunk+WZ865+Ed+UAS+1966+RH+in+rain.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Chipmunk WZ865 in a typical Scottish setting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/388acb62-b0d6-4dfe-818a-6a650afc7ce4/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_6896.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Rear cockpit. The seats had been hand painted during RAF service to indicate which cockpit each one came from. The vinyl "bumpers" above the instrument panel were replaced in both cockpits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/0eed779f-d681-4f31-9184-ad450337cdcf/Chipmunk+WZ865+CHP1.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Chipmunk 65 near Waiwera on an early test flight. Photo by Michael Bach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/add289a5-be6b-4157-8da6-9b66bd75bada/Chipmunk+WZ865++in+servicing.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Chipmunk WZ865 in servicing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/c8760ab9-9142-425c-9ec5-4be496792331/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_3968.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Early test flying involved quite a lot of circling within gliding range of North Shore airfield. Long flights were also an opportunity to confirm fuel burn rate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/dccc3e66-2ead-4340-8c45-37f62cd801f1/Chipmunk+WZ865+20211101_153032.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Glasgow formation - WZ865 closest to camera ship https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/1bd41d23-d01a-4bc4-a7f6-ed13331eb2f1/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_6902.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Empty! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/0f84e573-f542-45a6-b3cd-30a3630b8218/Chipmunk+WZ865+CHP5.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Airborne near North Shore on an early test flight. Michael Bach photograph. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/402f5cad-562c-4975-884d-e2e775267507/Chipmunk+WZ865+20211101_153057.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Glasgow formation - WZ865 in foreground https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/3fb4a5e9-94ab-4552-b1a8-a180667d6828/Chipmunk+WZ865+Fuselage+in+AU.jpeg Chipmunk WZ865 WZ865 gathering dust in Australia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/fe8c08bd-d7c0-45a9-b5af-afbc2e217813/Chipmunk+WZ865+Oblique+Finish+Ardmore.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Ardmore airshow, March 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/f6ea62b0-4455-4023-babd-8b5d2453f139/Chipmunk+WZ865+20211101_153111.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Glasgow formation - WZ865 on right wing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/9cded404-cba1-4c82-969d-fe0cc7f4ce9c/Chipmunk+WZ865+LH+wing+in+AU.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Wings in storage, Australia. Those undercarriage legs would need removal for metal-testing and replacement of the rubber suspension blocks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/3420f703-6bc5-455a-acb3-81fb36f4fac3/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_3959.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Test flight selfie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/b98718a6-cd62-4314-aa36-6a0f2d092805/Chipmunk+WZ865+20211101_153216.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Glasgow University Air Squadron pilots about to fly their Chipmunks. The Mk 1 helmet was made up of an inner cloth helmet with headphones and a fibreglass outer with tinted visor. The microphone was built into the oxygen mask, which early Chipmunk pilots needed to wear even though the aircraft didn't carry oxygen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/de6e7edb-c0d3-4d25-8b80-980642d950e0/Chipmunk+WZ865+RH+wing+in+AU.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 11 years on the hangar floor meant there were a few minor dents and dings to repair. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/f92616e8-f7b3-4b01-ac9d-d4bb15c9601f/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_1286.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Back-seater's view of trail formation with another Chipmunk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/1ad33085-349d-4ce0-8823-be65137e16ed/Chipmunk+WZ865+20211101_153137.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Glasgow formation - WZ865 on right wing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/b0900640-2c24-443c-9376-7a0b4c60be8d/Chipmunk+WZ865+cockpit+panel+out.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 A view towards the firewall with the front instrument panel removed. The panels remove easily for access to instruments and associated plumbing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/da32733d-e220-432d-9449-3fff62cfb588/Chipmunk+WZ865+CHP2.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Early test flight, photographed by Michael Bach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/151c3357-5ec8-4701-bfc1-dbc3dd153467/Chipmunk+WZ865+20211101_153312.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Glasgow formation - WZ865 closest to camera https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/40bb3f5a-b394-4331-b493-ee32be816062/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_4547.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Formation sortie for the Chipmunk's 78th birthday, 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/84e418a9-6ed5-4bc5-b429-9191a7ef96d0/Chipmunk+WZ865+20211101_153327.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Glasgow formation - WZ865 closest to camera https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/0a71e486-cf75-4ad5-96eb-ca13349bc753/Chipmunk+WZ865+panel+in+AU.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Front cockpit from the For Sale listing. The fire extinguisher is original. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/1fe1aa80-d13f-4d5c-9daf-0bcc112504f1/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_4615.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 The light leather helmet is handy for keeping my headset on during aerobatic manoeuvres, especially if negative g is involved. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/04e3914f-7463-41cc-bd8a-ec2a2ee9ee2d/Chipmunk+WZ865+20211101_153337.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Glasgow formation - WZ865 closest to camera https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/8c07966f-6911-4853-a86c-25c48a10d9f3/Chipmunk+WZ865+fuselage+on+arrival.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Fuselage soon after unboxing. The engine that came with the aircraft failed internal crack testing so the case had to be replaced. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/21de76db-757f-4b4b-8fa6-dc7366743dab/Chipmunk+WZ865+F279C9F9-F419-4971-9F8D-6CED305034C2%401x_1-1.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Pilot's view from an early test flight. G meter is on the left and clock is on the right. The clock is handy for tracking fuel consumption as the gauges aren't easy to read in flight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/6ad37a0e-6440-4762-821a-b5f86c42641d/Chipmunk+WZ865+From+865+by+Bill+Macleod+2.jpeg Chipmunk WZ865 Chipmunk WK585 "A" from WZ865 "C" by Bill Macleod. Bill later visited us in New Zealand and flew a sortie from Whanganui – see pic in the in-action gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/0e8dfd6c-9a8f-4ac4-b069-7b94003576e6/Chipmunk+WZ865+compasses.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Our two floor mounted compasses before restoration. Very accurate, very cool, but very hard to read down there by your ankles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/a544002e-9ebb-459b-a883-4aacfe5d5923/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_7054.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 A moody shot of Chipmunk 65 on one of our early test fights. Taken from North Shore Aero Club by the CFI Daryl Gillet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/415c8b7f-0865-482b-a4ce-2cc7db1b71f3/Chipmunk+WZ865+colour+shot+silver+with+dayglo+stickers.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 Chipmunk WZ865 silver with dayglo stickers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/db29ad0d-a91a-4c83-87db-5bb5e6dd1639/Chipmunk+WZ865+crankshaft+and+case.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Gipsy Major 10 Mk2 engine with the top cover removed, showing the crankshaft. The propeller attaches at left. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/9224fbc7-9f99-4052-9b5d-edadcada921e/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_3941.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 My view on the same test flight featured in the previous photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/a6cbeb4e-2a08-4469-9e81-c6a665c208be/Chipmunk+WZ865+GUAS+formation.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 Chipmunk WZ865 GUAS formation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/1754212382753-GZTOP145ONH4MT5ME28F/Chipmunk%2BWZ865%2BIMG_9298.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/972b101e-d69a-4351-8ae2-9da9ae57fb42/Chipmunk+WZ865+From+back+cover+of+book.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Mike Brook (left) with WZ865, from the back cover of his book "Follow me through". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/90169863-fc0e-4495-aba6-eabe6d18e6d0/Chipmunk+WZ865+fin+reinforcement.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Fin and tailplane with rudder removed to install a fin stiffening mod. Several hundred modifications needed to be checked to confirm they had been completed, and done if required. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/0c84895d-c304-490a-98cf-b76e4f0a86b4/Chipmunk+WZ865+inverted.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/e82774ed-58f4-48c9-9b75-50d11c674df0/Chipmunk+WZ865air+to+air+RH.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 WZ865 over Scone Airport, Scotland. From Mike Brook's book, "Follow me through." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/56a00a38-f6d5-4284-be19-68e97cdb1408/Chipmunk+WZ865+fin.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 The fin after painting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/c06f0d77-3bd2-4f9a-831c-a62790c185d0/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_6453.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/9936f4b6-ee33-4050-b16e-9fd223de3fc4/Chipmunk+WZ865+WG431_nca_Neil_Aird_Chivenor_02071964_1250b.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 GUAS lineup https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/e19e55c8-8199-48d3-a0c4-f02360b3dbdb/Chipmunk+WZ865+firewall.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Forward firewall before restoration. The circular silver component wasn't original so was removed and an ignition suppressor installed in its place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/50c06853-1dd4-4590-899c-48eec66933d1/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_6454.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/a9c49b5f-6d0c-49ef-89fe-ab398f0a5ddd/Chipmunk+WZ865+UK+in+paddock+1975.jpeg Chipmunk WZ865 WZ865 ready for sale in 1975. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/376dad5f-e2f9-4a1d-ab4e-9afed1eaf018/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_3920.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 A moody shot in the hangar with lower cowlings removed for engine access. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/5dc27129-2af7-42a9-8d39-a61570462d73/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_6455.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/23fb9bf2-7ce7-4fee-b974-4df295bf4db6/Chipmunk+WZ865+N895WP+in+US.jpeg Chipmunk WZ865 Chipmunk WZ865 as N895WP in the US. The aircraft was owned by Charles Pease and was based in California. The US-applied colour scheme was not original and the aircraft was completely stripped before repainting in silver and orange. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/aeda5d7e-bb9a-4482-b577-621833556b83/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_3937.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Engine from the left side with cowlings removed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/7a11e2aa-a6a9-44bf-88d5-6ef152adadec/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_6894.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/1751274263648-SZN31UROFM9FAE2884B0/Chipmunk%2BWZ865%2BUK%2Bwith%2BUS%2Bregos%2Bnoted.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 For sale listing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/c49f4cc0-a513-42c6-88f1-477947172eaf/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_4080.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 We recreated the art for Glasgow University Air Squadron and had stickers made for the fin. The unit emblem is colloquially known as the "Dove Kebab." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/af6178b5-e7fb-4855-8efe-937cf71478b5/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_6892.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/1751274324561-S58KIAY7GK76IKLV1DHO/Chipmunk%2BWZ865%2BSold%2B2021.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Chipmunk 65 aka N865WP for sale in 2021. The aircraft had been stored in this condition for 11 years and had sustained some minor damage while in the hangar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/acbf685a-f7ab-4a84-b5cd-33467c2a8335/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_4096.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 RH side of engine after restoration, showing carburettor, inlet and exhaust manifold. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/d3c6943d-7990-430e-8002-f72faf101617/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_6893.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/e6c8385c-8b86-4721-bf5f-cf05f5c8586f/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_4101.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Stan and Scott at work in the hangar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/24915b27-1ee5-44fe-b4cd-82e89be831d3/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_6891.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 Ardmore airshow mid-way through a stall turn to the right. The Chipmunk's propeller rotation makes this the easier direction to fly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/753ad353-fb4e-4535-9ce3-0f5183d2507e/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_6889.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/4bb544cb-dcb6-46a7-8dc7-1ebbd8ac6548/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_4103.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Getting ready for the first flight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/ad47d77d-aa75-4f95-a4f1-8a9b7172f5ac/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_6890.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/9a426add-e199-4699-b3c0-f6410c3cb861/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_4104.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Hannah and Scott at work on the engine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/bd32e4b6-3f22-4afb-89c2-2377b34912c7/Chipmunk+WZ865+CHP4.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/b36a4706-44f2-4bcc-98f2-a07c0f4caeb3/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_4175.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/6ab785c5-21af-4760-993b-dc483e563c56/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_3944.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 The Chipmunk's WW2-era instruments help create a fighter-like experience in both cockpits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/62a153eb-6991-4eb9-b856-4af5997d236f/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_4176.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Ready for engine running. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/4e40395f-ba49-4965-972c-3b203bea30de/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_4172.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/a552f2e0-4ecb-42d3-8626-42a52716e92e/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_4256.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/cd9887d1-f74e-4d8f-aabf-d0f90487c964/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_4909.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Scott and Stan inspecting the engine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/fd3f3b70-f496-43c5-920a-d01779e53e0d/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_4427.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 Landing at Kaipara Flats airfield. Kaipara Flats is about a 10 minute flight north from North Shore Airfield and is handy for training or just a cup of coffee at the aero club. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/da6630e8-262a-4e2b-88c1-6ff638b4a1d1/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_5454.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Exhaust manifold removed for engine work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/b7a2fdb2-f018-4491-855b-9066fc7b9637/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_4437.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/d6eae8cf-6450-4069-a683-858f75b5166c/Chipmunk+WZ865+instrument+panel+closeup.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Rear cockpit instrument panel on the bench. All of the instruments were tested and adjusted if necessary before return to service - most were still perfect. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/19bce674-fbaf-4c18-9bd6-0a145f3fb998/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_4438.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/9a325f1c-efdd-4f4d-ad53-65649d433ab4/Chipmunk+WZ865+me+in+paint+shop.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 In the paintshop. Stan gives the tail cone a coat of "Chippy Orange" while I look on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/468b906b-6620-402b-a30e-56b43460a0c7/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_4439.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 Landing at Kaipara Flats. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/c389ba1d-cd58-488c-8634-0354d9e775e7/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_4440.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/d0a1eafb-a507-4f5a-8eff-0473429d6639/Chipmunk+WZ865+paint+30+jan+3.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Stan removes masking from the data plate on the rear fuselage. The fuselage is in a rotary rig to allow easy access for painting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/2d663c18-e6df-4dba-bdea-c257c94ace17/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_4507.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/6ff09cc8-d955-45ad-a73c-ceee471ccbd2/Chipmunk+WZ865+panels+stripped+3.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Fairing panels stripped and ready for paint. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/3e66cf10-a646-4ce3-8e94-dba3a42c6cf7/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_4505.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 Departing from a wet runway 21 at Ardmore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/d2fa361b-c667-4e3a-b863-0f1e6a2958a1/Chipmunk+WZ865+propeller+painted.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Fairey Reed fixed pitched propeller back from inspection and painted. The striped propeller was only used on RAF Chipmunks from the 1980s but helps with visibility and gives a certain Beetlejuice vibe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/60652dad-7090-4f12-8e30-6d863a86674c/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_4506.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/99a53846-a577-4f7b-a115-5898e440f77b/Chipmunk+WZ865+scott+and+stan+at+lathe.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Scott machining a part at the lathe while Stan looks on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/bf003ce6-4c00-4681-87d4-dd019a259e5a/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_4504.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 Trailing spray after departing runway 21 at Ardmore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/f799981f-e7fc-46c0-a5f6-43ea684ddc4f/Chipmunk+WZ865+87ff37c7-7329-4105-b352-55becc774126.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/8717a91e-6623-420f-8aa8-42a325142c9b/Chipmunk+WZ865+stan+with+case.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Stan with the engine cover, crankcase in the foreground. The engine cover is a magnesium alloy and needs to be corrosion-proofed immediately after bead blasting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/1751274705552-5G21Z6A1A2HKEYSBX00C/Chipmunk%2BWZ865%2B01f4f420-a339-460b-8b55-d2cdd59f5371.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Chipmunk 65 and Chipmunk ZK-LOM seen from Chipmunk ZK-RFS during the 78th birthday formation flight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/af99b602-d06d-4b23-b9fb-e10f00ce70d9/Chipmunk+WZ865+tailcone+etc+sanded.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Fairing panels as removed, before stripping and painting. Some of the fairings have extremely complex shapes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/2d5e172f-2240-41bf-90d0-0ef3d5501aae/Chipmunk+WZ865+89a5682f-48de-4bcb-93bd-e10cd9c9ee98.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/bbac47b4-6dd0-40ac-8c37-46d1c54bed67/Chipmunk+WZ865+4e77ef77-b7ff-40c5-a6a7-12c9956b0362.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/95a10016-5f6e-4313-9174-a0c333d25e8d/Canopy+LH+side.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 The Perspex canopy panels were serviceable but not perfect, so all but the two top panels were replaced with new or new old stock parts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/7a4a793f-fba3-44c1-b329-6b517c621912/Chipmunk+WZ865+023e8614-37c8-40b9-95a5-178c1f41cf66.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Formation training near the Wairoa River Mouth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/746c03b6-3127-41b4-ad09-3dc14be9ea36/Contact+breaker.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Contact breakers removed, inspected and adjusted – an example of the many small steps involved in preparing the engine for flight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/3ed36559-2e96-4c93-b184-2ee4e740eeab/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_5023.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Turning that frown upside down off Orewa Beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/80420c58-2736-49ea-9ee2-5b7ecfbdfc11/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_5024.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Pulling into the vertical for a loop off Orewa Beach – one of our favourite spots for aerobatics. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/e3985833-a635-4865-b8f3-6ba7fcd09764/Engine+RH+side.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 The aircraft's original engine was airworthy when the aircraft was disassembled but not in good cosmetic condition. The crankcase also turned out to have cracks and needed to be replaced. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/f335ac61-e0e3-4b18-aba7-da6ccd24e63c/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_5025.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 What goes up must come down! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/7ab36acf-9811-4949-8515-b2c9bdbc9316/Lap+harness+front.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 The four-point seatbelts were serviceable but badly weathered so were re-webbed by Generation Global in Nelson. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/5dfa1037-24d1-46f8-a29e-3ea885d48113/Chipmunk+WZ865+Cook+Strait.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 Crossing Cook Strait in September 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/336709dd-604c-46c5-b638-539f535c3645/Shoulder+harness+front.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Front cockpit shoulder straps showing sun fading. These were replaced using original hardware. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/093c7f1d-ff0c-4460-a353-d87bea781db7/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_6050.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/f8960a11-66a7-4f9e-924b-6e9a7a45a50f/Windshield.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 The windscreen had some scratching as well as some paint overspray. Luckily, Chipmunk windscreens are available new to order from the USA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/37a76b5e-499e-4cf1-8717-34d5e71d58e3/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_6051.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/17060141-61a8-47f3-93e9-821895fdf4fc/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_6054.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/13b7d90e-2355-4124-8444-90784b890c2c/fuselage+stripped+3.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 The stripped fuselage in the "rotisserie" ready for paint. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/f3fe98ef-653c-48ee-b2fc-7fceb7cb36b7/Chipmunk+WZ865+Engine+rebuild+aero+tech+April+25.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Cal and Jim at Aero Tech after engine maintenance in mid 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/a49e95d2-f786-402f-bb60-84b90802c1c5/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_0345.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 At home in our North Shore hangar. Piper Arrow ZK-TGF is under the cover in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/b1ac6217-8c48-440b-8cf8-1132784e9898/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_4470.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/be04be4e-c166-4d05-8888-8c96b5ea81ce/canopy+assist+flap+sanded.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 Stripped canopy with emergency canopy assist panel in the open position. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/e3e0a249-4633-4401-86e2-8c54bccb4ec5/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_6098.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 The Chipmunk has plenty of brass to polish if you know where to look. Here's one of the filler caps for the 9.5 imperial gallon wing tanks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/54a73df4-bed9-4944-975c-a50c43f3fc93/canopy+in+bubble+wrap.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 New canopy glazing installed. The bubble wrap was removed at the last minute. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/5db82f73-f48b-4c0f-96c7-629ff6258549/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_5478.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/fab5fe5b-86fc-49e5-8db3-eff6346bba9a/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_4279.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Both cockpits feature jettisonable side panels for emergency exit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/a18fa28d-6414-4f9f-86df-d83124954bae/hood+warning.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 The "HOOD WARNING" reminds pilots when flying solo to close the hood to half way before engine start, as it's hard to reach from the front cockpit when fully open. This is just a theory though, as "WARNING" in a flight manual or placard usually refers to something that could cause death or aircraft loss if not followed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/cfbf330a-18de-4c62-9dc9-199106129454/Chipmunk+WZ865+pitot+cover.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Covering the pitot tube when not in use keeps dust and insects out. The pitot is one of a few parts that the Chipmunk shares with the Spitfire and other WW2 types. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/07f39155-d44a-4959-84f9-bf2f3a6e9606/canopy+on+3%3A4+view.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 Wings on, waiting for wing-fuselage fairings to be fitted. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/b6ad9237-d69b-46cf-8682-4e58c0985a64/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_4473.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/f70d1c36-0fab-41e5-876f-dec247a4a4c4/instrument+panel+front.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 Front instrument panel on the bench. Oil temperature and pressure gauges removed at right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/b270fcab-2902-439c-a87d-d85f673f5a5a/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_4277.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/85bf39fa-399a-4127-90d5-51febb3b654c/engine+mount+nut.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 Engine bearer detail showing castellated nut - designed to take a split pin through a drilling in the bolt end. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/08ff8628-a81a-4fbb-8745-1e4dbc0b82dc/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_4280.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/0b5612fa-9644-4b2b-af48-2014f200e9b3/canopy+sanded.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 Canopy frame with all glazing removed other than the roof panels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/470186c4-69ea-4c18-b4bf-706ca40767b8/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_4278.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/239dd48f-f6ac-48e3-8df8-a5aa75946d80/exit+decal+inside+rear.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 Emergency exit detail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/bd05d149-ebd1-42d3-9c02-a78091a8e3de/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_5170.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 On the Ardmore flightline next to some noisy radial-powered thing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/0164ba9a-a3c9-4ef0-af92-b4af3d15c913/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_4424.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Chipmunk 65 t shirt. See the full fan merchandise range at the link below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/2dddc6d8-b7e1-464e-b67e-cf2fdeda357f/maker%27s+plate.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 This data plate will have been fitted after WZ865's RAF service – the Mk22 is its civilian designation, while in RAF service it was a Chipmunk T.10. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/adf0ae1c-0c33-46eb-b752-7dc8f9f9ff90/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_5554.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/95d11caa-b300-4cae-8945-eccb2304275b/canopy.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Original canopy. "Experimental" is the US registration category the aircraft operated under. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/a32b34f8-b036-47af-9ca5-082289b074f6/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_3955.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 The rear silver part of the wing is fabric covered, with the leading edge being aluminium skinned. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/39d6a512-b04c-444a-bcc4-6e1e178d5a41/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_4484.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/e410d8c9-a568-469a-99fb-f2b5b7502e65/painted+cowlings.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 The nose cowling bowl is the only fibreglass component on the aircraft. Here it is just after receiving its gloss orange paint. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/e0fcaafc-f283-402e-a671-0e2a2dfd61f8/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_4480.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 The rudder and elevator are locked with external control locks. Locking the rudder is essential for moving the aircraft on the ground due to the rudder-brake interconnect. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/c905741c-c45c-4dd4-9670-72244efd2b59/fuselage+not+stripped.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 The stripped out fuselage. The restoration process can be measured by the parts count: first it gets bigger and bigger, then starts reducing. When the total gets down to one, it's time to go flying. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/21c2c98c-9171-4dc6-97ae-e9ed6437bb5f/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_4483.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/ab94a11e-baf7-4587-b087-c6906a6f1f04/crankshaft.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/045c8e94-3d0d-4d5a-aeb2-7252fc607a20/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_4447.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/4aff483e-6a54-443d-ae6b-0500951ad89a/data+plate.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 Each major airframe component has a data plate showing its part number, serial number and which of the type's many required modifications had been carried out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/0f7b9230-180d-44c1-8d1c-e80437469987/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_3940.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/8ce7d51a-b897-476a-b814-bf6e98d49098/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_6449.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/1276f675-1fec-43ed-b782-d90740f281a0/fuselage+strippped+2.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 The stripped fuselage in its painting rig. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/6c568dc0-f481-4099-a6ad-1ce09db10c98/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_6450.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/66708130-c1de-460c-a44a-d1af32434ad2/elevator+trim+rig.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 Hannah works on rigging the elevator trim tab. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/91e833c3-402d-4531-a31a-9d80ec0e0b41/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_6451.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 Taxiing out at the 2025 Whanganui air show. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/9890cfda-9753-4f20-97c4-d20909edb0d1/me+in+paint+shop.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 Stan painting the tail cone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/72343972-b2f9-48ee-b863-83fdc5896314/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_6452.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 Ready to depart at Whanganui, January 2025. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/d3ced58c-ac49-417f-b44a-315d283d32fe/engine+mount+close.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/08b73946-e0cd-418b-93f0-5c8be192bcce/Chipmunk+WZ865+and+Beaver.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 DHC-1 WZ865 sharing some Ardmore ramp space with the NZ Warbirds DHC-2 Beaver. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/cb33833a-28b9-46c3-a187-a189f9dc64b1/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_4408.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/575f165f-9641-4b64-bed6-70369d77e1f0/roundel+closeup.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 All roundels were masked and painted, one colour at a time – quite a time-consuming but worthwhile process. Original RAF documentation guided proportions and placement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/39ddbdee-61a3-4de0-bd36-acc79ce22b9a/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_4409.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/7b21dbcf-189a-4eac-9c68-86e58f67edae/exit+decal+inside.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 We created custom emergency exit decals for both cockpits. Rotating. the striped lever 90 degrees allows 6 pins holding the window panel in place to fall out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/3d70389f-be9f-4af5-8bbc-1907ac88e3ba/Chipmunk+WZ865+E82E6B4F-1992-4EFC-8A32-3579FF842EE5.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/73e2bd0c-e628-46f8-8744-c62013b8889d/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_4429.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/ccd6028b-20fd-4982-b2f9-7dffa1ac227e/spinner+cracked.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 The original spinner was cracked and dented so we decided to replace it with one in better condition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/361a6c73-731d-4923-a1ed-ba8e80ca8e47/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_4532.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 Celebrating the Chipmunk's 78th birthday with some formation flying at Ardmore. Can you spot Vaughn? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/527c7291-ec1c-49a0-9a38-95493b5609da/fuselage+in+paint.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 Fuselage serial number. We paid close attention to font, size and placement of all markings, and painted them on rather than using vinyl lettering. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/2e2778a1-d770-431f-83eb-3e4e236a4091/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_4540.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 Chipmunk birthday lineup, Ardmore 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/5c45bd41-3f48-4d11-af35-509e5d31009f/fuselage+roundel+Stan.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/1d6787f0-842e-4dc1-84fb-dcd171c4f9ec/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_4541.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/33df5ac9-835d-40e5-80c9-d074f5a50300/painting+nose+cowl+2.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 Stan painting the nose cowling bowl. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/4d063caf-3e6e-47e4-8969-b3d954c71648/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_4598.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Not all of the stencils on Chipmunk 65 are strictly original. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/ee4733a9-0e5d-428d-a882-231024589165/fuselage+stripped.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/a171d063-06a1-4ca6-9825-9827227323dd/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_5145.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Up early to shoot a sequence for our upcoming documentary. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/66f5fe1d-71f8-4e48-873e-d6099af98ce8/painting+tail+fairing.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 Stan at work in the paint shop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/0526a531-c785-4e1b-b191-146ad254f8a5/Chipmunk+WZ865+IMG_5211.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/cf210b47-4134-4966-bb04-fd8b7767feaa/Chipmunk+WZ865++at+Kaipara+Flats+19+May+2024.jpeg Chipmunk WZ865 Landing at Kaipara Flats. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/c3decb43-9df7-4838-b2d0-a2d8ab089ce0/supressor+box.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 The ignition suppressor in place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/2154e439-6334-4898-8639-be187cb0c99d/IMG_7625+2.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 All the markings on WZ865 are stencilled using spraypaint and traditionally cut oilboard stencils - there's no vinyl lettering. Roundels and large markings are all masked and painted too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/e4fa7dd5-529b-46af-a5d5-e707274874dc/tube+with+edge+sealing+2.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 Tiny details... fitting a custom rubber grommet to protect a pitot line as it enters. thefuselage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/5dc3aae4-6b13-4f9b-9721-f61b701969e7/IMG_7063.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 Chipmunk Blue models and stickers. We worked up a 3-ship display for the 2025 Ardmore airshow but lost one aircraft due to unserviceability. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/2ea85b89-af4b-4c94-807a-f8e732cfc31c/panels+stripped.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Stripped fairing panels waiting for paint. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/bd21a3fa-420f-418c-8e3a-82e48195ce40/CHP+at+pumps+AR+with+landing+light.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 Up early for a refuel before a full day's flying at Ardmore. Scott made sure every light on the aircraft worked properly, including this taxi light and the very useful downward facing Morse signalling lamp. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/59666998-0292-4004-b661-89a29c8e98a4/prop+shaft.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 The splined propeller shaft waiting for its prop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/52f2c319-4173-4abc-b59e-abc7c8b2c03b/IMG_7666.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Early arrival at Ardmore after a short hop from North Shore. Morning is THE best time to fly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/46ffdabb-d24f-4dfd-95d2-d4ba974edcf8/me+with+painted+fuselage+3.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/8e4a5f97-8946-47dc-8994-5af40c0da17b/IMG_7662.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 Warming up on a frosty North Shore morning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/65438724-1cf2-4203-81b6-a39ca6368555/temp+bulbs.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 Oil temperature bulb. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/15a4cf07-a80c-49fe-9c69-9611b2420d82/IMG_7781.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 1960s Chipmunk pilot wear. 2 part helmet (inner and outer) with oxygen mask solely there for its microphone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/df7078a9-a137-4051-9449-eeb20013a341/IMG_7679.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Chipmunk lineup at Warbirds Ardmore. There are usually 4 on the field. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/94e3b860-06bc-4b24-83b8-7c2a19762fb4/wing+walk+before.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 Measuring the wing walk material for replacement. We ultimately decided to repaint this section and only replace the flap walkway with modern non-slip material. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/d936027d-a191-4c93-a656-9158b2fbdf9a/IMG_7661.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 Ready to start on a winter's morning at North Shore. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/33f110b5-389f-4ab5-b0f5-7fc662e818e3/WZ865+in+Stan%27s+hangar.jpeg Chipmunk WZ865 The painted fuselage waiting for... just about everything else! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/8c547498-65a1-44c0-a6c0-80a2fb8bc710/Screenshot+2025-08-05+at+6.47.39%E2%80%AFPM.png Chipmunk WZ865 When we were in Whanganui in January 2025 we were privileged to fly ex RAF Victor and Nimrod pilot Bill Macleod and reconnect him to WZ865, which he'd last flown in 1971. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/792b692d-1fce-46dd-92fe-1dcbf8fd3535/IMG_6466.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 Air Commodore Iain McCoubrey reunited with WZ865 at North Shore, 24 January 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/b63a98da-c933-4f74-84e9-ed692c372a21/WZ865+masks.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 Rejected serial number stencils - the letter spacing was too wide. The wing and fuselage serial numbers are very prominent on the Chipmunk, so it was important to get this detail right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/0d9e393f-41a4-46ce-8bed-3536523ea5ce/IMG_6477.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 Iain wearing that Chipmunk grin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/2452e0a2-68a4-4139-918e-2b6b4e2ed778/pitot+cover.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/224a2310-3431-40af-9d9b-cf9545e5bdb4/Healing+in+wings.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 Iain in the 1960s as a university student - aircraft unknown but possibly WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/bd4d58e6-6c01-47e6-9f99-2b9b668c0374/IMG_6476.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 Recreating that 1960s pose in 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/aefa7bfb-3753-4258-a1a6-60358b1a2af0/scott+and+stan+at+lathe+2.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/306f2f9b-25fd-4235-93d2-5c6f3db74a91/scott+and+stan+at+lathe+3.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/7b195091-1632-4513-b1f3-cf5333526b21/scott+and+stan+at+lathe.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/edef5ed5-c1ea-46a9-bef3-0ffea1c2458a/stan+painting+roundel.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/1be73dc3-85c9-4bd5-b5d9-a67c7875a55f/stan+repairing+tailplane+2.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/c344724e-2448-4995-bfee-7afba98609c3/stan+repairing+tailplane.jpg Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/02068338-56ea-4c1a-8056-c1bc341efdbb/Stan+unmasking+fuselage+roundel.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/c13e55b5-371c-4780-ae8d-147682f5782b/stan+with+case.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/f45ac1eb-b402-49ce-8fd2-c1486afc1653/tailcone+etc+sanded.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/09322f51-7d67-494f-a94c-9797bf5e6b08/temp+bulb+close.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/d187de42-d412-49bd-a23e-4689acacdbce/WZ865+marking+in+paint+shop.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 Unmasking the fuselage serials. WZ was the last RAF Chipmunk serial block. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/9161d8fa-45b5-46e4-89fa-82735e0d2355/IMG_7791.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 The oil filler cap includes a dipstick and the neck is wide enough to not need a funnel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/1376ed68-1332-449d-b1dd-d6a8b19aa369/IMG_7796.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 Wing fuel tank filler cap with fuel gauge in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/4ba8b673-26ec-45b0-9fc3-281a106aa45e/IMG_7795.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 Freshly polished fuel filler cap. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/188b76c8-53ed-4843-b15f-665674f70da1/IMG_7787.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 Engine maker's plate. This engine was very low time when we fitted it and was originally from a Stampe biplane. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/d0896eca-0214-4429-bdfc-8a337a818f30/IMG_7790.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 Part number plate on the RH ignition harness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/c3f0397e-1227-4057-a4e8-fb9696871d2d/IMG_7788.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 Part number plate on the RH engine mount. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/06b0d062-a051-4b7e-a86d-9b2b104a7c27/IMG_7627.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 Hidden stencil on the LH flap pulley access panel. Our Piper Arrow in the background.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/0c3f16ff-b499-458b-8c46-f12b41da196e/IMG_7794.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 Engine driven fuel pumps. Most engine bolts are lockwired to stop them vibrating loose. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/30d50be7-a06d-4e05-b42f-049469ac877d/IMG_7789.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 Oil pipe fitting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/ef733b88-d295-4a0e-a14f-73e84dc267a0/IMG_7793.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 LH engine mount part number plate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/62f4afb2-c4fd-46fa-a898-0d642a9ec20d/IMG_7792.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 LH engine mount part number plate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/d6461717-a137-4775-8a46-75a5cb05acb4/IMG_7628+%281%29.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 Drip tray in position should the engine decide to dribble in our absence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6840e4efb4c5cf6f41018cd2/07744b83-64e4-475b-880b-a5e455c2c64c/IMG_7626.JPG Chipmunk WZ865 The notorious wingtip stencil. 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