Friday, August 17, 2012

A Bunch of Jodels on Tour round the South Island.





Below at Manderville enjoying the sun.

Couple of Rans Coyotes wishing they were Jodels at the end there.

Thursday, August 16, 2012

Here are some more pic's on the new ZK-EDR Jodel D-18 built by Russell Woods of Christchurch and builder of ZK-EDR Jodel D-11 amoung others as well.















I said I want first dibs when he's finished with her... he said in about 10 years..... :0) I can wait.......
Jodel D-11 ZK-PJG is up for sale $29000 she is all yours.

Very similar Paint job to my old Jodel EDR

Again looks good from any angle


The Jodel big snout


Well equiped cockpit.

Ole Tractor 0200 engine

Ah the Mountains Jodels are superb for Mountain flying
Jodel D-9 ZK-CHX is up for sale. This is Rex Kenny's first build.

I have been up close and personal with this machine at Stratford and can tell you it's as good as it looks and starts first time every time with a swing of the prop. Runs on the smell of an oily rag and then some.

$16500 and she's all yours.



Looking like she means business.........

Well setupCockpit as well.


Good looking from any view.

Chewing the Pat with her other Hangar Buds

Mission ready on taxi for take off

With her Bud Taylor Mono also based Stratford.

Over her home Stratford


Pic of her current home Field Stratford like it says on the Roof Hangar 1

Just cillaxing in the sun.
                                       Mike Tunnicliffes Jodel D-18 is up for sale be in quick.............

OWL sitting in the Shade at Raglan C/o Peter Lewis Collection 
Like all of us time has caught up with another Aviation Pioneer in the homebuilt world.

News from Australia with the passing of Mr Jodel Australia FRANK ROGERS has punched off the planet for the last time.

 In Australia Frank Rogers redrew the plans of most of the homebuilt variants (D9/11/150, DR1050, and later the D18/19) to anglicise the building instructions and dimensions. Over the years much information has come in from Australia and New Zealand concerning the success of Frank's 'Sky' series – the Sky Queen, Sky King, and Sky Prince as they are named. Incidentally, in the Sky series provision was made for the Continental engines to be replaced by Lycoming power, coping rather better with the higher local ambient temperatures.

EA-81 Powered




                                            Ya typical Lycoming or Continental engiged type.

To Frank the Jodel was the ideal plane and as in NZ was the staple Homebuilt for quite some time. To suit Aussie condtions Frank redesigned the Jodel for Aussie Conditions and the range required in flying round Aussie.

The Sky Prince and Sky King and I also think a variation was the Sky Queen. Frank re drew all the Jodel Plans for CASA and these were accepted by our CAA as well.

Tuesday, November 22, 2011





EDR fly's again Whoo Hoo.

Russel Woods of Christchurch built the first one the D-11 (amoung other builds) which was an absolute honey of a a machine.

The new EDR is a D-18 a very nice looking machine. So here she is with a comparison of the original EDR.



 My Jodel ZK-EDR outside Gate 19 Wellington International Airport back in Christmas  2009.                                                  ...