Category: Aircraft

Mayor Guru’s electric aircraft inflight experience over Kāpiti Coast Airport Kāpiti Coast District Council Mayor K (Guru) Gurunathan takes a trial flight in an electric aircraft over the Kāpiti Coast Airport. Mayor Guru gives a running commentary during his first flight in Rerenga Hiko, the Pipistrel Alpha Electro, operated by ElectricAir. A huge thanks to:… Continue reading Mayor Guru electric aircraft inflight over Kāpiti Airport

Electric aircraft arrived in Kāpiti On Friday 11 June 2021, an electric aircraft arrived at the Kapiti Aero Club, Paraparaumu, Kāpiti Coast. The electric aircraft, the first of its kind in Aotearoa New Zealand, is a two-seater Pipistrel Alpha Electro. Training aircraft Designed as a flight training aircraft, the Alpha Electro is made in Italy… Continue reading Electric aircraft arrived on the Kāpiti Coast