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Old 30th Dec 2020, 10:44
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White Van Driver
 
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I've have tried google funnily enough.

Googled "Wakatipu Aero Club" and found from the top 10 results: 6 were clearly out of date (club still at ZQN). 4 were about the supposed move to Kingston.

?????????????????????????? -- Link is an unrelated page all in (I think) Japanese (not sure why it's coming as all ????s - it was the old website link for wakatipuaeroclub.com)

https://aviationvoice.com/ranking-of...ipu-aero-club/ -- Seems to be a bit out of date if the club doesn't exist

https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/queens...99s-new-flyers -- Suggests they are going to move to Kingston airfield

https://www.stuff.co.nz/otago/100502...fter-two-years -- Suggests they have moved to Kingston airfield

AIP New Zealand -- Can't see any chart listed for Kingston airfield (maybe just not in the aip...)

Google Maps doesn't have "Kingston Airfield" listed -- though it does have a link to Ace Aviation which looks like a private school with a single Piper Pacer

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-- These are the only Pprune posts on the subject since 2015. One says to try Wanaka, the other says that Wakatipu Aero Club is now at Kingston.

Now I wouldn't normally put so much effort into an enormous reply to make a point. But really, if we are just going to "try google" for everything, why bother with the forum at all?
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