helispot

Photo ID
2117
Date Taken
June 1, 2000, midnight
Event
None
Submitted
Sept. 21, 2000, 1:56 a.m.
Last Updated
July 16, 2019, 12:51 a.m.
Location
None
Owner
Helistar Helicopters Ltd.
Status
Active
Category
Helicopter operators (incl. Flight Instruction)
Photographer
Alex Calder
Horizontal
Front view
Vertical
Side view
Interior/Exterior
Exterior view
Single/Multiple
Single aircraft shown
Static/Moving
Aircraft is not operating
Intrument Panel
Instrument panel not shown
Close-Up Detail
Entire helicopter shown
Day/Night
Day view
Nickname
None
Military Unit
None
Military Modex
None
Aircraft Number
None
Black Helicopter
No
Notes
Taupo

Helicopter
1615
Type
None
Variant
Mil Mi8 Hip
Owner
Helistar Helicopters Ltd.
Tail Number
YS-1006P
Serial Number
None
Buno
None
Status
Active
In/Out of Service
Yes, helicopter is still in service
Base Location
New Zealand : Taupo
Notes
Display aircraft only, does not fly. Helicopter used to be Fidel Castro's presidential helicopter until 1993, then sold to heli logger in El Salvador before eventually coming to New Zealand. Built in 1976.