Otago Aero Club president Colin Chalmers takes to the skies above the Dunedin coastline in the club’s new pilot training aircraft — a Van RV-12. The Van RV-12 is the Otago Aero Club’s latest acquisition, and will be used to train new pilots. The kitset two-seater light sport aircraft is named after its creator, Richard VanGrunsven, an American aircraft designer and kitset plane manufacturer. Otago Aero Club president Colin Chalmers said the plane was bought from a private owner in Hastings, who built it from a kitset. The Van RV-12 replaces the club’s Rans microlight, which had been sold to one of the club’s students, he said.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 15, 2016 16:52 UTC