Sportavex
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SportAvex is a contraction of Sport Aviation Exposition. It is the annual fly-in and airshow organised by the Sport Aircraft Association New Zealand
Incorporated (SAANZ).
This biennial event is the opportunity for homebuilders and other sport flyers to gather together and enjoy the spirit of camaraderie and competition with an aviation
flavour. The event is held in alternate years with a similar but smaller event (Great Plains Flyin) held in the South Island.
Each year, the top homebuilt aircraft
completed in the preceding year are judged and champions are named and honoured.
An airshow
is conducted as part of the weekend's activities, featuring acts drawn from both the homebuilt/sport aviation and military aviation communities.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
Incorporated (SAANZ).
This biennial event is the opportunity for homebuilders and other sport flyers to gather together and enjoy the spirit of camaraderie and competition with an aviation
Aviation
Aviation is the design, development, production, operation, and use of aircraft, especially heavier-than-air aircraft. Aviation is derived from avis, the Latin word for bird.-History:...
flavour. The event is held in alternate years with a similar but smaller event (Great Plains Flyin) held in the South Island.
Each year, the top homebuilt aircraft
Homebuilt aircraft
Also known as amateur-built aircraft or kit planes, homebuilt aircraft are constructed by persons for whom this is not a professional activity. These aircraft may be constructed from "scratch," from plans, or from assembly kits.-Overview:...
completed in the preceding year are judged and champions are named and honoured.
An airshow
Airshow
An air show is an event at which aviators display their flying skills and the capabilities of their aircraft to spectators in aerobatics. Air shows without aerobatic displays, having only aircraft displayed parked on the ground, are called "static air shows"....
is conducted as part of the weekend's activities, featuring acts drawn from both the homebuilt/sport aviation and military aviation communities.
List of Venue/Years
- 1994 - Paraparaumu
- 1996 -
- 1998 - Matamata
- 2000 - Matamata
- 2002 - Matamata
- 2004 - Tauranga
- 2006 - Tauranga