March 2015 Ardmore Flyer AIRPORT’S BIG TAXIWAY RESEALING PROJECT COMPLETED Ardmore Airport’s biggest airside project in years, the resealing of about 1.5 kilometres of taxi- ways, has been completed. Over a 10-day period this month, teams of Fulton Hogan workers laid about 16,000 square metres of a “slurry” coating seal over the existing stone chip surface on the main taxiway and associ- ated stubs. AAL’s chief executive, Trevor Willcock, said the choice of the relatively new seal product was made after lengthy investigation showed it produced a smooth surface ideal for small aircraft movements. “To test the product, we did a trial section on taxiway Sierra,” he said. “The results were very good so we took the decision to seal the entire main taxiway Sierra and its associated stubs. “We tried to keep our operations disruption to a minimum and I’d like to thank airport users for their co-operation while the work was being done.” Airport supervisor Mike Bristow said the new surface had a life expec- tancy of up to 15 years. “The team we’ve had on this has made it happen. Peter King, our groundsman contractor, Naydene Wiseman, Unicom operator, and Allan Bostock, Unicom manager, have been crucial to the smooth running of the project. AAL plans taxiway lighting improvements in the coming weeks. Thirty solar-powered centre lights will be installed on taxiway Sierra and a further 81 such lights on the remaining. Markings on stubs associated with the taxiways will be painted luminous green. Mike Bristow Taxiway Romeo Test strip
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March 2015
Ardmore Flyer
AIRPORT’S BIG TAXIWAY RESEALING PROJECT COMPLETED
Ardmore Airport’s biggest airside project in years, the resealing of about 1.5 kilometres of taxi-
ways, has been completed.
Over a 10-day period this month, teams of Fulton Hogan workers laid about 16,000 square metres
of a “slurry” coating seal over the existing stone chip surface on the main taxiway and associ-
ated stubs.
AAL’s chief executive, Trevor Willcock, said the choice of the relatively new seal product was
made after lengthy investigation showed it produced a smooth surface ideal for small aircraft
movements.
“To test the product, we did a trial section on taxiway Sierra,” he said. “The results were very
good so we took the decision to seal the entire main taxiway Sierra and its associated stubs.
“We tried to keep our operations disruption to a minimum and I’d like to thank airport users for
their co-operation while the work was being done.”
Airport supervisor Mike Bristow said the new surface had a life expec-
tancy of up to 15 years. “The team we’ve had on this has made it
happen. Peter King, our groundsman contractor, Naydene Wiseman,
Unicom operator, and Allan Bostock, Unicom manager, have
been crucial to the smooth running of the project.
AAL plans taxiway lighting improvements in the coming weeks. Thirty
solar-powered centre lights will be installed on taxiway Sierra and a
further 81 such lights on the remaining. Markings on stubs associated
with the taxiways will be painted luminous green.
Mike Bristow
Taxiway Romeo Test strip
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Message from the CEO
In This Issue
This summer saw us tackle the re-sealing of taxiway Sierra and all
of the associated taxiway stubs, using a slurry seal which, once
cured gives a much smoother surface for aircraft to taxi on. This
was one of the biggest airside projects we have undertaken to
date and I would like to thank all of our users and operators for
your patience and understanding of the process and the
operational restraints that applied. The end result is better than
expected thanks to the efforts of the airport team that managed
the project and the contractor Fulton Hogan. We also hosted
The third Ardmore Showdown which proved to be yet another
successful combination of wheels and aircraft and drew some
good numbers to the airfield.
As the lovely summer days start to come to an end I wish you blue skies and happy and safe
flying.
Trevor Willcock
News items: Ardmore Showdown Page 3
Airwork expansion Page 4
Engineering school re-union Page 5
Airport infrastructure: Main taxiway Sierra— New slurry application Page 1
Diary dates:
* Next Warbirds open day Page 9
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ARDMORE SHOWDOWN DAY PROVES SUCCESSFUL
The sights, sounds and smells of an array of roaring cars kept thousands of spectators entertained at last
month’s Ardmore Showdown. Billed as “Wings v Wheels” day at Ardmore Airport, the event attracted
about 3500 people who witnessed hours of drag racing, drifting and gymkhana contests.
One of the day’s features was a “race” between a jetcar and a Strikemaster aircraft along the airport’s
main runway. A technical hiccup in the plane meant the race result was not as clear cut as it could have
been.
Static and aerial displays gave spectators a taste of just how vintage
and veteran aircraft of the New Zealand Warbirds Association can
perform.
Azhar Bhamji, managing director of Premier Events which organised the
event, said he was pleased with how the day panned out. There were
no traffic jams and no complaints, he said. The event’s format had
been changed from previous years to accommodate all tastes.
“All the feedback is positive,” said Azhar. They all
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Key Dates
NZ Warbirds - D Day Open Day Sunday 31 May 2015
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