Matamata Aero Club

Matamata Aero Club Matamata Aero Club is a small flying club located at the Matamata airfield with about 40 members. We have a Tecnam P92 Echo Super for training or hire.

Take the controls of our plane with our experienced instructor next to you to see if flying is for you

Well done Kent on achieving your full Advanced Certificate today in PFL. Your CFI tells me the wx was a tad challenging...
28/05/2026

Well done Kent on achieving your full Advanced Certificate today in PFL. Your CFI tells me the wx was a tad challenging… very low cloud in the circuit and a convenient higher hole enabling full flight testing. Well done! Great work 😎

What a day for bbq at Matamata!
16/05/2026

What a day for bbq at Matamata!

This Saturday the 16th... it's our monthly BBQ and just look at that wx!!! Please join us for some social time and grea...
13/05/2026

This Saturday the 16th... it's our monthly BBQ and just look at that wx!!! Please join us for some social time and great food :)

Hi all 🙂A quick reminder that we have the monthly lunch this Saturday.The weather is looking at holding on... please joi...
17/03/2026

Hi all 🙂

A quick reminder that we have the monthly lunch this Saturday.
The weather is looking at holding on... please join us for some social time and flying.

Cheers
Pete Kirby
Secretary MAC
0276-272363

Woohoo! We have a first solo in the club this weekend 😎Chris Simcock had his 1st solo yesterday and did very well in s...
15/03/2026

Woohoo! We have a first solo in the club this weekend 😎

Chris Simcock had his 1st solo yesterday and did very well in some crosswind and with lots of gliders around. Chris is still 16 years for a couple of months. Well done Chris 🥳

02/03/2026

Students flying. Field buzzing. Perfect day. Matamata Aero Club

After a stretch of rubbish weather, it was good to see the field come back to life.Last weekend Kylah got back into it a...
02/03/2026

After a stretch of rubbish weather, it was good to see the field come back to life.

Last weekend Kylah got back into it and clocked up some more solo time. great to see the confidence growing and the hours building 👌

This weekend David and Wayne both stepped it up, working through stalls, slow flight, rejoins and circuits. Busy airspace at times, but that just adds to the learning.

The skydivers were making the most of it, the gliders were out playing, and we had a couple of classics drop in, Tim in the Tiger Moth and Marty in the Waco. Hard to beat that lineup on a decent day.

This is what the club is all about, students progressing, aircraft flying, and the field humming.

Busy airfield again this week, great to see 👏Last Sunday was another cracker at the club, with plenty happening on and a...
06/02/2026

Busy airfield again this week, great to see 👏

Last Sunday was another cracker at the club, with plenty happening on and around the field.

We had a visit from a fantastic mix of aircraft, including Marty dropping in with his Waco, along with a couple of classic Tiger Moths that always turn a few heads.

It was also a big day for Lisa and Joel, with their new aircraft – a Minstrel – arriving up from Nelson. They were more than happy to take the keys and get acquainted with their new pride and joy.

Our gliding neighbours were equally busy, with the National Gliding Championships kicking off. A great line-up of neatly parked gliders and several tow aircraft made for an impressive sight, even if the weather wasn’t always playing ball. Fingers crossed they still managed to get some good flying and plenty of enjoyment out of it.

Great to see the airfield so active and buzzing with life.

📸 Photos kindly supplied by David

What a great weekend of flying at Matamata Aero Club.We were treated to some excellent weather, and the gliders made the...
01/02/2026

What a great weekend of flying at Matamata Aero Club.

We were treated to some excellent weather, and the gliders made the most of it with the National Gliding Championships taking place – making for a busy and lively airfield.

Both instructors were flat out, which was no surprise after a few weeks of weather disruptions.

Making the most of the conditions:
-Mark got back into the sky and picked up right where he left off, showing some very tidy turns and solid straight and level flying.
-David got stuck into circuits and made good progress.
-William joined us again for his second lesson and did a fantastic job with slow flight and an introduction to circuits.
-Kylah pushed on with steep turns and capped it off with some excellent landings.

Great flying all round and awesome to see so much activity back at the club. Looking forward to more weekends like this 👍

A few pics from the MAC secretary at Matamata today and the Walsh Memorial Scout Flying School.An awesome afternoon.
16/01/2026

A few pics from the MAC secretary at Matamata today and the Walsh Memorial Scout Flying School.
An awesome afternoon.

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State Highway 27
Waharoa
3440

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