NZFF

Posted: **Sun Nov 09, 2008 4:12 am**

Hi all,
my name's Marco and I live in Italy.
I'm going to virtually fly NZ with my Rutan Long-EZ, before the great adventure Milan-Auckland with the same aircraft. But i's another story, coming soon...
Now I'd like to ask you where I may find some VFR charts of NZ. I found this site http://www.aip.net.nz/NavWalk.aspx?section=CHARTS very good but no VFR. Can you help me please?
Many thanks and regards from Italy.

P.S.
your country is absolutely GREAT!

Posted: **Sun Nov 09, 2008 10:18 am**

Swan wrote:
QUOTE (Swan @ Nov 9 2008, 05:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
P.S.
your country is absolutely GREAT!

Italy's not bad either

As for the VFR charts, I personally don't know as it's not really the3 sort of flying I do, but I'm sure somebody on NZFF can help you out!

Posted: **Sun Nov 09, 2008 11:25 am**

Hi ya Marco , you can download a old set of charts and ref in A4 format from flightsim.com

FS-ACOF - Misc.
FS2004/FSX New Zealand Navigation Maps

Name: nzmap.zip Size: 5,333,965 Date: 07-01-2007
FS2004/FSX New Zealand Navigation Flight Maps and Beacons/NDB's/VOR data. Includes four sheets with frequency and five sheets in A4 format for ease and printing. Based on real hi/low altitude flight charts.

Im currently trying to finish a more recent , the latest in this format , the file above will get you going.

Posted: **Sun Nov 09, 2008 12:21 pm**

Thanks Ian! It was what I was looking for!
So it's time to go flying, another little vfr leg into your beautiful NZ!
Regards, Marco

Posted: **Sun Nov 09, 2008 1:53 pm**

In terms of airspace boundaries (for the North Island, I havent completed the south Island yet) you can go to FSX Scenery finder map and click on the CTA and CTZ boundaries.

www.nzff.org/maps

Cheers

Posted: **Sun Nov 09, 2008 2:50 pm**

Timmo wrote:
QUOTE (Timmo @ Nov 9 2008, 02:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
In terms of airspace boundaries (for the North Island, I havent completed the south Island yet) you can go to FSX Scenery finder map and click on the CTA and CTZ boundaries.

www.nzff.org/maps

Cheers

Firstly to Marco - if no-one's already said it - WELCOME! Italy is *also* a beautiful country!

Timmo - great idea for that map

Posted: **Mon Nov 10, 2008 12:19 am**

Timmo wrote:
QUOTE (Timmo @ Nov 9 2008, 02:53 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
www.nzff.org/maps

Hi Timmo I know your map, very good job!

Marco

Adamski wrote:
QUOTE (Adamski @ Nov 9 2008, 03:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Firstly to Marco - if no-one's already said it - WELCOME! Italy is *also* a beautiful country!

Many thanks Adamski! I really hope soon you can say Welcome to me in the real NZ!
Some months and maybe I will come. Meanwhile... let's fly!

Thanks again, Marco

Posted: **Mon Jan 17, 2011 2:26 am**

Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Nov 9 2008, 12:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Name: nzmap.zip Size: 5,333,965 Date: 07-01-2007
FS2004/FSX New Zealand Navigation Flight Maps and Beacons/NDB's/VOR data. Includes four sheets with frequency and five sheets in A4 format for ease and printing. Based on real hi/low altitude flight charts.
Im currently trying to finish a more recent , the latest in this format , the file above will get you going.

Just printing - thanks for the HU!
Any news on the "more recent" project?
I know there are currently plenty of of pots boiling on your stove (trying to roughly translate a german saying...), but I'm in desperate need for a printed collection of visual/VFR NZ charts. Anything comparable to the US Free Flight Atlas by Jeppesen.
Hard to get NZ charts in our local pilot's equipment shop...

Any idea or link?

Cheers,
Markus.

Posted: **Mon Jan 17, 2011 10:10 am**

Wildbillkelso wrote:
QUOTE (Wildbillkelso @ Jan 17 2011, 03:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Any news on the "more recent" project?

These i got very stalled on this one with other little things . The print s your doing now work superb in cloud and VFR , use radio took tune to NDB/VOR and at airports IlS

Posted: **Mon Jan 17, 2011 10:58 am**

Wildbillkelso wrote:
QUOTE (Wildbillkelso @ Jan 17 2011, 03:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I know there are currently plenty of of pots boiling on your stove (trying to roughly translate a german saying...), but I'm in desperate need for a printed collection of visual/VFR NZ charts. Anything comparable to the US Free Flight Atlas by Jeppesen.
Hard to get NZ charts in our local pilot's equipment shop...

Markus - I think I have a couple of (slightly old) copies that someone here at NZFF kindly donated to me (I hope I thanked him!!). They'll be a couple of years old, but still OK <???> to use in FS.

Drop me a PM if you want them with your snail-mail address! I'll go through my junk boxes to dig them out!

Posted: **Mon Jan 17, 2011 11:03 am**

Adamski wrote:
QUOTE (Adamski @ Jan 17 2011, 11:58 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Markus - I think I have a couple of (slightly old) copies that someone here at NZFF kindly donated to me (I hope I thanked him!!). They'll be a couple of years old, but still OK <???> to use in FS.

Drop me a PM if you want them with your snail-mail address! I'll go through my junk boxes to dig them out!

Adam, Ive got 2 old visual flight guides (from 96) if its any use, your welcome to one of them .

Posted: **Mon Jan 17, 2011 8:16 pm**

correction...i only have one , but your still welcome to it.(or anyone else)

Posted: **Tue Jan 18, 2011 4:18 am**

Thanks a lot for your kind offer, Adam!
I've purchased this nice set of charts yesterday:
http://www.maptrax.com.au/p/1188669/vpc---...hart-of-nz.html
and currently downloading its 186 MB.

Hope it won't be too hard to turn these files into a printable format.

Cheers,
Markus.

Posted: **Tue Jan 18, 2011 10:19 am**

Wildbillkelso wrote:
QUOTE (Wildbillkelso @ Jan 18 2011, 05:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hope it won't be too hard to turn these files into a printable format.

I've often wondered about exactly this - as the paper maps are pretty big when fully folded out. I think the electronic versions are best suited to various software that can display a moving map etc. Printing out via an A4 printer - tiling/joining the pages would be a nightmare, I suspect.

People have complained about the reverse - scanning these large maps and trying to compile one complete image/pdf. Ugh!

Me, I'm old fashioned. Give me a good old paper map that I can have on my lap

... not as much fun as an air hostess, but at least it'll get me to my destination

Posted: **Tue Jan 18, 2011 11:19 am**

Adamski wrote:
QUOTE (Adamski @ Jan 18 2011, 11:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I've often wondered about exactly this - as the paper maps are pretty big when fully folded out. moving map etc. Printing out via an A4 printer - tiling/joining the pages would be a nightmare, I suspect.

Exactly what i did was a scan large map , giving you headings from the airport to a beacon , tune it in on your radios ADF , this is printed in A4 format and i simply place into a ClearFoler so when flying you just turn the page .
Included are other references .

Posted: **Tue Jan 18, 2011 11:58 am**

Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Jan 18 2011, 12:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Exactly what i did was a scan large map , giving you headings from the airport to a beacon , tune it in on your radios ADF , this is printed in A4 format and i simply place into a ClearFoler so when flying you just turn the page .
Included are other references .

I created a short text file (which prints out to one page) with all my common NZ destinations in it - listing runways, ILS/NDB frequencies etc. I refer to it often!!

NZFF

Looking for VFR charts