This week we will be leaving Pukaki and heading off for Ashburton, it's a long scenic flight without many touch and go's and easily flown in most small aircraft.
We welcome all pilots of all skill levels to come and join us this Thursday for a couple hours of fun filled flying.
Departure Time: Thursday 23rd October 2008 19:00
Flight Time: 1.5 to 2hrs
Route:
- Track in a north direction from Pukaki (NZUK) via Lake Pukaki to Glentanner (NZGT), perform t&g
- Leave Glentanner and follow the Tasman River to Mount Cook (NZMC), perform t&g
- Depart from Mount Cook for a long flight to Timaru (NZTU). Track north of Mount Cook (NZMC) to Tasman Glacier, at Tasman Glacier follow the valley to the right up towards the Classen Glacier.
- From Classen Glacier follow the Godley River to Lake Tekapo
- At Lake Tekapo track to Timaru via Burkes Pass, perform t&g
- Leave Timaru and head off to the final destination Ashburton (NZAS) via the coastline
However if you feel like you cannot follow specific landmarks to each waypoint you may track direct to each airport.
Late-comers: Late-comers or people not wanting to fly the whole route can join us from Mount Cook at 19:30 or Timaru at around 20:00
Voice Channel: General pilot-to-pilot voice chat during this will be available on rw1.vatpac.org/vatnzflightclub.
(Use the Private Voice Chat in SB or the Company Frequency feature in FSInn to tune this server.)
For further enjoyment of this flight I recommend you have the following,
- Red Baron New Zealand Land Class
- Geographx 75m Mesh or 20m Mesh (payware)
- Roads and Rivers of New Zealand (payware)
If you have any further questions please reply to this thread or PM me,
Wesley