Napier to Queenstown then to Christchurch

[jastheace]

Flight from Napier to Queenstown in average weather,


Napier is back there somewhere


Over Blenheim


Over the southern Alps, not looking to bad


descending to NZQN


on Approach to rnwy 23, QN with winds 315@18 with gusts up to 40!!!



Fighting the wind lining up with the runway


30sec from touchdown


moment of touchdown, and the moment a gust hit me, didn't realise i was that close to the edge!!

now to do it in reverse, fly the charter back to Christchurch then back to Auckland


edit, nzqn to nzch



on the ground



departing nzqn



over timaru



approach to nzch

touchdown

[scon]

Cool shots

What NZQN scenery

[jastheace]

robins photo real, there is a slight issue with the tarmac textures