NZFF

Finding my way around NZ, decided to try a little IFR. WHERE AM I? Clues - South Island and the ADF doesn't work.

My first thought was Queenstown, thats where all your screens are from!

But I think you are about 38 nm north of Timaru, 20nm south-west-west of Ashburton, inbound to the Mount Mary VOR.

Yeah I would say about 15 miles SWW of Ashburton on the way to Mt Mary. By the way that VOR is scheduled to be decommissioned in Nov next year.

I would be tempted to say 55 RY DME on the H476 inbound to mount mary but then I looked at your altimeter. That route has a MSA of 9800' so I hope you didnt hit any big mounds of dirt while in the clouds!

cowpatz wrote:

QUOTE (cowpatz @ May 30 2011,10:02 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

By the way that VOR is scheduled to be decommissioned in Nov next year.

Least we can still play around with it in FS , sorta like making sure Wigram never close,s

Oops! You seem unanimous about Mt Mary and I don't know nuthin' about Mt Mary. The chart I'm using came from a gent in Belgium and is dated 2003 - not an official chart but it has frequencies, courses and distances but no minimum enroute altitudes. If Mt Mary's synonimous with Pukaki, then you guys have me spotted 54.9 DME out on the airway Christchurch - destination. Need to get an IFR chart before I kill myself .

Olderndirt wrote:

QUOTE (Olderndirt @ May 30 2011,12:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Oops! You seem unanimous about Mt Mary and I don't know nuthin' about Mt Mary. The chart I'm using came from a gent in Belgium and is dated 2003 - not an official chart but it has frequencies, courses and distances but no minimum enroute altitudes. If Mt Mary's synonimous with Pukaki, then you guys have me spotted 54.9 DME out on the airway Christchurch - destination. Need to get an IFR chart before I kill myself .

Yeah, Mt Mary is at the base of Lake Pukaki. So, did I get it right?

H476 goes CH - ANOLA - RY (mount mary) and mount mary is at the base of lake pukaki, just on the eastern side on a hill. MSA is 9800 and where you are currently the lowest is 7200 (distance step 7200' within 60 dme of CH and 3500' within 40 dme CH but you are currently 45 DME CH)

Jeez Dave...i get confused by the numbers these days (damm it) . ...let me have a peek out the window, and I'll be fine.

Splitpin wrote:

QUOTE (Splitpin @ May 30 2011,7:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

...i get confused by the numbers these days (damm it)

Marty , don't worry , he's tuning into : Radio Avon 1290 ! ..... oops .. so last century

morrisman1 wrote:

QUOTE (morrisman1 @ May 29 2011,8:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

H476 goes CH - ANOLA - RY (mount mary) and mount mary is at the base of lake pukaki, just on the eastern side on a hill. MSA is 9800 and where you are currently the lowest is 7200 (distance step 7200' within 60 dme of CH and 3500' within 40 dme CH but you are currently 45 DME CH)

Boy do I need a chart. Your avatar has some stuff indicating pilot ratings - I think. Ours in the U.S. are a bit different - mine all disappeared with my medical but it's like riding a bicycle, you never forget the basics .

Olderndirt wrote:

QUOTE (Olderndirt @ May 31 2011,7:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Boy do I need a chart. Your avatar has some stuff indicating pilot ratings - I think. Ours in the U.S. are a bit different - mine all disappeared with my medical but it's like riding a bicycle, you never forget the basics .

Im sure someone could help you out with a chart. Ive got two sets - the flight simming ones which are the 2010 charts and my flying ones which are 2011. Those letters mean commercial pilot licence for fixed wing and an instrument rating for a multi engine aircraft. I dont know how the system works in the states but also being ICAO I imagine that its pretty similar in operation

morrisman1 wrote:

QUOTE (morrisman1 @ May 30 2011,5:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Im sure someone could help you out with a chart. Ive got two sets - the flight simming ones which are the 2010 charts and my flying ones which are 2011. Those letters mean commercial pilot licence for fixed wing and an instrument rating for a multi engine aircraft. I dont know how the system works in the states but also being ICAO I imagine that its pretty similar in operation

Pretty much. I had Comm/ASELS/MEL/Inst plus CFI ASE/Inst. Commercial, Single Engine Land and Sea, Multi engine land, Instrument - Certified Flight Instructor, Aircraft single engine, Instrument. Without a current medical it's just a little anodized plaque hanging on the wall .