NZ Tour

[Naki]

Early dawn take off - flying VFR



Turning to the south over Lake Rotovegas



over Lake Taupo. Taupo Airport just under left wingtip.



...and past Mt Ruapehu



over Ohakea airbase - only aircraft present was a lone 172! (maybe that says something about the state of our airforce)



over the Manawatu



time to play with the laptop in the back!



over the Horowhenua - low mist was evident most of the way



it clouded in as we got closer to Wellington and it was a bit of squeeze through the hills and the lowering cloud base



whoops! a one wheel landing



unloading outside Welly Aero Club and off to see the sights of Wellywood

[ZK-Brock]

whoops! a one wheel landing

One-wheelers are fun as, I do em often when we have a crosswind IRL Good shots also, esp. the one approaching wellington

[Ian Warren]

Gettin to like these private NZ tours , different perspec and payware planes .. great pics Paul

[Naki]

Thanks Guys - my Baron was a bit neglected - so this tour is a way of piling on the hours and getting to know how to use the great RXP avionics in it. I think I might switch to something else on the next leg though.

Cheers

Paul

[G-HEVN]

Where did you get the ZK paint? (not that I fly the DF Baron much, having virtually abandoned FS9 now!)

[Naki]

Jon @ARNZ (www.flightsim.co.nz) did a special for me. It is the standard Dreamfleet paint with just the rego changed.

I am pretty sure this Baron is being ported for FSX.

By the way I am really enjoying following your Oxford to Oxford trip.

Cheers

Paul

[ardypilot]

Nice report Naki- there has been a sudden influx of tours here on NZFF and I am enjoying them all

Is that an addon weather set up you have there or default real world?

[towerguy]

if they do port the DF Baron please let me know asap
cheers

and Jon if you read this - is there any chance of getting a paint done of a rego ZK-TGY that I can load onto the DF Baron for FS9? I'd really like to continue my tour in a ZK rego if poss.
thanks

[Naki]

Is that an addon weather set up you have there or default real world?

Default weather - although I have Real Enviroment Pro - wouldn't mind Active sky 6 but seems a bit expensive

if they do port the DF Baron please let me know asap

Will do - the DF Cardinal, Archer & 310 won't make it though - I am waiting patiently for the DF Archer 111 which will be iniatally only available for FS-9

Cheers