The Low Lands

[Roelio]

Since I'm not from NZ, I thought, why not show some pics of where I come from

Strange, the old name for the country is: De Nederlanden, translated into English is (The Netherlands) but it is now called, Nederland (Netherland) Dunno why you English speaking folks keep calling it by its old name Translated it means: The Low Lands. Which is a pretty catchy name since our highest "mountain" (or hill for that matter) is only 322.7 meters high. However, no mountains doesn't mean, not beautiful!

All the pictures are taken while flying the ARNE1Z SID from Schiphol to Berlin.


Departing from runway 36L, also known as the Polderbaan. Climbing over the Amsterdam Port


Just moments later I pass the Spaarnwoude Golf Course, next to the city or Haarlem.


It's a windy day, so the Blackbird (the name of this aircraft) is rocking in the 14 knots crosswinds


Following the SID around the capitol Amsterdam


Bye Amsterdam!


All scenery is freeware photoreal from NL2000, except for Schiphol, which is from Aerosoft. And the PMDG NGX looks gorgeous in her, by McPhat designed dress

[omitchell]

NL2000 does some great sceneries for your area and it shows in the shots. Thanks for sharing

[Ian Warren]

Now they are impressive screens It amazing how vast an area is at or below see level and populated.

What a lot of people don't realize in Christchurch points are below sea level , the City Square 6 ft and just as you are about to climb up the port hills from Columbo St you 4ft below sea level .

[Roelio]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ May 12 2014,1:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Now they are impressive screens It amazing how vast an area is at or below see level and populated.

What a lot of people don't realize in Christchurch points are below sea level , the City Square 6 ft and just as you are about to climb up the port hills from Columbo St you 4ft below sea level .

About 27% of the country lies beneath sea level. I live about 5m under sea level actually And the lowest point is 6.75m below sea level. It's a good thing we can all swim well

[Noddy]

A wonderful series of shots.

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (Roelio @ May 13 2014,10:44 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

About 27% of the country lies beneath sea level. I live about 5m under sea level actually And the lowest point is 6.75m below sea level. It's a good thing we can all swim well

I swim like a stone, whats the region like for earthquakes for example breaking the dykes and seawall, be the last thing you would want.

[Roelio]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ May 13 2014,11:33 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I swim like a stone, whats the region like for earthquakes for example breaking the dykes and seawall, be the last thing you would want.

No earthquakes, that is, no natural earthquakes. Only in the province of Groningen, which is the most north-eastern province there are earthquakes. These are caused by the extensive gas mining. So the earth shakes every once in a while due underground collapses. Nobody has been injured or died because of these, thankfully (the most powerful one was 3.7 on the Richter scale or something). So there are some cracks in houses and older buildings may become dangerous, but it isn't anything like Christchurch a few years back. But the area is entirely above sea level, so there is no danger for floods there.

The rest of the country has no issues except for the rural North Sea which can be very heavy on the seawalls when it storms. But the last time massive floods occurred was in 1953. And since then a lot has changed in the battle against the water.

Sometimes a dyke breaks due poor maintenance, drought or are destroyed from the inside by possums. But this doesn't happen very often. So you can say we are pretty safe here on the former ocean floor

[Ian Warren]

I studied the area yesterday with my atlas and google earth you sure have plenty of lakes, a countryman of yours and member here has been posting about his Short C class flying boat getting close to its maiden flight, not sure we he is to you ... you may want to meet up.
http://nzff.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=...p;#entry8352057

[Roelio]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ May 13 2014,1:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I studied the area yesterday with my atlas and google earth you sure have plenty of lakes, a countryman of yours and member here has been posting about his Short C class flying boat getting close to its maiden flight, not sure we he is to you ... you may want to meet up.
http://nzff.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=...p;#entry8352057

For Dutch distances he's pretty far away, but I'm not sure if I can find time... School is messing big time with my free time and in the summer I go to Poland to get my PPL and maybe even more