I just did a wee offline flight in FSX in the default Maule. It's a great aircraft, fun to handle, though I couldn't quite get the turns coordinated I must say
I went from Turangi to Taupo (basically across lake Taupo) VFR, exploring a few nearby bits and pieces
Taking off from Turangi
Ooo! What's all this then! Apparently there's some sort of wetlands to the NE of the field, so I dropped in for a look.
Having a wee fly-by
I wanted to see if it was actually water or just a texture. It's water!
After that I climbed up to 2500ft, before descending again to have a flyby of Motutaiko Island, sitting out in the lake. My originalplan was to do a maximum performance landing onto it, but it's a wee bit small. I did some harvard-style skiing instead.
A few floating bushes...
Anyway I climbed back up to 2500ft to fly straight in at Taupo.
There was a C172 operating in the circuit not far behind me so I had to keep my speed up.
Field in sight
Finals, a little high but with quite a high rate of sink
Finals, now right on the correct glideslope. Looking good.
Touchdown! Oops, skis were down!
I like the detail on the gear
Parked up on the ramp
Hope you enjoy, and thanks for the repaint Jon
