NZFF

Back in NZ ...quick flight in BAZ from Rotorua to Taupo.....whihc is its home airport in real life.

Nice Screens , I'm still to install my North Island scenery , maybe this afternoon.

Continuing my trip...NZAP to NZHN

Typically superb screens , I've just installed my NI base only 30 minutes back, before any photo-real the Orbx world is the next.

My sort of screen shots, Naki.... ...

..including a proper little aeroplane!.... ...!

Paul....low, and very slow... ...!

great work Naki .

Love the countryside screen shots.... ....

...always makes me want me to dive down and explore at low level....or even land!!

Paul....The Intrepid Explorer...(in a Cessna 150 Aerobat).... ...!

Fozzer wrote:My sort of screen shots, Naki.... ...

..including a proper little aeroplane!.... ...!

Paul....low, and very slow... ...!

Funny thing was that I flew higher (and probbaly lot faster than my other GA aircraft) then I usually go in my Taupo to Hamilton flight.....anyway decided to keep going...this NZHN to NZNP...early morning flight..haven't done this for sometime...the sun rises and sun sets are quite spectacular in FSX



A rare sight nowadays...giving way to a Virgin 737 at Hamilton..actually my AI is a bit out of date


Mt Porongia








IFR..I follow rivers


Bit of cloud as I approach the North Taranaki Bight


Hilly Taranaki/King Country back country


Gas to gasoline plant in distance..think it only makes Methanol now


NZNP in distance..and the mountain


Familiar territory


All lined up




Parked for my next trip

Brilliant! If that won't encourage people to fly GA nothing will!

GA Hmm , I thinks i have enough GA .. unless its Ground Attack

Great work Paul ..... love them all , and dont listen to Ian

Gives me a light B-52 for the NZ that's all I need

Thanks guys...not sure how NZ public will react with a tour of NZ in a B-52, Ian?

Try and squeeze in another flight soon

Naki wrote:Thanks guys...not sure how NZ public will react with a tour of NZ in a B-52, Ian?

CRIKEY .. You must have cerebral brain power considering what I've just post in the screenie comp

If I see a little BAZ in front off me I'll get all 8 aburning and zoom climb maybe I should add that to my around NZ B-52 tour

Amazing shots!

Just as I'm trying to get back into heavy's you go and post worm burners...

Sigh, what to do

With all due respect to Flann O'Brien:

In time of trouble and lousey strife,
You have still got a darlint plan
You still can turn to a brighter life -
A radial 'plane is your only man.

http://www.maths.tcd.ie/~bradyn/flann.html

Superb shots!

That Comanche really is great to fly.

Ok finally done another leg...NZNP to NZWN



Mexican stand off with a Q300




Approaching the South Taranaki Bight...most of the flight was over sea so not much scenery......made a stupid mistake and didn't check the fuel before taking off ....ran out of fuel in main tanks and for what ever reason couldn't switch to tip tanks....had to cheat by doing some air to air refueling..


Approaching Wellington







Wind farm





Had some elevation problems on landing so no ground shots...think that was because I had just switched from PNW back to Oceania in the Orbx Central

Good to see you driving around.

It's shots like that which make me think that I might have been too hasty giving up on the idea of full photo coverage for NZ...
You do make it look like a great place to fly!