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Posted: **Fri Dec 12, 2008 10:05 pm**

My first Realtime/Real Weather-Flight from Germany to New Zealand ! A long Flight with a big Plane to a small Airport, but its the FS2004, there is it no Problem! Have you asked the beer cold?

They are not my Best Shots, but i think, its ok!

Frankfurt/Germany, Snow and -1Â°C:

Ready to Pushback:

Taxi to Runway:

Taxi to Position and Hold:

Ok, lets kick it...:

Work-Station:

From Dusk till Dawn:

New Zealand in Sight:

Ok, 1st, its yours, bring it down..:

Wellington, here we are...:

Reverse Thrust:

Thats it:

Addons:

- Commercial Level Simulations Boeing 747 200/300
- Aerosoft Mega Airport Frankfurt
- Wellington Freeware Scenery

Posted: **Fri Dec 12, 2008 10:13 pm**

panavia wrote:
QUOTE (panavia @ Dec 12 2008, 11:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
My first Realtime/Real Weather-Flight from Germany to New Zealand ! A long Flight with a big Plane to a small Airport, but its the FS2004, there is it no Problem! Have you asked the beer cold? They are not my Best Shots, but i think, its ok!

Addons:

- Commercial Level Simulations Boeing 747 200/300
- Aerosoft Mega Airport Frankfurt
- Wellington Freeware Scenery

AWESOME pics!! I like the melted-snow-on-the-windscreen one!

Welcome to NZ, Frank!

Hope you brought your sun-block

Is that the FS9 or FSX CLS 747 (looks pretty good!).

Posted: **Fri Dec 12, 2008 10:18 pm**

Thanks!

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Hope you brought your sun-block[/quote]

Yes, but when i get down to Wellington, there is a lot of Rain !

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Is that the FS9 or FSX CLS 747 (looks pretty good!).[/quote]

It was the

Version - and i LOVE it !!!!

Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 10:31 pm

by victor_alpha_charlie

panavia wrote:
QUOTE (panavia @ Dec 12 2008, 11:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Yes, but when i get down to Wellington, there is a lot of Rain !

It was raining here today, but it's the first time in a while! First time in at least a week that I've noticed the car thermometer below 20 degrees (During the day

)

Sweet shots, did you fly Frankfurt

Wellington direct?

Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 10:37 pm

by panavia

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noticed the car thermometer below 20 degrees[/quote]

Really ??

Here in Germany, we have in moment 0Â°C, Snow, Rain, Fog.... !!!

Yes Sir, Nonstop !!! A long Time !

Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 10:47 pm

by victor_alpha_charlie

panavia wrote:
QUOTE (panavia @ Dec 12 2008, 11:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Really ?? Here in Germany, we have in moment 0Â°C, Snow, Rain, Fog.... !!!

Well remember we're about to come into another long, hot Kiwi summer! The pool's going to get a lot of use from now until April!

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Yes Sir, Nonstop !!! A long Time !

[/quote]
You, sir, are a patient man.

Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 1:33 am

by Ian Warren

This time off the morning , that was just enjoyable , JUST GREAT SCREENS

. ..... party time NZ

Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 10:41 am

by C152

Awesome shots Panavia. You make some very nice screenshots. Wonder how you do it?!

Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 4:15 pm

by Florian_S

Beautiful shots and a great flight!!

Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 9:07 pm

by Kelburn

You managed to stop ok? Sometimes you get problems in aircraft bigger than a 767 at NZWN

Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 10:18 pm

by panavia

The Fuel Tanks are empty- Thats no Problem!!!

Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 4:15 pm

by ardypilot

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Frankfurt/Germany, Snow and -1Â°C[/quote]
I don't get the climate in Germany- when I was in Europe in October, for the first week I was in Northern England, and it was hovering around the 0 degrees mark and most of the trees were already loosing their leaves, then, for the next three and a bit weeks, I was in Thuringia, where Autumn was only just beginning, all of the trees were pretty colors and we went rockclimbing outdoors. I specially remember the thermometer on the car saying 23 degrees at 6pm in the evening, and that night, we ate outside at a restaurant wearing just t-shirts!

However, now its -1 and snowing in Main-hatten, but in Leeds, North England, its a toasty 6 degrees and sunny. Weird!

Love all your screenshots by the way, very clever editing.
What airport did you stop at on the way? I'm sure the Frankfurt to Wellington flight distance is just a tad outside the -400's 13,000km maximum range!

Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 6:35 pm

by victor_alpha_charlie

Trolly wrote:
QUOTE (Trolly @ Dec 14 2008, 05:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I'm sure the Frankfurt to Wellington flight distance is just a tad outside the -400's 13,000km maximum range!

It's a -200..

I prefer them to the -300 or -400. They look great with the short upper deck.

Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 6:51 pm

by ardypilot

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It's a -200..[/quote]
Whoops! I couldn't quite make out the type number in pics 1 and 3 so I wiki'ed 747-400 and it came up with Lufthansa as a primary user.

I think I need to study airliner.net pics more often

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