Tekapo

[Charl]

Everyone seems a bit quiet, must be from the shock of seeing unrest among the troops in Kiwi Air.
Whatever, here's something to enjoy, just a schmooze around Tekapo in my latest favourite, the Aeroworx Beechcraft Super King Air B200

Takeoff, Tekapo isn't the longest strip inthe world


There's Lake Pukaki, correctly displaying in turquoise


Flying back from whence it came, isn' t that VC/cabin a pleasure?

[ardypilot]

Everyone seems a bit quiet

Indeed, it is back to busy weekday schedule for me. I useually only take decent long flights over the weekend, and, if you check the dates of threads in the Screenie forum, you will see most of them posted on Saturdays and Sundays

Anyway- about your Tekepo pictures: great craft, I am guessing Aeroworx is a payware company? (I havn't heard of them before)

There's Lake Pukaki, correctly displaying in turquoise

I see you have Christian Stock's land and waterclass package too I have to say it must be THE BEST freeware enhancement for NZ, and blends in perfectly with many photoreal addons too. The only thing I find weird is the Southern Lakes 'turquoise' color. I know they are glaicer fed and light in color in real life, but for me that water looks too 'tropical' Anyone else feel the same way?

[Charl]

I am guessing Aeroworx is a payware company? (I havn't heard of them before)

The only thing I find weird is the Southern Lakes 'turquoise' color. I know they are glaicer fed and light in color in real life, but for me that water looks too 'tropical' Anyone else feel the same way?

Yes it's a huge payware package, I'm still learning how to keep the thing up in the air. You even need to do regular mechanical inspections otherwise it breaks. Might not be to everyone's taste, but what a fantastic model...Google Aeroworx and you'll find it readily enough.

Depending on the texture set you use (mine is Ground Effects by Peter Wilding) some of the lakes show up turquoise as they properly should - see the NASA pic I uploaded a while ago, Pukaki has the highest turbidity because it is dammed and the rock powder can't flush away.

[ardypilot]

Yep I found the B200 page here- http://www.aeroworx.com/b200.html

It looks fantastic, how much was it in NZ$

[Charl]

$40 - $45 at the time if I remember, I see it's US$29.95 which is about $47.00 now.
Works out a lot cheaper than a movie ticket, per hour.

[Muppet]

$40 - $45 at the time if I remember, I see it's US$29.95 which is about $47.00 now.
Works out a lot cheaper than a movie ticket, per hour.

Although, I just went and caught the new Superman movie - that was well worth the $12.50

Great pics as usual Charl, love the B200 B)