Kaikoura airstrip photos

[happytraveller]

Another day of mixed weather, so I stopped by at the Kaikoura airstrip and got a few decent shots. Bit of a crosswind, and note the angle of the nosewheel and rudder in the second shot of the Gippsland GA8 Airvan







Great quality from an 18X optical zoom, with image stabilisation

Smooth landings

[Ian Warren]

Was that a passenger in the backseat with a Bottle .. or a camcorder

[deeknow]

Great captures, those Gippsland machines are an interesting looking aircraft, wonder what the view of whales is like out those rear windows, anyone been up in one?

[happytraveller]

Not sure but I think that the yellow object in the rear window is an inflatable life raft.

Rudder looks a tad too small on the Gippsland, only a slight crosswind but they were using a lot of rudder.

Hand held photos using image stabilisation, taken at around 15-16X optical zoom on 100 ASA.

Smooth landings

[spongebob206]

Awesome shots

Cheers Mate

[ZK-LGD]

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wonder what the view of whales is like out those rear windows, anyone been up in one?[/quote]

Got to "fly" right seat in one five (or so) years ago, so cannot say what the rear window view is like. We were doing a preliminary photoshoot of NZKI and scored a free flight as there weren't enough paying passengers to fill the scheduled flight. (Even got to see a pod of whales.)