A Short tour around NZ

[Naki]

With all these new airports (and my Bonanza needs some air time) I felt a need to do a tour around NZ in FSX ...not as flash as Charls FS9 tour

1st leg NZTG to NZHN

[Ian Warren]

Hard to beat Charl , but these are Brilliant , looking forward to your further FSX VLC NZ flying

[Charl]

Not a contest! Be very interesting to see NZ from the FSX perspective, pity we don't have an X-plane fanatic to hand...
Also happens to be a great looking plane, your #3 may as well be a photo.

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (Charl @ Feb 19 2011, 12:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Not a contest!

INDEED FSX -FS9 .. bring it on , and coming out from his corner , Heavyweight Champ Charl and in the other corner 'Naki' .. nah don,t sound right , its good to compare both perspectives , what a ride already started and what a ride we are in for

[Splitpin]

Naki, beautiful shots and aircraft....i really love that #3 shot....

[AlisterC]

Awesome pics Naki. Really nice (L39 shots too)

[Naki]

Finally taken another leg..Hamilton to Kaipara Flats...didnt take the Bonanza as I didnt want to dirty the undersides on the grass strip...interesting flight with a bit everything in it

Love the details in Mike's scenery...and its such a large area


Hamilton City


Te Rapa Dairy factory


Huntly Power Station


The lake (not sure of name?) just north of Huntly...didn't realise it was this large


Heading into VLC scenery now (I don't have Super City)


passing Auckland International


Auckland City..big problem with the default Aucland CBD is that theres no Harbour Bridge..not in coat hangar form anyway!


VLC is amazingly accurate...even includes the Sewage ponds on the North Shore


Know this are well....Whangaparaoa peninsula


Just east of Waiwera




Safely down at Kaipara Flats

[Ian Warren]

Paul , should not have any reason to not have Super City , ole Len Brown on the news all last week swandering rate payers dollars

[Splitpin]

Naki......... ....i agree with Charl on the Bonanza set...#3 is photoreal....again, your lighting is magic....with all the shots

[AlisterC]

Marvelous I shall have to add that area to my next visit list. Just popped into Taupo tonight so not far behind. Look forward to some more

[Naki]

Another flight ...short one this time...Kaipara flats to Springhill







All tucked up for the night..

[ardypilot]

That would be Lake Waikere in your second leg- I use that as a referance point almost every day!

Looking forward to following this sim tour too, very realistic shots so far.

[Ian Warren]

A short flight , in a Moth over this area would feel like a dream

[Naki]

Another leg...Springhill to Reeve



Past Kaipara Flats


Whangaparaoa Peninsula..an area I'm very familar with




Rangitoto and Auckland City in the distance.


Approaching Reeve




Arrived just in time to see the sun go down

[Splitpin]

Beautiful screens... .#6 (panel shot) is almost a photo, nice scheme on the Cessna

[Naki]

Thanks Marty..its a Banana Bob photoreal repaint (ficticious)

Another short hop, this time over the Gulf to NZCX...

[Ian Warren]

Ok , Naki , ya caught me out this time , Ants Technam .. a GA and i brought one , gotta love the passenger , only reason i got it I do wonder how you would tour in the A2A B17 , just think of it as an over sized Dak

[Splitpin]

Paul, you are undoubtedly the master of the low sun shots......superb

[Naki]

Another leg on my slow tour around NZ (hopefully Mikes Taupo wil be ready soon so I can add that!)...Coromandel to Whakatane..mostly over the Bay in an aircraft I havent flown much lately (Realair SF-260).

Had to fly the first stage of the flight twice as my mouse decided to control the joystick and ended up crashing into the sea whilst working what the heck was wrong...












Mayor Island


Motiti Island


Whakatane , with the Roger Walker terminal behind..

[Ian Warren]

Paul , again this is were photoreal and VLC come together and a little design work from Timmo