NZFF

by **omitchell** » Thu Apr 03, 2014 10:13 pm

Early evening departure ex NZAA, somewhere north of Auckland, passing through FL180 en-route to LAX
Products: FSX, Orbx NZSI, FTX Global, REX 4 + Overdrive, PMDG 747-400 X "Queen of the Skies" and several bottle of Steinlager...

by **emfrat** » Fri Apr 04, 2014 7:08 am

Not much between them...the whale or the hippo?

by **matthw** » Sat Apr 05, 2014 12:12 pm

Emirates 777 on descent through FL160 over central Auckland.

PMDG 777, FTX NZNI

by **Adrian Brausch** » Sat Apr 05, 2014 12:31 pm

000rick000 wrote:
QUOTE (000rick000 @ Apr 3 2014,7:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Far from Home!...FlyBE, QW AvroRJ 85, Departing CHCH

Rick,...stunning mate

by **000rick000** » Sat Apr 05, 2014 1:23 pm

Thanks guys. The quality of all entries has really gone up a notch over all during the last several months! Kudos to all! I look forward to these each month.

YouTube: Roelioable · by **Roelio** » Sun Apr 06, 2014 2:15 am

Her Majesty leaving Christchurch at sunset

PMDG, McPhat, REX4 TD, NZSI

by **SeanTK** » Sun Apr 06, 2014 7:00 am

EDIT:
I'll need to resubmit...didn't see the "clear day" mention. Don't see a way to delete this post.

Edit
Sean you can still use this space just hit the edit and re post your new image in here

by **Splitpin** » Sun Apr 06, 2014 7:25 pm

Define "clear" .... 100% fluffy free ? one little cb in the distance ? Big D , i need some boundaries here

by **Adrian Brausch** » Mon Apr 07, 2014 7:27 pm

IL-76 by Ilya Kulikov (Monumentum), enroute to YSSY form Auckland,..

by **Splitpin** » Mon Apr 07, 2014 8:16 pm

Nice shot A.B .... which model ?

by **Adrian Brausch** » Mon Apr 07, 2014 10:06 pm

IL-76 by Ilya Kulikov (Monumentum) Marty,..found at avsim.ru a while back..no VC but externally is primo

by **Ian Warren** » Tue Apr 08, 2014 2:41 pm

Adrian Brausch wrote:
QUOTE (Adrian Brausch @ Apr 7 2014,8:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
IL-76 by Ilya Kulikov (Monumentum), enroute to YSSY form Auckland,..

These are extremely impressive looking aircraft, A Superb Screen, I saw one on the ramp in Christchurch a few years back, I really was impressed !

Roelio wrote:
QUOTE (Roelio @ Apr 6 2014,3:15 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Her Majesty leaving Christchurch at sunset

Roelio , we had the luxury of one flying in and out off Christchurch over a week never quite reached the evening - more midday - but still a nice site to see

YouTube: Roelioable · by **Roelio** » Wed Apr 09, 2014 3:04 am

Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Apr 8 2014,2:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Roelio , we had the luxury of one flying in and out off Christchurch over a week never quite reached the evening - more midday - but still a nice site to see

Well, I'm not an expert on Air NZ departure times

so let's say it's winter and the sun goes down early. And also assume that it is a warm winter, so there is no snow

Or, it's heavily delayed

by **Ian Warren** » Wed Apr 09, 2014 8:34 am

Roelio wrote:
QUOTE (Roelio @ Apr 9 2014,4:04 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Well, I'm not an expert on Air NZ departure times so let's say it's winter and the sun goes down early. And also assume that it is a warm winter, so there is no snow
Or, it's heavily delayed

That specific aircraft I mentioned, he didn't no which way to go .. I caught him on Rwy20 then he stopped turned around between the gaps in the traffic and took off on Rwy02 , with that 'I can't decide which runway to use' within those hours, It would have been superb to see that 747 using Rwy29/11 ... now that would have been extra

by **emfrat** » Wed Apr 09, 2014 9:02 pm

Splitpin wrote:
QUOTE (Splitpin @ Apr 6 2014,5:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Define "clear" .... 100% fluffy free ? one little cb in the distance ? Big D , i need some boundaries here

SP, I was a bit worried about that too. A hunt around the 'Net for 'oktas' found lots of definitions from various sources - met offices, airport forecasts and suchlike - all consistently stating that, say, 'three oktas' meant there was enough cloud present to obscure three-eights of the visible sky, when viewed using a mirror marked off with a 16-square grid. I know RAF Weather bods looked up through a skylight which had eight panels, instead of down at a grid on a mirror.
The crucial point is that Clear Sky = 0 oktas, and Light Cloud = 1 okta.
So as I see it, anything less than 1 okta must be clear sky. So a modicum of fluffy things - as seen in that whale of an entry I posted - must be legit.
Unfortunately, it's not me that runs the comp; Doug's decision is final.

ATB
Mike

by **Ian Warren** » Wed Apr 09, 2014 9:25 pm

emfrat wrote:
QUOTE (emfrat @ Apr 9 2014,10:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I was a bit worried about that too.

I hired an aircraft on a clear day out of Ashburton, clear it is but at 5000 ft it is not, another flight, early morning out off Wigram to Ashburton it was... a Clear Day

by **Adrian Brausch** » Wed Apr 09, 2014 11:19 pm

I had clear skies set with about 40m vis which I would say would be at the top end of the scale for distance visibility ?,...I usually have my FSX set at about 20m vis....

by **Splitpin** » Thu Apr 10, 2014 10:23 am

emfrat wrote:
QUOTE (emfrat @ Apr 9 2014,9:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
SP, I was a bit worried about that too. A hunt around the 'Net for 'oktas' found lots of definitions from various sources - met offices, airport forecasts and suchlike - all consistently stating that, say, 'three oktas' meant there was enough cloud present to obscure three-eights of the visible sky, when viewed using a mirror marked off with a 16-square grid. I know RAF Weather bods looked up through a skylight which had eight panels, instead of down at a grid on a mirror.
The crucial point is that Clear Sky = 0 oktas, and Light Cloud = 1 okta.
So as I see it, anything less than 1 okta must be clear sky. So a modicum of fluffy things - as seen in that whale of an entry I posted - must be legit.
Unfortunately, it's not me that runs the comp; Doug's decision is final.

ATB
Mike

Right .....

i will assume that big D means no fluff . Great reply by the way Mike .

by **dbcunnz** » Thu Apr 10, 2014 12:50 pm

Splitpin wrote:
QUOTE (Splitpin @ Apr 10 2014,10:23 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Right ..... i will assume that big D means no fluff . Great reply by the way Mike .

It is OK if one or two small fluff's drift into your clear day image but the part of NZ that you have in the background must be clearly visible

by **Sonnyj** » Thu Apr 10, 2014 1:18 pm

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, this is your captain speaking. Thank you for flying with Air New Zealand in our new Lockheed L-188 Electra.
As we will be running ahead of schedule due to favourable winds aloft, my First Officer and myself decided to give you a once in a lifetime view of the (VLC) Central Plateau on this on this lovely clear summerâ€™s day.
If you care to look to the left of the aircraft you will see our triangle of North Island mountains. Mount Ruapehu, Mount Tongariro, in the distance Mount Egmont, and of course Mount Ngauruhoe in full bloom. Yes, thatâ€™s rocks and ash folks, not cloud.
Feel free to leave your seats for a better view. If you wish to take photos, please share the opportunity of our empty window seats in rows 8 and 11.
Enjoy the panoramic view. Shortly we will turn slowly to the west and set course for Sydney. You will have another few minutes for photos, then we will ask that you return to your seats for our climb to cruising altitude.

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