Microsoft Flight Simulator new in-flight footage of Lake Tekapo, Aoraki/ Mount Cook National Park ??

[Radar88]

The latest March 26th 2020 Development update is out and is about Multiplayer flight
Feature Discovery Series Episode 7: Multiplayer

It appears to have a some Multi aircraft formation flying footage in the Godley River Valley which is the head water that feeds into Lake Tekapo from 1:03

Does anyone else think the same, that it's the top end of the Lake Tekapo, Aoraki/ Mount Cook National Park area?

If so then it's the first time that we've seen mountain flying footage in the new Microsoft Flight Simulator with a backdrop of NZ Scenery.

[FlyingKiwi]

Yes I'm pretty sure that is NZ. Love the footage of the hillside landings, that's the sort of flying I'll want to be doing.

[cowpatz]

That is friggin awesome.

[Splitpin]

My God ..... I get a knot in my gut everytime I see anything from these wizards , just thinking about even the minimum specs to run it

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K or AMD Ryzen 7 1700 or better.
RAM: 12 GB.
OS: Windows 10 64-bit.
VIDEO CARD: Radeon RX 470 or GeForce GTX 1070 or better.

[toprob]

That is a remarkable video, for me not so much the multi-player features, but the way they've shown the world -- yes, a lot of that was NZ, so we get a much more useful look at what we can expect flying around the southern lakes, for instance, and dropping into fields for lunch:)

I was thinking that the lead-in shots of the taxiing aircraft were maybe part of the same flight, but for the life of my I can't figure out where it could be, with those sealed taxiways and all the trees bordering the runway...

[cowpatz]

Even the opening scene of the lighting on the PC12 highlighting the rippled panel lines on the side of the fuse. The Aircraft modelling is simply outstanding...even better than Carenado.

[Radar88]

That is a remarkable video, for me not so much the multi-player features, but the way they've shown the world -- yes, a lot of that was NZ, so we get a much more useful look at what we can expect flying around the southern lakes, for instance, and dropping into fields for lunch:)

I was thinking that the lead-in shots of the taxiing aircraft were maybe part of the same flight, but for the life of my I can't figure out where it could be, with those sealed taxiways and all the trees bordering the runway...

I agree I've also been trying to figure out where the lead-in shots of the taxiing aircraft might be. Got me stumped, with the sealed painted taxi-way positioning for the runway. It does look like it's on the flats like the Canterbury Plains somewhere with a long building on the other-side of the runway along with the trees bordering the runway. Don't see a lot of sealed painted taxiways in the South Island so it's a bit of a mystery.

It was also interesting to see the Asbo Developer seen in front of screens, taking off the Carbon Cub on a small plateau hillside on the Lilybank Farming and Hunting Station @ the isolated northern end of Lake Tekapo.