Martins Bay (NZMJ) - Twizel Medical Center (NZTW) H125

[hasegawa]

In the past I rarely flew helicopters. Today it is a thing of the past and the large aircraft are rarely in use. What I like about the helicopters is that you have to fly it yourself and not have George do the job. I would wish that more heliports and helicopter platforms were available, as there is fortunately a sophisticated package around Nelson.

[Charl]

Well you will have to go ever more into the vintage aircraft - even helos in the H145 class are George-capable nowadays and so arguably make for less FS excitement!

[hasegawa]

That's right and so I don't travel with the H 145 when it comes to helicopters. The youngest machines in my hangar are the Bell 222, Bell 206B3, MD 530, and the H 125 here. When it comes to cars you would say youngtimers.
But I really enjoy flying the S.A. 316B Alouette 3. The last ones were permanently parked here in Europe about 3 or 4 years ago.

[Splitpin]

Excellent post, some amazing shots.
Thank you for virtually visiting the best place on the planet. It would be nice to host you in person sometime.

[hasegawa]

I would love to do that. But for health and financial reasons this will have to remain a dream, unfortunately.