Iceberg Flight

[ardypilot]

Feel like recreating a real world NZ route? Try this:

First you will need Mike's iceberg addon. Once you have downloaded it, set your weather to 'real world', plonk yourself in your favourite plane or heli, go to Dunedin and take off. Head towards the east coast, and out to sea in a South West direction. Try and stick to about 1500-2000 feet, and continually scan the horizon. Within about 20 minutes (cruising at 150kias), you should be able to make out the ice field, marked by a wide spread group of large pointing iceberg tips. Circle them, low and slow for the benifit of your passengers , then return home to your base.

The complete round trip took me 50 minutes in ZK-MIF (The Carenado Cessna 206), which I bought over from Wanaka especially for this occasion. Here are some screenshots I took:

1. Over the Taieri coastline


2. Heading south along the shore, getting knocked about by the heavy winds


3. First sight of 'bergs


4. Descending in for a better look


5. A passengers view


6. Overhead the ice field


7. A little closer


8. Clear skys to the west over the Pacific Ocean


9. Turning to 300 degrees, back to the Dunedin


10. Crossing the beach


11. Overhead the gloomy mainland


12. Coming into land


For more info, read this thread: http://z11.invisionfree.com/nzff/index. ... topic=1348

[Alex]

Were you the light aircraft they talked about on the news with no lifejackets on board?

Alex

[Jimmy]

hah kool I must go get that file!

Love the identifer: "ICEB" lol


Did you find the so called "rogue berg" hehe ow a word of caution, on the radio news they said standing on the berg is a danger because it could roll over HAHAHA thats the funniest one iv heard yet

James

[Craig]

Love the identifer: "ICEB" lol

I had to make it easy for you guys to find

[AlisterC]

That is super cool (excuse the pun) in every regard. Screenies, and the scenery. See only a NZer would think to do that Great guys! I might add it and try and include a diversion on an air nz flight.

[ZK-Brock]

Cool stuff Trolly, great screenies.

[FlyingKiwi]

That looks great, nice addon.

[Matthew]

Nice one Mike, great addon, and good scrennies Trolly

Matthew

[Codge]

It seems all the action is down here at the moment. Icebergs,missing gliders and bushfires, and yesterday someone in a Gyrocopter went flying past my house at about 50ft! (He was above the water,my house is next to the water)
Thanks for the bergs

[ZK-LGD]

Howdy,

Hey, Trolly, where'dja score the Dunedin photoreal scenery? Have I missed something?

Great PIREP, BTW.

[Charl]

This popped up at Flightsim.com:

Think the lads are being a tad reticent here?
Downloading now, maybe someone will make a little announcement later...

[ardypilot]

It's been released!

Dorian, the photoreal I was using in my screenies was the old Tareai Plains stuff from Godzone!

[ZK-LGD]

Howdy,

Ah! Thanks, Trolly (and Charl). Off to download the photoreal Dunedin from Flightsim.

[Haysie]

Woah...

All I did was look at the first 'berg shot and I was just thinking "Wow..."

Nice shots, Andy me old lad.

[Haysie]

Hey, and remember... "That's just the TIP!"

[Codge]

A very warm welcome to all you folks who make the effort to fly down here to Dunedin. What I call NZ's best kept secret!
A lot of people think Dunedin is cold and rainy! We actually have one of the lowest rainfall stats in the country, way lower than Auckland.
As for the cold, well yes it can get cold,but you get rewarded with snow to enjoy, and some even can't get to work on those days because of it! Damn! and schools close for the day. I hate the cold but you soon acclimatize in about 1 month and it really is not that bad. It is cold enough to have very few flies and mozzies and the best wildlife in the country living side by side with the people.
This afternoon I discovered I have two pet Eels in my creek! I have named one John after the Ozzie rugby player and the other, Id love some suggestions! I cut a piece of dog roll and chuck it in the shallows and wait for them to smell it, about a minute and then they both turn up and consume. They are both about 2 feet long so about half grown. I've seen others in the same spot before that have been twice as big. I always see them in January, I'm told they migrate to near Fiji every year!
The ice burgs have finished for now, but it's cruise ship season now and I've been keeping an eye on them. In the middle of the Otago harbour is Quarintine Island and some of these ships are like the same size looking from some angles! This Island is a working sheep farm,not exactly small, a small sheep farm but a decent chunk of earth!
Never a dull moment! Kind regards, Stephen

[dnkiwi]

hi i was wondering if anyone could tell me where i can find a copy of godzone as iam keen to find out what is like

many thanks jason

[JonARNZ]

Hi Jason, go here GODZONE

[dnkiwi]

thanks

[creator2003]

there are such scenerys that give you a good taste of godzone ,look at dunedin,timaru,wellington,turangi,queenstown,there are so many freeware ones that robin and many others have built together ,then go to godzone and buy the real deal nz ,,dont forget to visit rbe site for mesh and nz landclass ,
with such talent in new zealand your sim will never look or feel empty
hope this helps