NZFF

Just rang the company im doing my flight traning through to check if the plane (ZK-EJY) was there so I could take some photos of it for a repaint and scored a free flight to Rotorua and back (can log it too)
The instructor has to head over there for a scenic flight and then head back here (Whakatane) afterwards....a quick word to my boss to get a couple of hours off and im away

Free stuff is nice

up up and awwwwwwwwaaaaaaaaayyy

Awesome Timmo, how long is the flight gonna be?

Well done, don't forget the camera so we can bask in your good fortune once you are bak!

Well im back....0.4 on the way there and 0.5 on the way back- good to have exposure to operations in controlled airspace since Whakatane (where I do most of my flying) isnt controlled.....

Weather was a bit nasty and had to dive through cloud for a low level join onto base for Whakatane on the way back but it was all good

I got some nice photos of a EC-135 (the chopper not the tanker) at NZRO too...

I didnt really take any flying pics as i was flying

JonARNZ- expect some pics of EJY for the repaint soon

Ahh EJY, thought that rang a bell, took a photo of it a few weeks back (http://z11.invisionfree.com/nzff/index. ... topic=1806). Pretty cool to see the EC-135 as well.

Alex

Wow it must be a lucky week for me!
I just got a phone call from 'The Beacon' (the local news paper in Whakatane) telling me id won free time in the Tauranga Flight Experience Simulator (http://www.flightexperience.co.nz).....schweett

I guess ill have to practice in FSX a bit before hand though....i dont usually fly 'Heavies'

Wow, lucky guy. The guys at FlEx make it really easy, although yes, it does help to have a bit of experience in the NG.

Alex