Tripping through NZ

[Naki]

Time for another trip through NZ through my payware and some freeware airports. Done a few through the years including the Dreamfleet Baron in FSX and the A2A Comanche in MS2020. Now that the A2A Aerostar is out of Beta its time to take it on a jaunt.

Kaitaia (NZKT) to Whangarei (NZWR)











Somebody needs to cut the trees at NZWR

[Charl]

Nice.
Swanky aircraft, too, although I suspect bach to AirBNB I might've beaten you by road.
Look forward to your onward legs.

[hasegawa]

Good point. I seriously regret that I have recently cluttered up the forum with flights to various destinations around the world, without considering that this is a New Zealand forum.

[Charl]

There aren't rules really, although if a topic is more relevant to NZ, here's the place for it.

I found some German freeware recently, and will post pics here just to showcase the sim.

[toprob]

...I seriously regret that I have recently cluttered up the forum ...

Hey, it's been years since the forum was cluttered.
I am a recent new member of an astronomy forum, and every day there are at least 500 threads in the 'new content', by the time I browse through that I need to go back to the first page and see what's been posted since I started looking... now that's a cluttered forum.

[Naki]

Yes i enjoy your posts there Hasegawa...so keep postimg...

Two short legs... NZWR to NZKF (nice little freewaree)...thought the strip might be a bit short but got in okay....but was a bit rough for the Aerostar. More suitable for smaller aircraft...after a short break there off to NZNE (freeware - not sure about some of the hangars but looks okay)



Somebody was parked up in something slicker..



Marsden Point in the distance





Over Springhill...tempted to land but its private...












Into Photogrammetry (North Shore)




Narrow runway...and crosswind - could of being a disaster...but stayed on the runway okay

[Charl]

NZNE is not bad - you can relate to the buildings well enough.
And the PG is pretty good in the area, just a BRIGHT green patch off to the west unfortunately (in FS20).

every day there are at least 500 threads in the 'new content'

Well there are over 2 TRILLION galaxies observable, so y'all need to get off your collective asses!

[Naki]

There's a Barry Seal "flour" option coming so my thread title might mean more ....

A very short hop.... off to the very nice NZAA...somewhat wasted with me as I don't fly airliners but I do drop in occasionally.

[Naki]

Another short hop to the excellent freeware NZAR

My nose is getting quite bug splattered


Not sure why there is a Qantas 747 there!

[Charl]

Not sure why there is a Qantas 747 there!

Heh. For the kind of flying I do, I enable as many static aircraft as the scenery will fit.
Sad that FS24 hasn't upped the game there.
On which topic: My freeware Ardmore seems to have very uniformly light grey building textures from the air.
Is it the same in FS24? hard to tell from your shot.

[Naki]

Didn't really notice it here Charl (see 2nd shot below) although some of the textures are a bit blurry compared to payware

NZAR to NZTG ... my home airport and my flightsim base







Hunua Ranges


Over Paeroa

[Splitpin]

Great stuff Naki

[Naki]

Decided to ditch the Aerostar for abit to do a couple of local jaunts as the airfields were a bit short and rough

Off to Waihi Beach in the Winjeel

















The tour should of ended here as I stuffed up the landing with the all mighty cross wind


Maybe I should of taken the Aerostar as somebody manged to get a Citation in!

[Naki]

...and return to NZTG...









Q300 has decided to go swimming..?!




Quick inspection of the engine...

[Naki]

Another quick trip to Motiti









Go - around - lets try that again




Beechcraft have their T-6 demonstrator here for a demo to the locals?!


...and back to NZTG

[Naki]

Back int he Aerostar an off to a marginal NZRO (weather wise)
















IFR at the other end of the runway

[Charl]

Mega!

[Splitpin]

[hasegawa]

It is good to take the weather into account.

[Naki]

Continuing my trip after being distracted by the Toag 500C

Rotorua to Gisborne





The lakes around Rotorua


Mt Tarawera