From the bttm of the sth to the tip of the nth

[JonARNZ]

Well after the shock of Titanic, Nik and I, accompanied by Piper Warrior and our new friend in the 'boat' continued our world tour north, this time from Kaitaia, having arrived their yesterday from Auckland via Great Barrier and Whangarei/

This was our final push north, Kaitaia is the last airport between here and somewhere in Asia, so we decided to fly low and dirty in Helicopters to get a good view and feel for the terrain.

Approaching the top of the North Island



That flat area to my left is where SH1 finishes, and the lighthouse sits...well, in the real world it does anyway..



And here we are, the carpark at Cape Reinga




And then the journey back along 90 mile beach..




The Robinson flew very nicely..




But I missed the power of the Jetranger




And finally back at Kaitaia, with another new freind joining us for the last 10 mins



So far Nik and I have travelled from Stewart Island to the tip of the nth island, once we get back to Auckland we will then track down the west coast before heading across to the south island.

Finally, a thanks to Piper Warrior, a recent addition to our flights and the forum, welcome and thanks for flying with us.

[Ian Warren]

Had I gone on a NZ tip to top flight i would prefered a more faster/comfort machine , To do it in even a jetranger , earlier the smaller cessna but a Robbie ..
I do recall a recent file just released , I believe was on AVSIM .. NZcoastal lighthouses .

Well Done Jon , Nik and Piper Warrior

[ardypilot]

It's always a good feeling when you compleate a trip you set out on a while back- congrats Jon and Nik