Early 6:00am start
Climbing to 12000 ft
Close up of the Reality XP GPS - about the same functions as the real thing (Garmin GNS 530) - still many functions I need to work out - here we are heading south and easing our way from the coast (sorry the screen is bit blurry - it is not like that on the sim)
Climbing through 5000ft and on our way to 12000ft to clear the Mts and clouds
Cruising at 12000 ft - the highest I have been on the entire trip
The landscape is looking considerably more mountainous than any other stage of our trip
Passing over Lake Tekapo
Now descending into the Alps - hope these MS controllers don't send me into a cloud covered ridge
Oh! - if I do what they say I will hit the ridge
The descent into Mt Cook field was rather treachorous to say the least - My first approach was a mess I had to go around as I couldn't see the airfield due to low cloud and then ended up in the middle of more cloud on the go round and getting awfully close to being a splatter mark on the side of a mountain. My landing was spot on though.
Lots of actvity here despite the weather - Squirrels, Islanders, Porters , Jetrangers & 185s.
