VFR Invercargill to Lake Manapouri - Sunday 3 August 2025 at 7.30pm

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VFR Invercargill to Lake Manapouri - Sunday 3 August 2025 at 7.30pm

Postby ZK-DWF » Mon Jul 28, 2025 7:47 pm

Come sim-flying with us on the evening of 3 August 2025 (Sunday) taking off at 7.30pm (NZDT).

This is leg 21 of our tour of New Zealand.

Departing Invercargill (NZNV), we fly back over some the last legs airstrips via:

Gore (NZGC)
Mandeville Aerodrome (NZVL)
Centre Bush Aerodrome (NZCB)

And, then for a change we'll do a bit of side tour (read ... waste a bit of time) flying over Tuatapere, Lake Hauroko, over the Manapouri Powerstation

And then on to our destination of Manapouri (NZMO).

Flying will be in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020.
Server is South East Asia.
Time set is 1200 hours (1200 NZT).
Weather is optional.
The default plane is anything capable of cruise speed of 115-130 knots - Cessna 152 or 172, DA40, X Cub, Robin, etc
Flight takes around 90 minutes.
Note: Full stop landings at most sites.

The MSFS 2020 flight plan is here.
The MSFS 2024 flight plan is here.

Using Discord 'NZ Flight Sim' Server for voice traffic. Please try and have voice available. It makes its easier for everyone to know what's going on.
We are using a new Discord Server tonight. The Discord invitation, if you don't already belong, is https://discord.gg/jSSheZHk (valid to Tuesday 5 August 2025).

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Screenshots from Sundays flight

Postby ZK-DWF » Mon Aug 04, 2025 7:53 pm

Flight took just on 90 minutes.

Leaving Centre Bush - in formation

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Over Lake Hauroko

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Midway between Lake Hauroko and the Manapouri Power Station

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Over the Manapouri Powerstation. Pylons courtesy of I Love VFR (from flightsim.to)

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Over Lake Manapouri

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Approaching Manapouri (NZMO)

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