Leg 190, Murchison, South Island via the Chatham Islands to Tauranga, North Island, New Zealand
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A lot more sights of New Zealand, beautiful country
02-27 Murchison NZMR 12:58 PM
02-27 Lake Station / Nelson Lakes NZLE 1:07 PM
02-27 Nelson NZNS 1:20 PM
02-27 Woodbourne (Military) NZWB 1:36 PM
02-27 Omaka NZOM 1:39 PM
02-27 Cape Campbell Airstrip NZBL 1:50 PM 426nm next
02-27 Chatham Is/Tuuta NZCI 4:31 PM 368nm next Pitt Island 44°16’59.9"S 176°13’02.1"W
02-27 Flat Point Aerodrome NZFT 6:58 PM Short runway
02-27 Martinborough NZMT 7:10 PM
02-27 Wellington Intl NZWN 7:33 PM Capital
02-27 Paraparaumu NZPP 7:52 PM
02-27 Otaki NZOT 8:01 PM Tree at end of runway
02-27 Alfredton NZAN 8:19 PM Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu 40°20’19.7"S 176°35’13.3"E
02-27 Porangahau Aerodrome NZPO 8:45 PM Unclear runway
02-27 Waipukurau NZYP 8:54 PM Faded runway
02-27 Kowhai Aerodrome NZKY 9:02 PM
02-27 Hastings NZHS 9:13 PM
02-27 Napier NZNR 9:20 PM
02-27 Waiouru NZRU 9:42 PM Mt Ruapehu 39°17’02.4"S 175°33’56.9"E Mt Ngauruhoe Mt Doom 39°09’27.0"S 175°37’55.7"E
02-27 Stratford NZSD 10:24 PM Mt Taranaki 39°17’55.0"S 174°03’48.9"E
02-27 New Plymouth NZNP 10:42 PM
02-27 Taumarunui NZTM 11:05 PM
02-27 Taupo NZAP 11:22 PM
02-27 Gisborne NZGS 11:54 AM
02-28 Opotiki NZOP 12:15 AM
02-28 Whakatane NZWK 12:22 AM
02-28 Rotorua NZRO 12:33 AM
02-28 Tauranga NZTG 12:45 AM
Flight time 11:43 27 stops
Early departure from Murchison
Over Tutaki looking for the sunrise
Howard, north of lake Rotoroa
Sunrise over Atapo
Eighty Eight Valley
Nelson
Nelson Airport
Over the Coppermine Trail
Te Hoiere River
Mount Fishtail (5,390ft)
Wairau River
Blenheim, gateway to the wineries of the Wairau Valley
Cape Campbell
Cape Campbell Lighthouse, reminds me of Dear Esther
Setting off to Chatham Islands
Good time for a break, let autopilot do the work for the next 2.5 hours
Chatham Island in the South Pacific, about 500km east of New Zealand
Henga Scenic Reserve
Chatham Is / Tuuta Airport
Beautiful, very remote place
Flying over the Wanga Lagoon
South East Island (Rangatira) and Pitt Island (Rangiauria) behind
Pitt Island (Rangiauria)
After another auto pilot break, back to New Zealand, Flat Point
Admiral Hill on the Wainuioru river
Martinborough
Lake Wairarapa
Alsops Bay at the other end of the lake
Approaching Wellington over Wainuiomata Golf Club
Wellington, the capital of New Zealand
Wellington International Airport between the Cook Strait and Evens Bay
Wellington Cable Car, Massey Memorial and the view from Fort Ballance
A peek in the Museum of New Zealand
Gilberd Bush Reserve
Porirua Harbour
Paekākāriki on the Kapiti Coast
Otaki Airport
Climbing up Pukeamoamo / Mitre Mountain
Pukeamoamo / Mitre Mountain Peak (5,154ft)
Over Tiraumea
Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu
Meaning: The hill on which Tamatea, the chief of great physical stature and renown, played a lament on his flute to the memory of his brother
Kowhai Aerodrome
Napier on Hawke Bay
Home to The National Aquarium of New Zealand
Waiouru
Mount Ruapehu (9,177ft) largest active volcano in New Zealand, last eruption September 2007
Mount Ngauruhoe (7,516ft) last eruption in 1977
This is the youngest vent in the Tongariro volcanic complex (2,500 years)
Better known nowadays as Mount Doom, the atmospheric location of Mordor
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Flying over Makahu
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Makahu Tunnel on Brewer road. There are a couple of these narrow pioneer tunnels around here
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Stratford in front of Mount Taranaki
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Mount Taranaki is surrounded by a protected forest reserve
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Mount Taranaki (8,261ft) last erupted in 1885
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Climbing high to see the circle of forest around Taranaki
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Uruti
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Ahititi
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Tangarakau
https://i.imgur.com/sdhzp2C.png
Taumarunui Airport
https://i.imgur.com/rF8sxUf.png
Taupo, near the center of New Zealand’s North Island on lake Taupo formed by Taupo Volcano
https://i.imgur.com/0Rx1rT4.png
Along the lake near Taupo, Mine Bay Maori Rock Carvings
https://i.imgur.com/qtLqKom.png
Whirinaki Forest Park
https://i.imgur.com/y9xBuye.png
Lake Waikareiti
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Ruakituri
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Bay of Plenty
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Otumarokuro Bay
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Lake Rotoiti
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Rotorua on lake Roturua,
https://i.imgur.com/tBcR15r.png
Renowned for its geothermal activity and Maori culture
https://i.imgur.com/8GnNwqB.png
Mokoia island in the middle of the lake formed inside the Rotorua caldera
https://i.imgur.com/KJaewVR.png
Final stop today in Tauranga, harbourside city in the Bay of Plenty region
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After landing here I slew back to Gisborne to meet up with CAPTAINAS007 and try some stunt flying. My fps was down to less than 10fps unfortunately. Turning multiplayer on, the fog rolling in, I guess my laptop had had enough after 12 hours running. Memory was so fragmented I took about 10 minutes for FS2020 to unload afterwards.
Fun meeting up, multiplayer works, see the posts above. Although the planes I saw kept fading in and out. Name tags were persistent and more and more showed up. A button to toggle them on and off would be very helpful instead of going through the menus.
Tomorrow, exploring the rest of New Zealand and then heading to New Caledonia.