Leg 195, Avarua, Cook Islands to Huahine, French Polynesia
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More long flights over open water, auto pilot while racing at Sarthe in the Mazda 787B (GT Sport) This Bonanza has excellent wifi over the pacific!
03-04 Avarua NCAI 5:01 PM
03-04 Rarotonga Intl NCRG 5:52 PM
03-04 Enua NCAT 6:35 PM
03-04 Mitiaro NCMR 6:49 PM 387nm next
03-04 Rurutu NTAR 8:55 PM Humpback whales
03-04 Tubuai NTAT 9:38 PM 349nm next
03-04 Faaa NTAA 11:38 PM
03-04 Temae NTTM 11:46 PM
03-05 Fare NTTH 12:25 AM
Flight time 7:24 8 stops
Departing from Aitutaki, not the place I expected to be after the lights came on. MSFS tricked me with the (incorrect) name of the airport.
Aitutaki Island
50 minutes later, Rarotonga island, where I thought I landed last night
Rarotonga Port and Te Rua Manga (The Needle)
The Needle is not visible in game unfortunately, odd rock sticking out
Cook islands library and museum, one of the smallest
There is a bigger National museum as well, also part library
Enua Aiport on Atiu Island
Mitiaro Island
Mitiaro Airport
Very remote, not much info
Onwards to Rurutu
2 hours later, Rurutu Airport
Mauo Point
Mauo Point on the left
At Rurutu you can swim with the humpback whales who over winter here from mid July to October
Tubuai Airport
Tupua’i at the base of an unnamed mountain peak
Tubuai
It’s another 2 hour flight to Tahiti
Tahiti just after sunset, the largest island of French Polynesia
Mount 'Orohena (7,300ft) the tallest mountain in Frence Polynesia
Quite dramatic in real life as well
Papa’ete, the capital of French Polynesia behind the airport
Fa’a’ā International Airport
Papa’ete
Robert Wan Pearl Museum
Tahiti is famous for its black pearls
Short hop over to Moorea-Maiao
Tamae Airport
It really gets dark here, no moon out yet
Day time view
I can’t resist, one more stop
Moorea-Maiao with boosted exposure, Tahiti behind
Last stop today Huahine, I’ll have to wait until tomorrow to see what it looks like
Little glitch, the glide scope lights are based on the camera position. From my plane’s point of view it’s 2 white 2 red lights. Up ‘here’ all white.
Bora-Bora tomorrow and the rest of French Polynesia