Having just completed a ‘tour’ of New Zealand I now have to start again - or do I? I have watched a couple of YouTube vids and some of the scenery that I have seen on those is, frankly, pants. Milford Sound (with no snow or ice!) looks a bit like a very poor impressionist daub and some of the tree areas on mountain sides were described, by one YouTuber, as like a spread tablecloth with broccoli painted on - quite accurate. I have only flown Mt Cook to Queenstown and, whilst it was OK I wasn’t stunned - and I still left my descent into Rwy 23 too late.
I shall keep an open mind until I have explored a bit more, but as a back country aviator I will keep the ORBX 10m mesh on standby. Personally, I am not too bothered whether every house in Wellington is accurately depicted or Christchurch airport is spot on, the magic of NZ for me are the wilderness areas and what little I have seen so far doesn’t fill me with glee.