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John_wilkinson
10-06-2004, 10:50 PM
:cool: Last Sunday we took a flight to Golden Bay and back. The flight over we went over the top and down the valley to Takaka air port and met up whith some locals. It took 58 minutes going over and 51 minutes to come back around the coast so heres a look.
1 where it all starts.
2 where we are headed.
3 coming into the hills.
John_wilkinson
10-06-2004, 11:00 PM
1 looking for lift of the ridges.
2 coming to the top.
3 down the other side.
John_wilkinson
10-06-2004, 11:09 PM
1 coming up to Takaka town.
2 on the grownd .
3 Golden Bay on the way home
John_wilkinson
10-06-2004, 11:17 PM
1 starting over unfreindly around the coast
2/3 more unfreindly then camra bat went flat.
barnstorm2
10-07-2004, 05:52 AM
Wow! great shots!

Was the air stable or was it a bumpy ride?
John_wilkinson
10-07-2004, 10:47 AM
;) It was a little bumpy going over around the hills.
Victor Duarte
10-07-2004, 12:06 PM
very nice country john, and nice pics,
thanks for bringing here the beauty of NZ
Chuck Irby
10-07-2004, 01:03 PM
That's a beautiful country you live in, John. Thank you for sharing it with us. What was your altitude in the last couple of pictures?
Friendly
10-07-2004, 03:01 PM
Chuck, it looks high to very high. I just guessing..
Heron
10-07-2004, 03:34 PM
New Zealand is on the to do list!!
Sometimes resembles Brazil, Australia even more . . .
Thanks for the beautifull pics!!
Heron
Jerseywing
10-07-2004, 03:40 PM
What is the kink in the keel about? Did you lower the engine? If so how much.
flightexpress
10-07-2004, 04:35 PM
John always like looking at your pictures.. You live in a a beautiful country....Keep posting them..........Kurt :) :)
John_wilkinson
10-07-2004, 11:03 PM
Chuck Hi there i think it is about 1800 feet no where to land but.
John_wilkinson
10-07-2004, 11:14 PM
Michael, Hi there glad to hear you enjoyed the photos ,we are planning a flight down south in two or three weeks that will provide some good photos.Yes we have dropped the engine 6 inches ,check out NZ altered raf in this thread and Paul Brutys trip to new zealand in two place enclosed.
John_wilkinson
10-09-2004, 02:13 PM
I would hope any bodey on the forum coming to NZ for a holiday to contact me and try to catch up so i can make shur you have a good time.
ventana7
10-09-2004, 09:07 PM
John,
Great pics- thanks so much.

I was in NZ last year and did some fixed wing flying and paragliding in the Queenstown area then spent 3 months touring around in a van. So sorry I did not know about you or I would have begged a gyro ride.

Rob