Stillwater Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 As the scheduled flights sometimes are just a boring cattle-like transport, some wealthy tourists hired a vintage airliner to cross Cook Strait. I was fortunate to be selected as their pilot, climbing out of Wellington... ... towards ... ... and across the Strait. The South Island already showed its beauty over Havelock... ... and Nelson, ... ... before we climbed up to Mt. Owen, where the exit of Moria was placed by Peter Jackson. Descending towards Christchurch across the mountains, I was overwhelmed by the extremely detailed mesh. Holger surely has done a great job here! The landing sequence was too much routine (compared to the nature seen before on this flight), so I can´t give you the documentation. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wakashi Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Loving NZ and your post just adds to the desire to keep going back and back and... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldboy43 Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Hi Stillwater, thank for very nice screenshots. Also very happy to fly over New Zealand. Sincerely Karoly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Outstanding shots. Voyager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Wonderful shots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy1252 Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Lovely stuff Gerold - wonderful feeling of peace and space. Love that paint job, and of course . . . NZ - what's not to like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Beautiful Gerold. I love the NZ livery and your tour was top notch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Very enjoyable flight Gerold and more magnificent NZ scenery in your shots. A very nice choice of aircraft for your journey and think yourself lucky you chose to fly and not make the crossing of the Cook Strait by boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PDX Flyer Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Nice combination Stillwater. NZ and the DC3. Fantastic scenery and a wonderful older Queen of the Skies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adambar Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Fantastic NZ shots Gerold! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Looking mighty fine there Gerold in your DC3 , we are enjoying your tour from NZ !! . Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvdboomen Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Still one of the best! Nice flight Gerold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guinea-Pig on Glideslope Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 I never thought that Moria could look so lovely. Chuckles. Anyway, before Sauron arrives... Good pictures, Still. They are always lovely to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Abdey Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Great pics Gerold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted January 12, 2017 Author Share Posted January 12, 2017 Thanks for your comments, @Voyager, @RJ, @adambar and @Mark Abdey ! On 11.1.2017 at 7:28 PM, Wakashi said: Loving NZ and your post just adds to the desire to keep going back and back and... On 11.1.2017 at 8:03 PM, oldboy43 said: Hi Stillwater, thank for very nice screenshots. Also very happy to fly over New Zealand. Sincerely Karoly 22 hours ago, andy1252 said: Lovely stuff Gerold - wonderful feeling of peace and space. Love that paint job, and of course . . . NZ - what's not to like? Yes, always nice to find a suited plane with a lovely livery after selecting the route. 18 hours ago, Jack Sawyer said: Beautiful Gerold. I love the NZ livery and your tour was top notch. ... and I even left out the many small coastal islands on the top of NZSI, a nice place. 17 hours ago, VH-KDK said: Very enjoyable flight Gerold and more magnificent NZ scenery in your shots. A very nice choice of aircraft for your journey and think yourself lucky you chose to fly and not make the crossing of the Cook Strait by boat. I love the DC-3, martyn (I think most of us do?), and now you remind me there could be some nasty currents betwen these big islands, can´t it? 17 hours ago, PDX Flyer said: Nice combination Stillwater. NZ and the DC3. Fantastic scenery and a wonderful older Queen of the Skies. Like the Connie the DC-3 has received an ever-beauty design. 14 hours ago, BradB said: Looking mighty fine there Gerold in your DC3 , we are enjoying your tour from NZ !! . Cheers John Thanks John, I can imagine you have been flying there already (and will do in short future again)... 9 hours ago, bvdboomen said: Still one of the best! Nice flight Gerold. Thank you Ben, sorry for not taking the Chinook. 9 hours ago, Guinea-Pig on Glideslope said: I never thought that Moria could look so lovely. Chuckles. Anyway, before Sauron arrives... Good pictures, Still. They are always lovely to see. As you might remember I have already visited Mount Doom (Mt Ngauruhoe) last week. No rings left, so I can enjoy the trip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bermuda425 Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Some definitive scenery down there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom2rific Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 wonderful set of pics...shows NZ and DC's beauty v well.. tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Great set of shots. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvdboomen Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 12 hours ago, Stillwater said: Thank you Ben, sorry for not taking the Chinook. This old lady is doing just fine too Gerold! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted January 13, 2017 Author Share Posted January 13, 2017 14 hours ago, Bermuda425 said: Some definitive scenery down there! Thank you Bermuda! 13 hours ago, tom2rific said: wonderful set of pics...shows NZ and DC's beauty v well.. tom Yeah, both of these "double letters" are attractive! 9 hours ago, Iain Emms said: Great set of shots. cheers Iain Thanks Iain. Hope your cat has gotten his regular territory again now? 9 hours ago, bvdboomen said: This old lady is doing just fine too Gerold! ... and we won´t see many RL pictures of her here...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvdboomen Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 14 hours ago, Stillwater said: ... and we won´t see many RL pictures of her here...! Do you mean specifically this one or the DC-3 in general? I have a whole bunch IRL's of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted January 14, 2017 Author Share Posted January 14, 2017 2 hours ago, bvdboomen said: Do you mean specifically this one or the DC-3 in general? I have a whole bunch IRL's of them. I just meant "general", Ben. That could be a nice challenge to rearrange RL pictures in the sim afterwards... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.