Stillwater Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 If you are overdone by hiking, bungee jumping, paragliding or jetboat blasting, there still remains one thing to do when you are in Queenstown: Take a little scenic flight. Starting up the Kawarau River... ... and then back south over Frankton. Passing Queenstown CBD, ... ... which is a slight way down from Frankton and the airport, ... ... out to Lake Wakatipu. The calm village of Glenorchy ... ... is the gateway to some movie stages of the Lord of the Rings, ... ... which should be visible from Lake Sylvan quite well. It needs some 10000 ft altitude to cross the southern alps here... ... but finally we drop down to Martyns Bay. Pardon, Martins Bay. Now we descend further down this magnificent coast... ... until a gap to the left. Altitude 1500 gives a little thrill... ... as we enter Milford Sound. The Elephant. The Lion. The airport. No worries, ... ... there is enough parking space next to the colleague. And famous Mitre Peak waits in the background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifejogger Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Great post Gerold. Beautiful scenery and thanks for the narration!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schtroumf Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Very beautiful these images Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Great set of shots. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOE DYGAN Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Thanks for this beautiful and nice journey ! Cheers ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerribleT Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Beautiful shots and isn't it good when you land and find an AI mate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adambar Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Outstanding shots there Gerold! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 A great tour helped by the well informed guide pointing out the many landmarks on the way. Thanks for renaming the Bay too, if only for a few moments! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 That was a beautiful tour Gerold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted January 31, 2020 Author Share Posted January 31, 2020 23 hours ago, lifejogger said: Great post Gerold. Beautiful scenery and thanks for the narration!!!!!!!!!! Thank you John - my pleasure! 23 hours ago, schtroumf said: Very beautiful these images The scenery is surely one of Orbx´ highlights. Always good to fly there. 22 hours ago, Iain Emms said: Great set of shots. cheers Iain Thank you Iain! 21 hours ago, JOE DYGAN said: Thanks for this beautiful and nice journey ! Cheers ! Now imagine one could make this in real? 18 hours ago, TerribleT said: Beautiful shots and isn't it good when you land and find an AI mate? You got the point TT. That IS a nice feeling. 17 hours ago, adambar said: Outstanding shots there Gerold! Thank you Adam! 15 hours ago, Jack Sawyer said: That was a beautiful tour Gerold. Thanks Jack. I know realize that one could fly these mountains much more radical, following the valleys with higher speed... 17 hours ago, VH-KDK said: A great tour helped by the well informed guide pointing out the many landmarks on the way. Thanks for renaming the Bay too, if only for a few moments! I´ll tell that guide once I meet her. Renaming the bay came easy to my fingers, being on this forum the initial spelling was natural. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomJC16 Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Beautiful images Gerold. The one titled the Lion is simply stunning, that reflection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlaycock Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 We did that exact flight in September last year, followed by a boat trip out to the Tasman sea then an alternate flight back to Queenstown. Absolutely stunning Thanks for the reminder. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted January 31, 2020 Author Share Posted January 31, 2020 1 hour ago, TomJC16 said: Beautiful images Gerold. The one titled the Lion is simply stunning, that reflection Thank you Tom. I also saw that reflection and could not resist to use the v-key. Though one can´t see from this perspective why the rock is named "lion". 24 minutes ago, rlaycock said: We did that exact flight in September last year, followed by a boat trip out to the Tasman sea then an alternate flight back to Queenstown. Absolutely stunning Thanks for the reminder. Bob Wow, that sounds like a dream coming true, Bob! If you need a reminder of the alternate flight, watch here: https://orbxsystems.com/forum/topic/186797-two-highways-and-a-caravan/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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