bernd1151 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 A friend of mine mentioned the other day that they have a Messerschmitt Bf108 Taifun in their museum in Tauranga. This is a very special plane that was built between 1934 and 1945 as a 4-seater reconnaissance and early executive plane. Its weight of 880kg and 240hp Argus AS10 made her a pretty outstanding little plane for her time, which even Charles Lindbergh loved to fly. I always wanted to fly a vintage plane in beautiful NZ, so last week I sneaked into the museum`s hangar and had the Me108 secretly moved from Tauranga on the North Island to Glenorchy on the South Island. From there I planned to fly, weather permitting, North East to visit a friend at Milford Sound. Getting ready for take off Isn`t that my buddy there waving at me? Christ, how did he know? Turning North East over beautiful Lake Wakatipu As we are filled to the brim with superb Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc and the weather forecast is favorable, we decide not to push the envelope and fly through instead of above the mountains. In the distance one can see Lake Mckerrow Milford Sound airport dead ahead Landing approach in suicide-style ':lol:'. But as our speed indicator is already way off the charts, I decide to take it slow and make a turn around Gosh, what a fantastic surrounding!! Hmmmh... seems to be a bit crowded here and a bit tight too Never mind, we`ll stay overnight and live off our supplies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
member111333 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Nice pictures. The quality of this plane is outstanding. Pure fun to fly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanTenner Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 I also enjoyed your pics very much. Great shots. Looks lke this aircraft deserves a closer look Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxcar Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Sound decision towards the end. Am just loving that airstrip all crowded by vegetation like that! Nicely done... have enjoyed the commentary as well. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosariomanzo Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Lovely pics, and that aircraft look good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex330 Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Great set, I like the Lake Wakatipu shot best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmo32 Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 a great set of shots,loved them alot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eberhard Haberkorn Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Great pictures! Lovely little plane. Belongs to one of my favorites too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernd1151 Posted April 16, 2012 Author Share Posted April 16, 2012 Thanks guys that you liked my screenies and thanks to FTX for giving us such a fantastic scenery. And yes the airplane is a sheer joy to fly. Very realistic behavior too, meaning if you don`t treat her as intended, she will quit on you. > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter Dog Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Vwery nice shots, the Taifun is one of my favourites! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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