The most fun trips into and out of Wellington were in DC-8s. I flew out of Wellington in a DC-8 in 1973, and flew in there in both 1973 and 1974. I reckon those pilots flying DC-8s into Wellington really earned their money. A friend's father was one of those DC-8 pilots (he started with TEAL on Solent flying-boats and retired off Air NZ's DC-10s, and is still going strong in retirement in his 80s).