NZ Flyers - Any Good Cross Country Recomendations?
I42 are you flying the Airtourer with the old RNZAF red tail training scheme?
Yes, I've been flying XXI, callsign "Airtourer 60". A lovely little aircraft, although a bit limited in the useful load department and very cramped in the cockpit. I'm going to be flying the yellow CT-4 tomorrow which should be an interesting comparison.
Since I've been in TRG, I've renewed my aquaintance with the Stearman, had a flight in a YAK and had a ridiculously expensive, nostalgic charter flight in the DH Dominie with my wife and daughter. Worth the cost though, since my first ever flight was in a Dragon Rapide for the equivalent of 70c (it was a long time ago).
We flew up to Waihi to have a look at the open-pit Martha gold mine. Well worth a look if you are flying up that way.
Its the Vineyards that i don't like... an engine failure here would not be pleasent below 500ft.
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Theres an AA5 at KDAC!!!!!!!!!!!!!! never saw it and it wasn't on the books... love those things! damn i know what i'm doing on the weekend.
Weather looks great!
I42 i agree, if i loose the engine over vineyard i'm landing with the rows and in the middle hopefully the wings take the load. I'm not caring about the airfrae at this point.
FYI for those of us who fly over Vineyards. land as far into the middle DOWN the rows as poss those posts are brittle and will snap quite happily with the forward motion (harvesters break them all the time).
DO NOT try the head land, they look nice and mowed and flat but they are not usually wide enough for the wings of the average light A/C and those strainer posts are knocked in a long way, they will not move, a wing tip may ctach and swing you into the post head on, if you are unlucky you may end up with a Lycomming in the lap.
Don't land ACROSS a vineyard as you'll get wire in the cockpit, which would be painful and most likely fatal.
I spend most of my days in these green tunnels of hell so i know where of i speak.
All vineyard owners are insured.... and at the moment they may thank you for the pay out!
Weather looks great!
I42 i agree, if i loose the engine over vineyard i'm landing with the rows and in the middle hopefully the wings take the load. I'm not caring about the airfrae at this point.
FYI for those of us who fly over Vineyards. land as far into the middle DOWN the rows as poss those posts are brittle and will snap quite happily with the forward motion (harvesters break them all the time).
DO NOT try the head land, they look nice and mowed and flat but they are not usually wide enough for the wings of the average light A/C and those strainer posts are knocked in a long way, they will not move, a wing tip may ctach and swing you into the post head on, if you are unlucky you may end up with a Lycomming in the lap.
Don't land ACROSS a vineyard as you'll get wire in the cockpit, which would be painful and most likely fatal.
I spend most of my days in these green tunnels of hell so i know where of i speak.
All vineyard owners are insured.... and at the moment they may thank you for the pay out!
