Date: May 18th, 2010
Hi guys, it’s been a week or more since we finished our trip and Julie keeps asking when are we going flying again. Things are abit quiter here in Wanaka at the moment – same every year 🙂
A few new things happenning at the hanger, if you are passing by call in and say hello.
Congrats to Hugo and Dom who just went solo – well done guys 🙂
Date: May 18th, 2010
Hi guys, it’s been a week or more since we finished our trip and Julie keeps asking when are we going flying again. Things are abit quiter here in Wanaka at the moment – same every year 🙂
A few new things happenning at the hanger, if you are passing by call in and say hello.
Congrats to Hugo and Dom who just went solo – well done guys 🙂
Date: May 10th, 2010
Just had a great flight around Mt Aspiring what an awesome day, it really makes you feel alive
Date: May 10th, 2010
Just had a great flight around Mt Aspiring what an awesome day, it really makes you feel alive
Date: May 6th, 2010
INTERESTING STATS
Duration of trip: 09 April to 05 May 2010
Bad Weather days 11 – 10 days due to weather bomb in Otago (from 24th Apr to 3rd May) – 1 day in Kaitaia
Flying days 14 days
Distance covered 3156 nautical miles
Equivalent to flying from Wanaka to Bundaberg (north of Brisbane) and back to Wanaka.
Hours flown 46.8
Fuel used 1310 litres
Oil used 36 litres
No. of times “Jerry” was filled – 57
Most welcoming Aero Club – Dargaville (you guys were awesome)
Best performing plane – Tigermoth (great old girl – just 1 small
weld on exhaust pipe)
Aircraft requiring most pampering – Jabiru (Australian – what do you expect!)
– 3 new tubes for tyres
– 12 new sparkplugs
– 1 new radio
– jump started 3 times
due to being cold!
– reluctant to start before 9am!
Best transport – Southern Wings courtesy car, Invercargill
Best meal – RSA Blenheim
Best Accommodation – Jim & Denny’s 40 ft launches on the Waitemata Harbour
Best Steak & Kidney Pie! – Te Anau bakery
A huge thank you to all the wonderful, generous people we met along the way who helped us with transport, hangarage, accommodation, meals and many, many flying yarns.
A special thanks to flying buddies Nick & Karen, and Jim & Denny. The trip would not have been the same without their support, commitment, entertainment (!) and patience.
It has been the most amazing adventure that we will all never forget.
