Date: April 21st, 2010
Overnight the wind had all but disappeared. Departed Tauranga and tracked along the coast for our first fuel stop and picnic lunch on the airfield at Opotiki in brilliant sunshine. The limp windsock was a welcome sight! Peter & Jerry hitched into town for fuel and was picked up and returned to the airfield by one of the locals, Kevin. The next leg from Opotiki took us around the coast to the lighthouse at the East Cape and then onto Gisborne. This is a very remote and rugged piece of NZ but the weather totally enhanced the trip. Into Gisborne for another fuel stop before a stunning flight at sunset to Napier. Thanks to Nigel at the Albatross Motel for picking us up and for a great nights stay.
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Date: April 21st, 2010
Overnight the wind had all but disappeared. Departed Tauranga and tracked along the coast for our first fuel stop and picnic lunch on the airfield at Opotiki in brilliant sunshine. The limp windsock was a welcome sight! Peter & Jerry hitched into town for fuel and was picked up and returned to the airfield by one of the locals, Kevin. The next leg from Opotiki took us around the coast to the lighthouse at the East Cape and then onto Gisborne. This is a very remote and rugged piece of NZ but the weather totally enhanced the trip. Into Gisborne for another fuel stop before a stunning flight at sunset to Napier. Thanks to Nigel at the Albatross Motel for picking us up and for a great nights stay.
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Date: April 21st, 2010
We left the North Shore Aero Club in 25 knots of wind (with 40 knot winds at 2000ft!!) The flight took us down towards the Auckland Skytower, Rangitoto and Waiheke Island before heading over the firth of Thames to the Corommandel Peninsula. The eastern side of the Corommandel proved challenging – at time we felt like a cork in a washing machine as we tracked further down the coast for a fuel stop and lunch in Whitianga where Julies Uncle Ross arrived to take us & Jerry into town. Felt good to be on tera-firma if only for a short time. Could of happily bailed on the next leg from Whitianga to Pauanui, but all was soon forgotten on arrival where coffee and freshly made pikelets were waiting for us. Pauanui to Tauranga improved slightly although we were holding about 40-50 degrees drift to offset the wind coming into Tauranga with 25-30 knots of wind on landing. Julies dad Ken was a welcome sight on the ground as we piled people and luggage into Kens ‘people-mover’ and headed home for a stiff drink and a recount of the days flying amongst the pilots and co-pilots!
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Date: April 21st, 2010
We left the North Shore Aero Club in 25 knots of wind (with 40 knot winds at 2000ft!!) The flight took us down towards the Auckland Skytower, Rangitoto and Waiheke Island before heading over the firth of Thames to the Corommandel Peninsula. The eastern side of the Corommandel proved challenging – at time we felt like a cork in a washing machine as we tracked further down the coast for a fuel stop and lunch in Whitianga where Julies Uncle Ross arrived to take us & Jerry into town. Felt good to be on tera-firma if only for a short time. Could of happily bailed on the next leg from Whitianga to Pauanui, but all was soon forgotten on arrival where coffee and freshly made pikelets were waiting for us. Pauanui to Tauranga improved slightly although we were holding about 40-50 degrees drift to offset the wind coming into Tauranga with 25-30 knots of wind on landing. Julies dad Ken was a welcome sight on the ground as we piled people and luggage into Kens ‘people-mover’ and headed home for a stiff drink and a recount of the days flying amongst the pilots and co-pilots!
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Date: April 19th, 2010
After leaving Wanaka on the 9th of April we have travelled around 1600 nm and the tiger has flown 24.5 hours. We have past the half way mark.
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