I had a quick trip down to Kaikoura airfield today [NZKI] with another club pilot, Lawrence, in our Cessna 172N, ZK-FLT. The trip was planned a few days ago, then the weather started looking a wee bit rubbish. It was rubbish this morning, but this afternoon, while a little windy around Wellington, was good enough to fly and very nice everywhere but Wellington. No surprise there!
Anyway, I did the flight down to Kaikoura and Lawrence flew back. The departure from Wellington was a little different, with takeoff on runway 34 into the right-hand circuit, followed by a clearance to "fly overhead the aerodrome at 1500', then the Sinclair sector at 1500' and below". An easy way to get us out of the way and a quick way for us to be on our way. Awesome!
Anyway, the flights down and back were fairly uneventful and I did enjoy doing a couple of extra circuits at Kaikoura when we arrived. I think you'll agree from the photos that it's a beautiful part of the country!
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| Scenery from on NZKI airfield |
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| Cessana 172N, ZK-FLT, operated by Wellington Aero Club |
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| Lined up and ready to go |
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| Turning crosswind [after takeoff] |
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| Turning left base in the circuit |
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| On approach to NZKI |
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| Kaikoura ranges |
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| Kaikoura township and peninsula |
Finally, pictures of a couple of local resident aircraft.
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| Bell 206B, ZK-HBO, operated by South Pacific Helicopters |
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| Gippsland GA8, ZK-KBZ, operated by Wings over Whales |
3 comments:
Super shots Rodney!
Thanks minicooper :-)
I can guess who was working in the tower to give you that clearance
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