I recently went for a quick flight in the Nanchang CJ6A, ZK-MAO. It was just over 1.5 hours, from Wellington, abeam Paraparaumu then Foxpine, to Tokomaru, across the ranges and down to Masterton. After a quick stop to refuel, we returned to Wellington.
Coming along for the ride was Ady, who took the photos and video in this post.
Enjoy!
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Off the coast from Paraparaumu |
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Just over the Tararua ranges |
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Heading south to Masterton |
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Short final for runway 06 at Masterton |
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Looking south from Greytown towards Palliser Bay |
Lastly, the landing at Masterton wasn't too bad. I blame the shuddering on the videographer 😂😂