Single achievement

Aotearoa 10 NZHR to NZMR

This is a virtual airline achievement created by Fliggity Air.

The small town of Hanmer Springs is located in the Canterbury region of the South Island of New Zealand. The Maori name for Hanmer Springs is Te Whakatakanga o te Ngarahu o te ahi a Tamatea which means “where the ashes of Tamate’s (sic) fire lay”. The locality was discovered for its hot springs in early 1859 and the only access to the area was over the Waiau Uwha River via a bridge constructed in 1864. The bridge lasted only ten years before being blown down by the heavy winds in the area.

Directions: You'll need a little climbing power for this one - depart and head over the mountain range headed northwest. You'll probably want to get up to around 8000ft for this but the climb will be worth it for the views. Depart and backtrack a little from the previous leg. Head W, SW to where the Hope and Waiau Uwha Rivers meet. Turn north along the Waiau Uwha river. Follow this river winding north for approximately 20nm. Look for the Ada River where you will turn left NW for the highest point on this leg crossing the Canterbury/Tasman border. After crossing into Tasman, start your descent looking for the Matakitaki River which you will follow all the way to Murchison and RWY30 NZMR. Incidentally, you’ll want to get low and slow for this as the runway is grass and only 1630ft long.

Criteria

Depart from NZHR, fly to and land at NZMR (51 NM). Your aircraft must not exceed an altitude of 8,000 ft (ASL).
Date Departure Arrival Pilot Aircraft Landing rate Distance Flight time
27NOV24 0053Z NZHR NZMR DefiantPrawn Robinson R-66 (R66) -5 ft/m 95 nm 01:01 View
09JUN24 1932Z NZHR NZMR Nerd_Droid Kitfox (FOX) -292 ft/m 59 nm 00:27 View
12MAR23 0306Z NZHR NZMR Clorix Beechcraft Bonanza (36) Turbo (BT36) -118 ft/m 67 nm 00:24 View
11MAR23 2006Z NZHR NZMR ResetXPDR Quest Kodiak (KODI) -61 ft/m 70 nm 00:25 View
10MAR23 2240Z NZHR NZMR ExcessumPerficio Cirrus Vision SF-50 (SF50) -86 ft/m 68 nm 00:25 View
10MAR23 0708Z NZHR NZMR bleeman Airbus Helicopters H-135 (EC35) -468 ft/m 72 nm 00:42 View
10MAR23 0651Z NZHR NZMR DeviousFusion Cirrus Vision SF-50 (SF50) -69 ft/m 61 nm 00:15 View
10MAR23 0650Z NZHR NZMR Fliggity Quest Kodiak (KODI) -188 ft/m 69 nm 00:27 View
10MAR23 0649Z NZHR NZMR Sven Lenkewitz Cessna Caravan (C208) -331 ft/m 69 nm 00:26 View
10MAR23 0646Z NZHR NZMR Wokninja Quest Kodiak (KODI) -107 ft/m 70 nm 00:27 View
10MAR23 0645Z NZHR NZMR CoupeX Quest Kodiak (KODI) -178 ft/m 53 nm 00:20 View
10MAR23 0644Z NZHR NZMR ropiemasta Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) -209 ft/m 71 nm 00:18 View
10MAR23 0643Z NZHR NZMR Icy Trinity OSPREY MV-22B CANADIANFO -1699 ft/m 70 nm 00:23 View
10MAR23 0639Z NZHR NZMR Percell Perry Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) -853 ft/m 57 nm 00:15 View
28FEB23 0804Z NZHR NZMR Jahdoh Cessna Caravan (C208) -153 ft/m 70 nm 00:26 View