Got your bags packed? Good, because the trip begins now! Load up your aircraft and make your way from Westport down to Lake Tekapo to pick up your friends who are waiting to ride along on this adventure.
Lake Tekapo is a stunning lake with vibrant turquoise water in the central part of the South Island of New Zealand. The town of the same name is home to one of the best stargazing sites thanks not only to its distance from nearby big-city lights, but also thanks to the University of Canterbury’s Mount John Observatory, which is situated atop the aptly-named Mount John about 3,375 feet (1029m) above sea level.
Note: This achievement was created in celebration of the Microsoft Flight Simulator World Update XII - New Zealand release, but you may complete the flight in any simulator of your choice!
Date | Departure | Arrival | Pilot | Aircraft | Landing rate | Distance | Flight time | ||
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23NOV24 2038Z | NZWS | NZTL | Unknown | Cessna Caravan (C208) | -457 ft/m | 155 nm | 00:59 | View | |
14SEP24 0138Z | NZWS | NZTL | Hudson Garcia | Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning 2 (F35) | -108 ft/m | 159 nm | 00:20 | View | |
10JUN24 1159Z | NZWS | NZTL | Matt Hurst | Cessna 700 Citation Longitude (C700) | -83 ft/m | 165 nm | 00:39 | View | |
09JUN24 2047Z | NZWS | NZTL | Jonno Pickering | Cessna Caravan (C208) | -144 ft/m | 148 nm | 00:53 | View | |
28APR24 0813Z | NZWS | NZTL | Niels1501 | Cessna Caravan (C208) | -149 ft/m | 148 nm | 00:52 | View | |
22APR24 2122Z | NZWS | NZTL | VAF263 Stefano | Pipistrel Panthera (PIPA) | -289 ft/m | 165 nm | 01:01 | View | |
25MAR24 0716Z | NZWS | NZTL | VAF118 Gennaro | Pilatus PC-12 (PC12) | -238 ft/m | 150 nm | 00:40 | View | |
15MAR24 2358Z | NZWS | NZTL | Lewis Dinsdale | ATR ATR-42-600 (AT46) | -179 ft/m | 189 nm | 00:43 | View | |
29FEB24 1257Z | NZWS | NZTL | VAF187 Angelo | Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) | -2 ft/m | 168 nm | 00:47 | View | |
28FEB24 1933Z | NZWS | NZTL | Nexus 15 | Cessna Skyhawk (C172) | -105 ft/m | 150 nm | 01:21 | View | |
26FEB24 1458Z | NZWS | NZTL | Devildude1 | Grumman F-14 Tomcat (F14) | -519 ft/m | 171 nm | 00:19 | View | |
23FEB24 0740Z | NZWS | NZTL | Andy Grant | ATR ATR-72-600 (AT76) | -584 ft/m | 191 nm | 00:48 | View | |
05FEB24 1615Z | NZWS | NZTL | VAF125 Antonino | Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) | -65 ft/m | 149 nm | 00:38 | View | |
04FEB24 0431Z | NZWS | NZTL | Mark Gee | Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) | -21 ft/m | 151 nm | 00:40 | View | |
29JAN24 1050Z | NZWS | NZTL | VAF121 Marco | Airbus Helicopters-Kawasaki H-145 (EC45) | -4 ft/m | 146 nm | 01:10 | View | |
21JAN24 0917Z | NZWS | NZTL | VAF276 Giulio | Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) | -170 ft/m | 169 nm | 00:38 | View | |
18JAN24 2144Z | NZWS | NZTL | Shawn | Pilatus PC-12 (PC12) | -7 ft/m | 161 nm | 00:42 | View | |
07JAN24 0652Z | NZWS | NZTL | Fly By Mike | Cub Crafters CC-19 XCub/NXCub (CC19) | -105 ft/m | 149 nm | 01:10 | View | |
31DEC23 2359Z | NZWS | NZTL | Rp | Smaug Sunburst ST | -98 ft/m | 148 nm | 01:00 | View | |
31DEC23 2250Z | NZWS | NZTL | Alister Curnow | Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) | -131 ft/m | 146 nm | 00:36 | View |