v2.1 update - Compatibility with SU5 confirmed. Made some minor tweaks to the routes and added GA parking start positions at some larger airports.
v2.0 update - renamed some waypoints for easier ID, updated documentation.
v1.1 update - changed NZRR to correct destination NZRO
This collection of 13 flight plans is an attempt to recreate our 3-week New Zealand road trip holiday from October 2019 – our first visit to New Zealand, and our last trip anywhere before the Covid lockdowns. It’s purely intended as scenic GA VFR flying so may not comply with proper procedures in many places. This is my first attempt at creating any flight plans using LittleNavMap, so I hope you enjoy them and forgive any mistakes I may have made.
The flights mostly follow the itinerary of our road trip. We flew into Auckland where we spent a couple of days looking around the city before hiring a car and heading south. After a fantastic 16 days travelling, we left from Christchurch to attend a conference in Sydney before heading home to Scotland.
Along the routes, I have waymarked places where we either stayed or visited, added some personal comments about our journey, and have included a few scenic detours to make things more interesting and take in some of the LOTR/Hobbit locations. These are only marked as waypoints as I haven’t delved into the FS SDK yet so I don't know how to make POIs, but to see them as POIs you can download a LOTR package. The one I used is: https://flightsim.to/file/3924/touristflight-special-lord-of-the-ring
I recommend installing any of the excellent freeware NZ sceneries and airports that are available, and it’s also worth purchasing the OrbX mesh upgrade, which greatly enhances the mountain flying. There are good payware NZ sceneries available too, but I didn’t use any of them when testing the flights. The add-ons I used are listed in the documentation.
Trip 1 - Auckland (NZAA) to Rotorua (NZRO).
Trip 2 – Rotorua (NZRO) to Napier (NZNR).
Trip 3 - Napier (NZNR) to Wellington (NZWN).
Trip 4 - Wellington (NZWN) to Omaka (NZOM).
Trip 5 - Omaka (NZOM) to Christchurch (NZCH).
Trip 6 - Christchurch (NZCH) to Tekapo (NZTL).
Trip 6a - Circular trip from Tekapo to Mount Cook if you didn't manage this part of the last trip.
Trip 7 - Tekapo (NZTL) to Queenstown (NZQN).
Trip 8 – Queenstown (NZQN) to Milford Sound (NZMF).
Trip 8a - Milford Sound to Queenstown LOTR scenic.
Trip 9 - Queenstown (NZQN) to Franz Josef (NZFJ).
Trip 10 - Franz Josef (NZFJ) to Greymouth (NZGM).
Trip 11 - Greymouth (NZGM) to Christchurch (NZCH).
Full trip details included as a PDF in the zip file.
v1.1 update - If you've flown the first trip, you may have spotted the rather challenging landing at NZRR - this should of course have been NZRO, which is much easier to land at! However, you may wish to try a touch-and-go at NZRR if you're feeling confident.
3 years ago
FlyMe2Dunoon
Yessss, little hobbits, here i come!
Thanks a lot, great idea!
3 years ago
Enjoy! Let me know how you get on.
3 years ago
FlyMe2Dunoon
Scooty