You, being the traveler you are, and a few of your friends have been planning a camping trip on New Zealand’s South Island, specifically to Quintin Lodge. Quintin Lodge is typically accessed by hiking along the 33.5-mile (54-kilometer) Milford Track trail, but, lucky for you and your friends, Quintin Lodge also has its own airstrip. And you’re the one with the pilot’s license! So, the role you play on this trip is a critical one.
Starting your trip from your home in Westport along the scenic northwestern shores of the South Island, you have agreed to rendezvous with your friends at Lake Tekapo.
Once you have finished stargazing at the Mount John Observatory just above the beautiful, vibrant turquoise water of the lake below, you will load yourself and your friends in your aircraft of choice to begin the journey toward the lodge.
You will make two stops at a couple of the more scenic airstrips (Gorge River and Martins Bay) along the western shores of South Island before making one final mid-journey stop at Milford Sound for some last-minute supplies and, of course, photos of the surrounding fjords. Afterall, this is Fiordland National Park!
Finally, once you’ve gotten all the supplies you need, you’ll make the last leg of the trip to Quintin Lodge Airstrip, but be extremely cautious! While the wilderness is stunning and the promise of a well-deserved vacation in the rainforest is making your group anxious to get there, these mountains move for no one. It will certainly be a challenge to make it to the lodge, so be prepared!
You may use whatever aircraft you wish on this trip. There are no restrictions. However, we strongly advise choosing one that’s right for the job! The LONGEST runway on this trip is just about 4,200’, and that’s at your starting point of Westport! As for the airstrips you’ll land at, the runways range between just over 1,100’ to about 3,100’. And you will be traversing over moderately-high terrain and through extremely narrow and twisting fjords. So, once again, choose wisely!
Note: This achievement was created in celebration of the Microsoft Flight Simulator World Update XII - New Zealand release, but you may complete the flights in any simulator of your choice!
In order to obtain this multi-achievement you must complete each of the following achievements.
Date | Departure | Arrival | Pilot | Aircraft | Landing rate | Distance | Flight time | ||
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21DEC24 1341Z | NZMF | T004 | antarctica6411 | Cub Crafters CC-19 XCub/NXCub (CC19) | -215 ft/m | 11 nm | 00:06 | View | |
28NOV24 2038Z | NZMF | T004 | Scotty Clifford | Airbus Helicopters H-135 (EC35) | -22 ft/m | 11 nm | 00:07 | View | |
21AUG24 0752Z | NZMF | T004 | Roger Abram | Cessna R182 Skylane RG (C82R) | -318 ft/m | 14 nm | 00:07 | View | |
28APR24 1016Z | NZMF | T004 | Niels1501 | Cessna Caravan (C208) | -376 ft/m | 10 nm | 00:04 | View | |
25MAR24 1104Z | NZMF | T004 | VAF118 Gennaro | Zlin Aviation Savage (SAVG) | -136 ft/m | 10 nm | 00:08 | View | |
18MAR24 2210Z | NZMF | T004 | VAF276 Giulio | Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) | -393 ft/m | 19 nm | 00:08 | View | |
02MAR24 1234Z | NZMF | T004 | Nexus 15 | Cessna Skyhawk (C172) | -122 ft/m | 16 nm | 00:10 | View | |
29FEB24 1549Z | NZMF | T004 | VAF187 Angelo | Airbus Helicopters-Kawasaki H-145 (EC45) | -29 ft/m | 13 nm | 00:13 | View | |
26FEB24 1458Z | NZWS | NZTL | Devildude1 | Grumman F-14 Tomcat (F14) | -519 ft/m | 171 nm | 00:19 | View | |
06FEB24 1235Z | NZMF | T004 | VAF125 Antonino | Airbus Helicopters-Kawasaki H-145 (EC45) | -75 ft/m | 14 nm | 00:16 | View | |
04FEB24 0431Z | NZWS | NZTL | Mark Gee | Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) | -21 ft/m | 151 nm | 00:40 | View | |
01FEB24 0932Z | NZMF | T004 | VAF121 Marco | Airbus Helicopters-Kawasaki H-145 (EC45) | -14 ft/m | 11 nm | 00:09 | View | |
29JAN24 0644Z | NZMF | T004 | Hot_Pants On-Fire | PZL-Okecie Wilga 35/80 (PZ04) | -311 ft/m | 11 nm | 00:07 | View | |
29JAN24 0112Z | NZMF | T004 | Brent Smith | Pilatus PC-6 Porter (PC6P) | -88 ft/m | 26 nm | 00:14 | View | |
26JAN24 0505Z | NZMF | T004 | Alister Curnow | Pilatus PC-6 Porter (PC6P) | -441 ft/m | 10 nm | 00:06 | View | |
19JAN24 2046Z | NZMF | T004 | Shawn | Pilatus PC-12 (PC12) | -1230 ft/m | 14 nm | 00:05 | View | |
07JAN24 0839Z | NZMF | T004 | Fly By Mike | Cub Crafters CC-19 XCub/NXCub (CC19) | -90 ft/m | 11 nm | 00:06 | View | |
01JAN24 0249Z | NZMF | T004 | Rp | Flight Design CTLS (FDCT) | -584 ft/m | 42 nm | 00:24 | View | |
31DEC23 0713Z | NZMF | T004 | AceofSpades1086 | Smaug Blackjack RT | -251 ft/m | 13 nm | 00:08 | View | |
31DEC23 0712Z | NZMF | T004 | Aaron Priest | Smaug Nimbus RT | -38 ft/m | 11 nm | 00:03 | View |