Single achievement

Lunch Break

Official achievement authored by Clorix.

Once you’ve made the rendezvous with your friends and finished gazing at the stars, load up and depart Lake Tekapo for Gorge River Airstrip, located not near, but on, the western shores of the South Island.

The Gorge River flows through a steep-sided, narrow valley before emptying into the Tasman Sea. The airstrip itself is situated directly adjacent to the mouth of the river itself. It’s a great place to take a short halt on the journey to have lunch on the beach, or on the fresh cut grass of the strip itself, giving yourselves time to stretch those legs before continuing on your trip. Just make sure to clean up the area after your lunch. Remember, always leave a place better than you found it!

Be warned, though. This small grass strip is only about 1,200’ long. You’re going to want to fly something appropriate! But who are we to deny any attempts at landing here in something larger? You can certainly try…

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!

Criteria

Depart from NZTL, fly to and land at NZQE (98 NM).
Date Departure Arrival Pilot Aircraft Landing rate Distance Flight time
23NOV24 2133Z NZTL NZQE Scotty Clifford Cessna Caravan (C208) -167 ft/m 133 nm 00:52 View
11OCT24 1641Z NZTL NZQE Kingsman9965 Pipistrel Virus (PIVI) -368 ft/m 122 nm 01:06 View
14SEP24 0202Z NZTL NZQE Hudson Garcia Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning 2 (F35) -48 ft/m 99 nm 00:15 View
20AUG24 2004Z NZTL NZQE Unknown Cessna R182 Skylane RG (C82R) -306 ft/m 99 nm 00:41 View
28APR24 0855Z NZTL NZQE Niels1501 Cessna Caravan (C208) -490 ft/m 105 nm 00:37 View
25MAR24 0843Z NZTL NZQE VAF118 Gennaro Cessna T182 Turbo Skylane (C82S) -108 ft/m 119 nm 01:00 View
29FEB24 1440Z NZTL NZQE VAF187 Angelo Airbus Helicopters-Kawasaki H-145 (EC45) -17 ft/m 103 nm 01:02 View
28FEB24 2037Z NZTL NZQE Nexus 15 Cessna Skyhawk (C172) -92 ft/m 99 nm 00:59 View
05FEB24 1838Z NZTL NZQE VAF125 Antonino Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) -494 ft/m 101 nm 00:33 View
04FEB24 0317Z NZTL NZQE Mark Gee Cessna Caravan (C208) -225 ft/m 100 nm 00:47 View
31JAN24 1436Z NZTL NZQE VAF276 Giulio Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) -221 ft/m 118 nm 00:33 View
30JAN24 0956Z NZTL NZQE VAF121 Marco Airbus Helicopters-Kawasaki H-145 (EC45) -5 ft/m 101 nm 00:48 View
29JAN24 0526Z NZTL NZQE Hot_Pants On-Fire Cessna Caravan (C208) -195 ft/m 118 nm 00:53 View
28JAN24 2058Z NZTL NZQE Brent Smith Pilatus PC-6 Porter (PC6P) -449 ft/m 123 nm 00:51 View
24JAN24 0817Z NZTL NZQE Alister Curnow Pilatus PC-6 Porter (PC6P) -175 ft/m 103 nm 00:47 View
18JAN24 2236Z NZTL NZQE Shawn Pilatus PC-12 (PC12) -166 ft/m 106 nm 00:30 View
07JAN24 0753Z NZTL NZQE Fly By Mike Cub Crafters CC-19 XCub/NXCub (CC19) -323 ft/m 99 nm 00:52 View
01JAN24 0057Z NZTL NZQE Rp Aveko VL-3 (VL3) -892 ft/m 124 nm 00:32 View
31DEC23 0602Z NZTL NZQE Aaron Priest Cirrus SR-22 (SR22) -466 ft/m 103 nm 00:42 View
31DEC23 0554Z NZTL NZQE AceofSpades1086 Bede BD-5J Micro (BD5J) -91 ft/m 107 nm 00:32 View