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
02APR25 2354Z NZTL NZQE Kawfee Pilatus PC-12 (PC12) -551 ft/m 116 nm 00:35 View
02APR25 2227Z NZTL NZQE Jerry Ryen Piaggio P.180 Avanti (P180) -680 ft/m 105 nm 00:23 View
02APR25 2038Z NZTL NZQE Toxrace Pilatus PC-12 (PC12) -252 ft/m 14167 nm 00:38 View
02APR25 1051Z NZTL NZQE Ernest Maillet Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) -313 ft/m 99 nm 00:40 View
02APR25 0746Z NZTL NZQE Phil Aldok Quest Kodiak (KODI) -209 ft/m 138 nm 00:55 View
02APR25 0714Z NZTL NZQE DanBoisBack Cessna Caravan (C208) -188 ft/m 103 nm 00:41 View
31MAR25 0926Z NZTL NZQE Oz Flyer/Nexus27 Boeing CH-47 Chinook (H47) -88 ft/m 98 nm 00:45 View
22MAR25 2334Z NZTL NZQE Krupke77 Cessna Skylane (C182) -171 ft/m 119 nm 01:02 View
04MAR25 2248Z NZTL NZQE VAF155 Alberto Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) -481 ft/m 116 nm 00:35 View
01FEB25 0621Z NZTL NZQE Nexus 19 Cessna Skyhawk (C172) -213 ft/m 104 nm 01:04 View
17JAN25 1103Z NZTL NZQE Artem Cessna 400 (COL4) -153 ft/m 106 nm 00:40 View
16DEC24 1342Z NZTL NZQE antarctica6411 Cub Crafters CC-19 XCub/NXCub (CC19) -106 ft/m 107 nm 01:02 View
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
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