Single achievement

The Lodge Awaits

Official achievement authored by Clorix.

You’ve gathered your friends, you’ve had lunch, you’ve visited some untouched wilderness, and you’ve made your final preparations. It’s time now to make your final leg of the adventure. Well, at least to get there. You’re on your own making your way back!

This is the shortest leg of the trip at just about 10 nautical miles from Milford Sound Airport to Quintin Lodge Airstrip, but by no means will it be the easiest. In fact, it’s likely to be the most treacherous of them all.

You’ll be traveling along the Arthur River within a very narrow valley with mountain peaks upwards of 6,500 feet (1981m) surrounding you. There is zero room for error.

Just maneuvering your way into the valley may prove to be challenging enough. But then you have to find and land at the Quintin Lodge airstrip 10 miles into the twisting valley with no easy way out.

Ultimately, your choice of aircraft is completely up to you. So, how do you want to do this?

With that said, if you make it safely into Quintin Lodge, then you will be handsomely rewarded with spectacular views of the surrounding rainforest and nearby waterfalls, including Sutherland Falls, a 1,904-foot (580-meter) waterfall that was once believed to be New Zealand’s tallest.

Oh, and you’ll be able to enjoy a well-deserved vacation with your friends. That was the whole point of the trip in the first place, right? It’s been a while since you’ve had such a relaxing time.

Have fun!

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 NZMF, fly to and land at T004 (11 NM).
Date Departure Arrival Pilot Aircraft Landing rate Distance Flight time
28NOV24 2038Z NZMF T004 Scotty Clifford Airbus Helicopters H-135 (EC35) -22 ft/m 11 nm 00:07 View
12OCT24 0406Z NZMF T004 Bat24SS Bell-Boeing *V-22 Osprey (V22) -222 ft/m 15 nm 00:10 View
21AUG24 0752Z NZMF T004 Roger Abram Cessna R182 Skylane RG (C82R) -318 ft/m 14 nm 00:07 View
21JUL24 2324Z NZMF T004 Unknown Boeing-Stearman PT-17 Kaydet (ST75) -727 ft/m 20 nm 00:18 View
15JUN24 1313Z NZMF T004 Krupke77 Tiger Moth ZKBRC 0110100 -105 ft/m 15 nm 00:14 View
28APR24 1016Z NZMF T004 Niels1501 Cessna Caravan (C208) -376 ft/m 10 nm 00:04 View
31MAR24 1853Z NZMF T004 Christof855 Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) -493 ft/m 149 nm 00:41 View
31MAR24 1853Z NZMF T004 Azghaaar Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) -646 ft/m 148 nm 00:40 View
31MAR24 1853Z NZMF T004 BenMills Grumman Hellcat (HCAT) -212 ft/m 158 nm 00:40 View
31MAR24 1852Z NZMF T004 SenjiNoum Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) -214 ft/m 144 nm 00:39 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
06FEB24 1235Z NZMF T004 VAF125 Antonino Airbus Helicopters-Kawasaki H-145 (EC45) -75 ft/m 14 nm 00:16 View
04FEB24 0347Z NZMF T004 Mark Gee Cessna Caravan (C208) -275 ft/m 12 nm 00:05 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