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!
Date | Departure | Arrival | Pilot | Aircraft | Landing rate | Distance | Flight time | ||
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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 |