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
31MAR25 1016Z NZMF T004 Oz Flyer/Nexus27 Boeing CH-47 Chinook (H47) -52 ft/m 11 nm 00:06 View
08MAR25 0334Z NZMF T004 Hudson Garcia Airbus Helicopters H-225 (EC25) -99 ft/m 12 nm 00:08 View
04MAR25 2343Z NZMF T004 VAF155 Alberto Cessna 152 (C152) -348 ft/m 14 nm 00:08 View
03MAR25 0219Z NZMF T004 Cyulator PZL-Okecie Wilga 35/80 (PZ04) -122 ft/m 11 nm 00:05 View
26FEB25 1750Z NZMF T004 Megaxenon De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter (DHC6) -296 ft/m 12 nm 00:05 View
25FEB25 2128Z NZMF T004 BJ VanFossen Quest Kodiak (KODI) -223 ft/m 17 nm 00:08 View
04FEB25 1718Z NZMF T004 Pilote45160 Cub Crafters CC-19 XCub/NXCub (CC19) -86 ft/m 41 nm 00:34 View
02FEB25 0821Z NZMF T004 Nexus 19 Cessna Skyhawk (C172) -1033 ft/m 34 nm 00:20 View
17JAN25 0934Z NZMF T004 Unknown Cessna 400 (COL4) -618 ft/m 13 nm 00:06 View
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
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