CVA Flight Number 6645

Aharon · Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 6:43 pm

Shalom and greetings all my pals,

Yikes yikes yikes I have 9,000 screenshots from old laptop that I need to editi and post!!!

Here is a nice simple short Inter-New Zealand hop flight from NZCH Christchurch International Airport located in the suburb of Harewood12 kilometres to the northwest of the city centre of Christchurch, New Zealand to NZAA Auckland Airport formerly Auckland International Airport and also known locally as Mangere Airport located in in the suburb of Mangere 13 miles south of the city centre of Auckland.

Being pushed back from gate

Starting engines and waiting for the airport tower controllers' clearance to taxi to short of runway 20

Taxiing to short of runway 20

Entering into runway 20 for take off via GLEEN departure

Airborne on climb to FL350 with background view of Prebbleton suburb or area making left 180 degree turn toward GLEEN.

Still in middle of left 180 degree turn during climb to FL350

In middle of continuing the turn with background view of Godley Beach Park at the tip of the stripe. If you can see almost enclosed harbour below the second engine from left of the plane, that is Lyttelton Harbor and its town of Lyttelton which is famous destination for cruise liners and is the South Island's principal goods transport terminal, handling 34% of exports and 61% of imports by value.

Glorious engine view of city of Christchurch

Magnificent view of city of Christchurch. You can see Avon River that flows through the city into Christchurch Harbor (visible on left side of screenshot) into Pacific Ocean

Still climbing to FL350 now at FL200

Interceting GLEEN at FL350 with background view of Hurunui river and heading to OR

Nice wing view of Nelson Lakes National Park and Victoria Forest Park

Cruising at FL350

Cruising above Mount Richard Forest Park

Crossing Tasman Sea from South Island to North Island

If you look at the huge bay just above the fourth engine, that is city of Wellington and its bay and water body along the shore just below the wing is called South Taranaki Bight

Nice view of 8,261 foot high Mount Taranaki

Nice view of 9, 177 foot high Mount Ruapehu

Intercepting OR and turning left to head to NZAA via POKOM

On descent from FL350 to 10,000 ft on way to NZAA runway 23L

Passing through clouds on descent from 10,000 ft to 5,000 ft

Now under clouds at 5,000 ft on way to NZAA runway 23L

Final manuevering adjustments on way to runway to avoid birds

Moments from touchdown

TOUCHDOWN!!!

Exiting from runway 23L to cross inactive runway 5L via taxiway A9 toward gates

Arrived at gate to unload while New Zealand airline 744 is ready for pushback for non stop long haul flight to KLAX

Thank you for viewing. Stay tuned for next exciting flight.

Regards,

Aharon

Rob Vanderkam · Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2012 12:24 pm

Aharon wrote:

Shalom and greetings all my pals,

Yikes yikes yikes I have 9,000 screenshots from old laptop that I need to editi and post!!!
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Aharon

Yikes is right!

Aharon · Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2012 2:11 pm

Rob,

Wanna edit 9,000 screenshots for me??:):):):)

Aharon

Rob Vanderkam · Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 2:07 am

Gasp! You don't edit them, do you?! I thought we were seeing the same thing you did on your screen? Those lovely, lovely engines on the 747 are superb. Don't tell me you pasted them in!

Seriously, you say you don't have scenery, but your paints and a/c models are just awesome.

CVA Flight Number 6645

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