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taken just before i jumped in and got myself seated and organised, about 8:45am
I took this after lining up on grass 02, and waiting for takeoff clearance. There was a short delay because of wake turbulence from a departing 737 on the parallel sealed runway. Those white marker boards on either side is the runways width, and the white ones at the end is it's length (500 metres or so)
Lake Ellesmere off the wing tip. Currently 1500 feet tracking southwest
Rakia river above the right wing as well as the Canterbury plains, still tracking SW following the coastline, making my way up to 4500 feet, just as the sun finally comes out
On the ground at Timaru, after visiting the mens room at Timaru's aero club. After having something to eat and drink i fuelled the beast back up, at that green pump in the photo, then i was back on my way.
Passing over Timaru township, as you can see on the map it's some distance south of the airfield. Tracking SSW to Waimate airfield 2500 feet
I had some difficulty locating Waimate airfield, it's only a paddock with a windsock, so instead of circling whilst wasting my money finding it, and because there was no dire reason for me landing there, my tanks were full, i was fine, weather was good, aircraft was running nicely, so decided to just track NE back to Christchurch.
seen here climbing up to 8500 feet
Almost at 1500 feet after a long decent, tracking to the rakia river mouth, with Lake elesmere at 12 o clock
Rakia river running parallel to my left wingtip. This was my last photo because; i wasn't to far off controlled airspace, I had to get the ATIS, and i had to get myself and "delta uniform papa" organised for landing.
taken just before i jumped in and got myself seated and organised, about 8:45am
I took this after lining up on grass 02, and waiting for takeoff clearance. There was a short delay because of wake turbulence from a departing 737 on the parallel sealed runway. Those white marker boards on either side is the runways width, and the white ones at the end is it's length (500 metres or so)
Lake Ellesmere off the wing tip. Currently 1500 feet tracking southwest
Rakia river above the right wing as well as the Canterbury plains, still tracking SW following the coastline, making my way up to 4500 feet, just as the sun finally comes out
On the ground at Timaru, after visiting the mens room at Timaru's aero club. After having something to eat and drink i fuelled the beast back up, at that green pump in the photo, then i was back on my way.
Passing over Timaru township, as you can see on the map it's some distance south of the airfield. Tracking SSW to Waimate airfield 2500 feet
I had some difficulty locating Waimate airfield, it's only a paddock with a windsock, so instead of circling whilst wasting my money finding it, and because there was no dire reason for me landing there, my tanks were full, i was fine, weather was good, aircraft was running nicely, so decided to just track NE back to Christchurch.
seen here climbing up to 8500 feet
Almost at 1500 feet after a long decent, tracking to the rakia river mouth, with Lake elesmere at 12 o clock
Rakia river running parallel to my left wingtip. This was my last photo because; i wasn't to far off controlled airspace, I had to get the ATIS, and i had to get myself and "delta uniform papa" organised for landing.
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