[AlaskaRC] Fwd: Landing in New Zealand
Sound Fun Charters
roger at soundfuncharters.com
Mon Mar 30 15:55:26 AKDT 2015
Pretty awesome!
Sound Fun Charters of Whittier Alaska
> On Mar 30, 2015, at 2:49 PM, Douglas Leamon via AlaskaRC <alaskarc at lists.alaskarc.org> wrote:
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> The approach to Queenstown is a good example of a RNP AR instrument approach procedure. Welcome to Next Gen.
> Doug l.
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> Sent from my iPad
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> On Mar 30, 2015, at 12:39 PM, Robert Edison via AlaskaRC <alaskarc at lists.alaskarc.org> wrote:
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>>> Very cool, Steve!
>> I am fortunate to have a Summer job where I fly around in this kind of scenery most
>> every day. If you get your butt back up here for an Alaska visit, I'll comp a tour
>> of Mount McKinley for you.
>> http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g143022-d2187528-Reviews-Denali_Air-Denali_National_Park_and_Preserve_Alaska.html
>> Bob
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>>> May have been around before.
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>>> The cloud is no big deal for an IFR approach, it's the obstacles they're flying
>>> around you can't see...
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>>> Known as the land of the long white cloud, if you fly into New Zealand you could
>>> well encounter this scenario. Hold on to your seat. This is spectacular. I often
>>> have wondered why the airline industry doesn't have a live video feed from the
>>> aircraft's nose streamed into the cabin in order to amuse and bedazzle their weary
>>> travelers. This is the descent into Queenstown, New Zealand. Notice the mountain
>>> range he is flying toward.
>>>
>>> It must take great faith in your instruments to pilot an approach like this, but
>>> the rush must be amazing.
>>>
>>> Cockpit view Landing through thick cloud
>>> <http://www.chonday.com/Videos/pilotnewzdalnd1>
>>>
>>> (Please open to Full Screen and turn on the speakers)
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