Quarantine Freedom Flight NZCH to NZWN
Channel: Father Dane
Date: 01/08/2021

@Melissa Holibaugh asked to see us land at Wellington in New Zealand. Melissa explained that she is studying for her Private and Remote Pilot's licence and wanted to see how we handle the often tricky wind conditions in Wellington. Since we use Active Sky to generate real live weather conditions and it is currently Winter in New Zealand, the flight should be interesting. Melissa did not specify a departure airport so we picked Christchurch. We picked a direct flight made by JetStar to follow: JetStar Flight JQ 286 (JST286). We also used some spectacular scenery created by Godzone VF for Christchurch and Wellington Airports. Despite the high detail, the framerate was really good. The video is 1 bag of popcorn plus 10 minutes long; 1080p HD and is free to download and use with no attribution necessary. Enjoy!
Quick Chapter Points:
00:06:26 Pre-Flight Preparation
00:14:39 Preparing Navigraph Charts
00:17:54 Preparing the Cockpit at Stand 22
00:21:37 Programming the FMC/CDU
00:30:55 Pushback and Starting the Engines
00:39:54 Take-off Without Clearance Runway 02
00:45:33 Time for Champagne and to go Supersonic
00:46:32 Descent and Approach
00:59:16 Cleared to Land Runway 34
01:00:02 "I Have Control" - Manual Landing
01:06:51 Shutdown at Stand 22
NEXT FLIGHT: Bob Roberts would love to see a flight from Fort McMurray Alberta (CYMM) to Edmonton International (CYEG)