01-26-2013, 03:50 PM
Day 2 started early with a flight from Cape Foulwind to Nelson Lakes (NZLE)
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I tried to avoid blowing the gliders away on the approach!
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After a quick breakfast we continued to Kaikoura (NZKI) on the east coast to drop off one of the location scouts.
![[Image: 2013-1-13_19-39-28-171-L.jpg]](http://vespasia.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Flightsim/NZ-helitour/i-WSnH3R2/0/L/2013-1-13_19-39-28-171-L.jpg)
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Soon we were on our way again, to Wigram, home of the RNZAF museum in Christchurch.
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After a tour of the museum, we set off on our final leg for the day to Hokitka, back through the mountains on the west coast.
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Day 3 to follow soon!
Steve
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![[Image: 2013-1-8_17-13-50-85-L.jpg]](http://vespasia.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Flightsim/NZ-helitour/i-rxRbpdD/0/L/2013-1-8_17-13-50-85-L.jpg)
I tried to avoid blowing the gliders away on the approach!
![[Image: 2013-1-8_17-15-27-949-L.jpg]](http://vespasia.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Flightsim/NZ-helitour/i-CqxgQ24/0/L/2013-1-8_17-15-27-949-L.jpg)
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After a quick breakfast we continued to Kaikoura (NZKI) on the east coast to drop off one of the location scouts.
![[Image: 2013-1-13_19-39-28-171-L.jpg]](http://vespasia.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Flightsim/NZ-helitour/i-WSnH3R2/0/L/2013-1-13_19-39-28-171-L.jpg)
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Soon we were on our way again, to Wigram, home of the RNZAF museum in Christchurch.
![[Image: 2013-1-21_22-10-44-715-L.jpg]](http://vespasia.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Flightsim/NZ-helitour/i-g977Nzb/0/L/2013-1-21_22-10-44-715-L.jpg)
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After a tour of the museum, we set off on our final leg for the day to Hokitka, back through the mountains on the west coast.
![[Image: 2013-1-22_20-22-20-713-L.jpg]](http://vespasia.smugmug.com/Hobbies/Flightsim/NZ-helitour/i-p5R8h4z/0/L/2013-1-22_20-22-20-713-L.jpg)
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Day 3 to follow soon!
Steve
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