TH New Zealand Tour

[Gatwicksteve]

Happy New Year to all at Tradewind!

I've started another themed trip, a little shorter this time, and using almost exclusively the Tradewind Helicopters Bell 412EP.

The premise is that TH have been hired by a certain well-known film director (Did I mention that "The Hobbit" has just been released?) to scout locations on NZ's South Island for his upcoming film project. It's a perfect excuse to go low and slow through ORBX's great NZ scenery

The passengers were flown in to a small strip in Marlborough Sound from Wellington in a chartered B222...










...where they were met by our own 412 for the onward trip to the first location, the Farewell Spit lighthouse, which has a small airstrip right next to it.













After an overnight stop (with BBQ so the crew could get acquainted ;) ) we set off early for a run through the Tasman Mountains and down the coast to Cape Foulwind (delightfully named!).













Part 2 to follow soon!

Steve

[CBreuer]

Happy New Year to you also, Steve!

And another nice report with very nice pictures and a breathtaking scenery. Wonderful.

The Bell 222 is a nice looking helicopter, but the only thing that prevents me from getting one for me (flight simming wise) is the panel design. I simply don't like it.
I would opt for an EC135 or EC155, which are my favorite choppers, but unfortunately there seems no good EC155 available for FSX/FS9.

Looking forward to the continuing of the journey.

[TCA2050]

Happy New Year Steve!

Great scenery, Love it !