This flight begins at Alexandra, New Zealand (NZLX), and concludes at Queens-town, New Zealand (NZQN). The distance is about 120 nm and will take approximately fifty five minutes to complete. You will be placed on the runway at Alexandra, New Zealand in a Piper PA-28.
This flight is a scenic tour of some the hills and valleys of New Zealand and utilizes a single VOR/DME for navigation. This flight will extend your flight skills using OBS.
You may want to download the startup file from our Shared_FSEINDHOVEN drive.
Have a look in the folder: Flight Sim World Flight Files
Departure:
We will depart from runway 32 with an initial heading of 305 degrees with an altitude of 6.500 feet. The airport elevation is 755 ft. After takeoff, make a climbing 500 FPM right turn to 305deg towards your cruise altitude of 6,500ft.
Tune Nav 1 to QN VOR/DME (113.60) (or SH VOR/DME (113.60) and set the OBS to 261deg.
Waypoint reached when the OBS needle centers. Course 305 Distance 10.7 nm.

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Turn right to 350 deg and set the OBS to 222 deg.
Way-point when the OBS needle centers. Course 350; distance 16. nm
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Turn left to 283 deg, head up the valley and set the OBS to 178 deg.
Way-point reached when the OBS needle centers. Course 283; distance 18.8 nm This pic below was from FSchool…one year ago… |
Turn right to 297 deg and set the OBS to 163 deg.
Way-point when the OBS needle centers. Course 297; distance 8.7 nm |
Turn left to 243 deg, head up the valley and set the OBS to 152 deg.
Way-point reached when the OBS needle centers. Course 243; distance 5.5 nm |
Turn right to 263 deg, head towards the slight dip in the mountain in front of you and set the OBS to 144 deg. Way-point reached when the OBS needle centers. Course 263; distance 4.4 nm. |
Turn left to 226 deg, head along the valley in front of you and set the OBS to 141 deg.
Way-point reached when the OBS needle centers. Course 226; distance 1.3 nm |
Turn left to 208 deg, head along the valley in front of you and set the OBS to 133 deg.
Way-point reached when the OBS needle centers. Course 208; distance 4.4 nm |
Turn right to 245 deg, head along the valley in front of you and set the OBS to 123 deg.
Way-point reached when the OBS needle centers. Course 240; distance 6.0 nm |
Turn left to 190 deg, head along the valley in front of you and set the OBS to 115 deg.
Way-point reached when the OBS needle centers. Course 190; distance 4.4 nm. |