• Please see the most recent updates in the "Where did the .com name go?" thread. Posts number 16 and 17.

    Post 16 Update

    Post 17 Warning old domain name stealing credentials

  • Special Server Maintenance

    Just when you think you have everything running some what better...

    You get a message from the Hosting company. Short story they need to move us to a new server. I have been working with them to plan a good date for all concerned. Here is what we have come up with as a schedule.

    1. November 4th 17:00 -5UTC shut off the forums and start backup proceedures. During this time there will be no access to the forums or the Resource Section.
    2. November 5th Continue with Backups and download same until complete.
    3. November 6th 7:00 turn over server to hosting company to move system to new server
    4. November 7th - 8th restore backups and upgrade forum software.

    If all goes well we should be back online on November 8th.

    To keep you updated we will post updates on AVSIM forums.

    Thank you for your support.

New Zeland Airport

Mario, it could be anywhere in the North Island of New Zealand. It's not an airport but is a farm airstrip that is used by top dressing planes to spread fertilizer around the farm and neighbouring farms as well. Some farms have their own airstrip for that purpose and are not usually on maps and don't have a code. Most airstrips usually are like that in the youtube vid with a steep angle so that the aircraft can slow down on the landing roll on the way up hill to the loader at the top and to gain acceleration on take off down hill from the top after loading.
 
Zk-ltw

It looks to me to be somewhere around either the Wanganui area or perhaps further North East towards Taupo/Rotorua area, or even the King Country, North of Wanganui.

The clues are it is hilly, & there are areas of planted pines. Its very hilly above Wanganui, & there is a lot of forestation over by Taupo & Rotorua.
If I had to take a pick I would say Wanganui region.

The aircraft is a Pacific Aerospace Cresco 08-600 and it is registered to Ravensdown Aerowork Ltd, based in Wanganui.

T43
 
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