This is part 2 of my day with Barrier Air on 4 March 2019, flying this time on the return flight GB616 from Kaitaia to Auckland. While the weather wasn't brilliant I still saw enough on my two flights to know Barrier Air flies over some magnificent countryside and coastline.
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| My seat up the front with Alex Griffin, the pilot for the day |
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| Wonder what they use for their flight training? |
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| When Kaitaia had a cross runway |
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| Rolling runway 30 Kaitaia |
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| Kaitaia tarmac |
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| Whangatane Spillway |
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| Awanui River |
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| Looking back over the airport |
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| The southern end of 90 Mile Beach and Ahipara Bay |
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| Kaitaia |
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| There was much more cloud cover on the return flight so a look at the nav systems |
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| A glimpse of the southern end of Kaipara Harbour |
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| and the cloud clearing over the coast |
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| A glimpse of the Kaipara Harbour below |
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| Lake Kereta |
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| The rugged coastline heading towards the Manukau Heads |
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| Muriwai |
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| Bethell's Beach |
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| Piha |
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| Manakau Heads and the bar |
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| Turning on the ILS for 05 |
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| Big Bay |
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| Barrier 616, Traffic departs ahead, cleared to land 05 |
A big thanks to Barrier Air for the opportunity to fly with them to Kaitaia
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