This is Part 2 of my coverage of Barrier Air's inaugural service between Auckland and Whitianga. This focuses on the first outbound flight, GB 402 to Auckland
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| Barrier Air's latest Cessna 208 Grand Caravan, ZK-SDE at Whitianga on 16 December 2021 |
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| The check in at Whitianga... |
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| The whole day I found Barrier Air's staff so happy and obliging... they clearly have a good team spirit. |
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| Pilot for the inaugural services and Barrier Air's CEO Grant Bacon... Grant told me, "I actually shed a tear when the aircraft landed and went through the water salute. It has just been such a tough year I didn’t know if it would actually happen." Despite the challenges of 2021 Barrier Air has broken through the barriers! |
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| Auckland staff supervising and showing the new Whitianga staff the ropes. |
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| The GPS showing the standard instrument departure |
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| Lining up Runway 22 at Whitianga |
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| A skiff of rain on departure as we climb out of Whitianga towards Mercury Bay |
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| Whitianga Airport |
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| Cooks Beach |
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| Light and dark in the very atmospheric weather |
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| Mahurangi Island and Hahei Beach |
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| Looking over Opiti Bay on the left |
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| Matarangi Beach |
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| Our GPS track to Auckland via Hook until we were given clearance t track direct |
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| Ponui Island with Waiheke Island in the background |
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| Waiheke Channel between Ponui and Waiheke Islands |
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| Ponui Island w ith the Ruthe Channel and Rotoroa Island above |
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| Coming up on Auckland looking over Howick |
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| Ardmore airport out to the left |
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| On the ILS for 23 |
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| Runway 23 in a shower of rain |
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| Puhinui Interchange - forget light rail to the airport - heavy rail from here! |
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| The camera wanted to focus on the rain on the window |
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| Another Barrier Air Cessna Caravan comes out to watch the arrival of the first flight from Whitianga |
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| Barrier Air announce the arrival flight GB402, the first flight from Whitianga |
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| ZK-SDE enjoying the sun before flying to Hawera and then doing the afternoon flight to Whitianga |
Congratulations to Grant and the Barrier Air team
A big thanks to Daryl and all the ground staff
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