First trip to Queenstown - Dougie gets spoiled

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17-10-2012, 04:46 PM
Dougie

First trip to Queenstown - Dougie gets spoiled

September this year I decided it was about time I visited a friend of mine who lives in Queenstown and works at the airport. He has visited me here in Wellington a couple of times and sent me the odd little bottle of whisky for various celebratory reasons so I reckoned it was my turn to visit.

Being a man of similar interests to me, he decided that the content of the trip would be a surprise. So I hopped on my Jetstar flight to Qtown with no idea of the days to come!

The weather was amazing. I really enjoyed the approach path - how cool, a figure eight essentially. I got the tour of the flat and then we went for a walk. Of course I didn't have a boom stick because near a dozen goats teased me on the ledge above our chosen track. We heard the screams of passengers on the Shotover jet boat and I sort of thought in the back of my mind that I would enjoy something like that.

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More walkies and lunch on the waterfront, then sure enough first surprise was the K2 jet boat experience. A whole hour of hooning around. After ten minutes I thought I could totally pilot this but unfortunately I was just a passenger ;)

Surprise dinner date and catching up with other airport workers that night. a great sleep and then the next day, the biggest surprise - a flight over to Milford Sound!!! We were off to pick up four passengers so it was just me and the pilot doing some sweet wing overs and close mountain flying. I really really really enjoyed this flight. The dude was impressed with my flying and so was I to be honest. It'd been a couple of years since I was behind the controls and everything just came back to me like it was yesterday!!

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What a way to spend a few days. Nothing shot but plenty eaten, loads of amazing scenery and some good clean fresh air (it really reminded me of Canada, cold dry air!! Hurrah!). I can't wait to get back down there again and maybe land me some Tahr.

:) I'm lucky to have some amazing friends!!!

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17-10-2012, 05:16 PM
Rushy

It certainly is a great part of the world down there Dougie. Colour me jealous.
17-10-2012, 05:44 PM
gadgetman

Jealous much! Only flying I've done is a PC flight simulator and the friendship flight sim at Chch airport (and I landed it). Found Queenstown itself too touristy for my liking, but loved everything around it.
17-10-2012, 05:47 PM
Konev

29 approaches are always fun, always gets the nervous flyers shitting themselves :D
17-10-2012, 05:49 PM
Dougie

Yeah the trip back was a little more tame ;) Really fun stuff though!!! What good buggers down south!
17-10-2012, 06:43 PM
baldbob

Hows ur BF deal with all these boys you hang out with???
17-10-2012, 07:30 PM
Dougie

Quote:

Originally Posted by baldbob

Hows ur BF deal with all these boys you hang out with???

He's fine :) I usually don't get on smashingly with girls, I don't tend to 'fit the mold' funnily enough! So most of my mates are male.
17-10-2012, 07:32 PM
veitnamcam

Cool
17-10-2012, 09:57 PM
baldbob

Fit the mold.... Lol I like that... So ya just mold on in to a forum full ov old perves hahahhaha
17-10-2012, 10:07 PM
Dougie

Baldbob, how does your boyfriend deal with all these boys you hang out with?
17-10-2012, 10:11 PM
R93

First trip to Queenstown - Dougie gets spoiled

Quote:

Originally Posted by Konev

29 approaches are always fun, always gets the nervous flyers shitting themselves :D

Prabably landed at Frankton more times than any other airport. Planks get hammered on a 29 approach if it is up there wind wise. I normally decend of the crown range car park if it is bad. Get a lot of funny looks from loopys.
Been held there in a hover by the tower once to watch a 737 decend for 29 below me over bungy bridge. Even that was bouncing around.

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17-10-2012, 10:18 PM
Neckshot

Your pilot mate must be a midget dougie!:D
17-10-2012, 10:20 PM
Neckshot

im short so your gonna take the piss i know it.
17-10-2012, 10:21 PM
baldbob

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dougie

Baldbob, how does your boyfriend deal with all these boys you hang out with?

I dunno ill pull him out my undies and ask him, one minute............................................ ................................................. Meh hes fine!!!!!!!!!!!!
17-10-2012, 10:27 PM
Dougie

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neckshot

Your pilot mate must be a midget dougie!:D

Yeah he's short but well groomed as you can see!! Puts me to shame!
17-10-2012, 10:28 PM
R93

First trip to Queenstown - Dougie gets spoiled

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dougie

Baldbob, how does your boyfriend deal with all these boys you hang out with?

He builds guns so Bob is very cautious

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17-10-2012, 10:40 PM
veitnamcam

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dougie

Baldbob, how does your boyfriend deal with all these boys you hang out with?

:D:D:D:D

Dougies best one liner:thumbsup:

In light of the help he is giving you I recon you should help him out and start a "find bob a decent woman" thread:D
17-10-2012, 10:58 PM
baldbob

Quote:

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

:D:D:D:D

Dougies best one liner:thumbsup:

In light of the help he is giving you I recon you should help him out and start a "find bob a decent woman" thread:D

Im txtn up sum fox I met in chch at calender gurls last nyt... Lol ,JJ haha...
I met her at a nice bar.. Bobs in :)
17-10-2012, 11:02 PM
R93

First trip to Queenstown - Dougie gets spoiled

Quote:

Originally Posted by baldbob

Im txtn up sum fox I met in chch at calender gurls last nyt... Lol ,JJ haha...
I met her at a nice bar.. Bobs in :)

Have you bothered to check under its skirt???
You know the deal. I get a trial run before you if she is hot and packageless

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18-10-2012, 12:13 AM
GravelBen

Looks like you had a sweet trip, welcome to the south!
18-10-2012, 11:28 AM
leathel

great trip, some cool pics to :) Great part of the country for sure :D
18-10-2012, 06:25 PM
faregame

plenty of goats up Gorge road (like in town) - they enjoy life their mostly

QT approach/departure over roaring meg, Bungy Bridge (light aircraft) etc in weather is quite something - a couple of Wanaka's ago had snow coming past the plane and mountains disappearing into the cloud - not overly fun - was good on way down, but crap on way home (Whangarei)

Jetboating, try smaller boats - much more fun and excitement - mates boats are quite something compared to those buses -
first trip with me they jumped a tree blocking the creek (don't ever say your kidding to them)
18-10-2012, 06:38 PM
scottrods

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dougie

Yeah he's short but well groomed as you can see!!

Same as baldbob's boyfriend then.
18-10-2012, 07:01 PM
veitnamcam

Quote:

Originally Posted by scottrods

Same as baldbob's boyfriend then.

:D:D:D
27-10-2012, 09:06 AM
savagehunter

Re: First trip to Queenstown - Dougie gets spoiled

Quote:

Originally Posted by R93

Have you bothered to check under its skirt???
You know the deal. I get a trial run before you if she is hot and packageless

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gold!!!!

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