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Video: Coolest Instrument Approach Ever!

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Key Takeaways:

  • New Zealand is regarded as one of the most beautiful places in the world for flying.
  • Even typically mundane instrument approaches in New Zealand are described as spectacularly beautiful, contrasting with those elsewhere.
  • The article highlights a captivating video of a now-disused RNP-AR approach to Queenstown's Runway 05 as an example of this unique scenic beauty.
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Every pilot knows (or should know) that New Zealand is one of the most, if not the most, beautiful places to fly on the planet.

But is it really fair that even their instrument approaches, which in our neck of the woods are typically grey and dismal affairs, should be spectacularly beautiful as well?

Isabel Goyer

A commercial pilot, Isabel Goyer has been flying for more than 40 years, with hundreds of different aircraft in her logbook and thousands of hours. An award-winning aviation writer, photographer and editor, Ms. Goyer led teams at Sport Pilot, Air Progress and Flying before coming to Plane & Pilot in 2015.

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