South Island New Zealand backcountry flying

The Southern Alps of New Zealand offer some of the most spectacular flying around. It’s particularly well suited to taildragger aircraft, and the Bearhawk.

Jonathan Battson and I spent 3 days in his Bearhawk exploring the mountains, valleys, and rivers and coastlines. We landed on many of the airstrips and gravel bars, and met many of the local pilots in the area.

Music credit to BenSound.

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