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takeoff | Flat grass area looking East North and west . Kea flying... Very easy and clean. might be a bit wet in the morning. |
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landing | 1- Car park of Franz Joseph Glacier or the flat land of the large river in the Franz valley. 2- If south or western wind, fly west and land on a grass paddock north of alex knob, 1000m down, not so far from the road. |
weather | beware of the catabatic wind (down the glacier). |
rules | This site is in a mandatory broadcast zone. This means you have to have and use and airband radio on freq 118.6 MHz to broadcast your position and altitude before launch and every 15 mins during the flight. It is a very busy airspace so it is not only illegal but dangerous to fly here umless you follow these rules. |
access | Go to the top of Alex Knob (see NZ DoC information, it's very well indicated) 1000m of going up hill. |
comments | WARNING: Franz Joseph is THE BUSIEST Heliport in the southern hemisphere. DO NOT FLY unless you follow the rules below. Fly above the glacier if there is no wind but beware of the catabatic wind (down the glacier). Best is to climb in the afternoon, try to fly in the evening after the helicopters have finished or camp overnight up there and take off in the morning. You must have an airband radio on the helicopter frequency. |
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