Flying in New Zealand hits differently

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carbide2_@reddit

Nice! Looks like GUO - or GOD? I've only been in UO before of those two (I assume this is Omarama haha).

Who were you flying with, if you're comfortable sharing?

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ItsColdInHere@reddit

Is GUO a Duo (Discus)?

We have a Duo Discus with registration DUO in Canada

(GOD is even more impressive though)

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Both GUO and GOD are Duo Discuses (Disci?). NZ registrations are ZK-xxx, but all gliders are ZK-Gxx. GUO's paint actually looks like its registration is DUO haha (if you look on omarama.com you can find a photo of it).

Are Canadian registrations 4 letters?

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ItsColdInHere@reddit

Canadian regs are 5 letters: C-Fxxx or C-Gxxx. (Or the dash may be moved, such as CF-xxx.) Unfortunately, C-Gxxx isn't reserved for gliders.

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Am34d43@reddit (OP)

It’s GUO and you’re right this is omarama! I’m front seat and the guy who took the photo is called Fraser, this is an older photo and I haven’t been back to NZ in a minute so I’m not sure how much he flies anymore

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ShuttleTwoGolf@reddit

That’s not flying, it’s falling with style.

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flywithstephen@reddit

The one phrase that will annoy every glider pilot

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ItsColdInHere@reddit

Ha, I kind of love it

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Swiper_The_Sniper@reddit

Even though I'm stuck with flight training on the North Island, NZ is still such a beautiful country to fly in. 0 regrets with choosing this place for my training (even though weather cancellations ruin me 50% of time).

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mikrowiesel@reddit

Laughs in Alps

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Avia_NZ@reddit

These are literally called The Southern Alps

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mikrowiesel@reddit

So your point is they're named after the Alps because they are so unique?

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Hemmschwelle@reddit

That brown layer near the horizon may be pollution trapped by an inversion, and I think OP is flying glider in mountain wave. Sans inversion, the air in NZ can be remarkably and startlingly clear (the 'roaring 40s' mostly blow over ocean at that latitude).

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