...that's how Andrew, Mike's next pilot described his potential landing in the grass field.. surprisingly Mike still hopped into the front seat as you can see. To set the scene, we'd just arrived at Wayne and Pams house in Queenstown, (who we travelled with in India) when straight away came the offer of a Queenstown adrenaline experience not available in the guide books.
Their slightly eccentric friend, Andrew, needed to collect his handbuilt plane from Queenstown airport after it had been in the workshop for 5 years and there was a spare seat.
First stop though was the landing field to round up the sheep in the subaru, so the 'runway' could be seen. Then off to Queenstown Internation Airport.. take off preparations didn't take long... emergency exits were, well, pretty pointless without a parachute and there would be no trolley service. Wayne and I dashed back to the field to make sure it was still sheep free (it wasn't, so another quick spin around in the car) and moments later were witness to a pretty perfect looking landing and a just slightly shaken looking Mike. Only in NZ...
A special thanks to Wayne and Pam for their fantastic hospitality whilst we were in Queenstown.. we really appreciated it and hope we can do the same when you're in the UK next...
