Friday Photo: Mt. Cook in New Zealand

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The view: Mt. Cook in the Southern Alps of New Zealand, the highest mountain in New Zealand at 12,218 ft.

The pilot: Gil Powers

The airplane: 180hp Cessna 172

The mission: Mountain flight training with the good folks of Fly-inn at the Geordie Hill Sheep Station

The memory: Mt. Cook is one of the most beautiful places on earth and a must-fly place for every pilot. What an adventure flying through the valleys of this mesmerizing scenery of glades, glaciers, fjords, off shore islands and mountains. Combine beautiful scenery and wonderfully warm, friendly, people and you have my most memorable flight experience in 39 years.

Editor’s note: This is the latest installment in our weekly series called simply the “Friday Photo.” Each week we’ll share a great photo taken from the cockpit – one that shares the joy, beauty or fun of flying. If you’d like to join in, send your photo and description (using the format below) to: [email protected]

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Gil Powers

Gil is a lifelong resident of Johnson County, Missouri, where he was the last person in the county to graduate from a one room country school. He spent 25 years serving in an Army National Guard Aviation Battalion, 16 years as the County Election Authority and 40 years as a business owner.
Gil is an instrument pilot with over 3,000 hours. For fun he flies an Acrosport Starduster ll, for travel it was a Mooney, Cessnas, Bonanzas and now a Cirrus.Gil and his pilot wife Jane use planes for travel and to fill in their bucket list of adventures.

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• Friday Photo: Mt. Cook in New Zealand - July 8, 2016