--- Attic/OmLand.xml	2007/09/07 23:03:40	1.31
+++ Attic/OmLand.xml	2007/09/09 00:37:04	1.33
@@ -1,10 +1,55 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!-- $Id: OmLand.xml,v 1.31 2007/09/07 23:03:40 philip Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Id: OmLand.xml,v 1.33 2007/09/09 00:37:04 philip Exp $ -->
 <strips>
-<strip code="L120 SOx 600," comment="Good strip. Sheep grazing. Busy with adventure tourism." elev="1670" gobook="yes" id="120" lat="43:13.500S" lng="171:27.300E" name="Harper River" station="Ryton Station" width="20m"/>
-<strip code="L121 SOx 800," elev="1440" gobook="yes" id="121" lat="43:18.633S" lng="171:16.517E" name="Double Hill" comment="Hangar and windsock halfway along. 800m long, good surface, power lines on north side." width="20m"/>
-<strip code="L122 SOx 400," comment="Recommend not be used. Gliders not welcome during Sep to Nov due to lambing and calving." contact="Peter Todd Hunter" elev="2430" gobook="no" id="122" lat="43:26.100S" lng="171:12.200E" name="Upper Lake Heron" station="Lake Heron Station" width="20m"/>
-<strip code="L123 SOx," comment="Western side on Lake Heron abeam Mt Sugarloaf, parallel with road, oriented north/south, good trailer access through gate to road." elev="2450" gobook="yes" id="123" lat="43:27.883S" lng="171:09.717E" name="Mt Arrowsmith" station="Mt Arrowsmith Station" width="20m"/>
+<strip
+ code="L120 SOx 600,"
+ comment="Good strip. Sheep grazing. Busy with adventure tourism."
+ elev="1670"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="120"
+ lat="43:13.500S"
+ lng="171:27.300E"
+ name="Harper River"
+ station="Ryton Station"
+ width="20m"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L121 SOx 800,"
+ elev="1440"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="121"
+ lat="43:18.633S"
+ lng="171:16.517E"
+ name="Double Hill"
+ comment="Hangar and windsock halfway along. 800m long, good surface, power lines on north side."
+ width="20m"
+ length="800"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L122 SOx 400,"
+ comment="Recommend not be used. Gliders not welcome during Sep to Nov due to lambing and calving."
+ contact="Peter Todd Hunter"
+ elev="2430"
+ gobook="no"
+ id="122"
+ lat="43:26.100S"
+ lng="171:12.200E"
+ name="Upper Lake Heron"
+ station="Lake Heron Station"
+ width="20m"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L123 SOx,"
+ comment="Western side on Lake Heron abeam Mt Sugarloaf, parallel with road, oriented north/south, good trailer access through gate to road."
+ elev="2450"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="123"
+ lat="43:27.883S"
+ lng="171:09.717E"
+ name="Mt Arrowsmith"
+ station="Mt Arrowsmith Station"
+ width="20m"
+/>
 <strip code="L130 SOx 400," elev="1463" gobook="yes" id="130" lat="43:18.856S" lng="171:22.680E" name="Glenariff hatchery" comment="Two vectors, had sheep on it." width="20m"/>
 <strip code="L135 SOx 400," elev="1340" gobook="yes" id="135" lat="43:22.907S" lng="171:29.520E" name="Redcliffs Station" contact="Willie Ensor" station="Redcliffs Station" comment="Land uphill to west. Good length and surface." width="20m"/>
 <strip code="L140 SOx 850," comment="No trailer access and limited foot or 4wd access through a deep stream. Several hour walk to nearest farmhouse. Surface unknown." elev="1970" gobook="yes" id="140" lat="43:09.600S" lng="171:52.800E" name="Avoca" width="20m"/>
@@ -19,11 +64,85 @@
 <strip code="L241 SOx 450," elev="1590" gobook="yes" id="241" lat="43:38.600S" lng="170:54.200E" name="Mesepotamia" width="20m"/>
 <strip code="L242 SOx 450," elev="2660" gobook="yes" id="242" lat="43:58.700S" lng="170:32.400E" name="Mt Hay" orientation="30/12" vectors="1" width="20m"/>
 <strip alternate="Hay paddocks" code="L243 Sl 650," elev="2430" location="Hay paddocks" slope="Slight" gobook="yes" id="243" lat="43:45.500S" length="600" lng="170:34.100E" name="Mt Gerald" orientation="33/15" surface="Grass" vectors="1" width="15m"/>
-<strip code="L260 SOx 700," comment="Land at northern end, stoney at southern end and in middle. Good trailer access, gate onto road." contact="Mr Greigg" elev="2070" gobook="yes" id="260" lat="43:34.700S" lng="171:10.200E" name="Maori Lakes" station="Barrossa Station" width="20m"/>
-<strip code="L261 SOx 500," comment="Not recommended. Flat area, tussocky, rabbit holes. Difficult trailer access as the gate to the road has been removed and fenced across." elev="2300" location="Flat by lake" gobook="yes" id="261" lat="43:36.600S" lng="171:04.300E" name="Lake Clearwater" station="Mt Possession Station" width="20m"/>
-<strip code="L300 SOx 700," elev="1000" gobook="yes" id="300" lat="44:24.000S" lng="169:06.700E" name="Minaret" width="20m" comment="Undulations at north end" alternate="Nearby paddocks" surface="Grass"/>
-<strip code="L301 SOx 400," elev="1280" gobook="yes" id="301" lat="44:26.300S" lng="169:23.500E" name="The Dingle" station="Dingleburn" contact="Guy and Davida Mead 03 4431558" retrieve="Both" width="20m" surface="Grass" slope="Medium"/>
-<strip code="L302 SOx 500," alternate="Dingleburn strip L301 20km south" elev="1290" gobook="yes" id="302" lat="44:14.500S" lng="169:28.000E" name="Hunter River" location="West side of river, 2 side stream (5km) north of Lake Hawea. 1km north of second side stream, adjacent bush, north threshold of river" comment="Difficult to see until overhead,then vehicle wheelmarks visible." retrieve="Aerotow" slope="Nil" surface="Grass" length="650" width="20m" contact="Taff Cochrane" />
+<strip
+ code="L260 SOx 700,"
+ comment="Land at northern end, stoney at southern end and in middle. Good trailer access, gate onto road."
+ contact="Mr Greigg"
+ elev="2070"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="260"
+ lat="43:34.700S"
+ lng="171:10.200E"
+ name="Maori Lakes"
+ station="Barrossa Station"
+ width="20m"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L261 SOx 500,"
+ comment="Not recommended. Flat area, tussocky, rabbit holes. Difficult trailer access as the gate to the road has been removed and fenced across."
+ elev="2300"
+ location="Flat by lake"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="261"
+ lat="43:36.600S"
+ lng="171:04.300E"
+ name="Lake Clearwater"
+ station="Mt Possession Station"
+ width="20m"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L300 SOx 700,"
+ elev="1000"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="300"
+ lat="44:24.000S"
+ lng="169:06.700E"
+ name="Minaret Station"
+ width="Open"
+ comment="Undulations at north end"
+ alternate="Nearby paddocks"
+ surface="Grass"
+ slope="Nil"
+ length="800"
+ station="Minaret"
+ contact="Nicholas Wallis"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L301 SOx 400,"
+ elev="1280"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="301"
+ lat="44:26.300S"
+ lng="169:23.500E"
+ name="The Dingle"
+ station="Dingleburn"
+ contact="Guy and Davida Mead (03) 4431558"
+ retrieve="Both"
+ width="20m"
+ surface="Grass"
+ slope="Medium"
+ location="Between small lake and Dingle stream."
+ alternate="Topdressing strip 1nm southeast"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L302 SOx 500,"
+ alternate="Dingleburn strip L301 20km south"
+ elev="1290"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="302"
+ lat="44:14.500S"
+ lng="169:28.000E"
+ name="Hunter River"
+ location="West side of river, 2 side stream (5km) north of Lake Hawea. 1km north of second side stream, adjacent bush, north threshold of river"
+ comment="Difficult to see until overhead,then vehicle wheelmarks visible."
+ retrieve="Aero"
+ slope="Nil"
+ surface="Grass"
+ station="Hunter"
+ length="650"
+ width="20m"
+ contact="Taff Cochrane" 
+/>
 <strip
  code="L303 SOx 800," 
  elev="1000"
@@ -33,15 +152,26 @@
  lng="169:07.164E"
  name="Minaret Burn"
  width="Open"
- comment="Super mark in middle, steep slope at east end."
- alternate="L300"
+ location="2nm north of Minaret Burn."
+ comment="Super mark in middle, steep slope at south end."
+ alternate="L300 5nm north"
+ length="800"
+ station="Minaret Station"
+ contact="Nicholas Wallis"
  surface="Grass"
+ slope="Steep"
 />
 <strip 
  code="L304,SOx "
  gobook="yes"
  id="304"
+ slope="Medium"
+ surface="Grass"
+ length="700"
+ location="At Makarora West village."
+ comment="Strip narrow, suitable for 20m only when long grass on edges is cut."
  name="Makarora"
+ contact="Southern Alps Air Charter"
  lng="169:14.000E"
  lat="44:13.750S"
  elev="990"
@@ -58,9 +188,14 @@
  elev="980"
  alternate="L304 Makarora town strip"
  width="20m"
+ slope="Medium"
+ surface="Grass"
+ location="East of Wilkin and Makarora rivers junction."
+ comment="Easier than L304 town strip. Land downhill in 5kt or more northerly wind, caution long grass."
+ length="700"
 />
-<strip alternate="Stony Stream strip, or fields at TP31 (Glen Lyon)" code="L320 SOx 500," elev="1940" location="East side of Dobson River, 2km north of Irishman Stream. 4WD track crosses threshold, stockyards at NE end." comment="Long grass in late summer, sometimes hard to spot strip." station="Glen Lyon" contact="Ken Wigley" gobook="yes" id="320" lat="44:02.300S" length="600" lng="169:55.600E" name="Irishman Stream" orientation="16" slope="Moderate" width="20m" surface="Grass" retrieve="Aerotow" vectors="1"/>
-<strip alternate="Grass paddocks near homestead 2km to south, or adjacent hay paddock." code="L321 SOx 400," comment="Power lines appear to cross strip but are actually underground. Best strip in the Ohau Valley north of the Lake." contact="Mary and Hamish Weatherall 027 4717087 / 03 4389663 / 03 4389661 Paul and Nicola Wheatry 027 4791711" elev="2030" location="500m north of road bridge over Maitland Stream. Two barns at western end. Parallel and close to road." notes="Sheep in spring and sometimes summer." slope="Moderate" width="20m" homestead="2km to south" gobook="yes" id="321" lat="44:09.600S" length="800" lng="169:48.900E" name="Maitland" orientation="21/03" station="Lake Ohau Station" surface="Grass" retrieve="Both" vectors="1"/>
+<strip alternate="Stony Stream strip, or fields at TP31 (Glen Lyon)" code="L320 SOx 500," elev="1940" location="East side of Dobson River, 2km north of Irishman Stream. 4WD track crosses threshold, stockyards at NE end." comment="Long grass in late summer, sometimes hard to spot strip." station="Glen Lyon" contact="Ken Wigley" gobook="yes" id="320" lat="44:02.300S" length="600" lng="169:55.600E" name="Irishman Stream" orientation="16" slope="Medium" width="20m" surface="Grass" retrieve="Aerotow" vectors="1"/>
+<strip alternate="Grass paddocks near homestead 2km to south, or adjacent hay paddock." code="L321 SOx 400," comment="Power lines appear to cross strip but are actually underground. Best strip in the Ohau Valley north of the Lake." contact="Mary and Hamish Weatherall 027 4717087 / 03 4389663 / 03 4389661 Paul and Nicola Wheatry 027 4791711" elev="2030" location="500m north of road bridge over Maitland Stream. Two barns at western end. Parallel and close to road." notes="Sheep in spring and sometimes summer." slope="Medium" width="20m" homestead="2km to south" gobook="yes" id="321" lat="44:09.600S" length="800" lng="169:48.900E" name="Maitland" orientation="21/03" station="Lake Ohau Station" surface="Grass" retrieve="Both" vectors="1"/>
 <strip alternate="Lucerne paddocks 3km NW." code="L322 SOx 300," comment="Cross wind may be a problem in NW, check wind on the Lake" contact="Gordon Burrows at Ribbonwood Station" elev="1900" location="2km S of Lake Ohau, 1/2km W of Lake Ohau road, adjacent prominent Y shape of tree lines." slope="Nil" gobook="yes" id="322" lat="44:18.200S" length="600" lng="169:52.300E" name="Shelton Downs" orientation="29/11" station="Shelton Downs" surface="Grass/dirt" retrieve="Both" width="20m" vectors="1" notes="Locked gate, difficult trailer access"/>
 <strip alternate="Hay paddock on north side of road, or 348" 
  code="L323 Sx 600," 
@@ -84,18 +219,18 @@
  comment="Caution large rock"
 />
 <strip alternate="Ribbonwood hay paddocks to east" code="L324 SOx 600," comment="Land to west advised. Caution rocks, do not taxi off strip." contact="Gandy Burrows 03 4389710" elev="2200" location="Green roofed super bin at west end beside Quailburn, 1km west of homestead" gobook="yes" id="324" lat="44:21.800S" length="800" lng="169:49.300E" name="Ribbonwood Station" orientation="26" slope="Slight" station="Ribbonwood" surface="Grass" retrieve="Both" vectors="1" width="20m"/>
-<strip alternate="Ben Dhu homestead strip 2km NW beside road. Caution deer fence." code="L325 SOx 700," contact="Stuart Ross" elev="2000" location="2km S of Ben Dhu homestead and Quailburn road." slope="Moderate" gobook="yes" id="325" lat="44:24.400S" length="700" lng="169:51.800E" name="Ben Dhu" orientation="28/10" station="Ben Dhu" surface="Grass" retrieve="Both" comment="Short cross vector at S end is steep and narrow" width="20m" vectors="2"/>
+<strip alternate="Ben Dhu homestead strip 2km NW beside road. Caution deer fence." code="L325 SOx 700," contact="Stuart Ross" elev="2000" location="2km S of Ben Dhu homestead and Quailburn road." slope="Medium" gobook="yes" id="325" lat="44:24.400S" length="700" lng="169:51.800E" name="Ben Dhu" orientation="28/10" station="Ben Dhu" surface="Grass" retrieve="Both" comment="Short cross vector at S end is steep and narrow" width="20m" vectors="2"/>
 <strip code="L326 SOx 700," elev="2200" gobook="yes" id="326" lat="44:26.380S" lng="169:41.633E" name="Longslip" slope="Nil" surface="Grass/gravel" length="850" width="20m" location="S end Ahuriri valley, 4km W of Magic Mountain parallel to gravel road with super bin at N end." alternate="Hay fields beside road 5km N." comment="Do not land N of super bin due to poor side clearance. Wind often 5-10kts up the valley." station="Longslip" retrieve="Both" contact="Peter Paterson at Dunstan Peaks 03 4389493"/>
 <strip alternate="Hay paddocks 1 to 3 km NE." code="L327 SOx 300," elev="1690" location="Super bin at south end. Homestead SW 100 meters." gobook="yes" id="327" lat="44:29.000S" length="700" lng="169:50.300E" name="Ahuriri Downs" orientation="36/18" station="Ahuriri Downs" surface="Grass" retrieve="Both" vectors="1" slope="Nil" width="20m" comment="Numerous cultivated paddocks sometimes better than the strip." contact="Peter Paterson at Dunstan Peaks 03 4389493"/>
 <strip code="L328 SOx 500," elev="2400" gobook="yes" id="328" lat="44:18.018S" lng="169:36.420E" name="Birchwood" slope="Nil" surface="Grass" length="650" width="20m" location="3km N of Birchwood Station. Small hay barn mid strip W side." alternate="Field in front of Birchwood Homestead." comment="Hay field can be long grass in early summer or hay bales" station="Birchwood" contact="Ron Williamson 03 4389498"/>
 <strip code="L329 Sx 500," elev="1750" gobook="yes" id="329" lat="44:14.271S" lng="169:49.319E" name="Ohau Lodge" slope="Slight" surface="Grass" length="700" width="20m" location="West shoreline of Lake Ohau, 2km SE of Ohau Lodge. Parallel to sealed road." alternate="Shelton Downs (322) or Maitland (321)." comment="Bushes encroach at S end." contact="03 4389885"/>
 <strip alternate="Riverside hay paddocks 1.5 km/strip to NW 2 km" code="L335 SO 600," elev="1500" location="Dirt strip 1km NE of Quailburn/Clay Cliffs road junction" slope="Slight" gobook="yes" id="335" lat="44:26.750S" lng="169:56.000E" name="Riverside" orientation="30/12" station="Willowburn" surface="Dirt" retrieve="Both" vectors="1" width="20m"/>
-<strip code="L330 SOx 500," elev="2300" gobook="yes" id="330" lat="44:22.742S" lng="169:37.601E" name="Ben Avon" slope="Moderate" surface="Grass" length="700" width="20m" location="2km N of Ben Avon, parallel to stream W of gravel road." alternate="Adjacent field to E with woolshed and lake at S end or hay fields to SE." comment="Strip often crosswind, use adjacent field. Strip hard to see, super patch at E end. Land uphill only." station="Ben Avon" contact="Jim Morris 03 4389458"/>
+<strip code="L330 SOx 500," elev="2300" gobook="yes" id="330" lat="44:22.742S" lng="169:37.601E" name="Ben Avon" slope="Medium" surface="Grass" length="700" width="20m" location="2km N of Ben Avon, parallel to stream W of gravel road." alternate="Adjacent field to E with woolshed and lake at S end or hay fields to SE." comment="Strip often crosswind, use adjacent field. Strip hard to see, super patch at E end. Land uphill only." station="Ben Avon" contact="Jim Morris 03 4389458"/>
 <strip alternate="Riverside hay paddocks 1.5 km/strip to NW 2 km" code="L335 SO 600," elev="1500" location="Dirt strip 1km NE of Quailburn/Clay Cliffs road junction" gobook="yes" id="335" lat="44:26.750S" lng="169:56.000E" name="Riverside" orientation="30/12" slope="Slight" station="Willowburn" surface="Dirt" retrieve="Both" vectors="1" width="20m"/>
 <strip code="L336 SOx 500," alternate="Omarama Airfield" comment="Caution power lines by road. Wingrunner required" elev="1400" location="Parallel to Ben Omar road on gentle bend. 1km east of south end of Buscot ridge." slope="Nil" gobook="yes" id="336" lat="44:27.702S" lng="170:00.412E" name="Ben Omar" orientation="27/09" station="Buscot Station" surface="Dirt and stones" retrieve="Both" lenght="700" width="20m" contact="Ginger and Sylvia Anderson 03 4389784"/>
 <strip code="L331 Sx 600," elev="1750" gobook="yes" id="331" lat="44:10.500S" lng="169:52.300E" name="Glen Lyon" slope="Nil" surface="Grass" length="800" width="20m" location="NE corner Lake Ohau, parallel to gravel road." alternate="Fields (rough) 5km N near Glen Lyon homestead (TP31) or Maitland (321)" comment="Caution deer fence on NE side, Narrow for 20m, cattle." station="Glen Lyon" contact="Ken Wigley 03 4389664"/>
 <strip code="L341 Sl 600," comment="Trailer retrieve" elev="2000" gobook="yes" id="341" lat="44:07.800S" lng="170:15.300E" name="Mt Mary" contact="Justin and Gillian Wills 03 6806603" width="15m"/>
-<strip alternate="Airstrip 2km west" code="L342 Sx 600," comment="Narrow (fenced). When landing to north, moderate slope uphill on southern half. North half of strip is level. Wing runner recommended." elev="2030" location="SW corner Lake Pukaki, W of sealed road. Tree plantations to South. Shearing sheds and yards to SE. Dry lake at north western end." slope="Moderate" gobook="yes" id="342" lat="44:09.600S" length="600" lng="170:05.900E" name="Pukaki Downs" orientation="19" station="Pukaki Downs" contact="Rusty Houston 03 4350567" surface="Grass" retrieve="Aero" vectors="1" width="20m"/>
+<strip alternate="Airstrip 2km west" code="L342 Sx 600," comment="Narrow (fenced). When landing to north, moderate slope uphill on southern half. North half of strip is level. Wing runner recommended." elev="2030" location="SW corner Lake Pukaki, W of sealed road. Tree plantations to South. Shearing sheds and yards to SE. Dry lake at north western end." slope="Medium" gobook="yes" id="342" lat="44:09.600S" length="600" lng="170:05.900E" name="Pukaki Downs" orientation="19" station="Pukaki Downs" contact="Rusty Houston 03 4350567" surface="Grass" retrieve="Aero" vectors="1" width="20m"/>
 <strip code="L343 SOx 600," elev="1720" gobook="yes" id="343" lat="44:10.000S" lng="170:20.000E" name="Maryburn" contact="Martin and Penny Murray 03 680612" width="20m"/>
 <strip alternate="East/West sealed road 500 meters to South. Pukaki airfield 4NM East" code="L344 SOx 600," comment="Sealed road 500 meters South of strip, runs East/West. 07/25. Suitable for landing. Needs wing runner. Caution power lines at east end." contact="Simon and Pricilla Cameron 03 4350791" elev="1800" location="3km North of Pukaki/Ohau canal junction. Fraser Stream 500 meters from northern threshold." slope="Nil" width="20m" gobook="yes" id="344" lat="44:13.700S" length="600" lng="170:02.000E" name="Ohau Canal Junction" orientation="34/16" station="Ben Ohau Station" surface="Grass" retrieve="Both" vectors="1"/>
 <strip code="L345 SOx 650," elev="1430" gobook="yes" id="345" lat="44:16.900S" lng="170:07.500E" name="Moonbase" contact="John Lyons" width="20m"/>
@@ -105,7 +240,7 @@
 <strip code="L349 SOx 400," elev="1210" gobook="yes" id="349" lat="44:25.000S" lng="170:15.500E" name="Black Forest" slope="Mod/Nil" surface="Grass" length="400/600" width="20m" location="E side Lake Benmore, N of Black Forest Station" alternate="Haldon strip and fields (351) 5km N" comment="Comments lake side vector reduced length by buildings at N end." station="Black Forest" contact="Ben and Caroline Innes 03 6806795"/>
 <strip code="L351 SOx 550," elev="1280" gobook="yes" id="351" lat="44:21.100S" lng="170:16.200E" name="Haldon Stn" contact="Paddy Boyd 03 6806637/03 6806649" width="20m"/>
 <strip code="L352 SOx 600,middle wet" elev="2130" gobook="yes" id="352" lat="44:05.300S" lng="170:20.700E" name="Windy Ridges" contact="John and Bronwyn Murray 03 6806608" width="20m"/>
-<strip code="L353 SOx 600," elev="1840" location="Homestead and farm buildings to SE, strip E of gravel road." gobook="yes" id="353" lat="44:15.300S" lng="170:27.500E" name="Grampion" orientation="33/15" slope="Moderate" surface="Grass" length="700" width="20m" alternate="Fields to NW" station="Grampions" contact="03 6806618"/>
+<strip code="L353 SOx 600," elev="1840" location="Homestead and farm buildings to SE, strip E of gravel road." gobook="yes" id="353" lat="44:15.300S" lng="170:27.500E" name="Grampion" orientation="33/15" slope="Medium" surface="Grass" length="700" width="20m" alternate="Fields to NW" station="Grampions" contact="03 6806618"/>
 <strip code="L360 SOx 550," elev="2170" location="Super patch at west end. Parallel to state highway." gobook="yes" id="360" lat="44:04.600S" lng="170:30.000E" name="Whisky Cutting" orientation="30/12" vectors="1" slope="Nil" surface="Grass" length="750" width="20m" alternate="Fields 2km E"/>
 <strip code="L363 SOx 450," elev="2430" gobook="yes" id="363" lat="44:14.300S" lng="170:34.200E" name="Fett Stream" width="20m"/>
 <strip
@@ -115,12 +250,16 @@
  id="400"
  lat="44:55.800S"
  lng="168:21.600E"
- name="Greenstone"
+ name="Elfin Bay"
  width="20m"
+ slope="Slight"
  surface="Grass"
  comment="Marked with tyres"
- length="500"
+ length="700"
  retrieve="Both"
+ location="Greenstone river abeam Pigeon Island."
+ alternate="401 Mt Creighton or Glenorchy"
+ station="Greenstone"
 />
 <strip
  code="L401 SOl 300,"
@@ -133,7 +272,11 @@
  width="20m"
  surface="Grass"
  length="500"
- retrieve="Aero"
+ retrieve="Both"
+ slope="Slight"
+ location="On terrace."
+ alternate="Adjacent fields."
+ station="Mt Creighton"
 />
 <strip
  code="L402,SOx"
@@ -144,6 +287,12 @@
  lat="44:45.700S"
  elev="1082"
  width="Open"
+ slope="Nil"
+ surface="Grass"
+ location="1nm south of Diamond Lake."
+ alternate="Adjacent fields or Glenorchy strip."
+ comment="Cross vector 400m"
+ station="Earnslaw"
 />
 <strip
  code="L403,"
@@ -164,10 +313,14 @@
  lng="168:27.611E"
  lat="44:40.310S"
  elev="1600"
- comment="Windsock midway. Caution large rock. Surface pugged by cattle, rough in spots."
+ comment="Windsock midway. Caution large rock east side midway. Surface pugged by cattle, rough in spots."
  length="550"
  width="20m"
  surface="Grass"
+ slope="Slight"
+ location="South end upper Rees river flats."
+ alternate="L402 10nm SW?"
+ station="Rees Valley"
 />
 <strip
  code="L405,SOS"
@@ -199,11 +352,16 @@
  lat="44:45.200S"
  lng="168:44.000E"
  name="Branches"
- width="20m"
+ width="Open"
+ slope="Nil"
+ length="800"
  surface="Grass"
- comment="Caution electric fence"
- alternate="Old strip 500m NE marked with tyres, but not good for retrieve."
+ comment="Two servicable airstrips. New strip better for aero retrieve."
+ station="Branches"
+ contact="James Murray"
+ alternate="Old strip .5nm south marked with tyres, but not good for retrieve."
  retrieve="Aero"
+ location="Between homestead trees and river."
 />
 <strip
  code="L423,SOS"
@@ -270,6 +428,8 @@
  width="Open"
  length="1000"
  comment="Ex DC3 strip on plateau, windsock at each end."
+ location="On terrace west of mid Lake Dunstan."
+ alternate="Cromwell race course."
  surface="Grass"
  slope="Nil"
 />
@@ -336,7 +496,7 @@
  slope="Nil"
  surface="Dirt"
  length="800"
- width="20m"
+ width="Open"
  location="Road junction Tara Hills/Killermont roads."
  alternate="463 Killermont Vegas"
  comment="Windsock at SE end."
@@ -387,12 +547,61 @@
 <strip code="L465 Sx 550," elev="1540" gobook="yes" id="465" lat="44:38.251S" lng="169:30.867E" name="Malvern Hills" slope="Nil" surface="Grass" length="700" width="20m" location="SW end of Lindis gorge where main road crosses Lindis River." alternate="Strip W side of road in border dike field." comment="Caution sheep" station="Malvern Hills" contact="Richard Snow 03 4452831"/>
 <strip code="L466 SOx 650," elev="1250" gobook="yes" id="466" lat="44:41.764S" lng="169:31.247E" name="Goodger" slope="Nil" surface="Dirt/Grass" length="800" width="20m" location="3km E of road junction Lindis Pass and Geordy Hills roads, parallel to dirt road." comment="Windsock" contact="Gerald Goodger 03 4452878"/>
 <strip code="L467 SOx 1km," elev="1250" gobook="yes" id="467" lat="44:45.000S" lng="169:31.800E" name="Merivale" slope="Nil" surface="Dirt" length="800" width="20m" location="3km E of Lindis road adjacent to rectangular block of pine trees." altrnate="Fields adjacent." comment="Super patches at both ends." station="Merivale"/>
-<strip code="L468 Sl 400 ,hard to see" elev="2260" gobook="yes" id="468" lat="44:46.700S" lng="169:55.200E" name="Upper Hawkduns" slope="Moderate" surface="Grass" length="500" width="20m" location="Adjacent small block of pine trees 12 km N of Falls Dam." alternate="Rough field to S on E side of stream" comment="Uphill landing only, S side bushes restrict side clearance, caution holes at E end."/>
-<strip code="L470 SOx 400," elev="2170" gobook="yes" id="470" lat="44:52.800S" lng="169:48.600E" name="St Bathans" slope="Moderate" surface="Grass" length="600" width="20m" location="On hill above and 2km S of St Bathans town." alternate="Hayfields 4km SW beside road." comment="Undulating, easier to land on alternate!"/>
+<strip code="L468 Sl 400 ,hard to see" elev="2260" gobook="yes" id="468" lat="44:46.700S" lng="169:55.200E" name="Upper Hawkduns" slope="Medium" surface="Grass" length="500" width="20m" location="Adjacent small block of pine trees 12 km N of Falls Dam." alternate="Rough field to S on E side of stream" comment="Uphill landing only, S side bushes restrict side clearance, caution holes at E end."/>
+<strip
+ code="L470 SOx 400,"
+ elev="2170"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="470"
+ lat="44:52.800S"
+ lng="169:48.600E"
+ name="St Bathans"
+ slope="Medium"
+ surface="Grass"
+ length="600"
+ width="20m"
+ location="On hill above and 2km S of St Bathans town."
+ alternate="Hayfields 4km SW beside road."
+ comment="Undulating, easier to land on alternate!"
+/>
 <strip code="L471 SOx 400,hard to see" elev="1640" gobook="yes" id="471" lat="44:59.300S" lng="169:57.350E" name="Oturehua" slope="Nil" surface="Grass" length="800" width="20m" location="4km E of Oturehua town. Triangle field at road junction." alternate="Adjacent fields."/>
 <strip code="L472 SOx 900," elev="2170" gobook="yes" id="472" lat="44:51.800S" lng="169:56.700E" name="Falls Dam" slope="Slight" surface="Dirt" length="800" width="20m" location="4km E of Falls Dam on terrace beside gravel road." alternate="Dirt road at N end of Falls Dam or fields 15km to SW."/>
-<strip code="L473 SOx 500," elev="2060" gobook="yes" id="473" lat="44:32.999S" lng="169:35.447E" name="Upper Lindus" location="5km NW Lindis Pass, near Lindis River and side stream junction." slope="Slight" surface="Grass" length="650" width="20m" alternate="Malvern Hills (465) 15km NE." comment="Land uphill, caution turbulence and difficult winds." station="Dalrachny" contact="Tim Aubrey 03 4389863"/>
-<strip code="L481 Sx 250,uphillanding" elev="1100" gobook="yes" id="481" lat="44:37.000S" lng="170:11.000E" name="Otematata" slope="Slight/Nil" surface="Dirt" length="600/400" width="15m" location="2km SW Otematata town on terrace. Hangar at uphill end of main vector." alternate="Fields 4km E beside Lake or Rugged Ridges (482)" comment="Side clearances restricted by bushes especially on short cross vector." station="Otematata Station" contact="Hugh Cameron 03 4387863"/>
+<strip
+ code="L473 SOx 500,"
+ elev="2060"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="473"
+ lat="44:32.999S"
+ lng="169:35.447E"
+ name="Upper Lindis"
+ location="5km NW Lindis Pass, near Lindis River and side stream junction."
+ slope="Slight"
+ surface="Grass"
+ length="650"
+ width="20m"
+ alternate="Malvern Hills (465) 15km NE."
+ comment="Land uphill, caution turbulence and difficult winds."
+ station="Dalrachny"
+ contact="Tim Aubrey 03 4389863"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="L481 Sx 250,uphillanding"
+ elev="1100"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="481"
+ lat="44:37.000S"
+ lng="170:11.000E"
+ name="Otematata"
+ slope="Slight"
+ surface="Dirt"
+ length="600/400"
+ width="15m"
+ location="2km SW Otematata town on terrace. Hangar at uphill end of main vector."
+ alternate="Fields 4km E beside Lake or Rugged Ridges (482)"
+ comment="Side clearances restricted by bushes especially on short cross vector."
+ station="Otematata Station"
+ contact="Hugh Cameron 03 4387863"
+/>
 <strip code="L482 SOx 400," elev="890" gobook="yes" id="482" lat="44:37.262S" lng="170:16.050E" name="Rugged Ridges" slope="Nil" surface="Grass" length="600" width="20m" location="Beside Lake Aviemore 1/2km from main road." alternate="Fields to W 3km or 5km E." comment="Caution, k line irrigation. OK to run over the pipes but miss the sprinklers!" contact="Struan Munro 03 4387814"/>
 <strip
  code="L500 SOx 500,Wind!"
@@ -403,7 +612,11 @@
  lng="168:19.500E"
  name="Upper Von"
  width="20m"
- slope="Medium"
+ slope="Slight"
+ length="700"
+ location="East end of Von valley near gravel road."
+ alternate="Old strip 1nm east, caution rabbit holes."
+ station="Mt Nicholas?"
  surface="Dirt"
 />
 <strip
@@ -414,18 +627,28 @@
  lat="45:16.700S"
  lng="168:10.500E"
  name="Mavora Lakes"
- comment="This strip is now DOC land and is not maintained as an airstrip."
+ comment="This strip is now DOC land and is not maintained as an airstrip. Not suitable for aerotow."
+ location="Between North and South Mavora lakes."
+ length="500"
+ alternate="502 Mid Von"
+ station="DOC"
  retrieve="Road"
  slope="Nil"
  surface="Grass"
- width="20m"/>
+ width="20m"
+/>
 <strip
- code="L502 SOx 400,"
+ code="L502 SOx 600,"
  elev="2170"
  gobook="yes"
  id="502"
  lat="45:18.570S"
  lng="168:15.100E"
+ length="600"
+ location="South side of gravel road below bush."
+ alternate="500 Upper Von"
+ comment="One way landing to south only."
+ retrieve="Aero"
  name="Mid Von"
  width="20m"
  slope="Steep"
@@ -434,7 +657,11 @@
 <strip
  code="L503 SOx 1km,"
  elev="1640"
- location="DC3 strip"
+ location="Adjacent to road. Barn midway."
+ alternate="Adjacent fields."
+ comment="Caution stock"
+ retrieve="Both"
+ length="1000"
  gobook="yes"
  id="503"
  lat="45:23.800S"
@@ -455,7 +682,11 @@
  width="20m"
  location="In paddock near the road, marked with tyres."
  length="600"
- alternate="Topdressing strips on hill 1km west."
+ alternate="Topdressing strips on hill 1km west, and adjacent field."
+ comment="Aerotow preferred, long road retrieve via Von valley gravel road."
+ retrieve="Both"
+ station="Mt Nicholas"
+ slope="Nil"
  surface="Grass"
 />
 <strip
@@ -492,10 +723,15 @@
 />
 <strip
  alternate="Lucerne paddocks 1nm North"
- code="L523 SxOl600,O SOS only"
+ code="L523 SxOl700,O SOS only"
  elev="2000"
  gobook="yes"
  id="523"
+ length="700"
+ location="1.5nm south of Nevis homestead."
+ station="Nevis"
+ comment="Caution berms on both sides of strip. Road retrieve possible but not recommended."
+ retrieve="Aero"
  lat="45:12.640S"
  lng="168:58.420E"
  name="Lower Nevis"
@@ -505,7 +741,7 @@
 />
 <strip
  code="L524 SOx 450,SSlope +Road"
- elev="2200"
+ elev="2600"
  gobook="yes"
  id="524"
  lat="45:18.700S"
@@ -513,10 +749,12 @@
  name="Mid Nevis"
  width="20m"
  surface="Dirt"
- comment="Slight hump in middle, and side slope. Difficult retrieve, marginal aerotow."
+ comment="Slight hump in middle, caution side slope and gravel pit between strip and road. Marginal aerotow."
+ staion="Nevis"
  length="500"
- retrieve="Both"
- location="First flat south of the gorge"
+ retrieve="Aero"
+ alternate="Lower Nevis"
+ location="South of the gorge between upper and lower Nevis flats."
  slope="Varies"
 />
 <strip
@@ -559,9 +797,16 @@
  id="602"
  lat="45:37.500S"
  lng="168:28.300E"
+ length="900"
  name="Five Rivers"
- width="20m"
+ width="Open"
  surface="Grass"
  slope="Medium"
+ station="East Dome"
+ location="Five Rivers road junction"
+ alternate="adjacent fields"
+ comment="Gliding South club"
+ contact="Woody Roose"
+ retrieve="Both"
 />
 </strips>