--- Attic/OmLand.xml	2007/11/24 22:26:27	1.52
+++ Attic/OmLand.xml	2008/05/21 03:14:26	1.75
@@ -1,7 +1,187 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!-- $Id: OmLand.xml,v 1.52 2007/11/24 22:26:27 philip Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Id: OmLand.xml,v 1.75 2008/05/21 03:14:26 philip Exp $ -->
 <strips>
 <strip
+ code="211"
+ id="011"
+ lat="45:05.800S"
+ lng="170:07.000E"
+ elev="1570"
+ name="Crossans Airfield"
+ gobook="yes"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="NZ01"
+ id="001"
+ lat="43:31.800S"
+ lng="171:36.800E"
+ elev="1540"
+ name="Mt Hutt Station"
+ comment="119.1"
+ gobook="yes"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="NZMC"
+ id="002"
+ lat="43:46.000S"
+ lng="170:07.700E"
+ elev="2150"
+ name="Mount Cook Airfield"
+ comment="Inside NZB978, use 118.6"
+ location="2 miles south east of Hermitage"
+ length="1500"
+ width="Open"
+ contact="Aoraki Mt Cook Skiplanes (03) 430 8034"
+ gobook="yes"
+ retrieve="Both"
+ surface="Seal"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="NZGT"
+ id="003"
+ lat="43:54.600S"
+ lng="170:07.600E"
+ elev="1820"
+ name="Glentanner Airfield"
+ length="1000"
+ width="Open"
+ surface="Seal"
+ retrieve="Both"
+ comment="Stock grazed occasionally. Inside NZB978, use 118.6"
+ location="North west end of Lake Pukaki"
+ contact="Glentanner Park Ltd (03) 435 1855"     
+ gobook="yes"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="NZTL"
+ id="004"
+ lat="44:00.300S"
+ lng="170:25.900E"
+ elev="2490"
+ name="Tekapo Airfield"
+ length="1000"
+ width="Open"
+ surface="Seal"
+ comment="Inside NZB978, use 118.6"
+ location="1.5 miles west of Tekapo township."
+ contact="Air Safaris, (03) 680 6880"
+ retrieve="Both"
+ gobook="yes"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="NZUK"
+ id="006"
+ lat="44:14.300S"
+ lng="170:06.700E"
+ elev="1570"
+ name="Pukaki Airfield"
+ comment="Unattended 119.1"
+ location="1.5 miles north east of Twizel."
+ length="1500"
+ width="Open"
+ surface="Seal"
+ contact="Airport Manager (027) 493 1919"
+ retrieve="Both"
+ gobook="yes"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="NZWF"
+ id="007"
+ lat="44:43.500S"
+ lng="169:14.600E"
+ elev="1150"
+ name="Wanaka Airfield"
+ comment="Unattended 120.1 Use northern grass rather than seal."
+ location="1.5 miles west of Luggate"       
+ length="900"
+ width="Open"
+ contact="Wanaka Airport Manager (03) 443 1112"
+ retrieve="Both"
+ surface="Grass"
+ gobook="yes"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="NZGY"
+ id="008"
+ lat="44:52.400S"
+ lng="168:23.800E"
+ elev="1260"
+ name="Glenorchy Airfield"
+ comment="Sheep grazing. Unattended 119.2"
+ location="2 miles south of Glenorchy"
+ length="675"
+ width="Open"
+ retrieve="Both"
+ gobook="yes"       
+ contact="Queenstown Airport Corporation (03) 442 3505"
+ surface="Grass"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="NZQN"
+ id="009"
+ lat="45:01.250S"
+ lng="168:44.100E"
+ elev="1160"
+ name="Queenstown Airport"
+ comment="Emergency only. Tower 118.1 128.0 ground 121.9"
+ length="1800"
+ location="4 miles east of Queenstown"
+ contact="Queenstown Airport Corporation (03) 442 3505"
+ surface="Seal"
+ width="Open"
+ retrieve="Both"
+ gobook="yes"
+ alternate="L520 Jardines 4 miles south"
+/>
+
+<strip
+ code="NZCS"
+ id="010"
+ lat="45:03.000S"
+ lng="169:10.100E"
+ elev="740"
+ name="Cromwell Racecourse"
+ comment="Unattended 119.1, runway undulating."
+ length="1020"
+ surface="Grass"
+ retrieve="Both"       
+ width="Open"
+ gobook="yes"
+ location="1 mile west of Cromwell"
+ contact="Central Otago District Council (03) 448 6979"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="NZLX"
+ id="012"
+ lat="45:12.800S"
+ lng="169:22.400E"
+ elev="750"
+ name="Alexandra Airfield"
+ comment="Parallel grass and seal runways 14/32. 119.1 in circuit."
+ length="1200"
+ location="2 miles NNW of Alexandra"   
+ contact="Central Otago Flying Club (03) 448 7462"
+ gobook="yes"
+ width="Open"
+ retrieve="Both"
+/>
+<strip
+ code="NZRX"
+ id="013"
+ gobook="yes"
+ comment="Sheep grazing"
+ elev="500"
+ lat="45:30.800S"
+ lng="169:19.000E"
+ name="Roxburgh Aerodrome"
+ width="Open"
+ contact="Central Otago District Council (03) 448 6967"
+ location="2 miles north of Roxburgh"
+ retrieve="Both"
+ surface="Grass"
+ length="1250"
+/>
+<strip
  code="L120 SOx 600,"
  comment="Good strip. Sheep grazing. Busy with adventure tourism."
  elev="1670"
@@ -12,6 +192,7 @@
  name="Harper River"
  station="Ryton Station"
  width="20m"
+ retrieve="Aerotow"
 />
 <strip
  code="L121 SOx 800,"
@@ -24,6 +205,7 @@
  comment="Hangar and windsock halfway along. 800m long, good surface, power lines on north side."
  width="20m"
  length="800"
+ retrieve="Aerotow"
 />
 <strip
  code="L122 SOx 400,"
@@ -49,6 +231,7 @@
  name="Mt Arrowsmith"
  station="Mt Arrowsmith Station"
  width="20m"
+ retrieve="Both"
 />
 <strip
  code="L130 SOx 400,"
@@ -136,13 +319,15 @@
  lat="43:51.200S"
  lng="170:25.800E"
  name="Cass River"
+ station="Godley Peaks"
  surface="Grass"
  vectors="1"
  width="20m"
  slope="Slight"
  length="600"
- location="5nm W of Cass river mouth, Lake Tekapo"
+ location="5nm W of Cass river mouth, Lake Tekapo. Adjacent to gravel road."
  alternate="L221, adjacent fields."
+ retrieve="Both. Road via Godley Peaks station."
 />
 <strip
  code="L221 Sx 550,"
@@ -153,10 +338,12 @@
  length="700"
  lng="170:28.400E"
  name="Godley Peaks"
+ station="Godley Peaks"
  vectors="1"
  width="15m"
- location="1nm NE Lake Alexandina."
+ location="1nm NE Lake Alexandina, 1nm W of Lake Tekapo."
  alternate="Adjacent fields."
+ retrieve="Both"
 />
 <strip
  code="L224 SOl 600,Crosswind!"
@@ -168,8 +355,11 @@
  name="Braemar"
  width="20m"
  station="Braemar"
- contact="D & C McKensie (03) 680 6844"
- alternate="L225 if crosswind"
+ contact="D and C McKensie (03) 680 6844"
+ location="1nm NE of Braemar homestead and Lake Pukaki."
+ comment="East-West strip. In NW wind use L225"
+ alternate="L225 Guide Hill if crosswind."
+ retrieve="Both. Road vi east side Lake Pukaki."
 />
 <strip
  code="L225 SO 600,"
@@ -181,11 +371,13 @@
  name="Guide Hill"
  width="20m"
  station="Guide Hill"
+ surface="Grass"
+ comment="Large shed at North end of strip."
  alternate="L224 if crosswind"
 />
 <strip
  code="L240 SOx 400,"
- comment="Crosswind, 90 degrees to prevailing valley wind. The old north/south (into wind) runway has been fenced across and is now only 300m long."
+ comment="Airstrip no longer exists. Use small fields. Caution strong down valley wind."
  elev="1690"
  gobook="yes"
  id="240"
@@ -195,6 +387,9 @@
  width="20m"
  station="Mt Potts"
  contact="(03) 303 9738"
+ location="Junction Rangitata and Potts River"
+ alternate="L241 Mesepotamia"
+ retrieve="Road via Lake Clearwater"
 />
 <strip
  code="L241 SOx 450,"
@@ -205,8 +400,14 @@
  lng="170:54.200E"
  name="Mesepotamia"
  width="20m"
+ slope="Slight"
+ comment="Marked with old tyres, mostly black. Hangar at NW end."
+ length="1000"
+ location="Mesepotamia Station, Rangitata River."
  station="Mesepotamia"
  contact="M Pontinge (03) 696 3738"
+ alternate="Fields 1-2nm south"
+ retrieve="Both. Road vi Rangitata Gorge."
 />
 <strip
  code="L242 SOx 450,"
@@ -222,6 +423,9 @@
  slope="Nil"
  surface="Dirt"
  length="650"
+ station="Mt Hay"
+ contact="Simpson"
+ retrieve="Both. Road via Tekapo and Mt Hay station."
  location="1nm S of homestead and Lake Tekapo."
  alternate="Tekapo Airfield."
 />
@@ -242,6 +446,7 @@
  surface="Grass"
  vectors="1"
  width="15m"
+ retrieve="Both"
  station="Mt Gerald"
  contact="Michael Burtscher (03) 680 6581"
 />
@@ -281,7 +486,6 @@
  name="Minaret Station"
  width="Open"
  comment="Undulations and narrow at north end"
- location="1nm N of homestead."
  alternate="Nearby paddocks"
  surface="Grass"
  slope="Nil"
@@ -289,6 +493,7 @@
  station="Minaret"
  contact="Nicholas Wallis"
  location="1nm N Minaret homestead, adjacent to road."
+ retrieve="Aerotow"
 />
 <strip
  code="L301 SOx 800,"
@@ -299,8 +504,8 @@
  lng="169:23.500E"
  name="The Dingle"
  station="Dingleburn"
- contact="Guy and Davida Mead (03) 443 1558"
- retrieve="Both"
+ contact="Guy and Davida Mead (03) 443 8684"
+ retrieve="Aerotow"
  width="20m"
  surface="Grass"
  slope="Medium"
@@ -320,7 +525,7 @@
  name="Hunter River"
  location="West side of river, 2 side stream (2nm) north of Lake Hawea. .5nm north of second side stream, adjacent bush, north threshold on river"
  comment="Difficult to see until overhead,then vehicle wheelmarks visible."
- retrieve="Aero"
+ retrieve="Aerotow"
  slope="Nil"
  surface="Grass"
  station="Hunter"
@@ -342,9 +547,10 @@
  alternate="L300 5nm north"
  length="800"
  station="Minaret Station"
- contact="Nicholas Wallis"
+ contact="James Cochrane, Manager. (03) 443 7144 (West Wanaka Station)"
  surface="Grass"
  slope="Steep"
+ retrieve="Aerotow"
 />
 <strip 
  code="L304 SOx,"
@@ -354,14 +560,16 @@
  surface="Grass"
  length="700"
  location="At Makarora West village."
- comment="Strip narrow, suitable for 20m only when long grass on edges is cut. North end flat, can land to South if necessary."
+ comment="Strip narrow, suitable for 20m only when long grass on edges is cut. North end flat, can land to south if necessary."
  name="Makarora"
  contact="Southern Alps Air Charter (03) 433 4385"
  lng="169:14.000E"
  lat="44:13.750S"
  elev="990"
- alternate="L305 Makarora East strip which is easier."
+ alternate="L305 Makarora East strip 4nm south which is easier."
  width="20m"
+ station="Public Airfield"
+ retrieve="Both"
 />
 <strip 
  code="L305 SOx,"
@@ -378,6 +586,7 @@
  location="East of Wilkin and Makarora rivers junction in a grand piano shaped field."
  comment="Easier than L304 town strip. Land downhill in 5kt or more northerly wind, caution long grass."
  length="700"
+ retrieve="Both"
 />
 <strip
  alternate="Stony Stream strip, or fields at TP31 (Glen Lyon)"
@@ -438,7 +647,7 @@
  orientation="29/11"
  station="Shelton Downs"
  surface="Grass"
- retrieve="Both"
+ retrieve="Both. Road difficult due to locked gates."
  width="20m"
  vectors="1"
  notes="Locked gate, difficult trailer access"
@@ -562,6 +771,7 @@
  comment="Hay field can be long grass in early summer or hay bales"
  station="Birchwood"
  contact="Ron Williamson (03) 438 9498"
+ retrieve="Both"
 />
 <strip
  code="L329 Sx 500,"
@@ -575,6 +785,8 @@
  surface="Grass"
  length="700"
  width="20m"
+ station="Lake Ohau"
+ retrieve="Both"
  location="West shoreline of Lake Ohau, 1nm SE of Ohau Lodge. Beside sealed road."
  alternate="Shelton Downs L322 to South or Maitland L321 to North."
  comment="Bushes encroach at S end."
@@ -597,6 +809,7 @@
  retrieve="Both"
  vectors="1"
  width="20m"
+ length="800"
 />
 <strip
  code="L330 SOx 500,"
@@ -615,6 +828,7 @@
  comment="Strip often crosswind, use adjacent field. Strip hard to see, super patch at E end. Land uphill only. Caution horses."
  station="Ben Avon"
  contact="Jim Morris (03) 438 9458"
+ retrieve="Both"
 />
 <strip
  alternate="Riverside hay paddocks 1nm or strip to NW 1nm"
@@ -665,13 +879,14 @@
  name="Glen Lyon"
  slope="Nil"
  surface="Grass"
+ retrieve="Both"
  length="800"
  width="20m"
  location="NE corner Lake Ohau, parallel to gravel road."
  alternate="Fields (rough) 2nm N near Glen Lyon homestead (TP31) or Maitland L321"
  comment="Caution deer fence on NE side, Narrow for 20m, cattle."
  station="Glen Lyon"
- contact="Ken Wigley (03) 438 9664"
+ contact="Ken Wigley (03) 438 9644"
 />
 <strip
  code="L340 S0x 600,"
@@ -682,19 +897,29 @@
  lat="44:12.597S"
  lng="170:13.768E"
  name="Pukaki River Flats"
+ surface="Grass"
+ length="700"
  width="20m"
+ retrieve="Aerotow"
 />
 <strip
  code="L341 Sl 600,"
- comment="Trailer retrieve"
- elev="2000"
+ comment="Berms on either side are 12m apart 60cm high."
+ alternate="Hay field 3nm to NW beside canal or fields to SE near Simons Pass"
+ location="Between Mt Mary and canal 1nm SE of canal end."
+ slope="None"
+ elev="2200"
  gobook="yes"
  id="341"
  lat="44:07.800S"
  lng="170:15.300E"
+ length="600"
+ surface="Grass"
  name="Mt Mary"
  contact="Justin and Gillian Wills (03) 680 6603"
  width="15m"
+ station="Irishman Creek"
+ retrieve="Both. Check locked gates."
 />
 <strip
  alternate="Airstrip 1nm west or Pukaki Airfield."
@@ -713,7 +938,7 @@
  station="Pukaki Downs"
  contact="Rusty Houston (03) 435 0567"
  surface="Grass"
- retrieve="Aero"
+ retrieve="Both"
  vectors="1"
  width="20m"
 />
@@ -725,8 +950,13 @@
  lat="44:10.000S"
  lng="170:20.000E"
  name="Maryburn"
- contact="Martin and Penny Murray (03) 680 612"
+ contact="Martin and Penny Murray (03) 680 6612"
  width="20m"
+ location="Adjacent to SH8 1nm NW of Maryburn homestead."
+ comment="Two vectors safe in E, NW, or S winds."
+ alternate="Fields to east."
+ station="Maryburn"
+ retrieve="Both"
 />
 <strip
  alternate="East/West sealed road 500 meters to South. Pukaki airfield 4NM East"
@@ -760,8 +990,12 @@
  contact="John Lyons"
  width="Open"
  location="2nm N of Ohau B powerhouse and 1nm E of substation."
- alternate="Pukaki Airfield"
+ alternate="Pukaki Airfield 3nm to north."
+ length="700"
+ surface="Dirt"
+ slope="Nil"
  comment="Hard to see, caution rabbit holes."
+ retrieve="Both. Aerotow best, or 4WD."
 />
 <strip
  alternate="Cultivated grass paddocks 1nm North West. Caution irrigation."
@@ -779,7 +1013,7 @@
  surface="Grass"
  retrieve="Both"
  vectors="1"
- comment="Strip has tall pines at N end."
+ comment="Caution turbulence in lee of tall trees at N end."
  station="Glenbrook"
  contact="Simon Williamson (021) 285 9303 (03) 438 9580 / Henry Williamson (021) 704 583 (03) 438 9583"
  width="20m"
@@ -799,6 +1033,7 @@
  length="700"
  width="20m"
  alternate="Fields 2nm NE"
+ retrieve="Both"
  station="Grays Hills"
  contact="Mark and Sherie Urquhart (03) 680 6640"
 />
@@ -819,6 +1054,7 @@
  station="Benmore Station"
  contact="Bill  and Kate Sutherland (027) 451 0342 Andrew and Debbie Sutherland (027) 243 8577"
  alternate="Field with hay barn SW 1nm"
+ retrieve="Both"
 />
 <strip
  code="L349 SOx 400,"
@@ -837,6 +1073,7 @@
  comment="Comments lake side vector reduced length by buildings at N end."
  station="Black Forest"
  contact="Ben and Caroline Innes (03) 680 6795"
+ retrieve="Both"
 />
 <strip
  code="L351 SOx 550,"
@@ -852,6 +1089,7 @@
  location="0.5nm NE of homestead."
  alternate="Fields 1nm NE."
  comment="Hard to see, poorly marked with tyres, seldom used but servicable."
+ retrieve="Both"
 />
 <strip
  code="L352 SOx 600,middle wet"
@@ -862,7 +1100,15 @@
  lng="170:20.700E"
  name="Windy Ridges"
  contact="John and Bronwyn Murray (03) 680 6608"
- width="20m"
+ width="Open"
+ length="700"
+ slope="Nil"
+ surface="Grass"
+ location="1nm SW of SH8 and canal overbridge."
+ comment="Caution rabbit holes and ruts. Good for NW wind."
+ alternate="L343 Maryburn 4nm south, or Irishman Creek 2nm north."
+ station="Wolds"
+ retrieve="Both"
 />
 <strip
  code="L353 SOx 600,"
@@ -879,8 +1125,9 @@
  length="700"
  width="20m"
  alternate="Fields to NW"
- station="Grampions"
+ station="Grampion"
  contact="Guy King (03) 680 6618"
+ retrieve="Both"
 />
 <strip
  code="L360 SOx 550,"
@@ -901,6 +1148,7 @@
  comment="Strip sometimes hard to see."
  station="Sawdon"
  contact="Snow and Susan (03) 680 6757"
+ retrieve="Both"
 />
 <strip
  code="L363 SOx 450,"
@@ -911,9 +1159,11 @@
  lng="170:34.200E"
  name="Fett Stream"
  width="20m"
- alternate="Fields nearby, or L353 Grampion strip."
  station="The Whaleback"
  contact="John Perriam (03) 445 2769"
+ location="1nm E of Haka pass road."
+ comment="Poorly maintained strip overgrown with tussock."
+ alternate="Fields to NW or L353 Grampions"
 />
 <strip
  code="L400 SOx 500,"
@@ -928,7 +1178,7 @@
  surface="Grass"
  comment="Marked with tyres"
  length="700"
- retrieve="Both"
+ retrieve="Both. Aerotow best."
  location="Greenstone river abeam Pigeon Island."
  alternate="401 Mt Creighton or Glenorchy"
  station="Greenstone"
@@ -968,6 +1218,7 @@
  comment="Cross vector 400m"
  station="Earnslaw"
  contact="Geofrey Thompson (03) 442 5268"
+ retrieve="Both"
 />
 <strip
  code="L403 SOx,"
@@ -997,6 +1248,7 @@
  alternate="L402 5nm South"
  station="Rees Valley"
  contact="I Scott (03) 442 9908"
+ retrieve="Both"
 />
 <strip
  code="L405 SOS,"
@@ -1036,7 +1288,7 @@
  station="Branches"
  contact="James Murray (03) 441 8421"
  alternate="Old strip .5nm south east marked with tyres."
- retrieve="Aero"
+ retrieve="Aerotow"
  location="Between homestead trees and river."
 />
 <strip
@@ -1064,12 +1316,13 @@
  width="20m"
  location="Parallel sealed road 5nm S Lake Hawea"
  alternate="Nearby fields, caution rocks"
- comment="Caution trees at S end.
-"/>
+ comment="Caution trees at S end."
+ retrieve="Both"
+/>
 <strip
  code="L442 SOl 400,"
  elev="900"
- gobook="yes"
+ gobook="no"
  id="442"
  lat="44:47.300S"
  lng="169:21.400E"
@@ -1084,6 +1337,23 @@
  retrieve="Road"
 />
 <strip
+ code="L443 SOx 500,"
+ elev="800"
+ gobook="yes"
+ id="443"
+ lat="44:49.527S"
+ lng="169:21.450E"
+ name="Maori Point Road"
+ slope="Nil"
+ surface="Grass"
+ length="500"
+ width="20m"
+ location="Intersection of Highway 8A and Maori Pt Rd."
+ alternate="Nearby fields"
+ comment=""
+ retrieve="Both"
+/>
+<strip
  code="L444 SxOl400,"
  elev="1660"
  gobook="no"
@@ -1109,6 +1379,7 @@
  surface="Grass"
  slope="Nil"
  contact="(03) 445 0117"
+ retrieve="Both"
 />
 <strip
  code="L447 SOx 400,"
@@ -1143,6 +1414,7 @@
  comment="Banana shape, super patch at W end. Don't taxi off due to rocks."
  station="Dalrachney"
  contact="Rick and Terre Aubrey (03) 4389 863"
+ retrieve="Both"
 />
 <strip
  alternate="Fields to S or strip 1nm N across the river (Birdwood was marked on map)"
@@ -1161,6 +1433,7 @@
  comment="Aerotow to W can be difficult due to trees and power lines. Windsock at SE end."
  station="Killermont"
  contact="Mike or Dan Thomas (025) 824 202/(027) 436 2942/(03) 438 9625/(03) 438 9864"
+ retrieve="Both"
 />
 <strip
  code="L462 SOx 700,"
@@ -1179,6 +1452,7 @@
  comment="Windsock at SE end."
  station="Killermont"
  contact="Mike or Dan Thomas (025) 824 202/(027) 436 2942/(03) 438 9625/(03) 438 9864"
+ retrieve="Both"
 />
 <strip
  alternate="Wardell's"
@@ -1196,7 +1470,7 @@
  name="Killermont Vegas"
  orientation="26/08 34/13"
  station="Killermont"
- surface="Dirt and grass"
+ surface="Dirt"
  retrieve="Both"
  vectors="2"
  width="Open"/>
@@ -1237,6 +1511,7 @@
  comment="Caution sheep"
  station="Morven Hills"
  contact="Richard Snow (03) 445 2831"
+ retrieve="Both"
 />
 <strip
  code="L466 SOx 650,"
@@ -1255,6 +1530,7 @@
  alternate="Nearby fields."
  contact="Gerald Goodger (03) 445 2878"
  station="Merivale"
+ retrieve="Both"
 />
 <strip
  code="L467 SOx 1km,"
@@ -1273,6 +1549,7 @@
  comment="Super patches at both ends."
  station="Merivale"
  contact="Matt McCaughan (03) 445 2852"
+ retrieve="Both"
 />
 <strip
  code="L468 Sl 400 ,hard to see"
@@ -1290,6 +1567,7 @@
  alternate="Very rough field to S on E side of stream, worse than strip."
  comment="Uphill landing only, S side bushes restrict side clearance, caution holes at E end. Difficult strip often crosswind."
  contact="Hamish (Dick) Kavenagh"
+ retrieve="Both. Aerotow best. Road by 4WD."
 />
 <strip
  code="L470 SOx 400,"
@@ -1306,6 +1584,7 @@
  location="On hill above and 1nm S of St Bathans town."
  alternate="Hayfields 2nm SW beside road."
  comment="Undulating, alternate hayfields are better."
+ retrieve="Both"
 />
 <strip
  code="L471 SOx 400,hard to see"
@@ -1321,6 +1600,7 @@
  width="20m"
  location="2nm E of Oturehua town. Triangle field at road junction."
  alternate="Adjacent fields."
+ retrieve="Both"
 />
 <strip
  code="L472 SOx 900,"
@@ -1339,6 +1619,7 @@
  comment="Often crosswind, check wind on lake."
  station="Home Hills"
  contact="Hamish (Dick) Kavenagh"
+ retrieve="Both. Aerotow best. Long road retrieve."
 />
 <strip
  code="L473 SOx 500,"
@@ -1357,6 +1638,7 @@
  comment="Land uphill, caution turbulence and difficult gusty winds."
  station="Dalrachney"
  contact="Rick and Terre Aubrey (03) 438 9863"
+ retrieve="Both"
 />
 <strip
  code="L481 Sx 250,uphillanding"
@@ -1375,6 +1657,7 @@
  comment="Side clearances restricted by bushes especially on short cross vector."
  station="Otematata Station"
  contact="Hugh Cameron (03) 438 7863"
+ retrieve="Both"
 />
 <strip
  code="L482 SOx 400,"
@@ -1392,6 +1675,7 @@
  alternate="Fields to W 1nm or 2nm E."
  comment="Caution, k line irrigation. OK to run over the pipes but miss the sprinklers!"
  contact="Struan Munro (03) 438 7814"
+ retrieve="Both"
 />
 <strip
  code="L500 SOx 500,Wind!"
@@ -1409,6 +1693,7 @@
  station="Mt Nicholas"
  contact="R Butson (03) 441 8487"
  surface="Dirt"
+ retrieve="Both. Aerotow best. Very long road retrieve."
 />
 <strip
  code="L501 SOl 350,"
@@ -1439,7 +1724,7 @@
  location="South side of gravel road below bush."
  alternate="500 Upper Von"
  comment="One way landing to south only."
- retrieve="Aero"
+ retrieve="Both"
  name="Mid Von"
  width="20m"
  slope="Steep"
@@ -1497,11 +1782,15 @@
  slope="Medium"
  surface="Grass"
  contact="NZone (03) 442 2256"
+ location="4nm S of Queenstown Airport, 1/2nm west of main road."
+ comment="Parachute drop zone and operations."
+ alternate="Queenstown Airport."
+ retrieve="Both"
 />
 <strip
  code="L521 SxOl450,"
  elev="1310"
- gobook="no"
+ gobook="yes"
  id="521"
  lat="45:07.700S"
  lng="168:30.500E"
@@ -1509,11 +1798,12 @@
  width="20m"
  station="Walter Peak"
  contact="J Templeton (03) 441 1126"
+ retrieve="Aerotow"
 />
 <strip
  code="L522 SOx 600,"
  elev="1020"
- gobook="no"
+ gobook="yes"
  id="522"
  lat="45:11.700S"
  lng="168:41.000E"
@@ -1521,6 +1811,7 @@
  width="20m"
  station="Halfway Bay"
  contact="(03) 442 8838"
+ retrieve="Aerotow"
 />
 <strip
  alternate="Lucerne paddocks 1nm North near homestead."
@@ -1532,7 +1823,7 @@
  location="1.5nm south of Nevis homestead."
  station="Ben Nevis"
  comment="Caution berms on both sides of strip. Road retrieve possible but not recommended."
- retrieve="Aero"
+ retrieve="Aerotow"
  lat="45:12.640S"
  lng="168:58.420E"
  name="Lower Nevis"
@@ -1554,7 +1845,7 @@
  comment="Slight hump in middle, caution side slope and gravel pit between strip and road. Marginal aerotow."
  station="Ben Nevis"
  length="500"
- retrieve="Aero"
+ retrieve="Aerotow only. Difficult aerotow, impossible road."
  alternate="Lower Nevis"
  location="South of the gorge between upper and lower Nevis flats, adjacent to small old goldmine and huts."
  slope="Varies"
@@ -1575,6 +1866,7 @@
  surface="Grass"
  station="Cambrian"
  contact="D Menzies (03) 447 3073"
+ retrieve="Both"
 />
 <strip
  code="L580 SOx 800,h2seeMarkers"