jwenting 16 Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 Dep Arr Dist Section 1 EGKK LDSP 811 London->Split LDSP HEPS 1056 Split->Port Said Section 2 HEPS OKBK 827 Port Said->Kuwait OKBK OPKC 1059 Kuwait->Karachi OPKC VABB 472 Karachi->Bombay Section 3 VABB VECC 901 Bombay->Calcutta Section 4 VECC VTCT 661 Calcutta->Chiang Rai VTCT VHHH 800 Chian Rai->Hong Kong Section 5 VHHH ROTM 797 Hong Kong->Futenma ROTM RJTT 833 Futenma->Tokyo Section 6 RJTT RJCN 538 Tokyo->Nakashibetsu RJCN UHPP 787 Nakashibetsu->Petropavlovsk UHPP PADK 912 Petropavlovsk-Adak PADK PANC 1036 Adak->Anchorage PANC CYZT 982 Anchorage->Port Hardy CYZT KSFO 813 Port Hardy->San Francisco Section 7 KSFO KDEN 841 San Francisco->Denver KDEN KORD 772 Denver->Chicago KORD KEWR 626 Chicago->New York Section 8 KEWR CYQX 969 New York->Gander CYQX BGBW 798 Gander->Narsarsuaq BGBW BIRK 671 Narsarsuaq->Reykjavik BIRK EGPO 574 Reykjavik->Stornoway EGPO EGKK 476 Stornoway->London Going to be using a Twin Comanche with tip tanks. If needed because of weather or time constraints, extra stops may have to be inserted here and there, the schedule provides room for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwenting 16 Posted September 29, 2017 Author Share Posted September 29, 2017 going to have to adjust things, seems the fuel consumption of the aircraft in X-Plane is quite a bit higher than what's listed for the real thing, making it impossible to make the distances. So either going to have to introduce more stops or switch to another aircraft. Testing in progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwenting 16 Posted September 29, 2017 Author Share Posted September 29, 2017 Updated plan: Dep Arr Dist Section 1 EGKK LIML 511 London->Milan LIML LGAV 797 Milan->Athens LGAV HEPS 573 Athens->Port Said Section 2 HEPS OERR 459 Port Said->Arar OERR OBBI 573 Arar->Bahrain OBBI OOMS 447 Bahrain->Muscat OOMS OPGD 637 Muscat->Gwadar OPGD VABB 692 Gwadar->Bombay Section 3 VABB VANP 369 Bombay->Nagpur VANP VECC 533 Nagpur->Calcutta Section 4 VECC VTCT 661 Calcutta->Chiang Rai VTCT VVCI 390 Chiang Rai->Hai Phong VVCI VHHH 412 Hai Phong->Hong Kong Section 5 VHHH ZSPD 677 Hong Kong->Shanghai ZSPD RJFO 525 Shanghai->Oita RJFO RJTT 418 Oita->Tokyo Section 6 RJTT RJCN 538 Tokyo->Nakashibetsu RJCN UHPP 787 Nakashibetsu->Petropavlovsk UHPP PASY 577 Petropavlovsk-Shemya PASY PADU 698 Shemya->Unalaska PADU PANC 688 Unalaska->Anchorage PANC PAKT 674 Anchorage->Ketchikan PAKT KPDX 682 Ketchikan->Portland KPDX KSFO 479 Port Hardy->San Francisco Section 7 KSFO KSLC 521 San Francisco->Salt Lake City KSLC KOMA 730 Salt Lake City->Omaha KOMA KTOL 546 Omaha->Toledo KTOL KEWR 441 Toledo->New York Section 8 KEWR CYQB 386 New York->Quebec City CYQB CYQX 691 Quebec City->Narsarsuaq CYQX BGBW 798 Gander->Narsarsuaq BGBW BIRK 671 Narsarsuaq->Reykjavik BIRK EGPO 574 Reykjavik->Stornoway EGPO EGKK 476 Stornoway->London Those ranges should be achievable just fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwenting 16 Posted October 1, 2017 Author Share Posted October 1, 2017 Minor correction: OOMS OPKC 637 Muscat->Karachi OPKC VABB 692 Karachi->Bombay May use a Beechcraft Duke instead of the Twin Comanche, undecided. It's faster and climbs better but I don't like the panel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwenting 16 Posted October 3, 2017 Author Share Posted October 3, 2017 Please login to display this image. Because of a hand injury I can't type much, so posts will be short. 02-10-2017 Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Arrived at Milan from London Gatwick, our esteemed passenger, mr. Flippeas Flogg, claiming to be a direct line descendent of the esteemed gentlemen Philleas Fogg, insisted on going there to sample the northern Italian quisine. He seems to know something about gastronomy, if his taste for good food continues we may have to find a larger aircraft before this journey is over. I am loathe to tell him though, he's a jolly fellow and good company during the flight. Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwenting 16 Posted October 3, 2017 Author Share Posted October 3, 2017 After a short night's rest, it was back to the ramp for the next flight. Mr. Flippeas insisted we go to Athens because he wanted to taste the souflaki and ouzo, so off we went. Please login to display this image. Leaving Italy behind, the first longer overwater stretch took us diagonally across the Adriatic to the shores of Greece. Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Arriving at Athens, I thought I was seeing double. Am I going crazy or is it just some after effects of last night's wine? Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff W 112 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 Some people just can't stop themselves from flying around the world. Good Luck Jeroen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwenting 16 Posted October 3, 2017 Author Share Posted October 3, 2017 thanks Jeff. Makes you visit places out of your normal area of operation. Tomorrow, on to Egypt. May have to rent a Cessna 210 though, had some problems with the engine starters today, may need to get some maintenance done. Just hoping Mr. Flippeas doesn't want to bring too many bottles of ouzo on board, or I end up overweight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aerosoft Aerosoft Team [Inactive Account] 51558 Posted October 3, 2017 Aerosoft Share Posted October 3, 2017 You are allowed to bring alcohol on board, but it will need to be locked and sealed in an aircraft compartment. Do not try to smuggle it in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwenting 16 Posted October 4, 2017 Author Share Posted October 4, 2017 After waking up late (was it the ouzo or the ladies that tired him out?) my companion insisted we leave Greece as quickly as possible. He seemed rather intent on not being recognised on his way to the airport, do I even want to know why? Oh well, Egypt here we come. Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. The flight was largely uneventful, boring even to an extent. Which is better I guess than being chased by jet fighters, which idea did flash through my mind seeing how agitated old Flippeas was when I contacted ATC for departure clearance. Please login to display this image. Port Said, pearl of the Mediterranean. If by pearl you mean a grain of sand with goo excreted by a molusc around it. Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Maybe the reduced access to alcoholic beverages (but that Egyptian beer...) will mean we have a few calm days in Egypt before heading off into Arabia and on to Bombay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwenting 16 Posted October 9, 2017 Author Share Posted October 9, 2017 Flippeas was adamant we fly to Kuwait rather than land in Saudi Arabia. No problem, saves some time in the end. So off we went from Egypt to Kuwait, skirting the border of war torn Iraq. Please login to display this image. After a long, dry, hot flight over the desert, we came close to Kuwait and made an uneventful landing. Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Hope the good man doesn't get into trouble here, he likes his booze and women and that's not a good idea in a hardcore Muslim country... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwenting 16 Posted October 10, 2017 Author Share Posted October 10, 2017 After several hours of delay getting our paperwork sorted (bureaucracies...) we finally set out in the early afternoon, destination Muscat. Please login to display this image. Following the south coast of the Arabian Gulf, making sure to stay well clear of Iranian waters, the little Comanche clawed its way towards Dubai and Oman beyond. Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Our plans to arrive before sunset were dashed, hopefully it won't be too late to grab some food before going to bed. Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Muscat at last. Now for a good night's rest and in the morning hopefully we can pick up our visa for Pakistan, which had still not been issued when we left Kuwait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwenting 16 Posted October 12, 2017 Author Share Posted October 12, 2017 2 days late, our visa for Pakistan arrived. Turned out they were mailed to Cairo, took a day for them to be couriered (is that even a word?) to Muscat. Off to Karachi we are. Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. The flight was uneventful, boring even, over the cloudless Gulf of Oman. Please login to display this image. Land sighted! Pakistan in sight. Now to make sure we land at the correct airport, of the (at least) three listed on our charts for Karachi. Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwenting 16 Posted October 14, 2017 Author Share Posted October 14, 2017 Departed Karachi for Bombay, thankfully without getting too many questions from Pakistani authorities (they can get paranoid if you want to travel to India...). Please login to display this image. No problems crossing into Indian airspace, even the weather cleared up. Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. The clouds were however just a foreboding of things to come. Bombay was shrouded in dense fog, we only spotted the airport when we were already overhead! Please login to display this image. 2 go-arounds later, we landed. Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Now for some good food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwenting 16 Posted October 23, 2017 Author Share Posted October 23, 2017 Early morning takeoff from Bombay, hoping to reach Calcutta with a lunch stop in Nagpur. Please login to display this image. Weaving in and out of cloud layers, the flight to Nagpur was uneventful. Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. As was the airport Please login to display this image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwenting 16 Posted October 23, 2017 Author Share Posted October 23, 2017 After lunch and an afternoon nap, it was time to depart for Calcutta. Please login to display this image. Taking off into the afternoon haze we soon left the sun behind us as night descended on India. Please login to display this image. Thank the gods for ILS and airport lighting Please login to display this image. Now for some decent sleep, more curries, and rest for the next sector. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwenting 16 Posted October 26, 2017 Author Share Posted October 26, 2017 Longest flight yet, detouring to avoid the mountains between Birma and Thailand. 940nm through the muggy Asian jungle air. Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Made it to Chiang Rai with plenty of time to find a good restaurant to have dinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwenting 16 Posted October 30, 2017 Author Share Posted October 30, 2017 After some trouble scrounging up fuel, we left for Haiphong a day late. Not that my notorious passenger was unhappy about the delay, he'd taken quite the liking to Thai food. Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Another evening arrival, hopefully the restaurants are still open. Could use some spring rolls for dinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwenting 16 Posted November 1, 2017 Author Share Posted November 1, 2017 Early morning departure for a change, maybe the lack of good night life in this seedy port city has something to do with it. The food certainly wasn't up to the standards we've come to expect on this tour. Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Onward to China for a few days rest in Hong Kong Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Plenty of time to visit Kowloon and see the rest of Hong Kong for our passenger, but this old bird needs some maintenance so I'm going to be busy at the airport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwenting 16 Posted November 10, 2017 Author Share Posted November 10, 2017 Had a good time in Hong Kong, our guest gained another few pounds, as did his luggage. Now it's time to leave for Shanghai, another gourmet destination Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. A beautiful but windy evening in Shanghai. Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwenting 16 Posted November 10, 2017 Author Share Posted November 10, 2017 Off to Japan we go, land of sushi and sashimi Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. And there we go to the land of the rising sun Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Trickiest landing so far. Some serious cross wind. Now for dinner in Oita. Next stop, Tokyo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwenting 16 Posted November 11, 2017 Author Share Posted November 11, 2017 Still gusty in the morning, but it's off to Tokyo. Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Not a lot to see during the flight, mostly flying over a solid overcast until close to Tokyo. Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Now to not get lost in the metropolis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Heinz Flichtbeil 1609 Posted November 12, 2017 Administrator Share Posted November 12, 2017 Hello... I now arrived Tokyo too .... May be we see us there .... Greets Heinz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalizzi 53 Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 It is a very interesting choice to go for the Twin Comanche. She certainly is a beauty, and you have made great progress. Best of luck and best wishes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwenting 16 Posted November 14, 2017 Author Share Posted November 14, 2017 I wanted a light twin prop, the Twin Comanche was the best available for X-Plane and a lovely aircraft to fly. Leaving Tokyo very early in the morning, into rather shoddy weather. Heavy snow forecast for a lot of the route. Please login to display this image. Snow and icing meant I couldn't fly above 5400ft without stalling, so low altitude all the way. Please login to display this image. Finally some clear air approaching our destination at Nakashibetsu. Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Down safe, cleaning the aircraft and making sure it's up for the flight into Russia and on to Alaska. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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