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Hi guys! When I was a small child I read the story of Phileas Fogg and Passepartout. I liked it very much, so I was so amazed and excited when I firstly saw the information about that challenge. I've decided at once, that I want to take a part. That topic will be my diary from the trip around the world, the first one in my life.

 

Here is some specific details about my trip:

 

Aircraft: Beechcraft Turbine Duke SP-WRT

Total distance: 19041,1 nm

Planned number of landings: 41

 

I will try to follow that route:

 

1. London - Suez

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EGKK - Gatwick Airport

EDDM - Munich Airport

LDDU - Dubrovnik Airport

LGIR - Heraklion International Airport

HEPS - Port Said Airport

 

Distance: 1906,8 nm

 

2. Suez - Bombay

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HEPS - Port Said Airport

OESK - Al-Jawf Domestic Airport

OISY - Yasuj Airport

OIZI - Iranshahr Airport

OPKC - Jinnah International Airport

VABB - Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport

 

Distance: 2385,1 nm

 

3. Bombay - Calcutta

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VABB - Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport

VANP - Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport

VECC - Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport

 

Distance: 901,6 nm

 

4. Calcutta - Hong Kong

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VECC - Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport

VGEG - Shah Amanat International Airport

VTCT - Chiang Rai International Airport

VVNB - Noi Bai International Airport

VHHH - Hong Kong International Airport

 

Distance: 1461,1 nm

 

5. Hong Kong – Yokohama

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VHHH - Hong Kong International Airport

ZSFZ - Fuzhou Changle International Airport

ZSPD - Shanghai Pudong International Aiport

RJFF - Fukuoka Airport

RJTT - Tokyo International Airport

 

Distance: 1654,6 nm

 

6. Yokohama – San Francisco

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RJTT - Tokyo International Airport

RJCC - New Chitose Airport

UHSS - Yuzhno - Sakhalinsk Airport

UHPP - Petropavlovsk - Kamchatsky Airport

PASY - Eareckson Air Station

PAAK - Atka Airport

PACD - Cold Bay Airport

PADQ - Kodiak Airport

PASI - Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport

CYZP - Sandspit Airport
KUIL - Quillayute Airport

KSFO - San Francisco International Airport

 

Distance: 5086,3 nm

 

7. San Francisco – New York City

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KSFO - San Francisco International Airport

KPVU - Provo Municipal Airport

KIBM - Kimball Municipal Airport-

KDSM - Des Moines International Airport

KMNN - Marion Municipal Airport

KLGA - LaGuardia Airport

 

Distance: 2249,6 nm

 

8. New York City – London

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KLGA - LaGuardia Airport

KFVE - Northern Aroostook Regional Airport

CYFT - Makkovik Airport

BGBW - Narsarsuaq Airport

BIRK - Reykjavik Airport

EKVG - Vagar Airport

EGCC - Manchester Airport

EGKK - Gatwick Airport

 

Distance: 3395,8 nm

 

My route in SkyVector:

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In the following days I will complete that topic a bit and make it looks a bit more like a diary, so stay tuned.

 

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So, today we're taking off for the trip aorund the world! The plane is already ready and fully functional at London Gatwick Airport. We're waiting just now for the offcial begin of event!

Today we gonna fly from London, England to Münich in Germany. The weather forecasts looks quite nice so we don't predict any complications.. :)

 

We had to take few important things with us such as some clothes..

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Just a normal day at busy Gatwick.

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We've got some nice stickers from the organisators of the event.

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Rear seats are free at the moment, maybe we'll take somebody with us during the trip..?

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And finally, we've just started the first leg EGGK to EDDM. We're following the route: DVR L9 KONAN L607 RUDUS L984 ASKIK Z74 HAREM T104 ANORA; FL150.

Some shots from the ground and takeoff:

 

Getting the fuel for the trip.

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Startup and pushback, Easyjet handling.

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Just ready for the trip.

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"rotate"..

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Just saying "goodbye" to London.

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The new day is standing up just after takeoff.

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We've encountered some heavy rain at FL150 above England.

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More pictures soon..

 

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Somewhere over Belgium.

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How not to love a turboprop aircraft while flying between all these clouds..

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And already Germany. Weather is quite nice, but we don't see the ground at all. Because of clouds probalby.. ;) Weather at Münich is going to see the same like, cloudy, but not very windy.

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Clouds, clouds everywhere.

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Initial descend.

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Approaching EDDM Münich.

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Already on the ground.

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The marshaller liked our parking very much :D

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Leg finished in about 2,5 hours. Here's the route file, unfortunately the tracking tool crashed and it's not complete. First segment from England to Belgium is missing. EGKK - EDDM.kmz

 

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We have slept a bit and we are ready for our second leg: Münich EDDM to Dubrovnik LDDU. Unfortunately the weather in central Europe isn't nice, so we can't fly using only VFR rules. When we're already so near to the Alps we couldn't miss the occasion to see them. We hope the clouds tops won't be so high, that we would see nothing. We've tried to mix some IFR and VFR flying in that leg and that's what we are going to fly today:

 

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N0250F100 MERSI DCT NESES/N0230F110 DCT BILDU DCT TUNUM DCT BIRGI DCT INSEL DCT EVAXI/N0230A090 DCT REKTI DCT NIPEL/N0200A070 DCT EKSUM/N0200A080 DCT ARMIX/N0200A070 DCT OBALA DCT ALANU/N0220A055 VFR 4422N01530E(VAGANSKI_VRH) 4350N01559E(VISOVACKO_JEZORO) ALDSS 4317N01701E(MAKARSKA)/N0200A035 ALDDP DCT LDDUA2 DCT LDDUB2 DCT

 

It's a rainy day today.


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We have to wait for our turn, Münich is on of the bussiest airports in Germany.

 

So towards Austria!

 

Oh, we seen the terrain, the last time today before Alps..

 

The weather in mountais isn't the best, but we're happy, we have decided to fly like this.


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Somewhere over LOWI.


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Mountain flying is so beutiful!

 

So, we've flown over Alps already! They were so pretty!


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We've crossed over Austria, now we're flying Slovenia.

 

We should be flying VFR right now, but the conditions don't seem nice for that rules of flying. Even though the Vaganski Vrh is visible.


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Our next point is Vesecko Jezoro, also not well visible.

 

And fianlly crusing as VFR over beutiful Croatia.


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Approaching Makarska city.


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And we've had a fatal engine failure right now. Right engine has just went dead! Oil pressure and temperature were in their safety limits. Don't know the reason. Fortunately it is only about 50 nm to Dubrovnik and Duke is an aircraft, which can cruise or even climb very well with only one engine. We just hope the second one will be working till Dubrovnik.


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A2, that's that small island. Dubrovnik is on the left side.

 

Approaching LDDU and trying to get that bird on the ground.


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It wasn't easy, but we've managed to land at Dubrovnik and have parked there safely.

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Now, we have to take a brake for some time and repair that engine. Stay tuned! Kmz file from that flight: EDDM - LDDU.kmz

 

 

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We have managed to repair the engine and hope it will work properly during the whole 3rd leg. Today we are flying via VFR rules from LDDU Dubrovnik, Croatia to LGSM Samos in Greece. Our todays route:

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N0200A070 DCT B2 DCT E5 DCT MOKUN DCT 4246N01857E(NIKISIC)/N0200A090 DCT AKIKA DCT 4226N01948E(MAJA_JEZERCE) ALAKU 4147N02032E(MT_KORAB) 4141N02045E(MAVROVO_LAKE)/N0200A070 4122N02157E(TIKVESH_LAKE) 4119N02307E(RADOMIR)/N0200A030 4009N02419E(ATHOS) 3920N02419E(PIPERI) 3834N02534E(PSARA) DCT URNIL DCT BALOS DCT IREON DCT

 

Last fresh air breath and we are getting started!

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We're arriving the Serbian border really soon.

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Over there, in those valleys is located very nice airport, Tivat. Challenging approach and beautiful scenery around it.

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We noticed some clouds ahead so had to avoid them. Even though Nikisic is well visible.

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We have some really high mountains on our route.

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That peak is the MT Korab, it lays already in Macedonia.

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What I very like about OpenLC Europe is that every country looks a bit different like. You can't mistake Greece with Macedonia.

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Again interesing thing. The left side of the mountain is Macedonia, right side is already Greece.

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We have just passed the time zone, so it's UTC+3 right now. We are going to fly over the Aegan Sea till Samos.

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Arthos peak!

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Small Island Piperi is our next VFR point.

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Loosing both enignes cruising above big water on 3000ft would be catastrophic.. Water, water everywhere!

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It's getting late, we hope we land before the dusk.

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Last leg and we are approaching Samos! That will be a beautiful dusk approach!

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And approach itself.

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Already safely on the ground. That was an amzaing and totally beautiful trip!

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Route .kmz file: LDDU - LGSM.kmz

 

 

 

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Today last leg: Samos LGSM, Greece - Port Said HEPS, Egypt. Route:

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N0250F260 LARKI H59 KOPAR/N0250F270 R19 RDS L609 APLON G183 KAROL/N0240F260 W11 LAKTO/N0250F250 J863 PSD

 

Departing from Samos. That was one of the prettiest places I've visited!

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As Turbine Duke is very powerful we are getting to our cruise FL very fast. It's nice, october night with huge moon in the sky. We are flying over water right now.

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Some photos from cruising over Greece.

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Descending to Part Said and VOR approach.

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And already at Port Said. First leg of World Tour completed!

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LGSM - HEPS.kmz

 

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Today's route Port Said, HEPS, Egypt - OESK, Al-Jawf Domestic Airport, Saudi Arabia. Planned route is as follows:

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N0300F250 DCT PSD DCT ARH DCT BOGER DCT MUNRA DCT GRY DCT ORKAS DCT AJF DCT

 

Ready for takeoff! Just loaded some fuel.

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We have some nice VOR's on our route. Unfortunately the incoming legs are mostly only over seas and deserts.

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Arish city with El Arish International Airport.

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Dead See in the background.

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Just desert everywhere,

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Low visibility over OESK.

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I wouldn't say it's an "International Airport". Just some runways between the desert. I only hope we get some fuel and a place to sleep here.. ;)

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KMZ file: HEPS - OESK.kmz

 

 

 

 

 

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14 hours ago, Jeff W said:

Very nice screenshots of the Turbine Duke.  I particularly liked the cockpit shot with the sunvisors deployed in the last set.

Yeah, it looks preety cool! :D

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Today's leg is from OESK, Al-Jawf Domestic Airport, Saudi Arabia to OISY, Yasuj Airport, Iran. Quite long way today!

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Departure from OESK, as I said the runway and the desert everywhere around it.

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Oh, some traffic and sunrise!

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Abadan City and Abadan International Airport. It's already Iran.

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Some fantastic water bodies near Abadan (couldn't find out what's their name).

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Iran isn't only wide deserts. That's also monumental mountains!

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And the scenery is preatty beautiful!

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Already there, we're impressed with beauty of the sourrounding area! Iran is a cool place!

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KMZ files: OESK - OISY.kmz

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OISY, Yasuj Airport, Iran - OIZI, Iranshahr Airport, Iran.

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With new power and energy we're taking off already 7th time in this challenge! Weather is beautiful as usual in the area.

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Shiraz City, Shiraz Interantional Airport adn Maharlu Lake.

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Dusty areas again.

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Iranshahr in front of us, airport in sight!

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Approaching Iranshar Airport.

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Oh!, They'we forgotten to build the apron...!

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OISY - OIZI.kmz

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Today's leg is from Iranshahr Airport, OIZI, Iran to Jinnah International Airport, OPKC, Pakistan. That's a large international airport just in the heart of Pakistan.

 

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Shortly after departure from OIZI. Wether again wonderful!

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Cruising at FL290.

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Pakistan. Looks just the same like Iran.

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Approaching Jinnah International Airport.

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4000m visibility at OPKC.

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Safely on the ground! Last leg left!

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OIZI - OPKC.kmz

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Last leg of the second part of our tour:

Jinnah International Airport, OPKC, Pakistan to Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, VABB, India.

 

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Departure from Jinnah International Airport.

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Climbing for a cruise flight level.

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We're already crusing with a nice tailwind, and already over India!!!

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Some fields and small towns in India.

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We have spotted A380 Emirates Airlines! Wow, the first we have ever seen.

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Golf of Khombat, we're not long way from Mumbai..!

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Weather got worse as we are approaching Mumbai.

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The weather at Mumbai doesn't seem well... About 1000ft above ground level.

VABB 182030Z 00000KT 1500 BR SCT020 SCT100 28/26 Q1006

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Continue...

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Safely on the ground! And already in Mumbai, 2nd leg finished!

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OPKC - VABB.kmz

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First of all, I have to excuse myself. I'm going for a holiday next week, so I would miss Mumbai - Colcatta leg. I've decided to complete it before my trip.

Today one of the shortests legs: VABB, Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, India to VANP, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, India. Route is as follows:

 

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Ready for the flight, we will have some departing traffic in front of us. 2x A320 IndiGo Airlines. Weather again not nice.

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And already a few moments later ground dissapeard in fog.

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And saying goodbye to Mumbai!

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I'm loving this aircraft sooo much, it's preety awesome!

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Again low visibilty ILS approach after wonderful(was really well done in my oopinion) ARC DME procedure.

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On the ground, we're going tomorrow to Lukla Airport to see Mount Everest!

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VABB - VANP.kmz

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Great screen shots.:)  Really like the top down view with the cloud shadows.  

 

I had the Turbine Duke in FSX but failed to purchase it for P3D before it was withdrawn from the market.  I am now waiting patiently for the Flight1 King Air Super 200 as my PT6 powered twin Beech.

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26 minutes ago, Jeff W said:

Great screen shots.:)  Really like the top down view with the cloud shadows.  

 

I had the Turbine Duke in FSX but failed to purchase it for P3D before it was withdrawn from the market.  I am now waiting patiently for the Flight1 King Air Super 200 as my PT6 powered twin Beech.

 

Thank You very much! Duke is such an awesome plane, unfortunately we won't see any further airplane from RealAir. :/

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We have decided to change the route a bit. We have to make about 300 nm more, but then we will visit Lukla Airport. VNLK is the most dangerous airport in the World placed just underneath Mount Everest, the highest peak in the World. We couldn't miss it! Oh, we are sooo excited!

 

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Again foggy weather at the departure.

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Cruising over India.

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Ganges River and Allahabd city.

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The Himmalayas in the background!

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Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal.

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We are performing a final approach following that chart:

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Mount Everest! And the weather couldn't be better for such an approach.

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We're closer and closer...

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Runway in sight! There's no place for a mistake.

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And we have safely landed. Wow, that was exciting!

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VANP - VNLK.kmz

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Today the last part of the 3rd leg. We're flying to Calcutta!

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Departing from Lukla early in the morning. It's such a beutiful day!

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Cruise FL, all that little tress looks awesome.

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Initial descend.

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Approaching just over Calcutta. We gonna land on 19L. It became misty near the ground.

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3rd leg succesfully completed!

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VNLK - VECC.kmz

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We're finally leaving India and going to Bangladesh! One of the shorter legs.

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Departing from Calcutta.

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Typical weather in this area in this season. (This clouds looks so realistic!)

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Oh, some weather-better area in Bangladesh already.

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Weather at Shah Amanat International Airport. Again misty.. VGEG 302204Z 06005KT 4500 HZ SCT018 SCT120 21/18 Q1012

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We have to rest a bit right now. See You next time!

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VECC - VGEG.kmz

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Today's leg is from Shah Amanat International Airport , VGEG, Bangladesh to Chiang Rai International Airport, VTCT, Thailand.

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Unfortunately I can't find any sceneries for those airports. Preparing for the flight.

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Climbing for cruise FL290.

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Cruising, we gonna land at night toningh.

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Approaching VTCT, we have met ATC over Thailand!

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See You next time, marshall!

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VGEG - VTCT.kmz

 

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