gaab 39 Posted November 19, 2017 Author Share Posted November 19, 2017 Let's fly this leg with the Beech D18S, lattest version by Milton Shupe for FSX. Ok, that will be much longuer, but at 12 000 fts altitude, we will have a chance to see the Alaska peninsula... Taking off at dawn, we will land at Kodiak (PADQ). Please login to display this image. Some nice view en route Please login to display this image. PADQ in view, at last... Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. See you tomorrow for the next report.... Have a good night Gérard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaab 39 Posted November 21, 2017 Author Share Posted November 21, 2017 Flight initially planned from PADK to Paya, I had to do a stop at the small airport PAMD for personnel time constraints This time, I choose the Buffalo livery, which seams to fit well to fly over Alaska ! Early departure at 7h40 local time Please login to display this image. Sun rises a little bit before h00 Please login to display this image. Snowy landing at PAMD Please login to display this image. To my surprise, we are not alone here Please login to display this image. See you soon for the last part of this flight... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaab 39 Posted November 23, 2017 Author Share Posted November 23, 2017 I am slowly progressing toward San Franscisco. Yesterday afternoon I take off from PAMD, after a full day there under snowy weather The beautiful Buffalo livery of my beloved Becch D18 Please login to display this image. Approaching PAYA Please login to display this image. And landing Please login to display this image. Days are becoming shorter Edit : I forget to submit that post - thanks to the automatic saver for restauring it !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaab 39 Posted November 23, 2017 Author Share Posted November 23, 2017 So let's go to Juneau now (PAYA - PAJN) A quick flight (even for the Beech !) Take off at dawn - llok at the C-47 parked here Please login to display this image. Sunrise while taking off - great Please login to display this image. Approaching the entry to Juneau - see the mountains emerging from the clouds Please login to display this image. And landing under the snow Please login to display this image. Thanks - see you soon on our lines Gérard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaab 39 Posted November 25, 2017 Author Share Posted November 25, 2017 Enjoying a pleasant weather as we have time enought to go by shorter step, we are flying today form frol PAJN to CYZP, our first stop in Canada Takeoff at sunrise under the snow... Please login to display this image. You can see the lights of PAJN runway far away Please login to display this image. Boat below ! Please login to display this image. Side view Please login to display this image. Airport in sight Please login to display this image. Very pleasant fly over Alaska and Canada See you tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Heinz Flichtbeil 1609 Posted November 26, 2017 Administrator Share Posted November 26, 2017 Fine pictures. I am at the time in PAJN. So unfortunately we almost missed each other Greets Heinz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaab 39 Posted November 29, 2017 Author Share Posted November 29, 2017 After a few days of rest, let's continue our trip to San Francisco. Leaving CYZP at sunrise... Please login to display this image. Approaching Top Of Climb Please login to display this image. Boat below (thanks to LittleNavMap for displaying were are the AI boats !) Please login to display this image. Approaching CYQQ Please login to display this image. Final Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Stiil three fly to join San Francisco - See you soon Gérard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Heinz Flichtbeil 1609 Posted November 30, 2017 Administrator Share Posted November 30, 2017 Hello Gerard, I like this plane with the Buffalo painting I am member of the virtual Buffalo Airlines ....... http://buffaloairwaysvirtual.com/ Greets Heinz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaab 39 Posted December 3, 2017 Author Share Posted December 3, 2017 Let continue our travel toward San Franscisco, this time with the Milton's Loadstar. Sorry no Buffalo texture available Leaving CYQQ to KOTH, with a stop at Bowerman to switch from TransOcean, which have only passenger traffic right up to there, to National in US territories... Approaching KHQM, along the coast, after going under the dense cloud layer Please login to display this image. Bowerman (KHQM) in view Please login to display this image. One hour transit before connecting flight Please login to display this image. Back above the clouds, with National now Please login to display this image. At last, landing at KOTH... Please login to display this image. Still three hours flight to join San Franscisco See you soon Gérard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Heinz Flichtbeil 1609 Posted December 3, 2017 Administrator Share Posted December 3, 2017 Hello Gérard, ah, I am in San Francisco too. May be we wil see us there..... Latest at Dec/5th i will fly to Salt Lake City .... Greets Heinz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaab 39 Posted December 6, 2017 Author Share Posted December 6, 2017 The last leg from KOTH to KSFO yesterday morning. As I had to rush, I took the JBK DC-4 with a Buffalo texture Take off at sunrise Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Slightly foggy weather Please login to display this image. San Francisco and the Golden Gate Please login to display this image. Final Please login to display this image. Just in time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaab 39 Posted December 6, 2017 Author Share Posted December 6, 2017 Next travel : crossing the US from West to East... in 7 seven. No time to visit I selected the most direct route with equally spaced airports... Will see if I can stick to this plan. Please login to display this image. See you Gérard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rupert 20 Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Quite an enjoyable trip! Kuddos for flying those wonderful old planes! Frankly when I was young and still RW flying, they were already wonderful but certainly not old! Rupert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaab 39 Posted December 8, 2017 Author Share Posted December 8, 2017 Thanks Rupert for your nice comment. Two flights today with the Cal Classic's DC-7B of American Airlines Please login to display this image. In the morning KSFO to KCDC (UT) Take off from KSFO at dawn Please login to display this image. Approaching KCDC under a nice blue sky Please login to display this image. And final Please login to display this image. After a three hours stop, KCDC to KPUB (CO), where we will spend the night and wait for the connecting flight Take off from KCDC Please login to display this image. overview of KTEX Telluride... Please login to display this image. The weather is changing, fortunatly we are approaching KPUB ! Please login to display this image. Descent to KPUB Pueblo Meml Please login to display this image. Tomorow, we will fly over Kansas. Gérard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaab 39 Posted December 8, 2017 Author Share Posted December 8, 2017 Today flight with the (old) PAA livery will take us to KIXD (near Kansas City). Early take off. Nothing special,just admire the PAA livery : Please login to display this image. Approaching KIXD in the winter lanscape; Please login to display this image. Final Please login to display this image. Tomorow we should reach KDAY (OH). New York is approaching Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaab 39 Posted December 11, 2017 Author Share Posted December 11, 2017 Had not enought time to report on Saturday flight from KIXD to KDAY Before starting the flight to New York, here we go ! Take off early (I had some commitments in RL) from KIXD with the beautiful Pan Am Boeing 377. Please login to display this image. Sun just appearing Please login to display this image. The old PAN AM paint scheme Please login to display this image. Landing at KDAY on a snowy landscape Please login to display this image. And now lets go to New York .... Gérard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaab 39 Posted December 12, 2017 Author Share Posted December 12, 2017 To go to La Guardia, I have choosen the great looking Connie L749 with its spectacular white TWA livery ! Here few pictures from the travel Take off at KDAY an slooowly climbing as recommended (700 fpm - 30' to reach cruises level FL170). Please login to display this image. Cruise altitude with the sun and the snow highlighting the TWA livery Please login to display this image. Capturing LGA ILS 225° Please login to display this image. Final Please login to display this image. New York from La Guardia ! Please login to display this image. Passengers are kindly requested to to get off the plane Please login to display this image. See you ! Gérard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaab 39 Posted December 12, 2017 Author Share Posted December 12, 2017 My initial plan for the last journey is this one : Gander historical stop was a MUST Please login to display this image. But depending of weather and available time, I may modify it.... Rendez-vous for the first leg. Gérard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff W 112 Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 The route map you posted shows you bypassing Gander and stopping at Goose Bay. You could save some time and distance on your Atlantic crossing by going to Narsarsuaq Airport (BGBW) in Greenland instead of Sondrestrom (BGSF). Good Luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaab 39 Posted December 13, 2017 Author Share Posted December 13, 2017 Hi, Jeff W, You are right - I posted the wrong map. Initially, I had planed that traject, and envisaged BGBW. But I found the runway a little bit short for my Super G. I changed my mind because I really wanted to make a stop at Gander, like at DC 6/7 and Constellation time Hence my plan modification.The last version is this one Please login to display this image. I just finish the KLGA - CYQX leg. Taking off La Guardia at sunrise was a wonder Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. There is heavy traffic arriving at New York this morning. Please login to display this image. Nice view of the east peninsula Please login to display this image. Flying over Massachusetts Please login to display this image. 950 nm and 4 hours latter, Gander in view (should better say in the mist...) Please login to display this image. We will spend the night here. Tomorrow we will have a much longer flight; Please login to display this image. Gérard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaab 39 Posted December 14, 2017 Author Share Posted December 14, 2017 Gander (CYQX) to Keflavik (BIKF) The travel was begining well with the cute Super G... Please login to display this image. but after two trials which ended up with a freeze of FSX I had to change for the Boeing B377.... A very long travel with nothing special to keep awake ! After a delayed departure, climbing to cruise altitude Please login to display this image. Approaching BIKF at sunset Please login to display this image. We are back in Europ. Please login to display this image. Will spend her the night. Gérard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaab 39 Posted December 20, 2017 Author Share Posted December 20, 2017 Today, after a long stay in Iceland, we fly the before last leg from BIRK to EGAA (Belfast). I choose the Morane-Saulnier 760 Paris II, which was, rather than a small business jet, a liaison aircraft. Thanks to her speed, we did the traject in about 3h20 mn at the average speed of 220 nm/h (ground speed). Not bad for this 60's small aircraft ! Living Iceland. Climbing to cruise altitude (FL320) Please login to display this image. Crossing another aircraft (the bright point under the sun, below the horizon) Please login to display this image. Approaching Ireland coast - boat under ! (Transporting Isley Whisky ???) Please login to display this image. Approach, capturing runway 25 ILS. Please login to display this image. Last fly tomorrow (I hope !) Gérard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaab 39 Posted December 23, 2017 Author Share Posted December 23, 2017 I finally spent the week-end at Balfast But London is waiting for us - monday flight starting at 10h00. grey and misty morning... Please login to display this image. At cruise level in the sun ! Please login to display this image. Approaching London Please login to display this image. Final at EGLL Please login to display this image. Flaring Please login to display this image. That was fun - Thank you Aerosoft for organizing this adventure And thank you LittleNavMap which was so usefull during that "Tour du Monde en 80 jours". To close the topic some statics Please login to display this image. Have a great Christmas and Happy new year. And see you for the next challenge. Gérard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanG 76 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 On 12/23/2017 at 2:58 PM, gaab said: Please login to display this image. I like your summary... I might have to steal the idea! SeanG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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