Juri 3 Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Another day, another flight ... today fly to a Bedouin-Camp and give the the Chief something useful items... Using a Pilatus Turbo Porter marked as aircraft of the United Nations. It is another uneventful flight in to the Sahara.... or not? Typical checks for this short flight are made and not forget to take enough to drink with. (I have learned this the hard way in Angola.) Climbing in to the cockpit and up we went. Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. United Nations ... wow it looks so important... Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Let Big Daddy go... We are in Africa. Often enough no tower, no ATC. You need to keep your eyes open and sharp. Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. The wreck of SS "Cotopaxi" Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Duster... no chance to do anything. The engine got a lot of dust and quit... no not complete. But I have not enough power to keep the aircraft in the air. Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Standstill. With this engine I can´t go nowhere. Please login to display this image. Looking under the tarpaulin of the freight i found... an ATV! O.k. tank is full. It is not a good idea in this region waiting for a search, if you know the exact coordinates and where to go. In the time of GPS and cellphone... but hey, this is Africa! Please login to display this image. I am not familiar driving an ATV... Please login to display this image. Helicopter... are they on a search mission? So fast? Please login to display this image. The Bedouins are busy and don´t to want to talk with me. Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. I like Camels, but now I have the Quad. Please login to display this image. Found the Solar power station from yesterday.... Please login to display this image. This looks a bit unfriendly .. better to go if they want to shoot me... Please login to display this image. This is Africa... This thing has seen better day´s. Please login to display this image. And now? Please login to display this image. Think it is a good idea to "give the brave horse something to drink". Please login to display this image. The road is now in better condition.. how long? Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. And after a village the road is ending. I follow the railroad. Please login to display this image. "Oil is much too important a commodity to be left in the hands of the Arabs." Henry Kissinger And in de hands of the Africans to... ? Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. After the collapse of the USSR a lot of equipment like this Antonov An 26 found it´s way to Africa... Please login to display this image. Big Daddy is here... with his aircraft... Please login to display this image. and I without... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aharon 464 Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 SUPERB shots I wish I have real desert ground textures for my native country Israel! Regards, Aharon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bermuda425 186 Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Super exciting adventure! Never saw something like this before! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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