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I will try for the first time to follow the Phileas Fogg trip using the Sud Aviation Caravelle 6R.

 

1 - EGLL LFLY LIRN LGIR HE34 (nearest airport from Suez)
2 - HE34 HSPN OYAA OOSA OPPI VABB
3 - VABB VANP VECC
4 - VECC VYCZ VVNB VHHX (tricky but open in this time) or VYYY VDPP ZJSY VHHX (more in line with boat trip of Phileas Fogg)
5 - VHHX ZNSB RJFM RJTA
6 - RJTA UHSS UHPP PASY PACD PANC PAJN CYQQ KMFR KSFO
7 - KSFO KGJT KOMA KYIP KLGA
8 - KLGA CYQX (Gander the mythical stop)  BGBW BIKF EGAA EGLL

 

More info latter

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Final planning of first périod

All navigation will be using VOR's and NDB's - no GPS, no FMC at that time :)

Total distance 2030 nm - longuest distance between stops 620nm.

 

The whole trip (before detailed planning with Nav aids) will be about 21000 nm and 36 stops !

 

Hope I will make it !

 

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Joining London for the rendez-vous this morning.

 

Leaving Le Bourget.

 

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Climbing to cruise altitude and crossing a fellow ...

 

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The cliffs of the British coast

 

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Landing at Heathrow

 

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Ready to join the "tour".

 

Gérard

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The London to Suez flight plan

 

 

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Start scheduled  wednesday (still some preparation to finish).

 

Gérard

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Today, a busy day ;) 

 

This morning London Heathrow to Lyon Bron. I selected this airport, because at time of Caravelle, Lyon Saint Exupery was not in operation.

The flight plan by LittleNavMap. A great free (and opensource) flight planner

 

Take off 8:35 GMT.

 

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Quiet flight with tail wind and relatively good visibility :

 

Here arriving on France Coast near Dieppe - 8:56 gmt

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Just above my house :)  (9:03)

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Le Bourget in the mist (left-bottom corner)

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Above Paris - 6min latter...

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The aircraft ahead of the streak is a Bombardier CRJ700 at FL360 - thanks LittelNavMap :)

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Just arrived at Lyon Bron - it's about 12h00 local time (passengers have already disembarked)

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We take a lunch while refuelling.

 

See you this afternoon.

 

Gérard

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This afternoon flight will take us to Naples, a 2 hours flight.

 

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Take off at 12:50 gmt.

 

The Alps - not that much snow

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Arriving to the the Mediterranean sea. 13:35.

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Toscana - 14:06. Just after the Elba Isle, Orbetello and Monte Argentario. Another time maybe...

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Roma Fiumicino ...

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... and the Ostia Harbor -  14:15 gmt

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We are approaching Naples - very active harbor

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Safe landing :)  It is 16:40 local time.

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The view on the Etna Vulcano...

 

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See you soon on our lines...

 

Gérard

 

 

 

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Next step from LIRN to LGIR.for a 2 hours night flight.

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Great night with a bright moon

 

Salerno ligths few minutes after take off

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Great moon light over the sea

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Leaving the grece coast

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and landing in Creta

 

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Very quiet and pleasant flight during a clear night.

Hope it will continue that way (even if I dubt...)

 

Gérard

 

 

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Last leg of this first part of the journey.

 

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Leaving Iraklion LGIR a bit too late (15:30 local time)... Creta behind us in the mist...

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The Egyptian coast. Notice the boats at the entry of the canal. (16:15)

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Sunset at 16:21 local time !!

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Alignement almost perfect BUT the airport is not lighted (I know, I should have checked) - the go around was just above a tanker in the canal :(

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Decided to land at HECA (Cairo) -- much better at night !

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Tomorrow I will make the small hop to HE34...

 

Have a nice night - Gérard

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As initially planned, I joined HE34 this morning.

 

It's really the desert !

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Nothing to eat or refuel ! So I decided to go back to meet most of you at Port Said ;)

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I will restart from there for the next journey....

 

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Enjoy your stay

 

Gérard

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First step to day : Port Said (HEPS) to Port Soudan (HSPN).

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Departure 14:58 local time - arrival 17:15 - At nightfall.

A little borring :(

 

After take off, we follow the canal.

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Arrival in Red Sea (two boat near the canal end)

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Downwind to Port Sudan

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We will spend the night there

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Hope next step will be more exciting (but I am afraid will not).

 

Gérard

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Next leg, once more partly at night.

 

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Except a very nice sky, nothing special to report.

 

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Sunset

 

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And arrival

 

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See you latter,

 

Gérard

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  • 2 weeks later...

I am very late in the update of my diary, but I have been very busy fliyng following the flight agenda time table...

So I will make a "batch update" :

I finish the journey to Bombay with the Caravelle, as I was a little bit in hurry, but I tested the BEA Hawker Siddeley HS.748 (of Rick Piper) on the step between OYAA and OOSA.

I must admit that flying at FL160 give a much more pleasant view, even if the flight is longer, than in a jet at FL250...

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Arrival at OOSA

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Switch back to Caravelle, but with Republic of Tchad livery... from OOSA to OOMS for the last flight in Arabia.

One of the few montains on the way... near Muscat.

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Lets cross the Golf of Oman (OOMS - OPKC) with a new livery for our Caravelle : the portugese TAP this time

Living Muscat

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Landed at Karachi (OPKC) in the mist.

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And back to Air Afrique for the last flight to VABB - Bombay

Departure from OPKC, just after a grand granddaughter of the Caravelle :)

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and crossing another young lady...

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Ok, we are ready for the next episode... to be published tomorrow.

 

Good night

 

Gérard

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  • 2 weeks later...

Once more, the reporting will be batch : I just finish the Bombay - Calcuta traject before leaving for one week and had not the time to report !

 

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As we are entering the old British Empire (India), I decides, as a tribute to british aeronotic industry, to fly the Hawker Sydney HS 748.

 

Some pictures of the various flights

 

Leaving Bombay early morning in the mist.to VAAU.

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VAAU to VANP

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Short flight VANP to VARP

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Another short flight VARP to VERC

Leaving VARP

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and landing at VERC

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and last, but not least VERC to VECC (with a beautiful Arc DME approach)

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I have to hurry up for the next travel : just going back from travel, I better take the shortest path !

 

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Wish me good luck and stay tune for the next report :)

 

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And now the report

 

Due to the short time I have to finish this part, I decided to switch back to the Caravelle Air Afrique.

 

Departure from VECC in the afternoon, and arrival at night at VYCZ.

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A misleading road lighting hides the runways more on the left. A little bit scaring...

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Leaving at dawn from VECC to VVNB.

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Hanoi VECC approach

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From there, after one hour stop and refueling, we take off for our last leg to VHHX.

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The most famous approach to the old Hong Kong airport (we are in the 60's, are we not !)

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Let's prepare now for the next travel.

 

 

 

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This will be a long traject !! 5 legs (VHHX RCYU RJKA RJFM RJBB RJTA), 1630 nm, more than 8 hour fly with the Hawker Sydney HS 748.

I must think about it.... Will see.

 

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See you son in the sky.

 

Gérard

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I decided to fly the first step from VHHX to RCYU with the California Classic Propliners Constellation 1049G of Air France.

 

Unfortunatly, I faced some problems with this model under FSX.

 

Taking off VHHX.

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Arrival to RCYU : take a look at the nose gear :(

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So for the next step, I take back the Caravelle. Long travel over the sea and cloudy. Nothing to watch...

 

En route from RCYU to RJKA : a view of the sea through the clouds.

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Approaching RJKA

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The following step being shorter we will select another freeware, the Boeing 377 by the Manfred Jahn´s and Team Strat´s.

 

Enjoy - Gérard

 

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RJKA to RJFM short flight.of 250 nm.

 

After takeoff with this beautiful bird.

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During descent to RJKA, with threatening clouds...

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and landing

 

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Next "hop" is only 246 nm.  Better continue after a short stop and refueling if we want to finish on time this step !

 

Take off RJFM on nice weather

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Boats underneath

 

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On final, and more boats around

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See you soon for last flight to RJTA report .

 

Gérard

 

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Once more just in time.

 

For the last small flight, encouraged by comment of Kalizzi, I decided to switch to the slower DC4 of Cal Classic Propliners. Was nice to see this old girl of my childhood :)

 

Taking of RJBB

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See, boat, mountains and snow ! Not bad landscape

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Final to RJTA.

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We made it ! Lets prepare the LONG next trip !

 

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I will certainly go back to the Caravelle, considering the time to spend on fly.

 

See you soon.

 

Gérard

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First step to go to North America, from RJTA to UHSS, our first Russian Airport.

 

As anticipated, I fly an Air France Caravelle.

Crossing a North-South flight

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Winter is coming

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Due to strong wind, we made a technical stop in RJER for a quick refuelling.

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Let's join our scheduled destination.

Welcome to Russia

 

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We hope to see you soon on our flights....

 

Gérard

 

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Two steps yesterday, we have a long route !

 

The morning, leaving UHSS for UHPP, the weather is rainy.

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But a beautiful sunny lanscape on arrival.

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We take off at 13h00 Local time to PASY Attu Island (Alaska).

 

At 16h00 local time, it's already the night.

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We will spend the night there...

 

Gérard

 

 

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Yesterday, we went from Russia to Alaska.

 

Departing early in the morning - the weather was sunny...

 

Crossing the famous day separation line.

 

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Nothing to add !

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Flying over Adak (Alaska)

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And, at last approaching Cold Bay

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Still three flights and 2000 nm to  join San Francisco !

 

Gérard

 

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