gaab 39 Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaab 39 Posted October 2, 2017 Author Share Posted October 2, 2017 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 ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaab 39 Posted October 2, 2017 Author Share Posted October 2, 2017 Joining London for the rendez-vous this morning. Leaving Le Bourget. Please login to display this image. Climbing to cruise altitude and crossing a fellow ... Please login to display this image. The cliffs of the British coast Please login to display this image. Landing at Heathrow Please login to display this image. Ready to join the "tour". Gérard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaab 39 Posted October 2, 2017 Author Share Posted October 2, 2017 The London to Suez flight plan Please login to display this image. Start scheduled wednesday (still some preparation to finish). Gérard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaab 39 Posted October 4, 2017 Author Share Posted October 4, 2017 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. Please login to display this image. Quiet flight with tail wind and relatively good visibility : Here arriving on France Coast near Dieppe - 8:56 gmt Please login to display this image. Just above my house (9:03) Please login to display this image. Le Bourget in the mist (left-bottom corner) Please login to display this image. Above Paris - 6min latter... Please login to display this image. The aircraft ahead of the streak is a Bombardier CRJ700 at FL360 - thanks LittelNavMap Please login to display this image. Just arrived at Lyon Bron - it's about 12h00 local time (passengers have already disembarked) Please login to display this image. We take a lunch while refuelling. See you this afternoon. Gérard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaab 39 Posted October 4, 2017 Author Share Posted October 4, 2017 This afternoon flight will take us to Naples, a 2 hours flight. Please login to display this image. Take off at 12:50 gmt. The Alps - not that much snow Please login to display this image. Arriving to the the Mediterranean sea. 13:35. Please login to display this image. Toscana - 14:06. Just after the Elba Isle, Orbetello and Monte Argentario. Another time maybe... Please login to display this image. Roma Fiumicino ... Please login to display this image. ... and the Ostia Harbor - 14:15 gmt Please login to display this image. We are approaching Naples - very active harbor Please login to display this image. Safe landing It is 16:40 local time. Please login to display this image. The view on the Etna Vulcano... Please login to display this image. See you soon on our lines... Gérard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaab 39 Posted October 5, 2017 Author Share Posted October 5, 2017 Next step from LIRN to LGIR.for a 2 hours night flight. Please login to display this image. Great night with a bright moon Salerno ligths few minutes after take off Please login to display this image. Great moon light over the sea Please login to display this image. Leaving the grece coast Please login to display this image. and landing in Creta Please login to display this image. Very quiet and pleasant flight during a clear night. Hope it will continue that way (even if I dubt...) Gérard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaab 39 Posted October 8, 2017 Author Share Posted October 8, 2017 Last leg of this first part of the journey. Please login to display this image. Leaving Iraklion LGIR a bit too late (15:30 local time)... Creta behind us in the mist... Please login to display this image. The Egyptian coast. Notice the boats at the entry of the canal. (16:15) Please login to display this image. Sunset at 16:21 local time !! Please login to display this image. 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 Please login to display this image. Decided to land at HECA (Cairo) -- much better at night ! Please login to display this image. Tomorrow I will make the small hop to HE34... Have a nice night - Gérard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaab 39 Posted October 9, 2017 Author Share Posted October 9, 2017 As initially planned, I joined HE34 this morning. It's really the desert ! Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Nothing to eat or refuel ! So I decided to go back to meet most of you at Port Said Please login to display this image. I will restart from there for the next journey.... Please login to display this image. Enjoy your stay Gérard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaab 39 Posted October 11, 2017 Author Share Posted October 11, 2017 First step to day : Port Said (HEPS) to Port Soudan (HSPN). Please login to display this image. Departure 14:58 local time - arrival 17:15 - At nightfall. A little borring After take off, we follow the canal. Please login to display this image. Arrival in Red Sea (two boat near the canal end) Please login to display this image. Downwind to Port Sudan Please login to display this image. We will spend the night there Please login to display this image. Hope next step will be more exciting (but I am afraid will not). Gérard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaab 39 Posted October 14, 2017 Author Share Posted October 14, 2017 Next leg, once more partly at night. Please login to display this image. Except a very nice sky, nothing special to report. Please login to display this image. Sunset Please login to display this image. And arrival Please login to display this image. See you latter, Gérard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaab 39 Posted October 26, 2017 Author Share Posted October 26, 2017 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... Please login to display this image. Arrival at OOSA Please login to display this image. 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. Please login to display this image. Lets cross the Golf of Oman (OOMS - OPKC) with a new livery for our Caravelle : the portugese TAP this time Living Muscat Please login to display this image. Landed at Karachi (OPKC) in the mist. Please login to display this image. And back to Air Afrique for the last flight to VABB - Bombay Departure from OPKC, just after a grand granddaughter of the Caravelle Please login to display this image. and crossing another young lady... Please login to display this image. Ok, we are ready for the next episode... to be published tomorrow. Good night Gérard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaab 39 Posted November 7, 2017 Author Share Posted November 7, 2017 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 ! Please login to display this image. 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. Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. VAAU to VANP Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Short flight VANP to VARP Please login to display this image. Another short flight VARP to VERC Leaving VARP Please login to display this image. and landing at VERC Please login to display this image. and last, but not least VERC to VECC (with a beautiful Arc DME approach) Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaab 39 Posted November 7, 2017 Author Share Posted November 7, 2017 I have to hurry up for the next travel : just going back from travel, I better take the shortest path ! Please login to display this image. Wish me good luck and stay tune for the next report Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaab 39 Posted November 8, 2017 Author Share Posted November 8, 2017 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. Please login to display this image. A misleading road lighting hides the runways more on the left. A little bit scaring... Please login to display this image. Leaving at dawn from VECC to VVNB. Please login to display this image. Hanoi VECC approach Please login to display this image. From there, after one hour stop and refueling, we take off for our last leg to VHHX. Please login to display this image. The most famous approach to the old Hong Kong airport (we are in the 60's, are we not !) Please login to display this image. Let's prepare now for the next travel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaab 39 Posted November 8, 2017 Author Share Posted November 8, 2017 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. Please login to display this image. See you son in the sky. Gérard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaab 39 Posted November 11, 2017 Author Share Posted November 11, 2017 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. Please login to display this image. Arrival to RCYU : take a look at the nose gear Please login to display this image. 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. Please login to display this image. Approaching RJKA Please login to display this image. The following step being shorter we will select another freeware, the Boeing 377 by the Manfred Jahn´s and Team Strat´s. Enjoy - Gérard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalizzi 53 Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 I love the fact that you are using freeware models to do the journey. I especially love the Sud Aviation Caravelle. Great screenshots too. Godspeed and best of luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaab 39 Posted November 13, 2017 Author Share Posted November 13, 2017 Thank you Kalizzi. Unfortunately most of them (except the boeing 377) will not survive to the 64bits evolution Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaab 39 Posted November 13, 2017 Author Share Posted November 13, 2017 RJKA to RJFM short flight.of 250 nm. After takeoff with this beautiful bird. Please login to display this image. During descent to RJKA, with threatening clouds... Please login to display this image. and landing Please login to display this image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaab 39 Posted November 13, 2017 Author Share Posted November 13, 2017 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 Please login to display this image. Boats underneath Please login to display this image. On final, and more boats around Please login to display this image. See you soon for last flight to RJTA report . Gérard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaab 39 Posted November 14, 2017 Author Share Posted November 14, 2017 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 Please login to display this image. See, boat, mountains and snow ! Not bad landscape Please login to display this image. Final to RJTA. Please login to display this image. We made it ! Lets prepare the LONG next trip ! Please login to display this image. I will certainly go back to the Caravelle, considering the time to spend on fly. See you soon. Gérard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaab 39 Posted November 15, 2017 Author Share Posted November 15, 2017 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 Please login to display this image. Winter is coming Please login to display this image. Due to strong wind, we made a technical stop in RJER for a quick refuelling. Please login to display this image. Let's join our scheduled destination. Welcome to Russia Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. We hope to see you soon on our flights.... Gérard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaab 39 Posted November 16, 2017 Author Share Posted November 16, 2017 Two steps yesterday, we have a long route ! The morning, leaving UHSS for UHPP, the weather is rainy. Please login to display this image. But a beautiful sunny lanscape on arrival. Please login to display this image. We take off at 13h00 Local time to PASY Attu Island (Alaska). At 16h00 local time, it's already the night. Please login to display this image. We will spend the night there... Gérard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaab 39 Posted November 17, 2017 Author Share Posted November 17, 2017 Yesterday, we went from Russia to Alaska. Departing early in the morning - the weather was sunny... Crossing the famous day separation line. Please login to display this image. Nothing to add ! Please login to display this image. Flying over Adak (Alaska) Please login to display this image. And, at last approaching Cold Bay Please login to display this image. Please login to display this image. Still three flights and 2000 nm to join San Francisco ! Gérard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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