Miguez Flight Dairy

[Luiz Carlos Miguez Urbano]

Around noon on Jan 11th, I took off on a North American T6, from Bangalore to Sri Sathya Sai, (Puttaparthi ), to visit it again, because I have been there in 2004, doing a Embraer Legacy demo flight.

It is modernized, but the runway that was hand made by thousands of the religious leader Sai Baba, continues as good as always, have a look on the pics:

1 - Departing Bangalore on a T6

2 - T6 cockpit

3 = Gear up, after take off

4 - Cruising at 5.500 ft

5 - Cockpit at cruising level

6 - Arriving at Puttaparthi

7 - Puttaparthi

8 - Landing gear down

9 - Turning final

10 - Final

11 - Landing

12 - Rolling

13 - Puttaparthi 1

14 - Puttaparthi 2

15 - Puttaparthi 3

16 - Puttaparthi 4

[Luiz Carlos Miguez Urbano]

In the afternoon of Jan 11th, I left Puttaparthi flying a Mustang P51, destination Goa, for centuries a portuguese enclave in India, visited by Vasco da Gama, the navigator that found the way to go from

Europe to India, by the South Atlantic and Indian oceans, in 1498. Pics:

1 - Taking off from Puttaparthi

2 - Climbing from Puttaparthi

3 - Close up

4 - Cruising

5 - Goa 1

6 - Goa 2

7 - Goa 3

8 - Downwind in Goa

9 - Landed at Goa

10 - Taxiing in Goa

11 - Goa 1

12 - Goa 2

13 - Goa 3

14 - Goa 4

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By the end of the afternoom on Jan 11th, I departed Goa flying a TBM900 to Mumbai, where I arrived after the sunset, to continue the around the world flight on the Panais de Brasil DC6.

Pics next:

1 - Taking off from Goa

2 - Departing Goa

3 - Initial climb from Goa

4 - Initial cruise

5 - Sunset 1

6 - Sunset 2

7 - Sunset 3

8- Sunset 4

9 - Descent to Mumbai

10 - Mumbai

11 - Final Rwy 09 at Mumbai

12 - Cockpit on final

13 - Landing lights flare

14 - Short final

15 - Landed at Mumbai

16 - Mumbai 1

17 - Mumbai 2

18 - Mumbai 3

19 - Mumbai 4

20 - Mumbai 5

 

[PapaZulu]

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[Luiz Carlos Miguez Urbano]

Finally on Jan 14th I left Mumbai to proceed the around the world flight. Initally I went to Agra, near New Delhi, to visit the Taj Mahal. Agra is about 150 km south-east of New Delhi and, fortunatelly, it had a superb visibility,

so I could overfly the Taj Mahal and take good pictures of the building and gardens.

1 - Route from Mubai to Agra, using VORs only.

2- Preparing the aircraft in Mumbai for the flight to Agra

3 - Take off from Mumbai

4 - Passing over the Mumbai airport on route to Agra

5 - Climbing from Mumbai

6 - Cruising

7 - Approaching Ozar

8 - Approaching Agra airport

9 - Taj Mahal 1

10 - Taj Mahal 2

11 - Taj Mahal 3

12 - Taj Mahal 4

13 - Landing at Agra

14 - Final at Agra

15 - At ramp in Agra

16 - Routine maintenance at Agra

17 - Taj Mahal from the ground 1

18 - Taj Mahal from the ground 2

19 - Agra 1

20 - Agra 2

[Luiz Carlos Miguez Urbano]

From Jan 9th to Jan 13th I made a trip in India, with different types of aircraft from Mumbai, in the west to Kolkata, in the north-east, to New Delhi, in the north, to Hyderabad in the center, to Chennai, in the southeast,

to Bangalore, west of Chennai, to Puttaparthi, north of Bangalore, to Goa, in the east and finally back to Mumbai, to proceed on the DC6 flight around the world. See map.

[lupepilot]

Nice trip and nice pictures! 

[Luiz Carlos Miguez Urbano]

On Jan 15th I proceeded with the DC6 around the world trip, flying from Agra, not far from New Delhi to Kolkata, another mandatory route stop. The weather was good but plenty of clouds. The trip

was made at 15,000 ft, it took 2h48 for its 658 nm. Pics:

1 - SimBrief route using just the VORs

2 - Departing Agra

3 - Bye bye, Taj Mahal

4 - Climbing to FL150

5 - Still climbing

6 - Cockpit, cruising at FL150 1

7 - Cockpit, cruising at FL150 2

8 - Cockpit, cruising at FL150 2

9 - Cockpit, cruising at FL150 3

10 - Cruise flight at FL150 1

11 - Cruise flight at FL150 2

12 - Close up 1

13 - Close up 2

14 - Close up 3

15 - Close up 4

16 - Descending to Kolkata 1

17 - Descending to Kolkata 2

18 - Approaching Kolkata

19 - Approaching Kolkata, cockpit

20 - Kolkata

21 - VOR Rwy 19R procedure

22 - Landed at Kolkata

23 - At the gate in Kolkata

24 - Sightseeing Kolkata 1

25 - Sightseeing Kolkata 2

26 - Sightseeing Kolkata 3

27 - Sightseeing Kolkata 4

[The Flying Fabio]

Wow, what an amazing trip, but I especially like the real pictures you're threading in, together with the MSFS pics. Great story, love following along, thanks for posting!

[Luiz Carlos Miguez Urbano]

On Jan 18th, I left Kolkota to proceed on the next aim to achieve Hong Kong before Jan 31st. Initially I flew to Dhaka, Bangladesh capital, just 144 nm from Kolkata, a short 55 min flight.

Pics:

1 - Leaving Kolkata

2 - Cruising to Dhaka

3 - Approaching Dhaka

4 - Dhaka

5 - Final at Dhaka

6 - Landed at Dhaka

7 - Dhaka apron

8 - Dhaka 1

9 - Dhaka 2

10 - Dhaka 3

11 - Dhaka 4

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SimbRief route from Kolkata to Dhaka,via VORs

[Luiz Carlos Miguez Urbano]

On the same Jan 18th, around noon I proceed from Dhaka, Bangladesh to the new capital of Myanmar (previously Burma): Nay Pyi Taw, about 2 hours southeast of Dhaka.

I found turbulence over the mountains inside Myanmar, but very few clouds. Follw pics of this flight:

1 - Dhaka to Nay Pyi Taw SimBrief route

2 - Ready the leave a foggy Dhaka

3 - Departing Dhaka

4 - Leaving the Dhaka low visibility

5 - Cruising over rough terrain in Myanmar

6 - 60 nm to land

7 - Approaching Nay Pyi Taw

8 - Over Nay Pyi Taw

9 - Over Nay Pyi Taw 1

10 - On final

11 - On final Rwy 16

12 - Landed at Nay Pyi Taw

13 - At ramp at Nay Pyi Taw

14 - Nay Pyi Taw temple

15 - Nay Pyi Taw governament building

16 - Nay Pyi Taw governament building 2

17 - Ten lane avenue with no cars

[Luiz Carlos Miguez Urbano]

Next day, Jan 19th, I left early morning  from Nay Pyi Taw to Yagon, previously Rangoon, the old capital of Burma, now Mianmar. The flight took me to the east first, to a town

named Loikaw, and the to the south to Bago and Hlegu, before Yagon. It was a one hour and twenty min flight, burning 3,500 lb of Avgas. Pics next:

1 - SimBrief route from Nay Pyi Taw to Yangon

2 - Preparing for depart at Nay Pyi Taw

1 - Taxing out at Nay Pyi Taw

3 - Taking off at Nay Pyi Taw

4 - Climbing to FL130

5 - Yangon

6 - Landed at Yangon

7 - At Yangon ramp

8 - Yangon 1

9 - Yangon 2

10 - Yangon 3

11 - Yangon 4

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On the same Jan 19th I continued from Yangon to Surat Thani, in Thailand. Most of the flight was made over hot and hilly forests. 

Pics:

1 - Route from Yangon to Surat Thani

2 - Climbing just after take off

3 - Over Dawei, in Myanmar

4 - 87 nm to Champhon, in Thailand

5 - Cruising in Thailand, after Champhon

6 - Approaching Surat Thani

7 - VOR descent to Surat Thani

8 -  Final at Surat Thani

9 - Short final at Surat Thani

10 - Landed at Surat Thani

11 - At ramp at Surat Thani

12 - Surat Thani 1

12 - Surat Thani 1

12 - Surat Thani 1

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12 - Surat Thani 1

13 - Surat Thani 2

14 - Surat Thani 3

15 - Surat Thani 4

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Jan 20th I flew from Surat Thani (VTSB), in Thailand to Kuala Lumpur (WMKK). In real life, I have been in Kuala Lumpur in 2004, flying an Embraer E170, on a demo tour to Air Malasia, that started for me in Brisbane, Australia, where we changed the whole 

demo team. From there we proceed making demo flights in Australia, then Indonesia, Singapore, Malasia and finally in India, where we changed the whole demo team again and went via comercial flights to our home in Brazil. So it was a pleasure be in Kuala Lumpur again,

after so many years. Pics:

1 - SimBrief Surat Thani - Kuala Lumpur route

2 - At Surat Thani ramp

3 - Taking off from Thailand

4 - Climbing from Surat Thani

5 - Still over Thailand

6 - Approaching Ipoh, Malaisia

7 - Ipoh, Malaisia

8 - Descending to Kuala Lumpur

9 - 78 nm to Kuala Lumpur

10 - ApproachingKuala Lumpur 1

11 - ApproachingKuala Lumpur 2

12 - Proceeding to Rwy 32R at KK

13 - Final Rwy 32R, cockpit

14 - Final Rwy 32R

15 - On the ground at Kuala Lumpur Sepang airport

16 - At KK ramp

17 - KK pic 1

18 - KK pic 2

19 - KK pic 3

20 - KK pic 4

 

[Luiz Carlos Miguez Urbano]

I decided to fly from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore, early morning in the Friday Jan 21st. The idea was to have much of the Saturday in Singapore to revisit this marvelous place.

So the takeoff was before 6 am under a dark and cloudy sky. Pics:

1 - SimBrief route from Kuala Lumpur Sepang enormous and beautiful airport.

2 - At KK ramp, being prepared

3 - Dark cockpit being lighted

4 - Ready to takeoff

5 - Taking off

7 - Initial climb

8 - Sunrise 1

9 - Sunrise 2

10 - Sunrise 3

11 - Sunrise 4

12 - Sunrise 5

13 - Sunrise 6

14 - Descent 1

15 - Descent 2

16 - Descent 3

17 - Descent 4

18 - Arriving at Singapore island

19 - Approaching for the runway 20C

20 - ILS procedure to runway 20C 1

21 - ILS procedure to runway 20C 2

22 - ILS procedure to runway 20C 3

23 - ILS procedure to runway 20C 4

24 - ILS procedure to runway 20C 5

25 - ILS procedure to runway 20C 6

27 - Touching down at Singapore

28 - Singapore 1

29 - Singapore 2

30 - Singapore 3

31 - Singapore 4

 

 

[Luiz Carlos Miguez Urbano]

Once arrived at SIngapore the DC6 had to be overhauled. I had flown almost 70 hours from S Jose dos Campos in Brazil to London to start the around the world flight, up to arriving in Singapore. So it will need some rest days

here at Changi airport while the maintenance people check its spark plugs, oil, fuel and hydraulic filters, neumatics pressures and eventual oil, fuel and hydraulic leaks. It also needs a through out cleaning. So after passing the

Saturday Jan 22nd strolling at this beautiful city, I started a tour of the region flying a Cessna CJ4 with Brazilian tail number PP-ZEZ, praising my Brazilian Long EZ, to Medan, Indonesia.

Less than an hour and a half flight. Medan in west Sumatra was the first indonesian city that I knew in real life. It was in the late seventies, during a Bandeirante (Embraer E110) flight from Brazil to Japan. I come to Medan flying from Bangalore

in India. On the previous leg: Karachi, Pakistan to Bangalore, I experienced the most inflight turbulence during my whole life. It was over Mumbai VOR that I overflew at 11,000 ft of altitude. The Bandeirante I was flying was a brand new cargo

version, equipped with a huge cargo door on the left rear fuselage, that had a smaller passenger door inside it. It also had a crew door on the forward fuselage, that hinged outwards on its lower side. This door was forward of the left propeller, but 

not too far from it. When we approched Mumbai VOR, the ATC inform us that there was a russian big Antonov, holding over this VOR at 12,000 ft, so about 300 m above us. But the ATC did not request that we made any deviation.

Suddenly we struck its downwash. The impact was enormous, our crew (two pilots and an engineer) were firmly attached with seat belts, but initially it seemed that we were loose, for everything else: nav bags, sun glasses, dust, gloves were flying 

everywhere. My navbag rested between my neck and the back of my seat. And also was a huge wind sound near by. Immediately, Irajá, the engineer, found the noise source: the front door had opened. Fortunatelly, it opened just two or three inches on its top, 

for it had a safety chain that did not allowed it to open thoroughly. Irajá could shut the door. It was a big scare! 

Today, the flight from Singapore to Medan was uneventful. The Cessna CJ4 is extremely well done. Its FMS is perfect. All its modes function exactly by the book, and the flight model is superb. Pics from the flight:

1 - SimBrief route from SIngapore to Medan

2 - At Singapore Changi ramp

3 - Taxiing to Rwy 02C

4 - Leaving Singapore

5 - Climbing

6 - Over Indonesia

7 - Still climbing

8 - Climbing through 21,000 ft

9 - Crusing at 43,000 ft

10 - Cruising

11 - Approaching Medan

12 - Intercepting the ILS

13 - 3.3 nm out

14 - Cockpit at 3.3 nm out

15 - Short final

16 - 230 ft at final

17 - Landed at Medan

18 - Medan 1

19 - Medan 2

20 - Medan 3

21 - Medan 4

 

 

 

[Luiz Carlos Miguez Urbano]

Still on Sunday Jan 23rd, I proceeded from Medan to Jakarta, the Indonesian capital, now flying a dutch Martinair Cargo Boeing 747-8i. It was a two hours and fifteen minutes flight,

at 39,000 ft. Pics:

 1 - Simbrief route from Medan to Jakarta

2 - Being prepared at Medan

3 - Taxiing at Medan

4 - Climbing from Medan 1

5 - Climbing from Medan 2

6 - Climbing from Medan 3

7 - Climbing from Medan 4

8 - Climbing from Medan 5

9 - Cruising at FL390 1

10 - Cruising at FL390 2

11 - Cruising at FL390 3

12 - Cruising at FL390 4

13 - Cruising at FL390 5

14 - Descending to Jakarta 1

15 - Descending to Jakarta 2

16 - Approaching Jakarta 1

17 - Approaching Jakarta 2

18 - Approaching Jakarta 3

19 - Approaching Jakarta 4

20 - Intercepting the ILS

21 - Landed at Jakarta

22 - At cargo ramp in Jakarta

23 - Jakarta p1

24 - Jakarta p2

25 - Jakarta p3

26 - Jakarta p4

[Luiz Carlos Miguez Urbano]

Monday Jan 24th I left Jakarta around 8 am local to Bali, flying the same Boeing B748i Martinair Cargo plane. In less than two hours we arrived at beautiful Bali.

Pics

1 - Simbrief route from Jakarta to Bali

2 - Being prepared at Jakarta

3 - Push back at Jakarta

4 - Taking off from Jakarta

5 - departing Jakarta

6 - Initial climb

7 - Bye bye Jakarta

8 - Passing 12,000 ft

9 - Climbing with chart

10 - Passing 28,000 ft

11 - Cruising at 37,000 ft

12 - Cruising at 37,000 ft 1

13 - Over Cirebon

14 - Over Surubaya

15 - Approaching Bali 1

16 - Approaching Bali 2

17 - Approaching Bali 3

18 - Approaching Bali 4

19 - Approaching Bali 5

20 - Intercepting ILS at Bali

21 - ILS at Bali

22 - Final ILS at Bali

23 - Final ILS at Bali 1

24 - Short final at Bali

25 - Short final at Bali 1

26 - Landing at Bali

26 - Reverses on 

27 - At the gate at I Gusti Ngurah Rai Int´l Bali Airport

28- Bali p1

28- Bali p1

28- Bali p1

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Bali pics:

1 - Bali p1

2 - Bali p2

3 - Bali p3

4 - Bali p4

[Luiz Carlos Miguez Urbano]

I have been in Bali for about two weeks in 1996, during an around the world tour, flying a Hawker 800B that started and finished in S Paulo, Brazil. It was an amazing trip decided by my boss, the Hawker owner. We did it flying to the west, so we arrived in Bali from Darwin, Australia and then proceeded to Singpore, Mali in the Maldives and then on to Europe and finally Brazil. Bali is really something to be seen, full with pleasant and gentle people. From Bali I went on the present trip to Dili, Timor Leste capital, to know a country almost on the other side of the world from Brazil, that has the same mother Brazilian language, the portuguese. I continue to use the Boeing 747-8i for this trip, even considering Dili runway length to be short for my airplane performance, just 6,070 ft. See pics:

1 - SimBrief Bali to Dili route

2 - Finishing prep at Bali

3 - Lining up at Bali

4 -Ready for takeoff

5 - Taking off at Bali

6 - Bye bye Bali

7 - Initial climb

8 - Climbing

9 - Passing 31,000 ft

10 - Cruising at 39,000 ft

11 - Cruising

12 - Top of descent

13 - Approaching Timor

14 - High over Dili airort, our destination

15 - Final at Dili

16 - Landing

17 - Dili ramp

18 - Timor Leste

19 - Dili

20 - Dili people 1

21 - Dili people 2

[Luiz Carlos Miguez Urbano]

On Tuesday Jan 25th, in the morning I left DIli, in Timor Leste to Brunei, in Borneo, one of the Malaysian islands. Brunei is a sultanate that is plenty of oil production.

It has about 400,000 people with US$ 27,000 of GDP per capita. One of the highest in the world. People receive their houses from the government.

I changed for a Garuda (Indonesian Airlines) Bombardier CRJ700, made by Aerosoft, very well done aircraft with pratically all systems in nomimal operation.

Pics:

1 - SimBrief route from Dili to Brunei

2 - At Dili ramp

3 - Ready at Dili

4 - Cockpit at Dili

5 - Taxiing at Dili

6 - Initiating Take off at Dili

7 - Take off at Dili 1

8 - Take off at Dili 2

9 - By Dili´s airport

10 - HUD during climb

11 - Climb

12 - Cruising at FL380 1

13 - Cruising at FL380 2

14 - Approaching TOD

15 - Approaching Brunei

16 - Brunei 1

17 - Brunei 2

18 - Brunei ILS approach 1

19 - Brunei ILS approach 2

20 - Final

21 - Short final

22 - Landing

23 - Taxiing in at Brunei

24 - At a Brunei gate

25 - Brunei 1

25 - Brunei 1

25 - Brunei 1

25 - Brunei 1

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25 - Brunei 1

26 - Brunei 2

27 - Brunei 3

28 - Brunei 4

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In Jan 25th afternoon, around 3:30 pm local, I departed Brunei flying a Diamont DA62. Amazing aircraft equipped with two propellers´ engines fueled by the same JP1 kerosene that run the big jet airplanes. That was a 

four hours and twenty min flight to cover the 734 nm between both cities. I finally landed after the sunset at Singapore Changi airport, where the DC6 have been checked during this tour around the Java sea.

Pics:

1 - SimBrief route from Brunei to Singapore

2 - Taking off from Brunei

3 - Just departed

4 - Climbing to 10,000 ft

5 - Sunset

6 - Getting dark

7 - Cockipit by night

8 - Approaaching Singapore

9 - Singapore

10 - Entering final Rwy 02C

11 - Final rwy 02C

12 - Short final

13 - Landed at Singapore