Kasper Hanselman 2 Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 Hi all, Partly inspired by the Andras Field RTWC I started my own Bush Pilot: Seven Continents Expedition. You can follow my progress here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chompski 20 Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 Good luck look forward to hearing your progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OleAndreasen 88 Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 Hi all, Partly inspired by the Andras Field RTWC I started my own Bush Pilot: Seven Continents Expedition. You can follow my progress here. Sounds like a WONDERFUL idea. Please post some more info - perhaps a routeplan? How long are you thinking of using? How many legs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddz 737 55 Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 Great idea Kasper, i like your site to,..added to bookmarks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasper Hanselman 2 Posted April 26, 2011 Author Share Posted April 26, 2011 @Ole, All information is available at my website. For now I completed two legs. Just to get from Andras Field to the East coast of Africa will take 18 flights. The total number of flights is not yet determined. I am pretty sure that this will be a huge project that will easily take more than a year to complete. I fly to all the continents in the Carenado Cessna C185F, not the fastest of airplanes! @Maddz and others: Thanks! I will periodically post my progress here to inform those who do not follow events at my site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deputy Sheriffs mopperle 4162 Posted April 26, 2011 Deputy Sheriffs Share Posted April 26, 2011 Great idea Kasper! I did smothing similar a while ago based on a flight performed by 2 pilots of the Indian Air Force. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManuelL 71 Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 Very nice! Those legs across the mediteranean look quite long for a Cessna. Hope you won't get in trouble and run out of fuel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasper Hanselman 2 Posted April 26, 2011 Author Share Posted April 26, 2011 @Otto: WOW! in an ultralight. That is even worse than in a Cessna LOL! Respect to you and the Indian pilots for pulling it off! @Manuel: The longest leg is from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Antalya with 441 nm. If the Cessna can handle that it should be able to handle the flights over the Med. Just to be sure I will fly the amphibian for those flights and I don't take passengers or cargo but load the cargo bay with extra fuel, just in case! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasper Hanselman 2 Posted April 26, 2011 Author Share Posted April 26, 2011 All, I ask visitors at my site to give comments and feedback on my expedition in these forums. I hope no-one minds.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OleAndreasen 88 Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 All, I ask visitors at my site to give comments and feedback on my expedition in these forums. I hope no-one minds.. Well you have all green from the board... Thats for sure. Traffic one way, often means traffic the other way too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ari Kesäniemi 0 Posted May 4, 2011 Share Posted May 4, 2011 Kasper, all the best luck with your journey! So far looking good! Btw any details about the crash at the end of the second leg? Sounds like it was only a glitch of some kind. Luckily no major harm done. I'll follow your progress with great interest. And it seems it will last for quite some time, you have huge distance to cover… + Ari Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasper Hanselman 2 Posted May 5, 2011 Author Share Posted May 5, 2011 Hi Ari, Alas, I am not sure what happened on flight two. It can be that I used the brakes too forcefully, but then I would expect the plane to have some damage. It can also be a glitch which would explain the fact that there was no damage to either plane, passengers or pilot. The safest approach is to assume my braking was at fault so I pay extra attention to my braking now. Your flight across Africa was the inspiration to document this expedition online: it is nice to have you follow my expedition. Flying in a slow airplane across all continents and having to wait for the right weather now and then will indeed make for a lenghty journey. I expect to take up to two years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ari Kesäniemi 0 Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 Kasper, I'm happy that you got inspiration for documenting the journey from me. Inevitably, for such a long journey, there will be times you may feel making the flight notes as a burden, but it will pay off to document your progress for everyone to enjoy. If for nothing else but to remind yourself how far you have come (let's say, after a year when you are halfway through ). And definetely it will be interesting for others to read how it went with the flights (nicely dealt with the carburetor btw). I'm sure weather will be an issue along the jouney. I've never thought of clouds and visibility that much when planning the route on map, and it always surprises me how easily visibility can be ruined by a thick and low cloud layer. Will you be flying strictly VFR? If so, it may make the jouney much more difficult (getting around or below the weather). + Ari Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasper Hanselman 2 Posted May 8, 2011 Author Share Posted May 8, 2011 Ari, I really enjoyed following your trip around Africa and figured maybe somebody will enjoy reading about my journey. Since I already planned to document the trip for myself getting it online was the logical next step. I like your writing better than mine however I will not strictly be flying VFR but since the Cessna can't handle icing conditions I have to be very carefull in my flight planning. To be honest if I had realized the impact of the plane's inability to handle even light icing conditions I would have chosen either the Beaver or the Bush Hawk XP for this trip! But then again this is just something that makes the trip more interesting and I will now fly VFR for most of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasper Hanselman 2 Posted May 19, 2011 Author Share Posted May 19, 2011 Well, after some interesting flights I finished my flying in Switzerland and have now arrived in Italy. This was the longest flight up to now but the next flight to Budapest will really put the little Cessna to the test. I will let you know when I have survived that flight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ari Kesäniemi 0 Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 the next flight to Budapest will really put the little Cessna to the test. I will let you know when I have survived that flight! So, any news? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasper Hanselman 2 Posted June 15, 2011 Author Share Posted June 15, 2011 So, any news? Well, actually yes. I had my HD going bad on me! I have recently installed a new HD and have just finished installing all my software. Flight testing the system is ongoing. I expect to make the flight to Budapest tomorrow (16-6). Thanks for the show of interest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ari Kesäniemi 0 Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 Well, actually yes. I had my HD going bad on me! I have recently installed a new HD and have just finished installing all my software. Oh, that really sucks when it happens. But good that you're recovering and nothing gone bad with the journey. Flight testing the system is ongoing. I expect to make the flight to Budapest tomorrow (16-6). Looking forward to hearing from that! Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasper Hanselman 2 Posted June 17, 2011 Author Share Posted June 17, 2011 The hardware troubles are over and the flight to Budapest is complete. I will update the site later today. I just need to do a little finetuning in FSFK and FSPax and all will be as it should be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasper Hanselman 2 Posted January 6, 2012 Author Share Posted January 6, 2012 It has been a while since I posted here, but I am still on it. Today I finished flight 13 and I have now arrived in Tunisia, Africa. The first landing outside Europe. The site http://www.kasperhanselman.nl/worldflight will be updated tonight with the latest progress reports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirko Gutewort 14 Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Can't await it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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