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Post by rattler1 on Mar 15, 2009 16:21:46 GMT -5
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Post by woodhick803 on Mar 16, 2009 6:21:09 GMT -5
Man, that's nasty looking!!! Glad I chickened out and flew home by a commercial flight.
Dan George GAAR007
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Post by paulvdberg on Mar 17, 2009 10:56:01 GMT -5
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Post by rattler1 on Mar 17, 2009 17:59:49 GMT -5
Paul, not so bad at the low speed our beasts manage, provided you have enough fuel to go somewhere else. Now, if I'd tried to land off these approaches, THAT would be dangerous.
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Post by paulvdberg on Mar 18, 2009 6:57:24 GMT -5
Rattler, Yes, your're right about that. Just beware of any hidden 'Cumulus Granitus' and you're allright. As for me, I left Darwin for Bali the other early morning. At cruise level and sun slowly rising. Sumba Island on the right. Descending into Bali. .. and landing at Den Pasar. Beautiful here!
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Post by paulvdberg on Mar 19, 2009 10:21:19 GMT -5
Moving up North.... today it's Bali (Den Pasar) to Kuching, Borneo.Taxi-out on a hot and humid Den Pasar. Climbing out of Den Pasar. When we will return? Leaving beautiful Bali, looking west across to Java. Arriving over Borneo. Taxi -in at Kuching in the middle of a typical tropical rainshower. Kuching is the capital of the East Malaysian state of Sarawak. Being the most populous city in the state of Sarawak, Kuching emerged as one of the most vibrant cities in the region and it is the largest city on the island of Borneo and the fourth largest city in Malaysia. We will stay here for the night. Tomorrow is another day!
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Post by paulvdberg on Mar 20, 2009 8:36:37 GMT -5
..continueing our (scenic) delivery-trip up north to Seattle. Morning departure Kuching. Note the air-terminal which is build in the style of the local architecture. It's still pouring by the way.... Climbing through the tropical clouds. At cruise altitude of 36.000 ft, over Brunei aerospace. Turning on a easterly heading over Kota Kinabalu VOR. Mount Kinabalu is visible on the left. "Gunung Kinabalu" is a prominent mountain in Southeast Asia. It is located in Kinabalu National Park (a World Heritage Site) in the east Malaysian state of Sabah, Borneo. Check out en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Kinabalu for more. On the VOR/DMA approach of Sandakan on the north eastern coast of Borneo. This airport is infamous as the site of a World War II Japanese airfield, built by the forced labour of 6,000 Javanese civilians and Allied prisoners of war. In 1945 the surviving Australian prisoners were sent on the Sandakan Death Marches; only 6 of them survived the war. Today, we arrive in happier times. Not much room to manouvre! Parked on the small cargo ramp.
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Post by rattler1 on Mar 20, 2009 16:00:38 GMT -5
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Post by Ed Burke on Mar 20, 2009 18:04:33 GMT -5
Nice series of shots Rattles, thanks for that. I have my feet up in Bronzewing where, would you believe, it's sunny!!! Time to move on though.
Ed
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Post by jazzthom on Mar 23, 2009 12:58:24 GMT -5
well its time to fly back home for us too my "Flying Boxcar" did an excellent job and the broken oilpipe didn't harm any systems so we are well prepared to go back.... we'll take the southern route across Oz to see YMEN and YSSY what I allways wanted...LOL... then a stopover to NZ then hopping the Pacific to California to meet some friends and hope to be back home within a couple of weeks.... we learnt a lot about pilots, Fsims, addons, nice guys and have to thank all the specific people who made this race come true and hope to see us next year so the Lord is willing! take care ..... Thom and his C119
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Post by pterodactyl (George) on Mar 23, 2009 21:06:54 GMT -5
I left yesterday for the long trip home. I will see about 58 hours in the bucket of the old Corsair. Going across the north Indian Ocean to see Africa and chase some elephants before hopping across the south Atlantic to Brazil then its north to Canada through some of my childhood stomping grounds around southern Florida.
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Post by Allen Peterson on Mar 25, 2009 17:55:23 GMT -5
Well, here I am, feet dry after crossing the coast of Victoria Land. After passing Campbell Island there were no more Real Weather updates. Where I had a headwind of about 5 knots, wispy cirrus clouds above me, and an overcast down below, now I had no wind and the funny vertical clouds seen here. The ridges behind me went up to over 10,000' so I had to pick my way through the canyons in order to stay below 9500' (no oxygen). That was a little tricky since the GPS screen only showed elevations as shades from white to light grey - none of the yellow, brown and rust colors I'm used to seeing. After starting over the Ross Sea, the wind picked up to 15 knots from the south and most of the clouds cleared. The outside temp went from -3* C to -23* C, maybe this reflected weather updates from McMurdo. The initial heading from NZNV, Invercargill, was 156 but has gradually changed to about 50 now.
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Post by Allen Peterson on Mar 27, 2009 20:26:52 GMT -5
So how high is the ice cliff? I'm at 7000', just to be safe, and the cliff turns out to be about 5000' high. McMurdo is behind the peak to the right, so I'm flying around it rather than trying to go over it. I made a good landing on the ice runway but it took a long time to stop. The ice runway extends our over the water and I have no idea how they do that - only fs knows. Anyway, ATC was hollering at me to exit the runway and when I tried to turn around the nose wheel slipped off the runway into the water before I could stop. Should have used the engine on one side to help. The folks there helped me get back on the runway and now I'm on my way to Palmer Station, about an eleven hour flight - if all goes well.
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Post by paulvdberg on Mar 29, 2009 9:04:02 GMT -5
More sunny shots! Taxi-out of Sandakan, Borneo next morning. Today we set course for Davao, Phillipines. Climbing out through some lovely clouds. It's exellent weather for flying. In the descend over South Mindanao. Approaching Davao and fully established. There's the field. Last year we were here with a 747-400F with a dismantled DC-2 ''Uiver" on board. The international airport and seaports of Davao are among the busiest cargo hubs in the southern part of the Philippines. The city boasts of some of the finest beaches and mountain resorts in the country, and proximity to the Philippines’ most captivating diving spots as well as its highest peak, Mount Apo. Good to be back at Davao! And the girls are still pretty, too!
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Post by rattler1 on Mar 29, 2009 18:13:47 GMT -5
Allen, I see you are flying Dave Eckert's Marauder. It's what I fancy using next year, but the acceleration off the runway compares unfavourably with a pregnant pigeon. Once airborne it's a delight. Have you souped it up, or am I missing something? The performance will rule it out for any of the shorter strips and I may settle for a B25, but I must confess to preferring the Marauder.
Peter
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