Paughco
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Post by Paughco on Sept 21, 2019 5:25:46 GMT
Here we are on Flight 07B, just crossing from Israel into Syria. No F-16s! No MiGs! Awright!
Seeya ATB
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Post by gooneybird565 on Sept 22, 2019 15:11:23 GMT
Well... Few screenshots this year, as concentrating on pilotage and flight settings to fetch the estimate time... (all flights in real weather conditions = much mathematics!) But hereunder some pixies taken somewhere south of Preveza, en route to Araxos... Was there at the right time of the day for nice shots, but had to abort the flight, as night came too quickly before I could reach destination, and I flew the EARC 05B again with an earlier take-off time
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Post by capflyer on Sept 22, 2019 15:53:19 GMT
Here's a few shots from my last couple of legs. Made it into Baghdad just after sunset, so it was a beautiful evening arrival in the desert.
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Paughco
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Post by Paughco on Sept 23, 2019 3:15:43 GMT
Flight 08B. Not too bad, so long as we can stay out of trouble. Hey, we're flying out of Syria and into Iraq. What's the worst that can happen? Needless to say, we are trying to maintain a low profile - just a harmless C-47, motoring across the friendly skies. We are not the folks you're looking for...
Here we are, about a half hour out of Damascus. Looks like we're flying over Tatooine...
Here we are, just crossing the border from Syria into Iraq. This somewhat reminds me of riding a motorcycle out of Idaho and into Montana. Check out the differences in the road on either side of the border:
Here we are, with the aircraft secured at Baghdad International, ready for flight 9B:
Now Ernie and I are going to take Nancy into town to show her a good time. We will be trying to keep her to maintain an even strain, due to the social conventions and so on. Wish us luck.
Seeya ATB
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Post by roggeberg22 on Sept 25, 2019 9:30:29 GMT
Here is my report of leg 04B, flown on sept 23 2019, starting at 10:00 LT and parked at Brindisi around 12:30 LT. Initial climb from runway 16C, LIRF Rome. Still climbing with a nice view on two crater lakes, Lago Albano and Lago di Nemi. At a cruising altitude of 8500 feet, looking back at the village of Gaeta and cape Monte Orlando at the upper left side of the picture. 9 nm after VOR TEA. Underneath the river Volturno and the road SS372. Descending to LIBR Brindisi. I started my descent a little late, so I made a left hand circuit to gain a few extra miles. On final
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Post by jazzthom on Sept 25, 2019 20:57:50 GMT
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Post by capflyer on Sept 26, 2019 2:31:16 GMT
Flew Leg 11 this morning into Karachi. Left Bandar Abbas around 5am local and arrived in Karachi around 7am, making for an excellent sunrise landing. On descent with a lot of clouds around. On approach to 23L. Being unloaded at the gate.
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Post by uhug on Sept 26, 2019 7:00:24 GMT
EARC 2019 Flight #3 Pisa to RomeJazzthom now photographs with an ancient camera .. and uses photographic plates, so around the 1880th .. until everything is developed takes time! After a long tour through Tuscany our adventure continues.. Rome is on the program! Jazzthom and I are already quite early at the airfield "San Gusto" and do the preparation for our flight to Rome-Aeroporto.
The weather is wonderful. 27°C with a light wind from the west and little sea mist. Ross Smith and his crew were less fortunate at the time. I read: "They wanted to leave Pisa early the next morning, but it had rained heavily and the landing site resembled a lake rather than an airfield. Ross Smith started the engines and tried to roll against the wind, but the plane was stuck and would not moving an inch."Everything is ready.. here we go! Jazzthom is in a hurry today .. he has already left! On the way to my starting position. Full throttle! The engine displays start to move and the C-47 begins to roll slowly. Tail lifts and at about 70 knots it flies.. One last look back .. Goodbye Pisa! It goes up to 10'000 feet. The flight path to Rome leads along the Italian west coast. I'm curious about the sights! To my right the island of Corsica far in the mist, and clearly recognizable the island of Elba. The city of Grosseto at the mouth of the river Ombrone. The city dates from the Middle Ages with a historic center surrounded by old city walls. Porto Santo Stefano with the island Giglio in the Tyrrhenian Sea. To protect against pirate attacks in 1442, the Torre Argentiera and several other coastal watchtowers were built. Not surprising! Lake Bolsena. The lake is located in the formerly volcanically active zone of the so-called Apparatus Vulsinio.
It fills a caldera, which was formed 300,000 years ago by the collapse of underground magma chambers after strong, explosive volcanic eruptions. Civitavecchia is an ancient port city that has experienced a lot! Romans, wars, and almost a complete destruction! The Bracciano Lake near the Vulcano Sabatino. Actually, the whole Appenin mountain range is a fairly restless area! Time flies, indeed! It's time to take care of the approach to Rome! I fly low and near the coast.. .. and discover a landing strip there. Should actually be the aerodrome of Rome. Everything set up for the landing! Buongiorno Roma! So if Jazzthom is here, it has to be Rome !! Cozy Airfield .. really 1919 Unfortunately a short flight comes to an end. But Australia is still far away with much longer stages. Thom! let us discover Rome ..
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Post by roggeberg22 on Sept 26, 2019 13:41:14 GMT
It is great to read and view the stories and screenshots of my fellow participants.
Uhug and Jazzthom caused me to install the FS9 Vickers Vimy in my FSX. I tried to fly it, but that is something quite different from the DC3 or a modern jet. Maybe I will try to fly one leg just for the sake of memories and try to do a similar airfield regression. I still have the tutorial by Jon Masterson on this subject. But the rally is first.
Here is my story on leg 5B to the island of Crete (Kreta), to LSGA Ioannis Daskalogiannis airfield.
Preparing my flight but in the corner of my eye I saw a Bombardier CRJ700 turning around to taxi. Saying goodbye to Italy. From the North you look down the eastern coast of the peninsula of Salentina. My first glimse of Greece through the clouds. It is the coast to the west of the city of Orikum. Flying along the high mountains in the northern part of the Peloponnesos. The airfield LGSP Sparta. The whole trip along Greece was with thunderclouds, tubulence, rain, winds with varying strength and direction. And all the while you have to keep a constant ground speed. Leaving the land and flying above the Gulf of Lakonia all of a sudden I flew above the weather. But during the descent I again dove into strong winds, clouds and rain. Finally I have the destination in sight. Below the clouds at 1500 ft I am flying the downwind leg. ATC gave me a right traffic to runway 29. I forgot to check the elevation of LGSA. No problem with 1500 ft, but on final the papi's remained red somewat longer than I expected. Which made me wondering ...
The flight was 6 minutes above the target time in the Roster. Flying the pattern at the end took some extra time and keeping the right ground speed was a challenge.
Regards, Luuk, DCA2315.
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Post by uhug on Sept 26, 2019 14:22:35 GMT
Highly recommended! Reading the travel blogs and admiring the photos is almost a must! Here we have everything: piloting and navigating, fun and imagination .. in addition very instructive! Go on! I'm looking forward to many more posts! Cheers
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Post by jazzthom on Sept 27, 2019 17:38:20 GMT
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Post by jazzthom on Sept 28, 2019 8:26:29 GMT
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Post by uhug on Sept 28, 2019 9:41:36 GMT
EARC Flight #4 Rome to Brindisi
Since Thom owns the old "Daguerre camera", he can not be stopped.
(Louis Daguerre, was a French artist and photographer, recognized for his invention of the daguerreotype process of photography. He became known as one of the fathers of photography.)We did not sleep much ... that's just how it is in Rome. Nevertheless, we are on time at the airfield. A tour around the plane .. everything is in perfect order. No oil loss, no rivets loose .. and the plane is already refueled. What service! It looks like they even polished Jazzthom's plane. I take it easy… .. Jazzthom is first again! Bye, mate, see you in Brindisi! So I'm on my way.. Ready? Ready! OK, throttle forward! A perfect start to a perfect day! I turn left, course southeast .. .. and overfly the village of Ostia at the mouth of the river Tiber and.. 32 .. the small village Fiumiciono with the landing site. Arrivederci Roma, è stato un piacere! Albano Lake (Lago di Albano) on the left and Nemi Lake (Lago di Nemi) on the right. Both of which are ancient remnants of volcanic activity in the area. The city of Latina is located in the Pontine plain, a huge wetland! A new course takes me to the "Telesina Valley". I read, "Ross Smith had big weather problems at the time. Across the Apennines the clouds banked against the mountains and Smith flew the Vimy below the clouds and followed the course of the valleys." Well possible that this valley was his only hope! On my right side the striking limestone mountain "Cicero". Located directly on the Tyrrhenian Sea. The Gulf of Terracina and the Gulf of Gaeta. In the distance, the island of "Ischia" is clearly visible. Again the island "Ischia" and neighborhoods of Genoa. I missed the volcano "Mount Vesuvius". Unfortunately.. Near the old Roman city of Benevento. The city is located in the historic hills of "Samnium" at the foot of the Campanian Apennines. Somewhat dissolving sea fog. The Adriatic Sea is nearby. Just south of the city of Foggia in the Apulia region, the flattest region of Italy. On the way to Bari. The Salento peninsula in the south of Apulia is the "heel" of the so-called "Italian boot". The city of Bari, an important historical port and university city on the Adriatic. A change of course.. .. leads me to the other side of the "heel". To the city and Gulf of Taranto. A flying visit.. Finally on the way to Brindisi! A nice view to the city! Soon the Romans used the excellent harbor as naval base. Since then, the prosperity of the city has increased, especially since the passage from Italy to Greece was usually from here. In the Middle Ages, the port of Brindisi retained its importance for a long time. In the distance well recognizable the landing strip. A long, beautiful and comfortable approach to Brindisi Aerodrome… ..via the harbor entrance .. ..to the landing strip. At that time, there were no center line Ha! Does not matter. An old engine has to smoke! So! Well done! That was a very exciting flight!
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Post by jazzthom on Sept 29, 2019 5:25:50 GMT
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Post by uhug on Sept 30, 2019 9:21:43 GMT
EARC Flight #5 LIBR (Brindisi) to LGSA (Ioannis Daskalogiannis)
(Once I will fly a zig zag course! Then Thom sweats so close behind ..!)
Brindisi Aerodrome in pouring rain and thunderstorms. Jazzthom and I prepare our machines for the rather long flight to Ioannis Daskalogiannis Airfield on the island of Crete.
How did Capt. Ross and his crew? The chronicler recounts: "After a night's rest they started for Suda Bay, in Crete. They were not able to escape bad weather. Rain and cloud forced them down to 800 feet over the open sea on the way to Corfu."
To distract me from the weather situation, I crawl into the cockpit and do an extra thorough check! Also, we have more fuel than necessary on board .. Who knows where we will eat tonight. Maybe again in Brindisi? Hope not! We rely on our ability and of course on better weather on the way! A little later, we taxi to the take off position. Rough crosswind! Thom makes his engines roar! A look at my instruments.. Full throttle.. .. and up I go! That does not look so tragic! Here and there a lightning.. A hopefully last look back! Ciao Brindisi! I follow a southern course along the east coast of the "heel" and climb to 10'000 feet. Hoping to get over the clouds! Hope dies last! With the city of "Lecce" to my left, Italy says goodbye.. .. and for the next 70 miles am over the adriatic sea. That should actually be the island of Corfu! Anyway, land in sight! I follow my course, because at some point there must be clues. Suddenly the clouds are ripping open and as desired, best flying weather! But where am I exactly? After studying the map, I claim that this must be the strait to the Peloponnese.. .. and this, parts of the Ionian Islands.. That's the way it is. Because the "Aroania Mountains" are right in front of me. At 2,355 m elevation, "Aroania" is the third highest mountain of the Peloponnese. Gorgeous! To my left the medieval town of Tripoli. During the Venetian rule (1685-1715), Tripoli was a major economic and political center. A short time later, the "Gulf of Laconia" comes into view.
In the southeast of the gulf lies the island „Elafonisos“, farther south the island of „Kythira“ forms the border between the Ionian Sea and the Aegean Sea. Halfway across the Aegean Sea to the island of Crete, lies the small island "Andikythira". Pretty classical greek and antique! My aim is in sight .. The western north coast of Crete. The city of Chania and Souda Bay.. .. enclosed to the north by the Akrotiri peninsula. The airfield is pretty hidden on the high plateau! A downwind leg.. .. and shortly after the final leg! Slowly I get used to crosswind landings! Not all that bad!! Well done! Today there is a Greek dinner! A long flight, a long day. Final position for today! Postscript: The chronicler has something to say: "The bad weather ended and Smith and his men made progress and safely reached Suda Bay. Here they gave the Vimy a particulary thorough overhaul, for the next day they were to make an oversea flight of 250 miles, the longest they had yet been called upon to make."
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