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Post by Allan Lowson on Aug 19, 2022 23:26:40 GMT
Add your GCAR 2022 screenshots here.
Cheers Allan
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Post by ratty on Aug 30, 2022 20:36:58 GMT
Out of La Coloma on the first leg.
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Post by jazzthom on Sept 1, 2022 9:54:27 GMT
Hello fellow pilots!
how great to meet you again and many many thanks To Allan and his friends to prepare this Caribbeanrally! Yesterday I stood at my old friend Urs' grave and told him about this event! He would have had much fun ("Plausch" in Swiss dialect) to participate as well. He still is on my mind and in my heart,...so let's start up and have some fun leg01 Cuba: MULM La Coloma -MUCF Cienfuegos runup on a vaste morning runway.... just airborn turn into the sun and fly east thr caribbean sea in front crossing Ensanada Dayaniguas shores and passing Punto Carraguao Golfo de Batabano Parque National Cienaga de Zapata approaching Bahia de Cochinos ( see American Cuban Invasion, if you like some history ) I had visited Cuba early in this year and my memories are still quite present... Playa Larga a wonderful shore at the top of the bay ( rich of crab and fish ) crossing the border of Provinzia Matanza/ Cienfuego btw: matanza's meaning is "massacre".... Matanzas is the name of the "City of Bridges", for the seventeen bridges that cross the three rivers that traverse the city (Rio Yumuri, San Juan, and Canimar). For this reason it was referred to as the "Venice of Cuba." It was also called "La Atenas de Cuba" ("The Athens of Cuba") for its poets.So this City is situated top north a little east from Habana,...to bad we don't fly there, but we will see different other great places.... just to explain: The name Matanzas means "massacre" and refers to a putative slaughter in 1510 at the port of the same name, in which 30 Spanish soldiers tried to cross one of the rivers to attack an aboriginal camp on the far shore. The Spanish soldiers had no boats, so they enlisted the help of native fishermen. However, once they reached the middle of the river, the fishermen flipped the boats, and due to the Spanish soldiers' heavy metal armor, most of them drowned. Matanzas is known as the birthplace of the music and dance traditions danzón and rumba. soon we approach Cienfuegos at the so called Bahia Cienfuegos no more traffic...so easy direct approach turning base above the shoreline of CF. reality is way better than my PC generates the environement (LOL,...as always...) but I love the final with one eye at the clock.... smooth touchdown slightly left of the centre line ( next time both eyes in front instead on the clock....lol ) anyway, in the end we missed only ,02 seconds leaving the runway parking poition near some other aircrafts in quiet solitude.... that was fun, easy and full of anticipation sure Urs would have constructed a way better airfield than my PC, but that's life and we take what we can get! Cheers!
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Post by Paughco on Sept 3, 2022 2:48:11 GMT
Flight 01 - Day break: Lined up: It was a good flight. Nobody died. Seeya ATB
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Post by jazzthom on Sept 3, 2022 14:52:29 GMT
Leg 02: Cienfuegos/Cuba MUCF-MWCB Gerrard Smith Intl/Brac Caiman bad weather, bad sight but good mood and anticipating "the Caimans" maybe finding some of the hidden money,..lol starting up taxi to runway,...tower said something of IFR situation?!?! okay, we don't wait just let's go,..."bad transmission"... well there's a lot of spray behind our bird,...but who cares "behind" clear for takeoff? well,...must have been...the tower just said something very native Spanish..... sounded like: "merda"?!?!...who knows??? maybe "good luck"... last glimpse back to Cienfuegos and Cuba... what about sight of earth?,......soon we will only see water....anyway water,...all around.... sometimes not only just rain,...the caribbean underneath smooth running engines and radiocontact to Charles Kirkconnell Intl Airport ?!?!?!MWCB thats correct, but the name?!?! oh, well, in 2012 they changed the name as we hear due to "Sir Captain Charles KC" whoever this man is/was,...hopefully we will see something of his airfield in this laundrymaschine.......otherwise lets install some floats.... I think within the last seconds before touchdown-possibility the mist clears up a little,..... cause only via navigation...?!?!?! no landing possible... deep sigh "very deep sigh"...runway lights.... very short turn to final full flaps steep down just perfect on the papi flaring out.... touch down,...pfffffffffff seems to be Intl indeed,...well,...we lost some seconds due to airfield search,..but not to bad.... a little close, but not "to close for comfort" ( another song... ) parking spot identified,...all groundcrew is busy,...okay...let's open a beer by ourselves....Cheers Urs! you see, we're just on the way to the next BBQ.....see ya!
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Post by jazzthom on Sept 6, 2022 15:09:24 GMT
leg 03 Caiman Brac MWCB-MKBS Boscobel/Jamaica in the meantime, weather has changed, airtraffic has cleared too and we are waiting for pus/pull back... some minor discussion about cargo..... after a while,...cargo loaded, pull back....engines firing up.... what a nice Cub in front...must be fun to fly with.... The Piper J-3 Cub is a small, simple, light aircraft that was built between 1937 and 1947 by Piper Aircraft. With tandem (fore and aft) seating, it was intended for flight training but became one of the most popular and best-known light aircraft of all time. The Cub's simplicity, affordability and popularity invokes comparisons to the Ford Model T automobile. The aircraft's standard chrome yellow paint has come to be known as “Cub Yellow” or "Lock Haven Yellow". farewell to the Caimans..... ahhh the Virgin' Airliner is waiting for his slot....we have cleared for take off and are just short before lift off here we go,...and btw, the C130 is parked at the other runway end... whatever this could mean....(black money? ) were not here for such business, the rally has to go on soon the Caimans ar just a short grayish line far distant between sky and ocean... what can we tell ? just a calm steady flight with smooth running engines.... within good time we reach the Jamaican coast.... its not famous Montego Bay,..we are far more east "East Of The Sun And West Of The Moon" another jazz song.... approaching Boscobel/Jamaica on final... seems to be busy as well.... OMG,...this is unawayted crowded.... friendly marshalling....and a charming female customs officer....we don't need to talk,..better have a drink.... parking position lets have a look at this busy airfield, as customs clear our cargo bay....
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Post by ratty on Sept 7, 2022 1:51:58 GMT
Approaching Haiti with time to spare, those valleys are awfully tempting: Watch out for conflicting traffic on approach.
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Post by Paughco on Sept 7, 2022 4:31:40 GMT
OK - we made it to our destination for Flight 03. Here we are, on the ground, in one piece: Seeya ATB
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Post by jazzthom on Sept 7, 2022 16:20:01 GMT
leg 04 Boscobel Jamaica MKBS-MTCA Les Cayes Haiti lazy afternoon startup,...should not be a great deal to fly to Haiti.... so far, so good,...easy take off,..and a last farewell to Jamaica.... passing Port Maria Bay,.....famous for Tacky's war.... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tacky%27s_Warsoon we reach cruising altitude and what we can see is incredible 30 kts. tailwind,...we have to reduce speed as much as possible as we otherwise undershoot our target time immensly still a wonderful flight and we safe as much fuel as never before....groundspeed is about 32 kts higher than IAS we pass the Navassa Island,...a wild area preserve without any real historical and geological meaning...but you know what had happened if someone would have found any important material there.... if interested......https://www.iwp.edu/articles/2021/02/10/navassa-americas-forgotten-caribbean-island/ still on 8500 ft alt and immense tailwind,...Hispaniola in sight ...the west end of Haiti we are pushed from behind above the clouds crossing the inbound mountains with Pic Macaya and.... ...diving into the plains of Les Cayes still with minimum power setup and still in time ahead.... full flaps gear down is all what we can do to decelerate....( besides a silly 360,..lol...) in the end we have to turn to final and remarke a changing wind direction towards us from the right,....seawind...tricky,.... quite a bit of crosswind.... as slow as possible and as safe as necessary and nose into the wind we "crab" to the grass runway "left" of us.... then correcting to the invisible centre line and touch down,....easy...lol... easy ? the clock is still ahead..... short, small airfield and GCAR authorities in a "tower camper".... small charming airfield.... like a "Fly in Restaurant,..or Bar" well, let's see what these people offer.... in good old French.... Bonsoir Messieurs-Dames...... my flight shadow always with me: Salut! Urs,...prenons une biere ou deux....
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Post by ratty on Sept 13, 2022 16:44:50 GMT
Dominica
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Post by Paughco on Sept 15, 2022 6:30:41 GMT
Flight 06: We're on our way. Landing checklist complete: It was a good flight. Nobody died. Seeya ATB
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Post by Paughco on Sept 16, 2022 2:37:54 GMT
One photo take from Flight 07. Some of our passengers were asking why the lavatory door was locked. The reason for that is that Ernie really hates to take care of getting it cleaned out when we reach a destination. Plus, they don't always have the necessary facilities at some of our destinations. Therefore, we offer our passengers the unique opportunity of "pissing in the wind." It's actually pretty cool, so long as you don't forget to hang on to the door frame. Here's a picture, taken when we were between guys. Try that in your Comanche! Seeya ATB
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Post by ratty on Sept 16, 2022 2:38:39 GMT
Going round again . . .
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Post by jazzthom on Sept 21, 2022 18:06:19 GMT
hey guys, I see you‘ve a lot of fun! So do I ,… sitting on my brothers terrasse in Santo Domingo Republica Dominicana and enjoying the sunset and a few drinks,… I‘ll join in the rally in Octobre! Hasta la vista, baby! btw: the open toilet is a good idea… Paughco…lol…
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Post by kevinh on Sept 29, 2022 22:17:59 GMT
Screenshots from Leg 9 Antigua to St Lucia Approaching Guadeloupe Noticed a tall ship below and grabbed this shot Overflying beautiful Dominica Dense rain forests to explore on Dominica Leaving Dominica behind us View of Martinique from the luxury cabin of the Beech 18 Better external view of Martinique Passing St Lucia. When I visited I had no idea the cruise terminal was so close to the oil terminal. Arriving on the ramp at St Lucia. I didn't know Westjet flew here.
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