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by G-HEVN » Sun Jan 21, 2007 10:17 pm
Leg 12: Luxor Intl HELX to Port Sudan HSPN
Continuing up the Nile to Aswan and Lake Nasser, then cutting across the Nubian desert to the coastal town of Port Sudan.
Every now and then I notice something odd - like the landing light in this shot is just a pinpoint. Strange!
Anyhow, we're about to be cleared for take off and hed South on the first stage of the flight.
Climbing out over the desert. This is the desert: Get used to it!
More desert. The fertile Nile valley (but less so after the building of the dam) shows as a thin green ribbon.
Approaching Aswan and Lake Nasser. The Low Dam is at the first widening of the river, and the High Dam at the second.
Taking a closer look at how Microsoft modelled the Aswan High Dam.. Oh, they didn't! Ho hum!
As the sun creeps higher into the sky, we cross the lake and head into even more desert
Yup, desert. Not sure how the clouds got there though. Guess it must me something to do with the nearest weater station some 100 miles away on the coast...
And so to land. The town is just a few miles to the North, so we're not as isilated as it might appear.
Finally another map update of our progress. As you can see, the original team turned back shortly after Cairo hand headed for Port Said, from where they go a boat into Bombay. We of course don't have such luxuries!
Continuing up the Nile to Aswan and Lake Nasser, then cutting across the Nubian desert to the coastal town of Port Sudan.
Every now and then I notice something odd - like the landing light in this shot is just a pinpoint. Strange!
Anyhow, we're about to be cleared for take off and hed South on the first stage of the flight.
Climbing out over the desert. This is the desert: Get used to it!
More desert. The fertile Nile valley (but less so after the building of the dam) shows as a thin green ribbon.
Approaching Aswan and Lake Nasser. The Low Dam is at the first widening of the river, and the High Dam at the second.
Taking a closer look at how Microsoft modelled the Aswan High Dam.. Oh, they didn't! Ho hum!
As the sun creeps higher into the sky, we cross the lake and head into even more desert
Yup, desert. Not sure how the clouds got there though. Guess it must me something to do with the nearest weater station some 100 miles away on the coast...
And so to land. The town is just a few miles to the North, so we're not as isilated as it might appear.
Finally another map update of our progress. As you can see, the original team turned back shortly after Cairo hand headed for Port Said, from where they go a boat into Bombay. We of course don't have such luxuries!
- G-HEVN
by G-HEVN » Tue Jan 23, 2007 11:01 pm
Leg 13: Port Sudan HSPN to Aden Intl OYAA
Route: ASM SB KRA, 735nm, 4.0 hours (total: 6005nm, 42.4 hours)
Put on your Lawrence of Arabia soundtrack for another trip through the desert. We're taking the default Cessna Caravan from Port Sudan, down through Eritrea, crossing the Red Sea at its narrowest point and on to the port of Aden on the South coast of Yemen.
Global Freightways flight 1 to Aden holding ready for departure
Climbing out to our cruise altitude of FL95. Already Port Sudan recedes into the distance, and we settle down to a monotonous landscape of sand to the right, sea to the left. Still, it makes navigation easy!
I can't imagine why there are not more passengers. It can't be a reflection on my flying, surely?
Crossing the Red Sea: Out of Africa!
Only to be greeted by more sand!
Making our descent into Aden. We've been cleared straight in for 08, but we'll shoot the ILS just for the practice!
Short final. It's nice to see something that isn't sand for a change!
"Global, go around!" Bu66er! What was that about, there's nobody on the runway...
Turning final for the second attempt. Let's hope they don't send us round - I've go a low fuel lamp!
Um.... DId the tide suddenly come in?
Route: ASM SB KRA, 735nm, 4.0 hours (total: 6005nm, 42.4 hours)
Put on your Lawrence of Arabia soundtrack for another trip through the desert. We're taking the default Cessna Caravan from Port Sudan, down through Eritrea, crossing the Red Sea at its narrowest point and on to the port of Aden on the South coast of Yemen.
Global Freightways flight 1 to Aden holding ready for departure
Climbing out to our cruise altitude of FL95. Already Port Sudan recedes into the distance, and we settle down to a monotonous landscape of sand to the right, sea to the left. Still, it makes navigation easy!
I can't imagine why there are not more passengers. It can't be a reflection on my flying, surely?
Crossing the Red Sea: Out of Africa!
Only to be greeted by more sand!
Making our descent into Aden. We've been cleared straight in for 08, but we'll shoot the ILS just for the practice!
Short final. It's nice to see something that isn't sand for a change!
"Global, go around!" Bu66er! What was that about, there's nobody on the runway...
Turning final for the second attempt. Let's hope they don't send us round - I've go a low fuel lamp!
Um.... DId the tide suddenly come in?
- G-HEVN
by JonARNZ » Wed Jan 24, 2007 11:42 am
Maybe thats why the go around, the tide was on short finals before you? 
Or perhaps FSX is modelling the effects of global warming 
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by G-HEVN » Wed Jan 24, 2007 11:56 am
Leg 14: Aden Intl OYAA to Muscat Seeb Intl OOMS
Route KRA - MCT. Default King Air 350. 1108nm, 3.3 hours (total 7113 nm 45.7 hours)
Loading up the plane. You've probably noticed the plane getting just a little bigger with each leg. It's the souvenirs I'm afraid! We keep running out of space to stash them; by the end of this tour we'll probably need our own 747!
We've filed IFR, and we're cleared straight up to 13000 on our runway heading of 080
Our wheels are barely up when the airport once again sinks under the sea. Most wierd! I'm starting to wonder if we should be in a Shorts Sandringham rather than a King Air! Bob in the back starts singing Michael, Row the Boat Ashore...
Despite the protestations of our controller, we circle the isthmus to take a closer look. All seems fine again!
The Beech 350 VC
The copilot has just nipped out for some, er, refreshment! (and to check the liferaft!)
Sand. Lots of sand. Dee dah... da da da da deee dahh.. Da de de da dahhh... Ahem!
ATC calls for us to descend for the ILS, at whick point these huuuge piles of rocky sand appear!
"Kilo Alpha expedite your descent" Yeah right. Did I mention huge?
Short final to another deserted airport. Strange though just how many trucks are driving past on the road!
Route KRA - MCT. Default King Air 350. 1108nm, 3.3 hours (total 7113 nm 45.7 hours)
Loading up the plane. You've probably noticed the plane getting just a little bigger with each leg. It's the souvenirs I'm afraid! We keep running out of space to stash them; by the end of this tour we'll probably need our own 747!
We've filed IFR, and we're cleared straight up to 13000 on our runway heading of 080
Our wheels are barely up when the airport once again sinks under the sea. Most wierd! I'm starting to wonder if we should be in a Shorts Sandringham rather than a King Air! Bob in the back starts singing Michael, Row the Boat Ashore...
Despite the protestations of our controller, we circle the isthmus to take a closer look. All seems fine again!
The Beech 350 VC
The copilot has just nipped out for some, er, refreshment! (and to check the liferaft!)
Sand. Lots of sand. Dee dah... da da da da deee dahh.. Da de de da dahhh... Ahem!
ATC calls for us to descend for the ILS, at whick point these huuuge piles of rocky sand appear!
"Kilo Alpha expedite your descent" Yeah right. Did I mention huge?
Short final to another deserted airport. Strange though just how many trucks are driving past on the road!
- G-HEVN
by G-HEVN » Fri Jan 26, 2007 1:40 am
Leg 15: Muscat Seeb Intl OOMS to Karachi Jinnah Intl OPKC
Route: MCT - KC 546nm, 2.3 hours (total 7659nm 48.0 hours)
Despite assurances to the contrary, Seeb only had Jet-A1 available, and no 100LL. So all the AVGAS burners in our little fleet are stranded awaiting fuel supplies (ironic, being in the oil-rich Middle East!). Meanwhile, we're going to strike out on our own, and have arranged to meet up with the team in Mumbai. For part of the way, we've managed to hitch a ride on a Buddha Air Beech 1900 that's heading back to Kathmandu after a charter op.
Taxying for take off
Heading out. This is the PMDG Beech 1900D.
It integrates into FSX almost perfectly, with no odd glitches switching between screens and panels.
Hopefully this is our last view of sand for quite some time!
Straight out over the sea.
Keep going until the sun goes down
We need to change tanks, and now we discover the one problem: In 2D, the fuel sub panel won't display, and in the VC, the tank delector switch is missing...
I know it's cheating, but we have to resort to the fuel/load dialog to balance the tanks.
Descending into Karachi. There's a solid undercast below us, so we have little idea of where we are.
On the ground, and heading into the terminal for a cuppa, and a search for a seat to Mumbai...
Route: MCT - KC 546nm, 2.3 hours (total 7659nm 48.0 hours)
Despite assurances to the contrary, Seeb only had Jet-A1 available, and no 100LL. So all the AVGAS burners in our little fleet are stranded awaiting fuel supplies (ironic, being in the oil-rich Middle East!). Meanwhile, we're going to strike out on our own, and have arranged to meet up with the team in Mumbai. For part of the way, we've managed to hitch a ride on a Buddha Air Beech 1900 that's heading back to Kathmandu after a charter op.
Taxying for take off
Heading out. This is the PMDG Beech 1900D.
It integrates into FSX almost perfectly, with no odd glitches switching between screens and panels.
Hopefully this is our last view of sand for quite some time!
Straight out over the sea.
Keep going until the sun goes down
We need to change tanks, and now we discover the one problem: In 2D, the fuel sub panel won't display, and in the VC, the tank delector switch is missing...
I know it's cheating, but we have to resort to the fuel/load dialog to balance the tanks.
Descending into Karachi. There's a solid undercast below us, so we have little idea of where we are.
On the ground, and heading into the terminal for a cuppa, and a search for a seat to Mumbai...
- G-HEVN
by JonARNZ » Fri Jan 26, 2007 2:28 pm
Great shots, again 
The PMDG 1900 looks good in FSX, I shall copy it over right now I think.
The PMDG 1900 looks good in FSX, I shall copy it over right now I think.ARNZX flightsim.co.nz
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by ardypilot » Fri Jan 26, 2007 10:37 pm
Great to read your progress HEVN, keep up the good reports
BTW Brock, I also have to say the C206 is my favourite Carenado bird. You might want to get the full pack which includes float and cargo variations to spice things up
BTW Brock, I also have to say the C206 is my favourite Carenado bird. You might want to get the full pack which includes float and cargo variations to spice things up
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by G-HEVN » Sat Jan 27, 2007 12:00 pm
Leg 16: Karachi Jinnah Intl OPKC to Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl VABB
Route: KC JAM DMN BBB 552nm 2.4 hours (total: 8211nm 50.4 hours)
To hitch a ride down to Mumbai, we had to walk across to the cargo terminal, where a Globemaster 1900C had some available space.
Settling in to the office. Just time to read the email before putting on the coffee... You'll see that the tank selector switch is present and fully functional in the C model.
Lining up on runway 25. Hope the in flight movie is something good! AAArrrrghhh! Snakes on a Plane!!!
Climbing out
Turning onto track. You can see there are two Karachi airports to choose from. Good job we found the right one in the dark last night!
Descending over Mumbai
Downwind for runway 27, visual approach
Danglies down, three greens, turning final...
Cleared to land runway 27. Let's hope we don't have a problem, 'cos there's nowhere to go!
It might be quiet on our side of the airport, but just across the runway, it's a different story...
Route: KC JAM DMN BBB 552nm 2.4 hours (total: 8211nm 50.4 hours)
To hitch a ride down to Mumbai, we had to walk across to the cargo terminal, where a Globemaster 1900C had some available space.
Settling in to the office. Just time to read the email before putting on the coffee... You'll see that the tank selector switch is present and fully functional in the C model.
Lining up on runway 25. Hope the in flight movie is something good! AAArrrrghhh! Snakes on a Plane!!!
Climbing out
Turning onto track. You can see there are two Karachi airports to choose from. Good job we found the right one in the dark last night!
Descending over Mumbai
Downwind for runway 27, visual approach
Danglies down, three greens, turning final...
Cleared to land runway 27. Let's hope we don't have a problem, 'cos there's nowhere to go!
It might be quiet on our side of the airport, but just across the runway, it's a different story...
- G-HEVN
by G-HEVN » Sun Jan 28, 2007 11:31 am
Leg 17: Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl VABB to Goa Dabolim Navy VAGO
Route: VABB PUN KP GOA VAGO 295nm 1.6 hours (total:8506nm 52 hours)
Braving the infamous Mumbai smog, that puts even Los Angeles into the shade, we head from our hotel to the airport, meeting up with the rest of the team in the process. The airport was IFR and so we sat around drinking coffee until eventually, we could at least see the end of the runway...
Today we're flying the FSX default Mooney. Cleared for engine start and taxi.
As we taxi out to runway 27, we listen to the ATIS: wind 241/9, Visability 5km, QNH 1016, Temp 24, dewpoint 16. This is about as good as we're going to get!
Up, up and away...
Climbing out over the coast, we're cleared for a left turn. Most of the city disappears under the smog.
Our first waypoint looms out of the murk. This is one of the downsides of FS weather - the city smog is extended many tens of miles into the countryside.
Finally the weather clears, and we can seen the countryside below.
Heading back towards the coast, and Goa.
Descending across the coastal plain.
Turning final
Final, runway 26. Have to say it, this was one of the few planes so far in FSX where I've preferred the 2D cockpit!
Route: VABB PUN KP GOA VAGO 295nm 1.6 hours (total:8506nm 52 hours)
Braving the infamous Mumbai smog, that puts even Los Angeles into the shade, we head from our hotel to the airport, meeting up with the rest of the team in the process. The airport was IFR and so we sat around drinking coffee until eventually, we could at least see the end of the runway...
Today we're flying the FSX default Mooney. Cleared for engine start and taxi.
As we taxi out to runway 27, we listen to the ATIS: wind 241/9, Visability 5km, QNH 1016, Temp 24, dewpoint 16. This is about as good as we're going to get!
Up, up and away...
Climbing out over the coast, we're cleared for a left turn. Most of the city disappears under the smog.
Our first waypoint looms out of the murk. This is one of the downsides of FS weather - the city smog is extended many tens of miles into the countryside.
Finally the weather clears, and we can seen the countryside below.
Heading back towards the coast, and Goa.
Descending across the coastal plain.
Turning final
Final, runway 26. Have to say it, this was one of the few planes so far in FSX where I've preferred the 2D cockpit!
- G-HEVN
by G-HEVN » Mon Jan 29, 2007 10:15 am
Leg 18: Goa Dabolim Navy VAGO to Bangalore VOBG
Route: VAGO BBI BBG VOBG. 358 nm, 2.8 hours (total 8864 nm, 54.8 hours)
The strangest things happen in airport bars! We met up with abunch of Aussies that were on a "world tour" in their C206. I suspect they were basically just going from bar to bar and basically wouldn't fly to anywhere that was more than 2 hours from a pub! Anyhow, turns out they were also going to Bangalore, so we decided to swap ride for ride...
Here's a map of the Indian Sector of the tour. The original route is shown in cyan, and our progress in red. The inset shows more detail for this leg.
Once again, a hazy, smoggy start to the day. The glow from the beacon piercing the gloom.
Climbing out. The Navy were perfect hosts, keeping out of our way such that you wouldn't even know they were there!
A watery sun forces its way through the haze.
As we head inland, brown turns to green...
Our route takes us over the Tungabhadra Reservoir
'Hide and Seek'. A game of limited possibilities in the back of an aeroplane. But we're having a go!
As we get close to Bangalore, the weather starts to close in.
Very Very Very short final!
Route: VAGO BBI BBG VOBG. 358 nm, 2.8 hours (total 8864 nm, 54.8 hours)
The strangest things happen in airport bars! We met up with abunch of Aussies that were on a "world tour" in their C206. I suspect they were basically just going from bar to bar and basically wouldn't fly to anywhere that was more than 2 hours from a pub! Anyhow, turns out they were also going to Bangalore, so we decided to swap ride for ride...
Here's a map of the Indian Sector of the tour. The original route is shown in cyan, and our progress in red. The inset shows more detail for this leg.
Once again, a hazy, smoggy start to the day. The glow from the beacon piercing the gloom.
Climbing out. The Navy were perfect hosts, keeping out of our way such that you wouldn't even know they were there!
A watery sun forces its way through the haze.
As we head inland, brown turns to green...
Our route takes us over the Tungabhadra Reservoir
'Hide and Seek'. A game of limited possibilities in the back of an aeroplane. But we're having a go!
As we get close to Bangalore, the weather starts to close in.
Very Very Very short final!
- G-HEVN
by G-HEVN » Tue Jan 30, 2007 8:28 am
Leg 19: Bangalore VOBG to Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) VOTV
Route: CCB CIA TVM 352nm 2.2 hours (total:9216nm 57 hours). This leg takes us as far South as we can get on mainland India.
Tower clears us to line up.
Bangalore's elevation of 2900ft means we need to pay attention to leaning the mixture. Fortunately the temperature of 21 degrees is at the cold end of the scale, but we're still going to need more runway than usual to get off the ground.
As we turn on track, the Mysore Plateau stretches off into the distance
In the distance we can see the peaks of the Western Ghats
We've crossed the mountains and returned to the coast at Cochin.This 'outtake' just goes to show that our camera ship doesn't get it right every time!
A vast network of estuaries drain the rivers of the Western Ghats into the Arabian Sea.
The moon rises over the Western Ghats
Turning final at Trivandrum
Cleared to land. Trivandrum gets 1.7 metres of rain per year, thanks to the rain-catching infuence of the mountains to the West. Okay, we are in the dry season, but, well, Microsoft strikes again!
Route: CCB CIA TVM 352nm 2.2 hours (total:9216nm 57 hours). This leg takes us as far South as we can get on mainland India.
Tower clears us to line up.
Bangalore's elevation of 2900ft means we need to pay attention to leaning the mixture. Fortunately the temperature of 21 degrees is at the cold end of the scale, but we're still going to need more runway than usual to get off the ground.
As we turn on track, the Mysore Plateau stretches off into the distance
In the distance we can see the peaks of the Western Ghats
We've crossed the mountains and returned to the coast at Cochin.This 'outtake' just goes to show that our camera ship doesn't get it right every time!
A vast network of estuaries drain the rivers of the Western Ghats into the Arabian Sea.
The moon rises over the Western Ghats
Turning final at Trivandrum
Cleared to land. Trivandrum gets 1.7 metres of rain per year, thanks to the rain-catching infuence of the mountains to the West. Okay, we are in the dry season, but, well, Microsoft strikes again!
- G-HEVN
by G-HEVN » Wed Jan 31, 2007 12:14 pm
Leg 20: Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) VOTV to Colombo Bandarnaike Intl VCBI
Route: TVM KAT 214nm 1.6 hours (total 9430nm 58.6 hours)
Leg 20 represents the approximate half way mark, YAY!!!!
The original tour route (see map with leg 18 ) basically follows the coast around and up to Madras, but with Sri Lanka so close, it's a destination hard to resist...
We're given clearance to depart from the intersection, saving us some time backtracking.
Ahead we can see the city of Nagercoil, on the Southern tip of India
This is it: Kanyakumari. As far South as we can get in India!
The confluence of three seas: The Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean.
That's a lot of sea!
Fortunately we're not troubled with the view for long, as a storm brews up and we have to concentrate on keeping down breakfast!
Calm air again, and now there's just the Negombo lagoon between us an the airport.
Short final. Notice the railway line just this side of the 04 threshold.
"Kilo Papa Go around". Blast!!!
This is take two. We are going to land! It's not a matter of fuel - we have plenty - it's just that after the rough crossing, we could sure use some fresh air...
The ground contoller must have a sense of humour. Supposedly this is "GA Parking". Yeah, right!
Route: TVM KAT 214nm 1.6 hours (total 9430nm 58.6 hours)
Leg 20 represents the approximate half way mark, YAY!!!!
The original tour route (see map with leg 18 ) basically follows the coast around and up to Madras, but with Sri Lanka so close, it's a destination hard to resist...We're given clearance to depart from the intersection, saving us some time backtracking.
Ahead we can see the city of Nagercoil, on the Southern tip of India
This is it: Kanyakumari. As far South as we can get in India!
The confluence of three seas: The Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean.
That's a lot of sea!
Fortunately we're not troubled with the view for long, as a storm brews up and we have to concentrate on keeping down breakfast!
Calm air again, and now there's just the Negombo lagoon between us an the airport.
Short final. Notice the railway line just this side of the 04 threshold.
"Kilo Papa Go around". Blast!!!
This is take two. We are going to land! It's not a matter of fuel - we have plenty - it's just that after the rough crossing, we could sure use some fresh air...
The ground contoller must have a sense of humour. Supposedly this is "GA Parking". Yeah, right!
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