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    Way to go Martin!! 3rd place thus far and the first outing in that airplane!! Is that a little bead of sweat on Mr Vicious's brow??

    Well maybe not but the pressures on you now, may your wings be light!


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    Thanks Stuart. Vicious has set some very challenging times, no doubt. But I am hoping to be 40 minutes up on handicap at Singapore, and 60 up at Darwin, if I get good winds, good weather, I find the airports and avoid any crashes.

    Still a long way to go to Melbourne, in fact I'm only just half way. Lots can happen...
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    Yep, I watching Spookster very closely. If he can catch the right winds I think he has a good shot.
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    OK, time to head to Singapore. I'll be looking to find some tailwinds, and duck under any headwinds. A coastal route will help me keep low if I need to.

    VYYY to WSSL, in a little under 5 hours.
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    Down at Singapore (WSSL). I never found the tail winds I hoped for, but at least I managed to avoid the headwinds, so the flight time was about what I aimed for. Plenty of NDBs, and a coastline, so no problems with navigation. Ran into a few thunderstorms off the east coast of Malaysia, but flew under them no problem.

    Just 3 gallons of fuel left on arrival - my estimates are getting better, albeit more risky!

    This little Mew Gull is purring long nicely. :mixedsmi:

    Flight time: 4:55:39
    Cumulative: 30:22:08
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    Nice job getting to Singapore and making up time on your handicap.

    It looks like it could be a close finish.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Vicious View Post
    Nice job getting to Singapore and making up time on your handicap.

    It looks like it could be a close finish.
    Yep, great job that Martin ... my headwinds were screwy and I had no respite this afternoon ... 10,000ft and upwards

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    This time I'm heading for Selaparang, WADA (WRRA). The plan is to fly direct over the sea rather than stay closer to NDBs on the islands to the south. Headwinds may be an issue, so I may be staying low to get under them. I have sufficient fuel for the extra burn rate at low altitudes.

    Target is 4:30.
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    At WADA (WRRA). Wow, what a flight! I picked up a 6 knot tailwind as I climbed out of Singapore, and it just got stronger and stronger as time went on. At one stage it was 14 knots directly behind me.
    It got a bit turbulent at times, and I had a scary moment when taking some pictures of the volcanoes over the last few miles. I hit Z rather than C (for capture). Z disengages the autopilot and the turbulence flipped me 90 degrees over before I knew what was happening . Anyway, I got the picture... and grabbed the flight yoke in time to level things out.

    Flight time: 4:22:32
    Cumulative: 34:44:40
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    The westerly winds still look good over Indonesia, so I'm heading over to Kupang, WATT (WRKK). Only a couple of hours, with under half fuel load.
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    Down at WATT(WRKK). Sure enough, the tailwinds were good. Another fast flight, with plenty of turbulence to keep me watching. Not much to see, just lots of water, and occasional islands. One more hop to go to Oz. :mixedsmi:

    Flight time 2:07:12
    Cumulative 36:51:52
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    If you keep catching those tail winds you're going to blow me away in the handicap. Excellent run so far!

    Good Luck
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    Thanks, let's see what happens, and how we compare at Port Darwin.

    Next hop coming up, WATT to YPDN. About 2:10 is the estimate.
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    Well I had a feeling my luck might change, and it did. The first half of the flight was great, lots more tailwind, and not too much turbulence. Then the winds swung round, but I dropped down to stay underneath the headwinds. The Darwin NDB popped up straight ahead with 75nm to run, but at about the same time the clear skies started to change to cloud. As I got closer to Darwin it was clear I was going to arrive during a storm.

    I spent the next 10 minutes getting thrown around in thundery and blustery conditions, but pushed on. Lightning was flashing all around me. Visibility was now 3nm in rain, so I could just see the main runway 11/29 ok, but the winds were now out of the north, and although they were getting less as I descended, I think I still had a 16 knot crosswind on finals.

    Of course I should have gone around and set up for the much shorter runway 36, where I would have had much less of a crosswind. Hmmm...

    Anyway I tried to put the Mew Gull down on runway 11. One bounce, no problem, airspeed a little high but reducing, but the second contact with the tarmac was a little hard and I broke the undercarriage. Crash, Red Duenna.

    So, it's a crash landing, 1 hour penalty, and my challenge for the handicap race may have been scuppered by the Ozzie weather.

    Flight time: 2:04:40
    Penalties: 1:00:00
    Cumulative: 39:56:32
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    Never mind, Martin.
    Nothing ventured, nothing gained. I guess it's all or nothing.
    Cautious people come second place.

    Looks like some nice cosy weather down there. :d

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    Martin,

    Had you not have crashed your handicap at YPDN would have been -1:15:35.. Tough break.. Looks like Vicious might take it..

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    What a bummer! I thought for sure you were going to take the top spot, although I'm not sure you're out of it yet. If you wait for ideal wind conditions you might be able to catch me over the last few legs, or at least get within 5 minutes, which would be a huge achievment with a 1 hour penalty.

    Good Luck!
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    Thanks guys. I was hoping to be an hour under handicap at Darwin, but those great tail winds through Malaysia and Indonesia got me an extra 15 minutes. As Eamonn says, it would have been 1:15 under, but now its just 15 minutes. I now need an average of about 212 knots for the remaining legs, to match Vicious. Through Europe I was only managing 206, but the last legs averaged 216. So it's not quite all over...

    I have a dilemma now though. I was hoping to have a spare 5 minutes for a nice careful circuit of Essenden airfield, and then a crack at the precision landing. Now it looks like I'll be flying straight in with the throttle wide open until short finals...! What fun this is.
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    Glad to hear you're not giving up on taking the lead. When I was looking at your times yesterday, before the Darwin incident, I was amazed to see that you might beat me by about an hour. So now that you've got the hour penalty, it should be fun to see if you can still catch me. I can't wait to find out.
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    OK, the wheel gear is fixed, and G-AEXF is ready to continue. I thought long and hard about whether an intermediate stop at YCCY would be better, allowing for lower fuel loads, but in the end I've decided to get right across to Charleville in one hop. It's just within range (I think!).

    So, YPDN - YBCV, in around 5:45.
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    Down safely at YBCV, Charleville. I arrived slightly ahead of schedule, and there's not much at Charleville to see on approach, so I was taken by surprise when the runway came into sight! Anyway, a few S-turns scrubbed off the speed, and I put the Mew Gull down safely, having used most of the runway.

    A nice blue-sky day, not many headwinds, but nor many tailwinds either it seemed. There really isn't much to look at in the middle of Australia - just miles and miles of desert and bushland.

    4 gallons of fuel left in the tank - plenty!

    Flight time: 5:38:04
    Cumulative: 45:34:36
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    So what's the magic time you need to catch my time on your last leg? It's looks like you gave yourself a bit of a cushion on the previous leg with your 214+ average GS.

    Good Luck!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Vicious View Post
    So what's the magic time you need to catch my time on your last leg? It's looks like you gave yourself a bit of a cushion on the previous leg with your 214+ average GS.

    Good Luck!
    Thanks. I still need all the luck I can get...

    If my spreadsheet is right, I reckon 3:17:02 on my final leg to Melbourne would have us tied in the handicap race. That's still around 208 knots average, which won't be possible if I hit headwinds.

    Essendon airport always seems to have fairly strong winds, so I'll need to make sure I get the right runway and don't try to force it down again. I certainly can't afford another crash landing!!
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    Well for what it's worth, my money is on you at the moment. If your graph is correct you've made up the difference in one leg. Must be that high octane gas you've been using. :mixedsmi:

    I'll be praying for headwinds.
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    Time for the final leg. The weather over Melbourne seems reasonable, though there's a low pressure and strong southerly winds. Hope they don't extend too far north.

    With only 60 gallons of fuel on board I reckon 210 knots average is possible, as long as the winds work out ok. If there are headwinds I'll be staying very low.

    YBCV - YMEN.

    Time estimate for the precision flight is 3:15:00.
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