I'm under way in the P-38J "Marge". What a pretty bird. I've missed flying the P-38 a lot in the last couple RTWs. This will give me a lot of seat time in Dave's great creation!
First flight was from AGGN to AGGM. A short flight with no navaids. And I about got lost. Not a good sign of what's to come.
Baton time: 00:08:17
Leg #2: AGGM - AYBK
A few more obvious landmarks this time and an NDB. Absolutely clear skies too. I could get used to this.
Baton time: 00:44:37
Total time: 00:52:54
Leg #3: AYBK-AYTK
Getting the hang of this. I miss the dive flaps on my P-38M, but this -J is nice. I modified the original panel a bit to put the ADF in the main panel, a slightly more usable HSI, and a timer. And I took out the GPS altogether. Good stuff!
Baton time: 00:30:37
Total time: 1:23:31
Leg 4: AYTK - AYKV
Smooth sailing. I hate to leave under such good circumstances, but need to sleep.
Baton time: 28:50
Total time: 1:52:21
Good Luck Smitty!!
The Lightning is definitely on my short list too.
Have fun!
salt_air
Lots of P-38s over the Pacific, as it should be!
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AMEN !Originally Posted by PRB
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Realized I wasn't posting the required take-off/landing posts. I thought these were only if you didn't have Duenna. Anyway, I'll do so now. I assume the Duenna time, not the forum time is what's used anyway, right?
Departing on Leg #5 - AYKV - CPG
UPDATE: For the first time in this adventure, I can see nothing but blue sky and blue ocean. Nothing else in sight, but the moon... not even a cloud. I just lost my outbound NDB signal and won't have any more navaids the rest of the way. I'm sure this is just a small portion of the exhilaration and fear that those actual pilots felt.
Down at CPG to complete Leg #5.
I had a nice line-up for landing, until I realized it was a road and the runway was on a small hill to my left. Was able to get her down though.
Baton time: 00:42:26
Total time: 2:34:47
Departing on Leg #6 - CPG - FIN. A short 78.6nm. Catch you on the flip side!
Landed at FIN to complete Leg #6.
Baton time: 00:17:42
Total time: 2:52:29
Departing on Leg #7 - FIN - AYGR
Landed at AYGR to complete Leg #7.
Baton time: 00:27:03
Total time: 3:19:32
Departing on Leg #8 - AYGR-AYGN.
Update: I forgot to refuel, forgot to change the time to day, and now I just overran the WEP about 1/2 way there. There was a small grass strip I could land at, but I'm going to forge on... slowly... and hope that there's enough daylight and fuel to get me there. Interestingly, I'm flying over Goodenough Bay. Yes, I hope it is! I knew I had that checklist here for a reason!
Down at AYGN to complete leg #8. Lost a bit of time on the flight, but it was a beautiful approach with the sun setting. Half way there!
Baton time: 00:31:53
Total time: 3:51:25
Departing on Leg #9 - AYGN-AYPY
Down at AYPY to complete Leg #9.
Baton time: 00:36:52
Total time: 3:51:25
Departing on Leg #10 - AYPY-AYNZ
Landed at AYNZ to complete Leg #10.
A very fun flight. The navaids weren't right along my flight path, so there were a lot of angle and distance calculations. I even used the runway angles of a few airports I flew over to determine how close I was to my flight line.
Baton time: 00:34:23
Total time: 5:02:40
Departing on Leg #11 - AYNZ - GSP.
Down at GSP. Faaaaasst flight up the valley.
Baton time: 00:13:46
Total time: 5:16:26
Back in the saddle again for Leg #12 - GSP - AYWK.
Doh! Computer crash. Trying again - Leg #12 - GSP - AYWK.
Landed at AYWK to complete Leg #12.
Baton time: 00:37:16
Total time: 5:53:42
Departing on Leg #13 - AYWK - WAJJ
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