Taking off from Allahabad.
Taking off from Allahabad.
Thanks Fred. Good so far.
Down safe at WSSL. Nice flight.
Flight Time 11:59:54
Routine Time 00:45:00
Special Time 00:00:00
Penalty Time 00:00:00
Heading for Darwin.
Progress report.
Left Seletar at 2pm. Using the sextant for navigation on this run. For the first few hours, only have the sun available.
Picked up the KP ndb on Borneo a bit after 5pm. Starting to get dark now. Weather clear, winds light.
Update.
815pm local time.
Well past Borneo.
Nothing but water for awhile.
A few scattered islands here and there.
Weather clear. Very small head wind.
Update. 11pm local.
Picking up ndb RG on Flores.
Weather clear now. About a 15kt crosswind.
Can make out Flores in the distance.
Update.
1230am local.
Over Timor Island.
Weather clear. 5kt headwind.
Clouds to the north. They can stay up north.
Making great progress. Much faster than I figured.
Update.
215am local time.
Over the Timor Sea.
A little hazy, broken clouds down low.
Bout a 20kt tail wind right now.
Should be about 120-30nm out of Darwin.
Safe down at Parap. YPEP. Darwin.
Looks like there was a fs unavailable error in the text. Just before landing.
Flight Time 11:01:00
Routine Time 00:45:00
Special Time 00:00:00
Penalty Time 00:00:00
I'm glad to see you have sorted out your problems and arrives safe and well at the continent down-under.
Cheers,
Huub
Thanks Huub. Puter is working for the time being anyway.
Hey Robert is the beer that good in Darwin?
The beer was good. Maybe too good.
We should be off as soon as we are released... that is as soon as we get the ship ready.
Planning for this weekend.
Heading for Charleville.
Safe at Charleville.
Flight Time 7:16:48
Routine Time 00:45:00
Special Time 00:00:00
Penalty Time 00:00:00
Good run Robert! One more short one and we'll see you in Melbourne.
Thanks Fred. Will be there today if all goes right.
Off for Melbourne.
Safe down at YMEN.
Flight Time 4:15:17
Routine Time 00:45:00
Special Time 00:00:00
Penalty Time 00:00:00
Congratulations. Getting the wonderfully historic B247 all the way to Melbourne would make Roscoe Turner proud. (Though he needed little help being proud. )
Very well done.
-Mike
Great run Robert!
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Great Job ol' buddy!!
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