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    Willy's Rather Spartan Return Trip

    Going through the Spartan to make sure that it's ready to fly back to England. At least the Spartan is more comfortable than the Gee Bee, but I hope I don't forget that this has flaps and the landing gear goes up and down...
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    Saddling up to head back... First stop Charleville!
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    Flaps and wheels that go up and down. That's fancy stuff!
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    Safe landing at Charleville, will post the stuff later
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    Stellar effect Willy. Bloody well done!

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    You're doing the return trip? Crikey!

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    Here's the stuff..

    Flight Time: 03:09:17
    Routine Ground Time: 0:45:00
    Special Ground Time: 0:00:00
    Penalty Time: 0:00:00

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    Time to work my way towards Darwin..
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    Just passed my originally intended gas stop. Going to see if I can make it all the way to Darwin.
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    About and hour out of Darwin and it's low vis and getting dark.... Kind of glad to not be in the Gee Bee about now.
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    Landed safely at Darwin in the dark. Good thing the Spartan has lights! And as I'm not flying in Golden Wings, so does the airport!

    Flight Time: 05:54:12
    Routine Ground Time: 0:45:00
    Special Ground Time: 0:00:00
    Penalty Time: 0:00:00

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    Heading on across the Timor Sea. Hope the seat cushions float.
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    ETA 21:30 local at WRKC. I've decided that rather than reset FS to daylight when it gets dark, to just fly on through the night.
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    Nothing like an night landing into a smallish airfield without lights with hills in play. But we made it to WRKC for a much needed refueling stop.

    Flight Time: 02:35:29
    Routine Ground Time: 0:45:00
    Special Ground Time: 0:00:00
    Penalty Time: 0:00:00

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    Off to WRBI
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    Landed at WRBI. I've got to quit picking these unlit airfields. I didn't see this runway until I was right over it. Ended up breaking a wheel on landing.


    Flight Time: 03:15:34
    Routine Ground Time: 0:45:00
    Special Ground Time: 0:00:00
    Penalty Time: 0:00:00

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    Singapore bound!
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    I must have messed up somewheres... this one has lights.

    Flight Time: 02:36:23
    Routine Ground Time: 0:00:00 * didn't refuel
    Special Ground Time: 0:00:00
    Penalty Time: 0:00:00

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    Oops! Just realized that I landed at the wrong airport. Back in a bit
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    OK, got it right this time (I hope)

    Flight Time: 00:06:30
    Routine Ground Time: 0:45:00
    Special Ground Time: 0:00:00
    Penalty Time: 0:00:00

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    Phuket! We're going to Phuket. O' course there's that little matter of the t-storm that right in our flight path. FS is doing a pretty good job with lightning at night. Did I mention Phuket?
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    Hmm.... 3am and it's already getting light in the east. What's up with that?
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    Landed at Phuket (VTSP)

    Flight Time:
    02:30:06
    Routine Ground Time: 0:45:00
    Special Ground Time: 0:00:00
    Penalty Time: 0:00:00

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    About time to take off in the direction of India...
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    Somewhere over the Bay of Bengal at the moment.
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    Looks like it'll be sucking fumes when we get to VEBS. So much for on to Allahabad.
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