teson1 - Golden Age - Bee Gee Model Z Sportster

[MM]

This is quite an adventure.

[teson1]

Admitted - I had my fair share of excitement.
But as long as visibility is halfway decent keeping track of position is actually surprisingly easy.
And being forced to look outside, pay attention all the time makes the flights so much more intense. And a lesson in geography at that.
Man, am I enjoying this...

[Willy]

Glad to see you've decided to finish it. :ernae:

[teson1]

WMKA - WSSL

Great flight over Malaysia.
Nice hills they have. Now off to get some Satays. Yummy.

http://www.fsrtwrace.com/track/ShowF...QMGL9ZpS24zI5I

[teson1]

WSSL - WIPP

Got two short flights in today.

Nice weather, no problem to navigate.
This is almost getting kind of ... boring?
Ah... flying isn't what it used to be...

I think weather will hear me and I'll regret that one of these next flights. :d

http://www.fsrtwrace.com/track/ShowF...VNCVQmVxwVPWBs

[teson1]

WIPP - WIIH

True CAVOK.

http://www.fsrtwrace.com/track/ShowF...aeBNtZxjgzEVlQ

[Spookster67]

Nice weather, no problem to navigate.
This is almost getting kind of ... boring?
Ah... flying isn't what it used to be...

I think weather will hear me and I'll regret that one of these next flights. :d

It might be nice now, but watch out when you arrive at Port Darwin! I had great weather down through Malaysia, but then a horrible storm waiting for me in Australia...

Keep going....

[teson1]

... but then a horrible storm waiting for me in Australia...

Cool!

... I think ... :redf:

(Oh man, Gunter, keep your mouth shut...)

[teson1]

WIIH - WRSJ

Great flight!
Chose a nice sightseeing route along Java's volcanoes.
Some of these are active.
Impressive!

http://www.fsrtwrace.com/track/ShowF...CJ8ZWuyNdk4riA

[salt_air]

Hey Gunter,

No rush man,,,,just take your time the RTW isn't untill February,,,,really not much else to do except practice and this qualifies as that.


[Turning my back towards Gunter for a minute so I can say....]


I probably should have offered to help ferry the effort to Melbourne for the ol' boy, but I couldn't for the life of me find a copy of that aircraft anywhere....


[Okay turning back around now to say to Gunter...]


Good luck on the rest of the journey, safe passage and good weather.

Cheers,

[teson1]

Finally getting back to my trusty GeeBee, hangared in Surabaya.
That tropical climate didn't do her well, but after some overhaul she's purring again.
What? Race is over? Nevermind, I'm having too much of a ball to stop here.
Can't believe it's almost three months since I left her. Too busy with racing around the world and other stuff.
But have I been looking forward to this? You bet!

Hey Austin, thanks for the kind offer to ferry her on, but no chance. There are some things you don't share...

On we go - 8 legs left to Melbourne.

Surabaya - Mataram
WRSJ - WRRA

Started with rainy weather with limited visibility, but with all these shorelines and mountains around navigation is a piece of cake. And weather cleared up some over Bali. Great scenery again, with volcanoes, crater lakes, beaches. Man, that does feel good to be going again!
Not even a bounce upon landing in Mataram.

http://fs-duenna.com/flights/ShowFli...BxuSMdtrcEl9d8

[teson1]

WRRA - WRKK
Quite some mixed weather, from great views to being rocked by thunderstorms, for this long flight at high altitude to stretch the range.

http://fs-duenna.com/flights/ShowFli...ODpIMY7fkuEK5o

[teson1]

WRKK - YPDN
Great weather for this long flight over water. Clear skies, almost no clouds, low winds, so went straight for Darwin, and hit it spot-on, with only 5 nm drift after 450 nm.
Relaxing, easy flight. However, I'm sure early aviators were a lot more apprehensive of this leg, with all the water below, and nowhere to go but into the water in case of an
engine problem.
That comes through in Elly Beinhorn's book on her 1932 Germany - Australia (and on) flight that was an inspiration to do this trip the old way.

http://fs-duenna.com/flights/ShowFli...uPMoLTKqeKSUFY

[teson1]

YPDN - YTNK

I'm taking my time, I know. But who would have guessed it's 1959 already...
Got a glimpse of one one of these new sharp looking plane parked in Darwin. Not even a propeller...
I'll go on to Melbourne, but after that I'll come back and have a closer look I think...

Easy Flight, CAVOK, following the Stuart Highway; one hickup though - braked too hard and nosed over landing for an intermediate stop in YPTN to switch from VOZ north to central
region - but gotta love that eye candy.

(last image - Tennant Creek International Airport)

http://fs-duenna.com/flights/ShowFli...9Rg7tJDJWSglqk
http://fs-duenna.com/flights/ShowFli...H8dvSfVi2yZFls

[MaddogK]

Don't tell me you're entering that Sabre in the rim-tour also?
:isadizzy:
Frigging Sabres are coming outta the woodwork lately. NICE pics.

[teson1]

Thanks, Maddog.
Now, isn't that Sabre a sweet one. :d

[teson1]

YTNK - YCCY

Uneventful flight. Not a single cloud.

http://fs-duenna.com/flights/ShowFli...YW2AtxAeGa7pVU

[teson1]

YCCY - YBCV

Great weather again.
Wow, really not a whole lot to look at in this part of Australia...
Just happy to fly with VOZ, don't even want to imagine what it would look like with default terrain.

http://fs-duenna.com/flights/ShowFli...IYOwPxrbQJwXK0

[teson1]

YBCV - YNRM

Again a nice flight with perfect weather.
Back to civilisation - a real town!
One to go... :d

http://fs-duenna.com/flights/ShowFli...q8Wk9q35PcQuQM

[salt_air]

Three "G's" for the Bee Gee.....

Good Goin' Gunter!!......

[teson1]

I'd rather call it a slow limp, but I'm getting there...

[Willy]

We're pulling for ya!

[MM]

A crowd is gathering at Melbourne...

[teson1]

Hope they broughts sleeping bag and sandwiches.

[smilo]

Hope they broughts sleeping bag and sandwiches.

nah, but we gots beer.