PRB's CCAA DC-2 Thing

[PRB]

SLLP - SLCB
Fuel: 765 LBS:
Cargo: 4000 LBS
T/O WT: 17435 LBS.

[PRB]

Made it to SCLB with nary an incident. Tracked significantly south-west-ish to avoid the big hills, but we didn't get lost because SCLB has a couple of radios to track and they were always in range.

Fuel Used: 327 LBS
Fligh Time: 00:56:48
http://fs-duenna.com/flights/ShowFli...7Y9Hy8K6xyzeSo

[PRB]

SLCB - SLPO
Fuel: 765 LBS:
Cargo: 4000 LBS
T/O WT: 17435 LBS.

[PRB]

Down safe at SLPO. We actually ran into some weather on this one. Nothing serious though. At one point I had a 32 knot tail wind, whoohoo!

Fuel Used: 316 LBS.
Flight Time: 00:50:14
http://fs-duenna.com/flights/ShowFli...G62U0quAqoeKWI

[PRB]

SLPO - SCDA
Fuel: 1071 LBS:
Cargo: 4000 LBS
T/O WT: 18560 LBS.

[PRB]

Well, that 30 knot tail wind is now a 34 knot head wind, as I head for the coast. Mom always said there was no such thing as a free lunch. Glad I took on extra gas for this trip!

[PRB]

42 knot headwind. Ya know, that's significant when you're in a DC-2. have no idea where I am, basically. I'm headed northwest, which makes no sense, but is required due to terrain. I think I'm south of track, but not sure. At some point I should hit the coast. If I have he gas, that is. STENDECK, STENDECK...!

[PRB]

Well that was exciting. Made it to SCDA!
Fuel Used: 782 LBS
Flight Time: 02:02:39
http://fs-duenna.com/flights/ShowFli...L2hSAvVnmj0sZ0

[PRB]

SCDA - SCCF
Fuel: 765 LBS:
Cargo: 4000 LBS
T/O WT: 17435 LBS.

[PRB]

Wow, that was cool. Made it across the vast and desolate Atacama Desert, the driest place on Earth, to El Loa (SCCF). I didn't see any of those alien landing strips though. I was pretty buzy looking for the human landing strips anyway...

Fuel Used: 350 LBS
Flight Time: 00:55:52
http://fs-duenna.com/flights/ShowFli...K6Ays4wJBdo5kQ

[PRB]

SCCF - SASA
Fuel: 1071 LBS:
Cargo: 4000 LBS
T/O WT: 18560 LBS.

[PRB]

That's a wrap. That last leg was the most challenging to keep under the 17000 foot ceiling, as you can see from examining my meandering ways on the track. I was all over the place. Upon take off from SCCF it soon becam clear, as the terrain, as far as the eye could see north to south, rose steadily into a massive wall 20000 feet high. Pretty awesome sight. I went quite a ways south, and picked my way through the Fullugah Gap, then the Kasserine Pass, and finally the Kyber Pass. SASA is in a pretty valley, once you find your way there! A most excellent adventure was had by all!

Fuel Used: 695 LBS
Flight Time: 01:54:36
http://fs-duenna.com/flights/ShowFli...CWaDm4Hhm1r6JM

[jt_dub]

Congratulations Paul!!! I did the virtual jumpseat thing using Google Earth live tracking on this leg and wondered how you were going to get through the high terrain. You went much further south than I did.

Great Job

Waiting for you at the bar.

[teson1]

! Que bueno ! Congratulationes !
That mountain range is a nice trap indeed. Another laugh for the organisers (hey, you're one of them, right ).

Time to have unos vasos de cervesa at the cantina

[PRB]

! Que bueno ! Congratulationes !
That mountain range is a nice trap indeed. Another laugh for the organisers (hey, you're one of them, right ).

Time to have unos vasos de cervesa at the cantina

Hehe, true, but I didn't plan or test the route first! If I had been smart, I would have looked at some of the successful last legs to see what was possible. Jeff, for example, went almost straight through! I guess there was some -17000 foot passes there. Sure didn't look like it when I was approaching it. Oh well. It was fun!

[Moses03]

Nice run P. :salute:

[Bry Rosier]

Congratulations Paul , A solid run been a pleasure watching

[Willy]

Congrats Paul! :ernae:

[robert41]

Congrats Paul.

[robcap]

I missed you finishing the DC-2 Thing :mixedsmi:
Great final landing!

Cheers, Rob

[salt_air]

I missed you finishing the DC-2 Thing :mixedsmi:
Great final landing!

Cheers, Rob

Yeah .... looks like I did too Paul ... sorry man!

Congrats!!

[Great Ozzie]

Yeah .... looks like I did too Paul ... sorry man!

Congrats!!

I confess... I did too. :redf:

Great seeing your DC-2 run. :salute:

btw another thanks for doing the tracking.