PRB C2C Southbound

[PRB]

Headed down the coast to Libreville (FOOL). It would be pretty hard to screw up the navigation on this one. I could probably manage it, if I tried real hard. Thunderstoms haven't let up much from when we landed here for gas.

[PRB]

Stormy along the coast between Douala and Libreville. Biggish thunderstorms. Didn't Henshaw mention this? You don't suppose it's same storm, do you? Like the "Great Red Spot" on Jupiter, it never goes away?

[robert41]

Read the the Congo has the highest number of t storms in the world. I believe it.

[PRB]

Me too!

[PRB]

It was fun flying across open water again. The giant ugly nasty thunderstorms made it interesting too. I'd considered flying straight to FZAB from FKKD, but that would have been a 600 mile leg. And since the coastal flight to Libreville was so much fun, I'm glad I chose the easy way.

http://fs-duenna.com/flights/ShowFli...UqBzZzc6SdhcLI

[salt_air]

Good Job Paul!


Smart play ...

[PRB]

Off to FZAB!

[PRB]

Crikeys, I think I got hit by lightning twice already!

[PRB]

Down and safe at Kinshasa (FZAB). What a trip. About 45 minutes out from the coast the thunder-bangers eased up and I figured I was done with that stuff for the leg. I figured wrong. About 30 miles from Kinshasa, more thunder-boomer activity. And I almost landed at Brazzaville too, but then checked the map and realized I needed to be on the other side of the river... On top of all that, I went into the hangar to ckeck in, and when I returned to my plane noticed that Miss Nellie's minions had already removed my ADF receiver, since, as they said, I "wouldn't be needing it for the next segment". Very efficient, Miss Nellie's minions. Kodaks to follow.

[MM]

Electric performance by that beautiful Lockheed.

[PRB]

Thanks Mike. Here's a couple pics from the flight to Kinshasa. I tried to get a shot of a lightning bolt, but failed. There sure were lots of them.

[PRB]

On the road to Lisala (FZGA).

[PRB]

This was an interesting leg. I thought it would be easy, but a 530 mile DR leg is never easy. By the time I hit the “Big River”, I was 60 miles east of track. I don't understand how this could have happened, since I was taking regular “DR plots” with the E-6B, and carefully calculating drift angle. It worked perfectly on the 700 mile leg to GAGO. Maybe I was getting cocky. That will get you every time. In any case, when I hit the Congo, I noticed the tributary coming from the north,which should have been near FZFC. That didn't make any sense, but soon enough I spotted that airport, and then FZFU at Bumba. So there was no longer any question where I was. I turned west, and found FZGA right where it was supposed to be. At least the weather was nice.

http://fs-duenna.com/flights/ShowFli...xusmz6e6k4EqmQ

[PRB]

Decided to follow the river instead of a more direct route for this leg. Made for easier navigation anyway. The next one will be the last of the DR legs, and it will be a long one. Weather continues to hold, so that's nice. Kodaks: 1: Course change after flying over one of the nav check points. 2: Base leg, FZIA.

http://fs-duenna.com/flights/ShowFli...4tGhoIKHB7IBM4

[PRB]

Headed for HKKI to end the second DR segment. Lake Victoria is pretty big. One would have to work pretty hard to miss that, right?