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  1. #51
    Down safe in time for dinner at FZIA. We seem to have righted the ship somewhat after the desert fiasco. Hope the buffet is decent over in the hospitality tent.

    http://fs-duenna.com/flights/ShowFli...n0ZRq93HTTvd2I

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    Wonderful atmospheric screenshot!
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  3. #53
    Out from Stanleyville towards Lake Victoria.

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    Restarting flight. Had to fly a fast circle and land after discovering someone had loaded the the back of the plane with cinder blocks.

  5. #55
    Across the Congo...Over the Mitumba Mountains and the dormant Kahuzi...Along through Burundi into western Kenya. At HKKI.

    http://fs-duenna.com/flights/ShowFli...vt9FD2xFLVWx7I

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    Drat! You got ahead of me! lol
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    Time to chase down that floatie Beech. Short jump over to HKNW.

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    A rolling stone gathers no moss. Departing for Mbeya, HTMB.

  10. #60
    Bounced to a stop on the grass strip at HTMB. Went with only the HH beacon at the destination airport this time. Had only drifted about 4 degrees off course when the needle whipped around. No sign of Willy's floater...

    Of note: We seemed to have flown over part of the Great Rift Valley about 90 min out of Nairobi. The very narrow part.

    http://fs-duenna.com/flights/ShowFli...nHz8MxZMtPU8T0

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    You go on ahead.. I'll catch up here in a few hours. :d
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    Quote Originally Posted by Willy View Post
    You go on ahead.. I'll catch up here in a few hours. :d
    :salute:

  14. #64
    I dunno .... Moses and this Italian DC-3 are sure gettin' to know each other.

    Prolly see these two again sometime, huh?




    Lookin' real Kevin!


    salt_air

  15. #65
    Thanks Austin!

    Rolled safely to a stop on the gravel strip at FLKW. Hit KM (312) NDB and then dead reckoned for 30 miles or so until the runway popped into view.

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

    Of Note: My 6yr old accidentally knocked the steam otto off it's alt hold when I had stepped away and the FIAT groaned and coughed up to a max of 13,063' before I realized what happened.

    04/05/2012 00:15:28; -10.660460; 31.881023; 11840; 87; 232; 182; 0
    04/05/2012 00:25:28; -11.133654; 31.447815; 12122; 2; 224; 181; 0
    04/05/2012 00:35:29; -11.600459; 31.036681; 12212; 9; 222; 180; 0
    04/05/2012 00:45:29; -12.109950; 30.655038; 8163; 1278; 200; 184; 0

    "The Golden Age Class allows temporary exceptions. Personal accounts of the 1930s distance fly-ing race indicate that pilots did occasionally climb to 15,000' to clear the Alps or avoid dangerous weather. Accordingly, the rules allow pilots to climb to
    a hard limitof 15,000' in order to avoid disaster—but not as a standard operating procedure. A flight between 12,000' and 15,000' should be rare and the pilot will need to explain the reasons for taking this step—the flight may have to be re-flown."

    Hoping Miss Nellie will see this as an unexpected mishap.


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    Miss Nellie stopped and read the report. First a flicker in the eyes, and then a faint crack of a smile, and then a full-throated laugh. "A six-year-old co-pilot, indeed. Good for the next generation!"
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    Miss Nellie has a soft side. Hmm, who knew?


    Blasting off in the general direction of Johannesburg. Time to push the range on this ersatz DC-3.

  18. #68
    I'm 2:40+ minutes into the flight and might have to abort. Some heavy thunderstorms with 50 mph winds are bearing down on us.

  19. #69
    Right after I posted about the storm, the power went out and I lost the flight. Will have to refly later.

  20. #70
    Hi Moses

    I hope the storm passes without incident. You're having more problems than enough!
    I liked the copilot story. That was worth a good laugh for me as well!

    Good luck in bringing it home to the Cape, I'm way behind you now.
    I guess I should have gotten you or to drag me out of the gin joint in Leopoldville!


    Fred

  21. #71
    Nah, you were having too much fun chatting up the locals in that gin joint (if you know what I mean...wink wink...nudge nudge).

    Heading south again but this time just to FLLI. I'm a bit time challenged today.

  22. #72
    Safe near the falls. Not in my original plan but it will work.

    http://fs-duenna.com/flights/ShowFli...zk5MWwiz1A3O6Q

  23. #73
    Attempting FLLI to FAGM. Real life might derail the effort though.

  24. #74
    At Johannesburg.

    Shot of Victoria Falls on climbout from FLLI.

    http://fs-duenna.com/flights/ShowFli...eEwAni1i3InV1o

  25. #75
    Last leg to FAYP. Shooting for a 03:34:00 reference time.

    See you at the Cape!

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