Spookster's Cape-to-Cape - better late than never...

[Spookster67]

Well, I've been waiting to start this event for weeks, and finally there's a gap in my real-world commitments that will enable me to do so.

Haven't done much planning yet, other than that I'm heading from Hammerfest to Prague (LKKB) with a full fuel load. Here goes...

[Moses03]

Welcome aboard Martin.

[Spookster67]

1:40 into the flight and the I'm on the Baltic Coast as planned. The Mew Gull is doing fine, and the initial headwinds have switched to tailwinds.

p.s. I'm flying in FSX, with FSX weather, and RTW Race scenery settings. The aircraft is the Percival P6 Mew Gull (Lee Hall).

[Dil52]

Yes, good to see you here Martin....good luck....and nice choice of aircraft. Bring her on down here sir.

[Spookster67]

Thanks guys.

3:28 and overhead Stockholm Bromma, with 694nm covered. Averaging about 200knots over the ground, so about another 2:50 to run.

In the log book so far:

0 depart ENHF
14 (mins) NDB ALA
42 NDB HET
?? NDB OG (never received the signal)
98 NDB TRU (and the Baltic coast)
128 NDB VNA
198 NDB ERK
208 overhead ESSB (Bromma)

[Spookster67]

Now into Poland, and have got the NDBs back (it was VFR along the coastline in southern Sweden).

263 Oland island south tip
296 Polish coast
310 NDB CHO

[teson1]

Good entry to the stage, Martin !
I see you've almost arrived in Prague . 1200 nm. What a flight!
Good luck with the landing.
Ha, a flight or two more from you and I'll have my tailend charlie position back

[Spookster67]

Down safe at Prague Kbely (LKKB).



http://fs-duenna.com/flights/ShowFli...MB6EuHAx2EsLVw

http://fs-duenna.com/flights/logs/cv...uHAx2EsLVw.txt

[Spookster67]

Well I took a few pictures, but to be honest, northern Sweden isn't that photogenic... Just lots and lots of trees and lakes.

Anyway, I passed Stockholm Arlanda


and Bromma


and 6 and a bit hours later landed safely just outside Prague.


Hand-flying into the Alps tomorrow - and probably some more interesting scenery to get pictures of.

[Spookster67]

Prague (LKKB) to Bolzano (LIPB), hand flown over the Alps. A nice easy flight across the gradually climbing German foothills, and then some interesting turns along the valleys through the Alps. I ran up the valley that goes to Innsbruck, but then turned left at the RTT NDB and climbed up past Mayhofen and over a 7500 pass into Italy. From there I picked up the Brenner pass road and followed it gradually down to Bolzano. In fact Bolzano took me by surprise, and I arrived at 220 knots without time to slow down and make a sensible approach, so after a quick touch and go I flew a circuit and landed safely.



http://fs-duenna.com/flights/ShowFli...m9587nuUL4ThYY

http://fs-duenna.com/flights/logs/0g...7nuUL4ThYY.txt

2 hours bonus for a hand-flown landing at Bolzano, plus 15 minutes bonus for flying from a designated fuel stop.

[Spookster67]

The lake is a good sign - I'm in the right valley!!


Now the fun starts...


Bolzano, and the airport just around the corner, but I was too high and fast for a landing first time.

[Spookster67]

Bolzano to Interlaken, hand flown. I lost track of which valley I was in on the map, so I just relied on the Bolzano NDB (290 radial) to know that I must be roughly in the right place. All I had to do then was find a lake and fit it's shape to the map... The Klontalersee came to my rescue, and from there a left turn brought me to Lake Lucerne and into the valley to Interlaken.



http://fs-duenna.com/flights/ShowFli...5UKtS8GudNhokw

http://fs-duenna.com/flights/logs/NP...S8GudNhokw.txt

15 bonus for the leg Bolzano to Interlaken, plus 15 bonus for staying below 12,000 (actually I stayed below 10,000 - the Mew Gull really doesn't like it up in the thin air)

[Spookster67]

Interlaken to Marseille. Didn't want to go high, so I went round the moutains rather than over or through them. Nice views of Mont Blanc as I crossed its foothills.



http://fs-duenna.com/flights/ShowFlight.php?detail=flight&value=W4s0X5TeBKBpwDX 0ti4CQnGD0d8

http://fs-duenna.com/flights/logs/W4...i4CQnGD0d8.txt

15 mins bonus for a hand-flown flight out of Interlaken.

[teson1]

Well done !
I'm just putting the same flight together. Seems we had the same ideas.

[MM]

A powerful pair of Percivals...