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mickj300
May 2nd, 2011, 13:03
Settled down at RPMT Marcos for an overnight rest before starting off on my little adventure. Flying the WoP P51D with tanks.
PRB
May 2nd, 2011, 14:23
Welcome, Mick!
salt_air
May 2nd, 2011, 16:34
Show 'um somethin' Mick!


Best of Luck and Welcome aboard.
mickj300
May 3rd, 2011, 13:10
Thanks for the welcome guys. I've got to change out the anti roll bar links tomorrow evening (on the car, not the P51!), hopefully I'll get finished in time to get the first short hop in. Then on Thursday the next series of Ice Pilots starts (apparently they measure a pilot's skill by the length of his skid marks!), after that I'm in!
mickj300
May 5th, 2011, 11:25
Departing RPMT for RPMD in the P51D w/tanks
mickj300
May 5th, 2011, 11:38
Arrived safely at RPMD - this was such a short flight I got my descent point worked out all wrong and had to put in an orbit on base leg to get down!
mickj300
May 6th, 2011, 11:58
Departing RPMD for WABB
mickj300
May 6th, 2011, 14:13
Arrived safely at WABB.

Started out with a nice tailwind and found the USS Saratoga without difficulty after about an hour - a nice half way point. Then the wind swung round, initially on the nose then settling off the port side. Worked out a drift angle mentally and saw the mountains right on the nose before the ADF came in range. Flew this in real time, starting out at dawn.
mickj300
May 8th, 2011, 00:00
Departing WABB for WAJJ
mickj300
May 8th, 2011, 00:53
Arrived safely at WAJJ. Poor visibility on climbout but that soon cleared up and I had good visual clues to relate to google maps. slight headwinds most of the way, turned out over the bay to the north west for a straight in approach.
mickj300
May 11th, 2011, 11:34
Departing WAJJ for AYWK
mickj300
May 11th, 2011, 12:12
Down safely at AYWK. Flew this one in real time, nice clear night with dawn just about to break as I landed.
mickj300
May 11th, 2011, 12:39
Departing AYWK for GSP
mickj300
May 11th, 2011, 13:17
Landed safely at GSP. Easy flight this one, just follow the river!
mickj300
May 17th, 2011, 12:15
Departing GSP for AYNZ
mickj300
May 17th, 2011, 12:30
Arrived safely at AYNZ
mickj300
May 17th, 2011, 12:38
Departing AYNZ for FIN
mickj300
May 17th, 2011, 12:54
Arrived safely at FIN
mickj300
May 18th, 2011, 10:59
Departing FIN for AYPY
mickj300
May 18th, 2011, 11:32
Arrived safely at AYPY
mickj300
May 18th, 2011, 11:39
Departing AYPY for AYGR
mickj300
May 18th, 2011, 11:58
Arrived safe at AYGR. Well there was just a little crash on take off so a quick re-start. Taking the time as from 1st take off to 2nd landing (18m 25s).

Could someone confirm that's OK please.

Harder to find this one, no landmarks from google maps.
mickj300
May 21st, 2011, 23:50
Departing AYGR for AYGN
mickj300
May 22nd, 2011, 00:21
Arrived safely at AYGN
PRB
May 22nd, 2011, 06:02
Arrived safe at AYGR. Well there was just a little crash on take off so a quick re-start. Taking the time as from 1st take off to 2nd landing (18m 25s).

Could someone confirm that's OK please.

Harder to find this one, no landmarks from google maps.

Hi Mick,

Sorry for the late response. I'm glad you decided to proceed without waiting for the AWOL race committee (me) to make a desicion. You're good to go...
mickj300
May 22nd, 2011, 08:14
Thanks Paul.
mickj300
May 26th, 2011, 12:00
Departing AYGN for CPG
mickj300
May 26th, 2011, 12:55
Arrived safely at CPG

Had to get out of Gurney because the wife turned up with a load of her mates! Nice flight, flew it in real time, departing just before dawn. I was worried I wouldn't find the field as no NDB and nothing on Google maps but I knew I had to keep east of the volcano. Luckily the weather was clear and I got a good visual in plenty of time.
mickj300
May 26th, 2011, 13:03
Departing CPG for AYKV
mickj300
May 26th, 2011, 13:46
Arrived safely at AYKV

That was close! I messed up my fuel calcs and filled up in pounds not gallons! Realised about a third of the way in so climbed higher and leaned the mixture right back. I made it but will have to stop a few days here to replace some exhaust valves!
mickj300
May 30th, 2011, 09:18
Departing AYKV for AYTK.
mickj300
May 30th, 2011, 09:47
Arrived safely at AYTK
mickj300
May 30th, 2011, 09:54
Departing AYTK for AYBK
mickj300
May 30th, 2011, 10:23
Arrived safely at AYBK
mickj300
May 30th, 2011, 11:56
Deparitng AYBK for AGGM - final leg
mickj300
May 30th, 2011, 12:37
Arrived safely at AGGM - Last leg!

Flew this one in real time, although visibility was good en-route, there was cloud over the destination and I had difficulty finding the field, then finally saw the runway away to my right. Had to fly a curved approach to get in.
robert41
May 30th, 2011, 12:44
Congrads Mick. Many flights completed today.
PRB
May 30th, 2011, 14:55
Bravo Zulu Mick!
:ernae:
teson1
May 30th, 2011, 15:01
Welcome to New Georgia island.
Congrats!
Nice beaches around here for some well-earned R&R.
RedGreen
May 30th, 2011, 17:17
Way to go, Mick! :ernae:
salt_air
May 30th, 2011, 18:21
Good goin' Mick!
MM
May 30th, 2011, 20:18
Splendid!