salt_air's return to Santa Ana in the Harpoon

[salt_air]

Early morning ... Malita Airbase on Mindanao

As I hurriedly unpack the "Claude", before the supposed detachment of IJA troops return, a strong wind comes up and all of the camos covering the parked aircraft here are disturbed enough for me to see that what I thought were Zekes and Bettys to be repaired are actually USAAF and USN aircraft ... What the?

A closer look reveals a couple of Tigercats and an SBD ... huh?... Then a local bloke walks over with a jug of some "Homemade" and offers me a drink.

While I toss back a swig (or two) he begins to tell me what's happening ... not what I was lead to believe at all.

Turns out he's hustling abandoned aircraft .... both sides .... even has a Russian Yak.

He heard there would be quite a few aircraft of all sorts headed this way and probably just abandoned right here.

I asked him if he had seen any P-40's and he showed me one that he had just painted for a dude named "Joe" .... uh, huh .... so I told him what happened back at Santa Ana as we walked over to check for serial numbers.

Low and behold ... my P-40E sitting right in front of me, but what the heck is with this paint job ....


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Okay bubba ... here's the deal, you put the paint back like it was and hide this plane off base til I get back.

If "Joe" wants to know what happened to it, just point to the "Claude" .... he nodded in agreement.

Meanwhile I'm gunna return this Harpoon


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back to the Base Commander at Santa Ana ... hoping that will cover for my absence, then I'll need to find a way back to finally retrieve my P-40 .... whew!, lot's of flying!





Ya gotta have a story line, yeah?


:smug:

[salt_air]

I am taking off from RP0G and going to WAMH

[salt_air]

I have crashed at airport WAMH


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Started flare too late .... busted gear, messed up britches.

Back to Malita :dread:

[salt_air]

I am taking off from RP0G and going to WAMH

[salt_air]

I have landed at airport WAMH .... like a butterfly with sore feet ...



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[salt_air]

Runnin' some numbers and some minor panel mods (for this event) .... then back out later.

[salt_air]

I am taking off from WAMH and going to WA0A

[Willy]

Best of Luck with the 'Poon!

[MM]

"Like a butterfly with sore feet."
:very_drunk:

[Moses03]

messed up britches


Argh... :p

[salt_air]

Best of Luck with the 'Poon!


"Like a butterfly with sore feet."
:very_drunk:


Argh... :p



Howdy ol' friends .... and thanks!

[salt_air]

I have landed at airport WA0A



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Ahh Yes, this is beginning to come back to me ....

In this sort of format, you want the jpeg files that have a GREEN band around them not the red ones ... okay, Got it!

[salt_air]

I am taking off from WA0A and going to WABB

[salt_air]

I have landed at airport WABB



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[salt_air]

Okay so Harpoon is just another name for headwind .... got it!


Off to the panel shop for a bit ... catch yas soon.


:guinness:

[salt_air]

I am taking off from WABB and going to HFD

[salt_air]

Well there's certainly no weather to speak of so far (did I hear somebody say "shush"), however even at these lower altitudes there's a fairly stiff breeze ... bang on the nose.

Makes the day longer, but as it's been almost directly on the nose, there has been little need to watch drift.

Low cumulus cloud formations of various thickness or density .... sometimes zero vis and sometimes only showing off in the distance .... neither lasting very long.






Today's weather has been brought to you from the beaches of Jayapura by Ex-Lax .... the tiny chocolate flavored morsels that keep things movin' along.


You have a nice day!

[Willy]

but as it's been almost directly on the nose, there has been little need to watch drift.

That's one way to look at it!

[salt_air]

I have landed at airport HFD



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Just about out of fuel is NOT the time to run past the airport ... not even a little bit.


Less than 43 lbs left on board.

[salt_air]

I am taking off from HFD and going to GSP

[salt_air]

I have landed at airport GSP



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Straight line down through the valley and lined right up with runway.

[salt_air]

I am taking off from GSP and going to JCB

[salt_air]

Charts show the ridgeline off of port to be 8000' .... right!

At 12,000' I'm bobin' and weavin' around these granite trees like a Gooney Bird in the Andes.



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Havin' a ball!

[salt_air]

I have landed at airport JCB



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[salt_air]

I am taking off from JCB and going to AYTK

[salt_air]

I have landed at airport AYTK



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[salt_air]

I am taking off from AYTK and going to MKO

[salt_air]

I have landed at airport MKO



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Had to wait for the router to power back up after a "hit" of some kind .... sim is on a battery back up (RTW style) and was able to continue.

Slight out of sync with post times .... right order just not as timely as should they have been.

[salt_air]

I am taking off from MKO and going to AYBK

[salt_air]

I have landed at airport AYBK



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[salt_air]

I am taking off from AYBK and going to AGGE

[salt_air]

It's a tad early for all this cotton to be up.

Must have a secret over here .... they can keep it anyway .... too dag gone hot to pick it.



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[salt_air]

I have landed at airport AGGE



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[salt_air]

I am taking off from AGGE and going to AGGM

[salt_air]

I have landed at airport AGGM



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Was just about to pass Munda .... almost on top of it at close to 10,000'

After getting full flaps deployed with engines cut the harpoon was able to sustain a 5000' per minute drop at only 110 kts.

Bush plane .... the flaps fully deployed look like a huge pair of swim fins ... awesome.



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[salt_air]

I am taking off from AGGM and going to AGGV

[salt_air]

I have landed at airport AGGV



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[salt_air]

I am taking off from AGGV and going to AGGF

[salt_air]

I have landed at airport AGGF



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Guess all of the weather is down here .... haven't seen this much all told in both directions.

Mucho plenty turbulence as well ....

[salt_air]

I am taking off from AGGF and going to AGGA

[salt_air]

Well this should be an interesting approach ....



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[salt_air]

I have landed at airport AGGA



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Whew!

[salt_air]

I am taking off from AGGA and going to AGGT



Looks like I'll make before the Colonel gets back .... :wiggle:

[salt_air]

I have landed at airport AGGT



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[robert41]

Congrats Austin on the return.

[salt_air]

Gets dark quick .... Winter here, and NO lights on this bird that I could find except Panel and Landing .... good enough it was.


Sequences of an exciting (money back guaranteed) missed approach and circle to land ... in the style of many past RTW white knucklers.


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No more snaps after the last one .... both hands on the yoke and feet on the pedals .... or in my case, the number pad and keyboard (still rockin' it ol' school).


Wish I could can some of this adrenaline ... :excitement:


Yes!

[salt_air]

Congrats Austin on the return.


Thanks Amigo!!

[Willy]

Way to go Salt! What's next?

[PRB]

Dang, that was fast! Well Done, Austin!

[salt_air]

Dang, that was fast! Well Done, Austin!

Thanks matey ... and a ton-o-fun .... this is still the best place for MSFS events.

Greatly appreciated .... I try to get as much out of them as I can.



Way to go Salt! What's next?



Well Willy, after I got the Poon all parked and cleaned up the Colonel (Base Commander) returned from his trip and ordered me to report to his office.


Turns out instead of the Court Marshal I though I would be in line for I've been chosen to ferry up one of the many fighters ... here at Santa Ana ... that are being moved up to Mindanao .... say what?!!

Apparently the good Colonel is a long time friend of Miss Nellie and the mere mention of her name changed the turn of events in my favor right away.

Not happy at all with the loss of the P-40, but extremely grateful for the recapture and return of his pride and joy Harpoon .... and finding out how his old friend had been involved I have been added to the select list of pilots headed north in the next few days.


Mission to Malita in top of the line machines .... Mustangs, the big twin engine Grummans and Lockheeds ... I'm sure I saw a "Jug" earlier .... wonder what I'll be assigned.


There's a slight chance that the P-40 could be coming back home after all ....

[MM]

Great to see the saga continue...