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Colonial/CTrott - Golden Age - Savoia-Marchetti SM.81 "Copertino"

Oddly enough, dead reckoning still works as long as you have a good E-6B. :)
 
Baton retrieved - Athens to Aleppo (this is going to be a LONG flight).
 
Safely in Halab, Syria.

Only thing of note was that I passed a QANTAS Connie on approach to Athens when departing on a downwind climbout (1959 scenery and traffic being used).

Screenshot descriptions -
1) Flight Log
2) At the Gate in Athens
3) Passing the Connie on Approach
4) The view most of the flight
5) Just after landing. Only traffic on the field - a lone DC-3 freight hauler.
 
Thanks Milton. All Bud did was take Stefano's excellent model, Manuele Villa's excellent VIP scheme, and added the MacRobertson logo. :) It's a joy to fly too. Very stable and very predictable.

Mike - it's all the CalClassic stuff. In addition to being a "sponsor" of this team, Tom Gibson and the crew he's put together over the years has made available to us some excellent 1950's and 1960's scenery and AI. It's definitely a joy to fire up my "SilverWings" install and have appropriate scenery and AI for that time since I rarely fly online when using the install due to the obvious incompatibilities with modern ATC sectors.

Now, if I can just get some decidedly Fall-like weather instead of Winter Like.

Baton picked up - Aleppo to Baghdad - First Checkpoint! :)
 
Now in Baghdad. Not staying long, want to make Bushehr by the end of the duty day, so lunch at the airport is in order.
 
In Bushehr, stopping for gas and then continuing on to Jask. I'm just in a flying mood today. :)

No pics from this leg, it was pretty barren and no traffic was observed after departure from Baghdad.
 
Okay, barely made it into Jask, but just barely (not many lights nearby).

Reminder to self - only fly during daylight hours. It's dark in the 1950's. :)
 
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