dcc's Lightning adventure

[dcc]

I have the baton, errr.......

starting at AGGN, heading to AGGM for first mandatory stop

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[dcc]

quick flight to my first mandatory stop AGGM

Leg 1: AGGN-AGGM 7min 41sec

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[PRB]

Kiwi Corsair pilot waves to the Lightning driver at Munda.

 

[dcc]

waving right back at ya :salute:

 

[salt_air]

All the best ya dcc !!

 

[dcc]

despite a dicey wx forecast, I'm heading up to Buka now.

AGGM-AYBK

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[dcc]

down safely at Buka. The weather was quite frightful at the beginning but cleared up nicely about halfway through, making it easy to spot island forms and correct my flight path .

Leg 2 0:45:32

Total 0:53:11

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[dcc]

going from Buka to the infamous Rabaul

AYBK-AYTK

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[dcc]

at Rabaul

Leg 3 0:32:10

Total 1:25:21

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[dcc]

Leaving Rabaul, heading to Kavieng

AYTK-AYKV

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[dcc]

just realized I hadn't been posting the Duenna TXT files, so here they are for the first three legs

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[dcc]

down at Kavieng, pretty uneventful flight, easy VFR straight in

Leg 4: 0:28:55

Total flight time: 1:54:16

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[dcc]

Taking off from Kavieng, heading to Cape Gloucester

AYKV-CPG

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[dcc]

arrival at Cape Gloucester -- was a tad off source, but just followed the coast till I found the little grass strip

Leg 5: 0:44:24

Total flight time: 2:38:41

I'll be camped out here at the cape for a few days now

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[dcc]

after a brief pause at Cape Glaucester, I'm heading down to Gurney

CPG-AYGN

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[dcc]

uneventful flight across calm seas, down safely at Gurney

Leg 6: 0:57:16

Total Flight time: 3:35:57

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[dcc]

From Gurney to Port Morseby, entirely overland

AYGN-AYPY

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[dcc]

nice comfy flight up to Port Moresby, seeing land the whole way was a nice change

Leg 7: 0:36:44

Total Flight time: 4:12:41

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[apollosmith]

I've been watching your P-38 flights to see how they compare speed-wise to mine. Your AYGN-AYPY leg was 36:44 and mine was 36:43. I'd say we're pretty darn close! All of our other legs that have been the same have had durations within 2 minutes of each other. We should compare notes.

I see you're taking a slightly different route for these middle legs. Interesting! Best of luck!

 

[dcc]

I've been watching your P-38 flights to see how they compare speed-wise to mine. Your AYGN-AYPY leg was 36:44 and mine was 36:43. I'd say we're pretty darn close! All of our other legs that have been the same have had durations within 2 minutes of each other. We should compare notes.

I see you're taking a slightly different route for these middle legs. Interesting! Best of luck!

yea, those are some pretty close comparisons. Without the GPS it's hard for me to know when to start the descent and so I've been coming in way too hot every time. Had to go around one place, because couldn't slow down fast enough before the runway. Sure wish I had those dive flaps.

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