Dusty's jungle pacific 17 training
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Arrived at RPMD
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Just realized that Duenna picked the departure airport as RPMT instead of RPMQ. Peculiar.
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Climbing out of RPMQ.
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Sitting at RPMD checking things over before the long flight to Paupa!
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Just realized that Duenna picked the departure airport as RPMT instead of RPMQ. Peculiar.
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Climbing out of RPMQ.
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Sitting at RPMD checking things over before the long flight to Paupa!
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RPMD to WABB
Departed the Philippines at 0414 local. Nice a cool for the takeoff.
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Departed the Philippines at 0414 local. Nice a cool for the takeoff.
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Finally arrived at WABB
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Lonely out over the Philippine Sea.
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After a well guessed course correction, we hit landfall at the western end of Paupa New Guinea. From 25,000 feet my copilot was able to make out the island of Pulau Numfoor, at least we assumed it was.
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So, one last course correction and shortly we found ourselves coming up on Pulau Supiori.
All in all it wasn't a bad dead reck job. I estimate 4 hours and 30 minutes and came in 30 minutes earlier due to a drop in head winds. My initial wind correction angle would have come out right had I checked the winds again just prior to takeoff.
Down and safe at WABB
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Lonely out over the Philippine Sea.
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After a well guessed course correction, we hit landfall at the western end of Paupa New Guinea. From 25,000 feet my copilot was able to make out the island of Pulau Numfoor, at least we assumed it was.
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So, one last course correction and shortly we found ourselves coming up on Pulau Supiori.
All in all it wasn't a bad dead reck job. I estimate 4 hours and 30 minutes and came in 30 minutes earlier due to a drop in head winds. My initial wind correction angle would have come out right had I checked the winds again just prior to takeoff.
Down and safe at WABB
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Down at WAJJ
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Arrived at AYWK
Landed finally. Weather was worsening, visibilty down, all I would expect in this part of the world. Winds picked up on approach and I certainly will be complaining about the 60 foot tall trees at the approach end of the runway!
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Landed finally. Weather was worsening, visibilty down, all I would expect in this part of the world. Winds picked up on approach and I certainly will be complaining about the 60 foot tall trees at the approach end of the runway!
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AYWK to GSP
Nice early morning flight.
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Nice early morning flight.
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Down at GSP
Cloudy flight into GSP but pretty easy once situated in the valley. Turning onto final I'll admit that I crossed my fingers that this was the right airport.
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Cloudy flight into GSP but pretty easy once situated in the valley. Turning onto final I'll admit that I crossed my fingers that this was the right airport.
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Down at AYNZ
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Very bumby flight. Number 3 engine was running very rough. Going to have to pull into the hanger here at AYNZ and check it out.
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Very bumby flight. Number 3 engine was running very rough. Going to have to pull into the hanger here at AYNZ and check it out.