Flight 19 - High Road To China

Skirted the high terrain into the far northern reaches of Pakistan.

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I think we found the high road. Going to see if we can scare up a turkey in far western China.

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:adoration: Hi there, here again,

Well, I missed the jet flight over those over grown hills, But caught up with the flight at ZWTN in the Mossie. The plan for the next flight was ZWTN to VI66 over some big and I mean big and high mountains. As mention by one of the pilots was that look like the mountains and roads were climbing up with us as we were climbing up to around 22,000 feet. After Dudley and I got to altitude in some places we were only a few hundred feet above the top of these buggers. Hot dog, we had a nice long runway 9000 feet of gravel, and hehe, the Airport set at 13,700 feet. We all made it down OK, but, I believe, Willy had a little problem with on the landing gears on his plane. Surprising, it was a neat flight and nice.
 
:wiggle: Hello again,

Moses and Dudley and I took off from VI66 (Fukche0 and headed to VIDF (Pithorgarh) Both in India. Our flying buddy, Willy was still having problems with one of his plane's landing gear, so he missed our departure, and will catch up with us at ViDF.
The recommended altitude was 31,500 feet. I flew along at 30,000 and thought that some of these mountain peaks would be popping thru the bottom of our Mossie, hehe but we made it over these peaks (note attached picture). The next flight we will be leaving VIDF (India) and hopefully, headed for VNPK (Pokhara, Nepal). We will talk to you after we arrive.
 
:encouragement:Hey there, Flight 19!

While we were doing some R&R, I decided to do some checking for a new ride on our next adventure, so deiced to check out a few of the local airports. Well, guess what I found at the Mojave airport. hehe I climbed aboard and the local folks caught me and ask me, and being very polite, told me to get me bun off of the plane. hehe, oh shucks, just one of those days I guess.
 
Fred came into the pilot's lounge at VNPK fussing about how the galley oven in the Grizzly didn't work and he couldn't fix him a chili cheese corn dog. So, I gave him the company credit card and told him to go over to the Swap n Shop to see what he could find. He came back with a new oven alright. With a RB-50 wrapped around it. You'd think he'd have let 'em finish painting it black before having it delivered.

Fred doesn't get to use the credit card anymore.
 

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:wavey:Well, hello again,

As you may have noticed that Willy had some problems with his plane, and was unable to leave when Moses and I took off from VIDF (Pithorgarh) to VNPK (Pokhara, Nepal). Hehe, talk about getting high! These mountains that we flew thru seem to grow the farther we flew along. Should have remember that when you get to Nepal now that's where the really big mountains are. Well, it was a nice flight even when I started to head for the deck, I couldn't slow down quick enough and needed to over fly the airport make a couple of turn to get the Mossies to slow down, got it so slow almost stalled. But I was able to make one of my infamous landings. So long see you later.:wiggle:
 
Back! hehe, thought I would give you all an larger picture of the some of the mountains that we flew over.
 
:wiggle:Hey, Hey, here we are again!

Shucks, due to some pervious commitments was unable to make the flight with Flight 19 between VNPK Pokhara, Nepal to VEBD Baghdogra, India, but did catch up with the flight at VEBD witch continues onto VETZ Tezpur. Sure glad I don't need to try to say them, heck, I have problems speaking English! Any way, back to the flight, it was a good one. We had some heavy iron flying with us in the form of a B-50. Heck, at one time on the flight I was cruising at between 295 and 300 kts GS, and that big bugger went pass me like it was using some jet power! Hehe, Dudley and I pushed the throttles forward, and ride them cowboy! This junket is almost over and Flight 19 will continue with more of our perfect flying ways. lol
 
:running: Hey there folks,

Well, this junket High Road To China is almost completed, just one more flight. Here we go, we left Tezpur, India and headed full blast to Xichand, China flying jet aircraft. We flew over some very nasty country, and as Willy mentioned that an helicopter would have a heck of a time trying to fine a place to land. But Wow! it was sure nice to fine that ZUXC was in a fairly large valley with a very long runway, and with nice weather! Hehe, and we found a place where we could get Chinese food take out, and it was sure good. OK, we will be heading to ZUUU Chengdu, China for the final landing of this adventure. So see you all there.:very_drunk:
 
Note to self: When taking off in an aircraft you haven't flown in a while, besure and bone up on the little things like engine power settings and vne.

I blew one set of Stratoliner engines on take off and had to belly it in. Grabbed another 307 off the ramp and made it out this time after nearly loosing it's engines. Those ol' Wright Cyclones are good engines, but they sure don't like to be pushed.

Anyway, after a slow start, we got the final leg of the China trip done.
 

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