Highmike - Golden Age - Spartan

[Great Ozzie]

What do pilots do to pass the time during long flights?

Seems pilots 70+ years later do the same thing (at least a couple at NWA)... they were so busy flying the MacRobertson they forgot their own (real) flight!

 

[Highmike]

Down safe at VECC.

I knew Calcutta wouldn't let me down. A nice warm bath of smog:

 

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Maybe this will be the last of the smog. VECC - VYYY

 

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Down safe at VYYY.

Nice and easy!

 

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Off to Siam. VYYY - VTBD

 

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Down safe at VTBD.

Poor visibility on final, but a lot of fun lining up!

 

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Onward through South East Asia. VTBD - WMKA

 

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Down safe at WMKA.

Mountainous terrain and poor visibility, a deadly combination.

 

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Now for my compulsory stop in Singapore. WMKA - WSSL

 

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Down safe at WSSL.

Nice and easy!

 

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Onwards through Indonesia. WSSL - WIHH, I hope my modem holds up under this unseasonal weather. Let's see, shall we??!!

 

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Down safe at WIHH.

So far so good. The modem seems to be holding up. It's kinda cool inside, but man, it's cooking out in the sun!

 

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It's a bit cooler today. Across Indonesia, WIHH - WADA.

 

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Down safe at WADA.

Much cooler today. I don't think you can over estimate the affect of heat on the correct functioning of electrical equipment.

 

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Okay! Let's give Timor a go. WADA - WATT

 

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Down safe at WATT.

Very mild trade winds right on my nose.

 

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Aha! Another arrival on friendly home shores. WATT - YPDN

 

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Down safe at YPDN.

Only 3 legs to go. The end is in sight:

 

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Now for a look at a vast dry country. YPDN - YTNK

 

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Down safe at YTNK.

A lot of red dirt looks pretty good in FTX.