Spookster's Cape-to-Cape - better late than never...

[Spookster67]

That went to plan nicely - the sun came up, the Niger appeared in the distance, and after a while following it down stream I spotted a city that had the required number of islands and bridges, plus a big airport to its south east. It must be Niamey...

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[Spookster67]

Making great time Martin ... rollin' along nicely!


I really like that panel ... brilliant.

Thanks Salt. Yes, that panel has everything I need, and nothing more. I made it for the LM 2009, and it's perfect for this event too.

Pics from the trip across the desert:

Sunrise
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Possibly a big river to the west...
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Along the Niger to a city that could be Niamey...
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Airport in sight.
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[Spookster67]

A quick re-fuel, grab some breakfast, and we're off again. Now heading for Douala (FKKD).

 

[Spookster67]

Down safe at FKKD, after coming through some thunder and lighting in the last 30 minutes. Pretty turbulent on approach, but plenty of runway to play with.

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[Spookster67]

Heading for the next mandatory fuel stop, Kinshasa (FZAB).

 

[Spookster67]

Down safe at FZAB.

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[Spookster67]

Another dawn start, heading up to Lisala (LZGA)

 

[Spookster67]

Down safe at FZGA.

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[Spookster67]

Oops, just spotted another rules issue - I should be back on dead-reckoning again for this Congo section, but I mistakenly used NDBs for the last leg FZAB to FZGA. Less haste, more speed!

I'll go back to FZAB and re-fly it by dead reckoning.

 

[MM]

A quick response from Miss Nellie, only after a bemused smile. "Goodness gracious! Happily, the young man caught his error right away. He is doing the right thing."

 

[Spookster67]

Down safe at FZGA (again) after flying it DR and following the river. Ironically this re-fly was 13 seconds faster, despite being somewhat further, but I'll leave my original time since I shouldn't be getting an advantage from having to re-fly it. :isadizzy:

Note to self: read the rules!! (again)

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[Spookster67]

A quick response from Miss Nellie, only after a bemused smile. "Goodness gracious! Happily, the young man caught his error right away. He is doing the right thing."

Thanks Mike (and please thank Miss Nellie). :salute:

 

[Spookster67]

Time for one more hop before dusk today, so I'm off to Stanleyville Simisimi (KZIA).

 

[Spookster67]

Safely down at KZIA. It's a bit darker than I was expecting - the sun set 20 minutes ago - but thankfully Stanleyville has a lit runway and VASI, so no problems.

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[Spookster67]

Here we go again, on the last of the dead-reckoning legs. Heading for Kisumu, HKKI.

 

[Spookster67]

An hour into the flight, and I've had nice tailwinds at 7,000 feet so far. Just approaching the border with Uganda, and I can see the tall peaks of the Ruwenzori Mountains ahead. On checking the map, I've noticed that these are actually a lot higher than I really want to fly, so I'm diverting slightly to the south, to pass Lake Edward and over Lake George, before continuing east to Lake Victoria.

It's nice to fly down here and explore the mountainous African terrain - something new to me.

 

[Spookster67]

A stormy and turbulent approach to Kisumu, but down safe.

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[Spookster67]

On towards Nairobi, HKNW.

edit: flight re-started - didn't have Duenna running

 

[Spookster67]

Down at Nairobi, HKNW. Quick re-fuel, then continuing south. Destination is Mbeya, HTMB.

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[Spookster67]

Down safe at Mbeya, HTMB.

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I'm going on vacation for a week now, so I won't be finishing the trip (two more legs) until next weekend. Thanks for extending the completion date... I can still make it.