Monday November 1, 2004:
Arequipa, Peru – 08:38 AM:
01 - Flight Club Airways Flight 749 departs enroute to Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Near La Paz, Bolivia:
Near La Paz, Bolivia:
02 - Flight 749 passing some scenic mountains.
Near Sao Paulo, Brazil:
Near Sao Paulo, Brazil:
03 - Flight 749 sets up for arrival on the ILS.
04 - Passengers watch as the flight slows.
Sao Paulo, Brazil – 18:07 PM:
05 - FCA Flight 551 departs for Johannesburg, South Africa
Tuesday November 2, 2004:
Johannesburg, South Africa – 07:30 AM:
06 - Flight 551 sets-up for arrival.
07 - Touchdown at 07:39!
Wednesday November 3, 2004:
Johannesburg, South Africa – 15:45 PM:
08 - FCA Flight 279 departs for Mumbai.
Thursday November 4, 2004:
Mumbai, India – 03:45 AM:
09 - Flight 279’s arrival. (Dark huh?) Can you see the wisp of tire smoke? (I had lost number 3 engine about 30 minutes out so kept AP and yaw dampener activated all the way to touchdown!)
Sunday November 7, 2004:
Mumbai, India – 11:55 AM:
10 - Flight Club Airways Flight 857 heading out to Auckland, N.Z.
11 - Sunset cruise!
Monday November 8, 2004:
Auckland, N.Z. – ‘Round Noon:
12 - FCA Flight 857 nearing Auckland Harbor
13 - Short Final (the aircraft responds so slowly that the AP couldn’t lock onto the ILS, I had to D/C Otto and hand-fly the thing in!)
Wednesday November 10, 2004:
Auckland, NZ to Nadi – 07:00 AM:
14 - NZAA -> NZOX -> AGREX -> LATIK -> SAKLO -> BOLAX -> AGTOS -> NFFN 15 – Arriving at Nadi, 10:50 AM
Thursday November 11, 2004:
Nadi to Faleolo – 08:00 AM:
16 - Leaving Nadi
17 - NFFN -> LB -> LUNPO -> ATOVA -> NSFA
18 - Arriving to “Saw-Moah”, 11:53 AM Still Thursday, Faleolo to Pago Pago 16:00 PM:
19 - VFR take-off
20 - Smooth Landing
Friday November 12, 2004:
Monday November 15, 2004
Pago to Rarotonga – 07:00 AM:
26 – NSTU -> GUMRA -> LUGLA -> PAIA -> NCRG
27 – Nearing “Paradise”
28 – Arrival at 11:17 AM
Monday November 22, 2004
Rarotonga to Tahiti – 07:30 AM:
29 - NCRG -> NCMK -> MAITO -> NTAA
30 – Ahhhhhhh
31 – Can you smell the flowers?
32 - Finally arriving!
33 – See you all in about…..6 months!
Alastair, what a scenic trip - too bad I had rain and clouds here and there. The few times I’ve flown to the area, I had a destination in mind (like Pago Pago), it was really fun to hop-scotch across the islands! Great flights, many thanks!
Alastair, what a scenic trip - too bad I had rain and clouds here and there. The few times I’ve flown to the area, I had a destination in mind (like Pago Pago), it was really fun to hop-scotch across the islands! Great flights, many thanks!
