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Jeff's Adventures over the "Mae Nam Khong" in a Piston Power

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Jeff's Adventures over the "Mae Nam Khong" in a Piston Power

Time to get started. Departing from Hai Phong (VVCI) and heading to Hanoi (VVNB)
 
Vvnb-vvdb

Starting second leg Hanoi to Dien Bien Phu.

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Descended a little to early but did not want to do a dive bomb approach.
 

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Heading South over Laos.

Getting setup for departure.
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Somewhere over Laos
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Vtud-vtuw

On to Nakhon Phanom

Descent, looking for an airfield
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Vtuw-vtuu

On to Ubon

Another bumpy ride in clouds.
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Touchdown at Ubon
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Pressing on to Khorat

Moving out from Ubon
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Another bumpy ride
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Back in the saddle, off to Takhli
 

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Continuing on to U-Taphoa

Over Bangkok, Approaching the Gulf of Thailand
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Departing Thailand, over Cambodia, to Tansonnhat.

Almost ready to takeoff
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At cruise altitude above the Gulf of Thailand
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Crossing the Mekong near Phnom Penh
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Diving down to Tonsonnat
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Great pictures of a lovely bird, and some beautiful scenery!
Thanks for a great thread, and keep 'em comming!
Pat☺
 
Vvts-vvnt

Thanks for the encouragement Pat. Now it's off to Nhatrang.

Notice to Event Marshall's, I am switching from ASN to Active Sky 2016 for the remaining legs.

Leaving Saigon
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Into the mist
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Climbing out over the surface cloud layer
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FINALLY, Nice weather in Nhatrang
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New day, new leg. Nhatrang to Phucat

Climbing out of Nhatrang, Beautiful Day to Fly
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South China Sea to the east
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And the view to the west
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Last leg from Phucat to Da Nang

Remember, Don't do anything stupid now.
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Enroute to Da Nang of final leg
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Turning final, almost there
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All done, gone to the bar to tell tall tails.
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Congratulations on a delightful run. Your consistently great screenshots gave real life to the event.
Not to mention pretty good speed for that piston-engined trainer.
--M
 
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