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Roman's Return Run - Squared

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Taking off from Naha (WAMH), heading towards Sorong (WA1A). WX is nice, partly cloudy - Just how I'm feeling today, partly cloudy..:icon29::barf:Hopefully the flight will change that.
 
That sux.. Arrived at Sorong in blackness of night. Thought I had the runway but alas... No it wasn't.. It was a bright straight road... With trees - Landed just fine but on rollout a big tree arrived on the starboard side to cause a crash.. UGGH! Had a few feet of clearance, guess the sim didn't think so. ( 18:06:50 sim time )

04.09.2015 16:56:51z ERROR NEW: []
04.09.2015 16:56:51z AT S000* 53.6' / E131* 16.3' at 7ft GS:81.2263077516922kts, IAS:0kts, VS:-27.6820875ft/min
04.09.2015 16:56:51z STATE [CRASHED]
04.09.2015 16:56:51z AIRCRAFT B-25J 'Tondelayo' / Counter 1

Nice start to the flight - A beautiful sunset over the northern fringes of the Ceram Sea, the Wright R-2600s belching out POWER!

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My new airport! HA! It really did look like 4000 foot asphalt runway from the air.. The houses with lights on looked like hangars / support buildings.
Daylight shots of the accident scene LOL!

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Either... Burning the midnight oil, or, smelling the morning dew. 1 short cruise to Frans Kaisiepo / Biak (WABB) to end this day.
 
Made it to Biak.. Good night. And may you have a pleasant tomorrow.

I hope my navigator and our WX man back at base are both on the same page cuz damn! - Steppin into the danger zone here.

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Trees? I dont see no stinking trees...

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Heading off to Hayfield (HFD) :running: from Biak (WABB) - I heard it's like find a needle in a pile of needles. Ha!
 
On time but off course.. Followed the 254* ADF radial inbound @ Wewak until my copilot spotted the only road in the area - we went IFR (I Follow Roads) and finally found it. Taking a break for awhile - first time in 2 days, 4.5" of rain, the sun has shown herself.

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Wow! if that doesn't get the blood flowing I don't know what will. Crappy day - periods of rain and clouds. Then it got worse, much worse. Clouds to the deck, rain, gusty but light winds and just one or two glimpses of the road that runs next to Gusap. Just enough to get there.

- Ahh, getting close... Arriving at "the pinch".
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One quick glimpse - Okey Dokey,, got some bearings.. Need to do a teardrop return without hitting the ground.


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Heading to Jaquinot Bay (JCB) from Gusap (GSP) - Heading straight out and climbing to a safe altitude (~10K) before turning on course. Too much cloud cover to play Russian Roulette with the Yawan mountain range.
 
At Jaquinot Bay (JCB) - Think I'll stick around here for a while and hang out with the natives.

Turning on course after leaving Gusap... A giant white blanket below me.

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Looks like a hospitable place to lay low for awhile. Oh look! Brunch is being cooked up in the little hut.

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At Tokua / Rabaul (AYTK) - weather eventually cleared but gave me ~ 20kt quartering crosswinds on approach.

Hmmmm. Should I climb? Yes was the answer.

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Almost a 30* crab coming into Rabaul -

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A quick turn around then off to Malekolon (MKO)
 

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