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Spookster's Mew Gull adventure

5h 20m - passing Dalbandin, and NDB DB. Low level fog and cloud means no view to the ground, but a few of the tallest mountains are still poking through above 8000 feet.

5h 56m - passing Khuzdar, and NDB KH. About 350nm to run, and enough fuel for 410nm.

6h 25m - overhead Sukkur, and NDB SK. From here it's dead reckoning for the last hour or so to Jodhpur, with another city to spot about half way there.

6h 58m - passing the city of Jaisalmer, which is about all there is to see out here. 120nm and 33 minutes to Jodhpur.
 
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Leg 4: VIJO to VIAL

A quick refuel and I'm pushing on, VIJO to VIAL. Will be dark by the time I get there, but the runways have lights.

(first take-off roll aborted, when I realised I was taking off from VIAL, not VIJO) :banghead:
 
Leg 5: VIAL to WMKA

Heading out well before dawn, to give myself a chance at two daytime arrivals today. VIAL to WMKA now, but may try to reach WSSL by tonight.
 
Sorry that you had a PC issue. No need to bother Miss Nellie. A simple refly from WMKA without penalty is in order.
 
Moses03 said:
Sorry that you had a PC issue. No need to bother Miss Nellie. A simple refly from WMKA without penalty is in order.
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Thanks.

Launching again now, to WSSL.

edit: and aborting again - same PC lockup, after just 14 minutes. I'll need to get this fixed before I carry on. Time for some system maintenance.

edit: OK, background processes reduced some more, and now I'm only at 25% memory and 30-50% CPU with FSX flying in clouds. CPU temps are OK at 45/55C. and the CPU fan comes on faster if they go higher. Fingers crossed...

Launching again, 1230z in the real world, to WSSL.
 
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Moses03 said:
Good luck Martin. Hope the PC behaves!
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Thanks!

2h 45m - so far so good. Crossing the tip of Indonesia's main land mass, and heading out over the Java Sea.

5h 35m - back over land, and crossing the East Nusa Tenggara island. Nice flying weather today, but also a slight headwind.

My route, if I'm on track, should take me right past Ebulobo, an impressive looking (and perfectly conical) volcano. In fact, according to wikipedia, it's a stratovolcano.

6h 20m - land sighted, and the Kupang El Tari NDB has come into range, straight ahead. About 20 minutes to run.
 
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Leg 8: WATT to YPDN

In theory, this should be one of the simplest hops, with just a two hour trip across the sea. However, I remember that in the 2009 L-M race I arrived in a thunderstorm, and managed to break the gear and crash on landing. Again, fingers crossed...

Departing WATT for YPDN.
 
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