All the photos featuring the aircraft are screenshots in the simulator. There is a camera in the cockpit and a drone camera that follows the aircraft |
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| Date: 06/03/21 Time: 15.00 From: Del carmen To: Hundo Mayo - Guatamala |
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| Aircraft: King Air 350i Weather: Set as Clear Distance: 167nm Altitude: 6000ft |
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| Notes: Out of Mexico and in to Guatamala. Good flight with ILS (Instrument Landing System) approach |
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Guatamala means 'Land of many trees' The civil war was the longest in Latin american history. It is known for it's volcanic landscape, Mayan culture, and it is full of World Heritage sites. Guatamala is also known for being the creator of chocolate and instant coffee. |
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| Date: 07/03/21 Time: 09.00 From: Mundo Mayo To: La Meso - Honduras |
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| Aircraft: King Air 350i Weather: Set as Clear Distance: 167nm Altitude: 5000ft |
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| Notes: Over the border to Honduras. Good flight. ILS Approach. |
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Honduras is one of the most violent countries in the world. Crime and murder is rife. Drug trafficking, gangs and corruption. More than 50% of the population is below poverty levels. It is known for it's rich natural resources including minerals, coffee, tropical fruits and sugar cane.
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| Date: 07/03/21 Time: 15.00 From: La Mesa To: Tegucigalpa |
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| Aircraft: King Air 350i Weather: Set as Clear Distance: 93nm Altitude: 8,500ft |
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| Notes: Flight OK. Still a bug with the power control of the King Air making it difficult to land and taxi. RNAV approach |
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| Date: 08/03/21 Time: 08.30 From: Togucigalpa Honduras To: Managua Nicaragua |
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| Aircraft: King Air 350i Weather: Set as Clear Distance: 136nm Altitude: 11,000ft |
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| Notes: Across the border to Nicaragua. Flight ok. ILS approach. |
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Nicaragua is the largest of the Central American republics. Together with Costa Rica it is fairly safe for Central America, but still has it's gang wars. It is home to the second largest rain forest in the Americas and is famous for it's lakes and volcanoes. It is the poorest country in Central America. |
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| Date: 08/03/21 Time: 14.00 From: Managua To: San Jose Costa Rica |
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| Aircraft: King Air 350i Weather: High level cloud Distance: 213nm Altitude: 15,000ft |
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| Notes: Over the border to Costa Rica. Landing in the capital city of San Jose.Flight ok. ILS approach. |
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| Costa Rica is politically stable and often voted the happiest nation in the world. It is known for it's incredible national parks, for river rafting, cave tubing, zip lining and one of the best places for animal lovers to discover interesting wildlife. |
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| Date: 09/03/21 Time: 10.00 From: San Jose To: Changuinola Panama |
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| Aircraft: King Air 350i Weather: Set as Clear Distance: 128nm Altitude: 5000ft |
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| Notes: Over another border to Panama. Departed at the wrong time due to bug in the sim. Manual approach ok but runway not lit. Impossibe to land without ILS. Flight abandoned. |
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Panama is a narrow bridge of land that connects North and South America. Embracing the isthmus and more than 1,600 islands off its Atlantic and Pacific coasts, the tropical nation is renowned as the site of the Panama Canal, which cuts through its midsection. It is the only place in the world where you can see the sun rise on the Pacific and set on the Atlantic. Panama has good infrastructure and first world amenities It is famous for it's canal of course but also for it's carnivals and Panama hats |
| Date: 09/03/21 Time: 10.00 From: Changuinola To: Martinez |
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| Aircraft: King Air 350i Weather: Set as Clear Distance: 155nm Altitude: 5000ft |
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| Notes: Still in Panama. Good Flight. ILS approach. |
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| Date: 10/03/21 Time: 10.00 From: Martinez To: Medelin Columbia |
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| Aircraft: King Air 350i Weather: Set as Clear Distance: 336nm Altitude: 19,000ft |
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| Notes: Good flight across the border and the moutains of Columbia. ILS approach. |
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| Columbia is not as dangerous a country as it used to be, but still dangerous for tourists. It has deserts and mountains and thousands of square miles of forest and jungle. It is famous for drugs and drug barons and is the worlds largest Cocaine producer. It is also famous for Arepas and Coffee and the kindness of it's people who are often voted as the second happiest in the world. |
| Date: 14/03/21 Time: 14.00 From: Medelin To: Bogota |
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| Aircraft: King Air 350i Weather: Set as Clear Distance: 119nm Altitude: 15,000ft |
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| Notes: Good Flight. Still coping with the power bug on the King Air. Citation business jet ordered for delivery in Bolivia. Need to learn to fly it. |
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Date: 14/03/21 Time: 04.00 From: Bogota To: San Jose |
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| Aircraft: King Air 350i Weather: Set as Clear Distance: 193nm Altitude: 9,000ft |
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| Notes: Good flight. VOR/DME approach, manual landing. |
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| Date: 15/03/21 Time: 10.30 From: San Jose To: Leticia |
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| Aircraft: King Air 350i Weather: Scattered Clouds Distance: 437nm Altitude: 9,000ft |
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| Notes: Good flight apart from power control. ILS approach. |
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| Date: 17/03/21 Time: 10.00 From: Leticia To: Pucalipa PERU |
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| Aircraft: King Air 350i Weather: Set as Clear Distance: 398nm Altitude: 6,000ft |
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| Notes: Across the border to Peru. Good flight. VOR/DME approach and manual landing ok. |
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Peru is famous for adventure, culture, food, rainbow mountains and amazon jungle. It is also famous for it's festivals. There is widespread poverty in Peru |
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| Date: 17/03/21 Time: 14.00 From: Pucalipo To: Cusco |
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| Aircraft: King Air 350i Weather: Set as Clear Distance: 421nm Altitude: 25,000ft |
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| Notes: Good flight, mountains of Peru scenery, RNAV approach tricky manual landing to airport at elevation of 10,800 ft. |
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| Date: 18/03/21 Time: 10.00 From: Cusco To: La Paz BOLIVIA |
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| Aircraft: King Air 350i Weather: Set as Clear Distance: 285nm Altitude: 23,000ft |
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| Notes: High altitude flight over mountains. ILS approach but faulty, manual landing, power bug almost causing a crash. Airport elevation 13,200ft |
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| La Paz is 11,975 ft above sea level, the highest administrative capital in the world. The official capital is Sucre. Bolivia can be very dangerous after dark but relatively safe during the day. It is the worlds 3rd largest producer of cocaine. |
| Date: 19/03/21 Time: 10.00 From: La Paz To: Sucre |
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| Aircraft: King Air 350i Weather: Set as Clear Distance: 237nm Altitude: 19,000ft |
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| Notes: Flight details incorrect, Airport details incorrect, Elevation incorrect. Flight Sim data a shambles for this flight. Heavy manual landing. Because of the errors in the sim, it was too busy in the cockpit to take any flight photo's. |
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| Date: 23/03/21 Time: 10.00 From: Sucre BOLIVIA To: Gobernador ARGENTINA |
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| Aircraft: Citation Longitude Weather: Set as Clear Distance: 329nm Altitude: 8000ft |
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| Notes: 3 days spent in Sucre getting qualified to fly the Citation Longitude business jet. Maiden flight today was across the border to Argentina. Very busy during flight but reasonable handling and good landing. Beautiful plane to fly. |
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Argentina. Famous for Cities, restaurants, world class museums, shopping, mountains, waterfalls, beaches, wildlife and football. It is also renowned for it's wine. There is a high level of crime, corruption and inflation. Tradition = The Argentine Tango |
| Date: 24/03/21 Time: 09.30 From: Gobernador To: Matienzo |
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| Aircraft: Citation Jet Weather: Set as Clear Distance: 147nm Altitude: 16,200ft |
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| Notes: Good flight. Now in control of plane 100%. Major update of Flight Sim on 20/03/21 has cleared lots of bugs. |
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| Date: 24/03/21 Time: 14.00 From: Matienzo To: Ambrosio |
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| Aircraft: Citation Longitude Weather: Set as Clear Distance: 281nm Altitude: 11,000ft |
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| Notes: Good flight. ILS approach. Bumpy landing. |
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| Date: 25/03/21 Time: 10.30 From: Ambrosio To: Buenos Aires |
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| Aircraft: Citation Longitude Weather: Set as Clear Distance: 357nm Altitude: 9000ft |
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| Notes: Good flight but ILS faulty on approach. First manual landing of the Citation OK |
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| Date: 25/03/21 Time: 14.30 From: Buenos Aires To: Piazzollo |
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| Aircraft: Citation Longitude Weather: Set as Clear Distance: 229nm Altitude: 5000ft |
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| Notes: Flight ok, very flat dull scenery. ILS approach. |
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| Date: 26/03/21 Time: 10.00 From: Piazzolla To: Mosconi |
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| Aircraft: Citation Longitude Weather: Set as Clear Distance: 661nm Altitude: 6000ft |
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| Notes: Good long flight down the east coast of Argentina and good landing. This plane is easier to fly than the King Air |
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| Date: 29/03/21 Time: 11.00 From: Mosconi To: Norberto |
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| Aircraft: Citation Longitude Weather: Set as Clear Distance: 357nm Altitude: 6000ft |
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| Notes: Repaint of plane. Good flight and ILS landing. Last destination in Argentina |
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This is the final stop in Argentina |
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| Date: 30/03/21 Time: 10.00 From: Norberto To: Mount Pleasant FALKLAND ISLANDS |
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| Aircraft: Citation Longitude Weather: Set as Clear Distance: 457nm Altitude: 5000ft |
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| Notes: Across the sea to the Falklands. ILS approach, smooth flight. Wanted to land at Stanley but insufficient facilities. |
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The Falkland Islands. British Overseas Territory. Claimed by Argentina and known to them as the Malvinas. Famous only because of the war with Argentina in 1982. The lives lost in this war were 255 British and 649 Argentinians. The population of the Falklands is 2,840 |
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| Date: 31/03/21 Time: 10.00 From: Mount Pleasant To: Stanley |
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| Aircraft: Cessna 152 Weather: Set as Clear Distance: 20nm Altitude: 1000 <>2000ft |
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| Notes: Taken a small light aircraft for photos towards Stanley including Bluff Cove which featured in the War. |
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Falklands War: Disaster for British at Bluff Cove Landing craft RFA Sir Galahad and RFA Sir Tristram are bombed by Argentine aircraft at Bluff Cove while attempting to |
This ends Part 3 and Mission 2 - Canada to the Falklands More videos and places information next mission |
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